Laura Carbone and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart “The Flowers Beneath Your Feet” You get Laura Carbone and The Pains of Being Pure At Heart (Kip) together on a song, you are going to get some real chemistry. … Continue Reading
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Intimacy Through Association: Papercuts – “Laughing Man”
Papercuts “Laughing Man” Parallel Universe Blues There is something mysterious going on in this gorgeous pop song. Nothing is as it seems, and no real activity is occurring, just fragments of dreams encased in beautiful 90s sounding pop with vocals … Continue Reading
Chilean Dreams: Trementina – “Oh Child”
Trementina “Oh Child” 810 Trementina’s new album will be dropping on March 24th, and I can’t wait. This Chilean dream pop band is one of the best bands I’ve ever heard. As I wrote before, Trementina sounds like Hope Sandoval … Continue Reading
The New Broadway: No Darling – “Don’t Mess With Mae”
No Darling “Don’t Mess With Mae” After The Rain No Darling is the project of LA drummer/singer Matt Oloffson. This is some of the most fun music I have heard for a long time. Interestingly intricate, tricky but fun, No Darling makes … Continue Reading
Dreampop Chilean Style: Trementina – “Please Go Away”
Trementina “Please Go Away” 810 If you ever wondered what the Jesus and Mary Chain would sound like fronted by Hope Sandoval, just listen Chilean-based band, Trementina. Trementina create music for lucid dreaming. It’s an intense, yet melancholic conjuring by … Continue Reading
Reverb: Imaginary People – “Fresh Kill”
Imaginary People “Fresh Kill” October Alice I love this band. They are such an enigma; who is October Alice, what fresh kill, are they really people? No kidding around, “Fresh Kill” is a great song. It starts with a bang … Continue Reading
Soundtrack For Life: Tashaki Miyaki – “Girls On T.V.”
Tashaki Miyaki “Girls On T.V.” The Dream What a voice; what wonderful feedback. Tashaki Miyaki, the duo of Page Stark and Luke Paquin have created what sounds like the soundtrack of a David Lynch movie as performed by Jesus and … Continue Reading
Garage Punk: Soft Lions – “Freeway”
Soft Lions “Freeway” XOXO What a great, poppy song with the great DIY guitar sound and a bass line that won’t stop. With that great stutter beat, the vocals just float over the song. The San Diego trio Soft Lions was dreamed up … Continue Reading
Summer Psychedelia: Crocodiles – “Telepathic Lover”
Crocodiles “Telepathic Lover” Dreamless I was told that Crocodiles cry fake tears. Whether that is true about rock band, Crocodiles, waits to be seen. I do know that they come on softly but work up to that knock-out punch. Comprised … Continue Reading
Sad Songs to Make You Feel Good: The Cabin Fever – “Agoraphopic”
The Cabin Fever “Agoraphobic” Enjoy Yourself It’s finally out there. The Cabin Fever have released their album, Enjoy Yourself, and it’s as good as I knew it with be when I got the tease in May. With a style like Jesus and … Continue Reading
Melancholia: The Cabin Fever – “The Curse On Us”
The Cabin Fever “The Curse On Us” If you’re like me, you love a great, sad, shoegazer band. Guys, this is the band. I’ve been waiting for the next Jesus and Mary Chain, without the feedback. Well, The Cabin … Continue Reading
Dark Shimmering Pop: The Junkie Twins – “Petty Thief”
The Junkie Twins “Petty Thief” Push To Exit With a sound that shimmers yet rocks at the same time, The Junkie Twins have that sound reminiscent of The Jesus and Mary Chain without the feedback or Lou Reed at his … Continue Reading
Midwest Garage Punk: The Brainstems – “Time To Ride”
The Brainstems “Time To Ride” No Place Else Wow, what a band. Based in St. Louis, this is one of the greatest bands I’ve heard for a long time. The Brainstems have that garage punk sound that I love so … Continue Reading
SEE: Jesus and Mary Chain – “April Skies”
Jesus and Mary Chain “April Skies” Live at Barrowlands Deluxe edition features a 40-page hardback book including unseen photography, 180g heavyweight vinyl of ‘Pyschocandy’ performance, exclusive 10″ of the 7-track prequel set including singles and fan favorites cut by legendary … Continue Reading
Odonis, Odonis Give A Frightening Sound Worth Listening To
Odonis Odonis Hard Boiled Soft Boiled “New Obsession” Odonis Odonis, consisting of Tzenes on vocals and guitar, Denholm Whale on bass and Jarod Gibson of drums, are a post punk/surf gazer/post no wave band from Toronto. On their new single, … Continue Reading