Artist: Holiday Mountain Hometown: Austin, Texas Genre: Dance Pop Recording Label: The Agency Group Website: http://holidaymountainmusic.com/ On February 6, 2015, I attended a show at Dozen Street Bar in Austin, Texas. The band, Holiday Mountain, performed a dance-pop party. This was the best show I have seen so far this year. Holiday Mountain has a new fuse on dance music. Holiday Mountain creates a blend of rock, experimental, psychedelic, and […]
“Hail the King” The Constellation Room at The Observatory, Santa Ana California Label: Sub-Pop Records Website: http://www.kingtuffworld.com/ King Tuff kicked off the winter portion of the Black Moon Spell Tour at the very crowded, very sweaty Constellation Room in Santa Ana California on Thursday, January 7th. Put together by Fullerton based Burger Records, the show was a bit of a homecoming for all three headliners. Feels, who was with Burger […]
Artist: Viet Cong Album: Viet Cong Label: Jagjaguwar Release Date: January 20, 2015 Website: https://vietcong.bandcamp.com/ Viet Cong, a post-punk band from Calgary, Alberta, have released a self-titled follow up to their 2014 debut, “Cassette.” Formed from members of Women, Viet Cong were almost destined to live in the shadow of their well-praised former art-rock outfit. Their newest LP; however, could persuade any reluctant old audience, and find new crowds with […]
Artist-Title Fight Album- Hyperview Released- February 3, 2015 Label- ANTI- Website- http://titlefight.tumblr.com/ Hyperview, at first listen, can be very confusing for long time listeners of Title Fight. Right when you hear the opening track, you will doubt whether this is the right band or not. With the releases of Shed (2011) and Floral Green (2012), Title Fight had established their genre as a punk rock band, a melodic hardcore band […]
Artist: Mount Eerie Album: Sauna Label: P. W. Elverum & Son Release Date: February 3, 2015 Website: http://pwelverumandsun.bandcamp.com/album/sauna One of indie-folk’s biggest risk takers, Phil Elverum, is back under the Mount Eerie moniker after the three year drought that followed his well received releases from 2012, “Ocean Roar” and “Clear Moon.” “Sauna,” the seventh album from Mount Eerie, is a culmination of what fans have come to love about him. […]
Artist: Curren$y Release: Cargo Planes 2-15-15 (Pilot Talk III Pre-Release) Label: Warner Brothers 2015 has brought in a big wave of exciting projects to shore for lovers of underground hip-hop. Jet Life Recordings founder, Curren$y, transformed a "highdea" into a strong-growing movement with more than 20 classic projects to date. One of his newest videos, "Cargo Planes," is the debut song from the long awaited Pilot Talk III album with […]
Album: What A Terrible World, What A Wonderful World Artist: The Decemberists Released: January 20, 2015 Label: Capitol Records Website: http://www.decemberists.com/ “I’m not going on just to sing another suicide sing-a-long” leader singer/songwriter Colin Meloy sings in “Anti-Summer Song”, a response to the old 18th century tales about widows, whores, and infanticide that have once defined the essence of The Decemberists. It seems Meloy has left his story telling to […]
Artist: Toy Guitar Album: In This Mess Reviewed by Ngoc Vu Toy Guitar could be described as a mish-mosh of garage style grunge rock. The kind of sound that makes you want to get up and conquer the world. Having a down day? Hang in there, throw on some Toy Guitar and do something you’ve never done: bark at a dog, fix a toilet, learn how to fix a toilet, […]
FKA Twigs Music Video for her new song "Pendulum" By Ranisha Shipp English musician, FKA Twigs released her debut studio album on August 6th, 2014. The album is called LP1. The song “Pendulum” is track number 5 and it’s both sensual and melancholy. The music video was released last month and I decided to review it. I enjoy her music because of the way she expresses it, it’s different than […]
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