Archive for July, 2011
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
French For Rabbits
Smoggy Nights Head Underground Brooke Singer and John Fitzgerald are a relatively new duo who crept onto the Wellington folk music scene in February. They first caught my attention a few months ago via Twitter and now again with the first single (‘The Cats’) from their debut EP, which they’re hoping to release in October. […]
No Comments » - Posted in New Zealand,Wellington by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Julianna Barwick
Skyward Invalid Everything about Julianna Barwick’s music is just right. Mostly comprised of loops of her searing distant voice, its occasionally joined by clunky yet perfectly on-form piano, and quiet guitar. It all sounds very considered and ponderous, but it’s finely-tuned and precise. Like a more melodic Grouper, Barwick confronts you with this wall of […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Brooklyn,Louisiana,New York,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Monday, July 25th, 2011
Wet Wings live photos
Wet Wings and Mount Pleasant Saturday, July 23, 2011 Mighty Mighty, Wellington Photos by Rachel Brandon More Wet Wings and Mount Pleasant photos
No Comments » - Posted in Live photos by Nick Fulton
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Sleep Party People
Rainbow Rabbit Hole Brian Batz’s debut album was labelled one of the albums of 2010 by a number of reputable Scandinavian music critics, and it’s easy to hear why after indulging the Danish bedroom producer’s sweet songs. Batz weaves beautiful psychedelic dream pop, bouncing upon pianos, plucking electric guitars and using vocal effects to make […]
No Comments » - Posted in Copenhagen,Denmark by Nick Fulton
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Geneva Jacuzzi
Shock Me Into Action Geneva Jacuzzi is a name I’ve been seeing around for years but I shamefully hadn’t listened to her music until today. Right now the dance party that’s happening in our kitchen is all due to her ultra-futuristic retro-pop. She’s been touring with Puro Instinct and John Maus in what sounds like […]
No Comments » - Posted in California,Los Angeles,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Music Alliance Pact July 2011
Dance All Around The World NEW ZEALAND: Einstein Music Journal Sleepy Age – Décor In 2009, Christchurch’s Sleepy Age began their life as a guitar band, reworking the finer points of Britpop and ’90s American indie rock. But in 2011, they’ve completely upended their sound, releasing the synth-heavy, European disco-inspired single ‘Décor’ (see video). It’s […]
No Comments » - Posted in Music Alliance Pact by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
Mozart Parties
George’s Stanza Imagine a Mozart party! Big curly white wigs, velvet and long socks, and piano jams? Perhaps. Anyway, I digress. 23-year-old Lake District by-way-of-London musician James Bennett definitely earns his extensive blog love of late with his project, Mozart Parties. Strong, defiant bass lines lead soft vocal melodies, crunchy distorted guitar and distant tin […]
No Comments » - Posted in England,London,UK by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Generationals: new EP
Peace Out New from New Orleans’ Generationals, released today via Park The Van Records, comes a confusingly labelled rarities EP. The title Medium Rarities is a little misleading, as the four-track download-only EP contains two remixes, a reworking of an old track and one new song. All four tracks have been spiced up for the […]
No Comments » - Posted in New Orleans,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
Pet Scenes
Beautiful Things When I first heard London’s Pet Scenes they instantly reminded me of New Zealand band The 3D’s; full of shearing guitar chords and alluring pop-punk melodies. But to be fair to the band, they’ve probably never heard of the NZ noise-punk pioneers, with influences more likely to have come from British Gothic groups […]
No Comments » - Posted in London,UK by Nick Fulton
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
A Dead Forest Index video
Beard/No Beard A Dead Forest Index finally have their first video. Directed, shot and edited by their friend Leah Robertson, the video for ‘Distance’ (from the band’s Antique EP) has a natural feel that captures the band really well. Interlacing clips of them playing on a deck with footage of them and a few others […]
