Archive for January, 2010

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Hideous Men

Rocky Mountain Laser Tag Another band I discovered via Better Than Sex, it’s Denver’s Hideous Men; a two piece electronic outfit who make cut-up hip-hop style instrumentation and twisted indie Gameboy beats with dainty vocals and the odd sample. BTS compared them to SALEM, but it reminds me more of Nite Jewel or some weird [...]

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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Castanets

Phosphorescent Shit Ripper Driving across the desert listening to the Dead Man soundtrack just took another twist; try listening to Castanets’ latest album Texas Rose, The Thaw & The Beasts next time. With its concrete sounding blues grime and solid Americana core, Castanets’ fifth album oscillates wildly for 39 minutes giving you the perfect rusty [...]

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