Archive for September, 2010
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Women interview
Inner Blizzard Women is a band whose sound is rooted in precision, but it’s their experimental focus that gives them their edge. The lead single off their sophomore album Public Strain, ‘Eyesore’, is a multi-part pop opus that sticks in your head long after you’ve heard it. Driving through sparkling stark riffs into foggier dusky [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Calgary,Canada by Sarah Gooding
Friday, September 10th, 2010
The Transistors: new video & EP
Earthquake Relief From one of the best young punk bands in New Zealand, here’s a new music video for their song ‘Caving In’. The video was directed by Kody Neilson of The Mint Chicks. The song appeared on The Transistors’ debut album Shortwave, released in September 2009. A word from The Transistors – “Two years [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Christchurch,New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Tennille
Lift Up That Button Over the past year I’ve been listening to a lot of hip-hop, most notably The Cool Kids, Pac Div and The Roots. But behind all three groups, credited only in the fine print, is a selection of emerging young rappers. Bronx rapper/R&B beauty Tennille first appeared on The Cool Kids’ [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Bronx,New York,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Monday, September 6th, 2010
Funderstorm
I drive dinosaurs with bells on Do you need more ridiculous in your life? Well then look no further than guerilla bike-enthusiasts Funderstorm. When I first saw their band name I almost slapped myself in the face; why hadn’t anyone thought of this before? – Let’s make a band called Funderstorm and put bike bells [...]
No Comments » - Posted in California,Los Angeles,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Avi Buffalo interview
Sin-Soaked Nights Avi Buffalo have been labeled Shins-esque with their stand-out single ‘What’s In It For’ (with its plush guitar melodies, biting vocals and eerie euphoria), but the rest of their April-released self-titled debut album breaks out of that mold very quickly. Metacritic has categorised it as “universally acclaimed”, with an 81/100 ranking from critics, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in California,Long Beach,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Glass Vaults: new video
New Space: New Discovery Some releases can take a while to fully digest, others hit you instantly. Glass Vaults’ debut EP has done both; immediately what jumped out was its trance-like electronics and tribal percussion, but over time it has revealed much more, with vocal shout-outs, spacey drone and whistling theremin-esque sirens all becoming more [...]
