Archive for August, 2010
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Dead Gaze
Flying Face-First into a Shit Storm Like staring into a stratosphere filled with space junk and disposed amputee limbs, Dead Gaze has a sound that encircles the recent shitgaze phenomena that people refer to with Times New Viking and the Pink Noise. But really the songs are gentler, with some that seem to be about […]
No Comments » - Posted in Mississippi,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Solander
Past/Present/Future To Swedish ears the name Solander is already well engraved, but in these parts they’re still relatively unknown, despite having been around since 2005. The band released three EPs between 2005-2007 and in 2008 they released their debut album, titled Confessional Failures. However the main reason for Solander’s relative obscurity is for the […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Sweden by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Wet Wings
Ch-ch-ch-ch-chatter About two months ago our friend Shea (at Rose Quartz) introduced us to Christchurch band Wet Wings. Hearing their dreamy simplistic pop tunes immediately made me shiver; Darian Woods (guitar/vocals) and Lucy Botting (vocals/keys) are an instantly likeable duo and their music clearly benefits from their close personal relationship. Pretty is perhaps a […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Christchurch,New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Weekends
Do The Rain Dance If you just wanna rock out in the most unashamed way possible – screaming guitar riffs, pulsing drums and howling ambiguous vocals that turn to shrieks of joy – then Baltimore noise rock duo Weekends is for you. Brendan Sullivan and Adam Lempel formed the band in 2008 while both […]
No Comments » - Posted in Baltimore,Maryland,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Saturday, August 21st, 2010
Raindeer
Diminished Pitch Raindeer’s self-titled, debut EP could well be the best pop record of the year, and it’s made by a little known band based in Baltimore, USA. Their synth explosions hit all the right notes and their drugged out guitar lines bubble just below the surface waiting to be transported to a world of […]
No Comments » - Posted in Baltimore,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Glasser: new single
Kaleidoscopic Dreamer Here’s a cute wee song from Glasser’s debut album Ring, out September 28 on True Panther. Where her previous work amalgamated icy, tribal rhythms and slightly crooked, warped synths, this new track, titled ‘Home’, is scattered with hand claps and clunky teardrops. Gone are comparisons to Kate Bush and Bjork and in come […]
No Comments » - Posted in Los Angeles,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Millionyoung
Indigestible Melody We already know Florida native Mike Diaz from his hypnotically awesome remix of Memoryhouse‘s ‘To The Lighthouse’, and it was exactly that transformative ability showcased there that made me want to check out his own stuff. The guy clearly has a talent for pristine pop, syncopated rhythms, breathy synth melodies and banging beats. […]
No Comments » - Posted in Florida,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Monday, August 16th, 2010
Wonder Wheel Presents…
Blood Brothers and Sisters As well as being a talented songwriter and indestructible DIY force, Paul A Rosales has been recording and producing bands in his local Southern California for the past seven years. Now he has decided to release a compilation of these recordings via his blog to showcase all his friends’ bands. Featuring […]
2 Comments » - Posted in California,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
Memoryhouse
Let’s Get Cold Together Dreamy duo Memoryhouse from Ontario, Canada creates fairytales with Denise Nouvion’s pristine vocals and Evan Abeele’s ethereal instrumentation. The swirling atmospherics envelope splicing drums and foggy guitar. ‘To The Lighthouse’ is immeasurably beautiful, with perfectly formed instrumentation and haunting lyrics with a sleepy haze drawn over top. Denise’s voice is gentle […]
No Comments » - Posted in Canada,Ontario by Sarah Gooding
Friday, August 13th, 2010
Totally Nebular
Digging Up Your Candles When I first heard Totally Nebular from Florida after seeing them on Emily Reo‘s radio show playlist I was surprised and excited. Totally Nebular makes the kind of fun, unhinged pop music that sounds bigger than its three band members, like a beach blow out with The Unicorns, Man Man, Animal […]
