Archive for October, 2009
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Mr Sterile Assembly
Inspected and Bugged
One of New Zealand’s most adventurous punk bands, Mr Sterile Assembly, has just released a new album and they’re taking it on the road this December, playing shows in Auckland, New Plymouth and Wellington. More on that soon, first a bit about the band.
Mr Sterile Assembly began in 2002 as a outlet for […]
1 Comment » - Posted in New Zealand, Wellington by Nick Fulton
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Cate Le Bon
The Terror of the Man
Ever since St. Vincent checked in with her brilliant debut album Marry Me in 2007 I’ve been on the look out for a female songwriter burning the same desirable flame. Finally I’ve found her; she is Welsh musician Cate Le Bon and her debut album Me Oh My is the […]
No Comments » - Posted in Wales by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Pearl Harbor interview
East Coast Oasis
“We’re like the Gallagher brothers, except poor, American and nobody knows us,” jokes Piper, the vocalist behind Californian band Pearl Harbor. Piper formed the band with her sister Skylar last summer and things have taken off rather quickly for them. Without warning and on the back of a couple of demo tracks the […]
1 Comment » - Posted in California, Los Angeles, U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Dark Circles
Night Owl
Dark indeed, like a semi-colon crossed with an X. Briana Edwards is a haunted soul, making spacey, drone-fuelled noise with depth and elasticity. She creeps quietly towards musical osmosis fusing concrete noise and melting harmonics, using her voice as a tool to propel her music out of the shadows. Similar in sound to Grouper, […]
No Comments » - Posted in Pennsylvania, U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
The Soft Pack cover Phoenix… and more covers
White Hinterland does Justin Timberlake
This is a very beautiful cover by Portland’s White Hinterland, made rather simple by replacing JT’s electro synths/beats with a single tom drum and the siren-like voice of Casey Dienel. It’s a very mellow cover of one of the biggest pop hits of the twenty-first century and it breathes new life […]
1 Comment » - Posted in New Zealand, U.S.A, UK by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Grayson Gilmour interview
Little Victory
He’s become known for his extroverted experimental synth pop band So So Modern, but Grayson Gilmour is a little more reserved with his solo output. Famed for playing few live shows, he graces Wellington’s San Francisco Bath House this Saturday in celebration of completing his sixth album, No Constellation.
The year’s been busy for Grayson […]
No Comments » - Posted in New Zealand, Wellington by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Pac Div
Champions of the Game
Utilising simplistic production the likes of The Cool Kids, and slower, precise rapping, Southern California’s Pac Div has been named by SPIN magazine as a hot act to watch at this year’s CMJ Festival, alongside Die! Die! Die! and Best Coast. And understandably so; brothers Like and Mibbs, along with longtime friend […]
No Comments » - Posted in California, U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Monday, October 19th, 2009
A Faulty Chromosome
Down and Out in Austin, Texas
Eric Dalke from A Faulty Chromosome sent us a wonderful email last week, complete with a link to download his band’s new album and information about a pledge drive they’re doing to raise money to pay for making it. It’s great then that A Faulty Chromosome’s music is extremely […]
No Comments » - Posted in Texas, U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Friday, October 16th, 2009
King Kong Ding Dong
http://www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=1183
1 Comment » - Posted in Philadelphia, U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Friday, October 16th, 2009
The Gladeyes: new album & tour dates
Psychosis of Love
Finally! After grabbing our attention with their amazing and catchy single ‘Psychosis of Love’, Auckland duo The Gladeyes have finally announced the release details of their upcoming album of the same name. Psychosis of Love will be out November 9 on Lil Chief Records and features, on some songs, the drumming talents of […]
