Artist: James Vincent McMorrow Album: Post Tropical Released: January 13, 2014 Label: Vagrant Records Imagine you write a letter to float out into the ocean in a glass bottle. It’s directed to your future self—reminiscing the past experiences that formed your perspective and values, then advising your future self to keep moving, keep searching, and keep learning. You then hop on a boat and sail away to a better place […]
Artist: Dum Dum Girls Album: Too True Released: January 28, 2014 Label: SubPop Website: wearedumdumgirls.com If Debbie Harry and Gwen Stefani somehow had a baby, I think we’ve found her folks, and her name is Dee Dee Penny. The maturing rock-pop sound of the NYC based Dum Dum Girls is definitely grabbing our attention, especially with their vocals and sugary guitar sound. Their third, and most recent, album Too True […]
Artist: Sore Eros & Kurt Vile Album: Jamaica Plain EP Released: November 4, 2013 Label: Care in the Community Recordings Website: kurtvile.com Philadelphia indie rocker Kurt Vile, known most famously from his work in The War on Drugs, and Connecticut based soloist Robert Robinson, aka Sore Eros, team up for this short, yet rich blending of hazy acoustic daydreams and scraggly, lo-fi tape distortions to induce nostalgia in any eager […]
Artist: Pompeya Album: Tropical Label: No Shame Release Date: October 2013 Transcending back to a decade where the music was groovier and consisted of funky beats and smooth transitions, Russian synth-pop group Pompeya’s US debut album Tropical effortless derives beats from the ‘70s and ‘80s to create a far-out vibe. While some tracks on the album seem to run a bit too long, the group seems to have mastered sounds […]
Artist: Death Grips Album: Government Plates Label: Third World Records Towards the butt end of this year it started to seem like Death Grip’s antics overshadowed their music, which would be a shame, because not another band in the game is making such dark, enticing, forward, and catchy music like they have been over their brief three year career. With the recent cancellation of their anticipated Fun Fun Fun Fest […]
Artist: Burial Album: Rival Dealer Label: Hyperdub Release Date: December 11, 2013 Website: hyperdub.net/artists/view/Burial Fruitless anticipation. Unrequited hope. A theme of futility. This EP begins in a frantic pace that escalates to a head spin within the vigorous first track, “Rival Dealer,” as if on the verge of a climax—yet the mood drops before ever seeming to reach what’s sought after. Steaming anguish evolves into a more subtle melancholy, infused […]
Artist: The Griswolds Album: Heart of a Lion Label: Wind Up Records Release Date: September 3, 2013 Indie-pop group, The Griswolds, formed back in February of 2012 when members, Christopher Whitehall, Daniel Duque-Perez, Tim John, Chris Riley, and Robbie, began electrifying stages in Sydney, Australia. The band’s debut EP, Heart of a Lion, is a shimmering four-song collection of tropical inspired indie-pop numbers. The opening track of the album, “Heart […]
Artist: Touché Amoré Album Title: Is Survived By Label: Deathwish, Inc. Released: Sept. 13, 2013 Website: toucheamore.com When you die and your face is thrown into an obituary with some story telling of the days you lived, would it suffice and carry the legacy you had imagined? Will your outlived have something to push long after you’re gone? Or is death simply the beginning to all the dizzying growth we […]
Artist: Our Friend and The Spiders Album: Walk Me Out Label: Independent Released: May 2012 The latest (and first full length album) of the Canadian indie-band Our Friend and The Spiders is a successful representation of the kind of music most post-punk-rock bands of the day try to achieve. With plenty of dark and mysterious musical creation, made up of strong percussions, deep bass work, and experimental guitar, the songs […]
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