Archive for June, 2009
Friday, June 5th, 2009
Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest
Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest 8/10 Daniel Rossen, Ed Droste, Christopher Bear and Chris Taylor can do no wrong. With this chamber pop, more psychedelic lean they have done remarkably well and really developed their sound. Starting with the almost jazzy ‘Southern Point’, its plush, storming instrumentation is illustrated with what sounds like muddled moog synth. The [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Sarah Gooding
Friday, June 5th, 2009
The Ginger Envelope
Reflections Of Misery I’ve been finding it hard to listen to folk music lately; I’ve been discovering a lot of artists who push themselves forward vocally, somewhat undermining the importance of good instrumentation. I know that folk music is based very strongly around lyrics, but there needs to be a balance. The Ginger Envelope captures [...]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
The Clean
Rubber Soul Proof that you’ve made it overseas; when you put out a new single and not one member of the New Zealand music press knows about it. The Clean today released their brand new single via American music website Pitchfork, a poppy wee number titled ‘In The Dreamtime You Need A Rubber Soul’. It’s [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
The Randoms- Throw Your Knives (EP)
The Randoms- Throw Your Knive (EP) 8/10 This is a seriously good release from Auckland hardcore/grunge outfit The Randoms. The young trio of Oscar Davies-Kay, Vincent Nairn and Isaac Johnson have put together an EP that’s totally solid in every way, unleashing their rage and aggression in six tracks of bitter teenage angst. This really [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Fox Hands
The Tactile Truth A friend of a friend got in touch with me one day, and offered his music for my ears. He names his project after the combination of a prevalent animal and the tactile instruments with which humans experience a sense of touch. Fox Hands is a timid, noisy, jittery kaleidoscope of colourful [...]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Dear Time’s Waste- Room For Rent (EP)
Dear Time’s Waste- Room For Rent (EP) 8/10 Clare Duncan, the musician behind Dear Time’s Waste provides a shining example of exactly how to structure a debut EP. A good debut EP should act as an introduction to a band/artists work. It should therefore, display a range of different styles to prove you’re not just [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Album,Reviews by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Electricity/Lust
Love Letter From Olympia Today I received a wonderful package in the mail box from Washington indie record label Electricity/Lust, who has just released a limited edition 7″ vinyl pressing by New Zealand’s favourite American darlings Polka Dot Dot Dot. Michael Ryan Dellinger, founder of Electricity/Lush just sent me a follow up email explaining the [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Jamie T Sticks ‘N’ Stones EP
Boy Wonder English pop wonderkid Jamie T has a new EP coming out, titled Sticks ‘N’ Stones, on June 29. The title track is a catchy bratty pop affair and the video is a delight, featuring Jamie and friends running around causing a ruckus with a clown. Jamie T first caught my attention on one [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in UK by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
svetlana the anthropologist
Apathetic Princess It’s no secret that EMJ keeps a close eye on LA, many enigmatic and inspiring artists emanate out of the fog of this famous area. Plenty of bored college kids dabble in music, but many attempt to make it a vocation. I’m not sure of Dasha (svetlana the anthropologist)’s intentions, or even inspirations; [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Los Angeles by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Malcolm Middleton new album/documentary
The Melancholy Scotsman’s new album and mini-documentary Malcolm Middleton’s new album Waxing Gibbous was released yesterday on Full Time Hobby, along with a mini-album directed and filmed by Blair Young from The Forest of Black collective. The largely sarcastic documentary takes Malcolm’s sense of humour and points it directly at him, informally interviewing Malcolm and [...]
