Archive for April, 2010
Friday, April 30th, 2010
Pac Div: new mixtape
Pacific Division: All Time Fav Ever since Sarah introduced me to Pac Div I’ve been totally mesmerised by their brutally honest hip-hop. She stumbled upon the California trio last October when they were named by Spin Magazine as one of the acts to watch out for at CMJ ’09. I’ve been obsessing over their […]
2 Comments » - Posted in California,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Golden Ages
Intergalaktisk The good folks at Indiecater Records recently introduced me to Golden Ages, a spatial electronic pop project performed by Philadelphia’s Francis Tseng. Tseng adopted the name just over a year ago, after ditching his previous obsession with dance music and digital remixing to concentrate on what he describes as a “more organic and less […]
No Comments » - Posted in Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Monday, April 26th, 2010
Batwings Catwings
Pony Drone LA’s Batwings Catwings spring from the steaming remains of psychotic all-girl trio Puppy Dog and electro free spazz punk band The Press Fire, spouting shouty, wiry punk rock that jerks and jives and rocks out. Their first two demos show the band in the vein of Mika Miko in their twisty, bouncy climbing […]
No Comments » - Posted in Los Angeles,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Red Steers: new EP
Majestic Rainbow One could be excused for thinking the A Low Hum label has become a little bit incestuous, but it’s Blink’s infectious ear for pop music that sees him releasing another EP by Wellington’s Red Steers. The label is now home to seven artists, all with very close ties. Members of Over The […]
6 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand,Wellington by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Crystal Castles: new album
///////TRUST///\\\US\\\\\\\ Further news of Crystal Castles’ sophomore album hit the web a couple of days ago and already a bunch of new tracks (apparently from a demo copy of the album) have hit the blogs. You can stream about half the album on Hype Machine, linked from a number of different sources. From listening to […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Canada,Ontario by Nick Fulton
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Fatangryman
Chilli The Cat Doesn’t Have Fleas Anyone who has seen Fatangryman play live will know that the band struggles to keep in time, but that seems to be becoming more of a charm than a hindrance as they’ve given us dibs on their first single, titled ‘Wrapped In Plastic’. You’ll probably instantly notice that […]
46 Comments » - Posted in Auckland,New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Oh No! Yoko
Academy ’94 Are Canadian kids really leading a ’90s alternative pop revival? Oh No! Yoko definitely seem to be attempting it, as do a bunch of other young bands in the Vancouver area. Maybe it’s the fact that they sound a little like Tokyo Police Club that has me on that train of thought, […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Canada,Vancouver by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Christina Antipa/Songs For Animals
Sending Letters To Loved Ones I recently watched Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man for the first time and on my way to work yesterday I revisited one of my favourite albums of ’09, Castanets‘ Texas Rose, The Thaw & The Beasts. In an odd way they kind of re-triggered my fascination with folk music. Today I […]
No Comments » - Posted in California,Sacremento,Seattle,U.S.A,Washington by Nick Fulton
Sunday, April 11th, 2010
Emily Reo
Shattered Elastic Emily Reo from Orlando Florida makes drum beats that sound like heart palpitations, singing that cuts like melancholy in a bathroom, and casio tones that twinkle like bats’ eyes in a cave. Her sweet drone pop songs like ‘Above Ground and a Golden Cloud’ are ethereal and dreamy, but dark like sinking ships. […]
No Comments » - Posted in Florida,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
The Map Room
Kaleidoscope I could never write about my brother’s band The Map Room objectively, but am sharing it anyway because I thought it might strike a chord with some of you. Simon Gooding and Brendon Morrow’s music is full of layers; voice, grand piano, guitar, bass, drums, synth and occasionally mandolin. The five songs they’ve recorded […]
