Archive for September, 2011
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Mozart Parties: new video
Running In My Head One of our favourite songs of the year now has a video. The lusciously epic ‘Black Cloud’ by Mozart Parties has dominated my playlist ever since Sarah posted the song back in July. The video, directed by Rob Heppell, Bea Wilson and Ben Adams begins in the forest before moving in […]
No Comments » - Posted in England,Lake District,UK by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Night Manager
Graveyard Shift Like a bleary, AM radio Best Coast, Dum Dum Girls or Male Bonding, Night Manager crawls through the dark bearing discordant pop with West Coast-style melodies. Swathed in static with a layer of affected weariness floating on top, their generally upbeat songs are full of ghostly oohs and almost angry stabs at their […]
No Comments » - Posted in Brooklyn,New York,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Bone Quida Ida
Night Swimming I haven’t heard any good Panda Bear inspired jams in a while, but Bone Quida Ida is clearly channelling the messiah of modern neo-psychedelia. Dustin Illingworth uploaded these two tracks on to his Soundcloud a few weeks ago, and their sexy, swirling melodies are perfect pieces of bubble-gum psychedelia. ‘Quixote’ is cut straight […]
No Comments » - Posted in California,San Diego,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Bow Arrow
Life & Debt Back in June our friend Matthew Scheurich was shot with a bow and arrow while living in the Papua New Guinean jungle. The attack made international news headlines. He’s now back living in Auckland, New Zealand, recovering from his traumatic experience. In an email today he said, “chest pains flare up from […]
No Comments » - Posted in Auckland,Hamilton,New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Cool Cult: new video
Grounded We’ve already featured Cool Cult on EMJ several times this year – back in March when they released their debut album Try Crunch, and then in June as the featured artist for the global Music Alliance Pact. Now with the help of talented Auckland film crew A Soft Caress, the band has released their […]
No Comments » - Posted in Auckland,New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Frank Alpine
Gothic///\\\Waltz Rich Moreno began performing as Frank Alpine in 1996, but it’s only now that an LP of his recently vocalised recordings is being made available via New York’s Wierd Records. The Los Angeles composer is a true underground phenomenon; one of LA’s finest synth-punk weirdos that’s avoided being courted by the overexcited indie music […]
No Comments » - Posted in California,Los Angeles,U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Friday, September 16th, 2011
Total Slacker- 2 new songs & video!
Psychic Grunge Our favourite psych-grunge trio from New York have been busy polishing their sound in anticipation of the release of their long-awaited debut album. To celebrate Thrashin’ being released on September 26 by Marshall Teller Records/Sixteen Tambourines, Tucker, Emily and Ross have generously given us the premier of their amazing video for ‘Thyme Travelling […]
No Comments » - Posted in Brooklyn,New York,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Music Alliance Pact September 2011
Apopalypse Now! NEW ZEALAND: Einstein Music Journal Jon Lemmon – Exodus I When asked to make a summery pop song for a compilation, US-born New Zealand-based artist Jon Lemmon set about writing a tune about the end of the world. ‘Exodus I’ is a lush and enigmatic opus, boasting everything from honky-tonk piano to squelchy […]
No Comments » - Posted in Music Alliance Pact by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Meese: new video
Cat Food Never Decays Remember American college rock from the ’90s? Superchunk, Sebadoh and Pavement appear to be huge influences on Auckland band Meese and their press release confirms it, also name-checking Modest Mouse and Built To Spill. This video for their single ‘Waiting For A Holiday’ is built upon a retro ’90s vibe, in […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Auckland,New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Friday, September 9th, 2011
Fuyuko’s Fables
An Artist’s Impression Of Music ‘Buildings’, the first single off Fuyuko’s Fables’ debut EP, is an absolute delight. Driven by a wonderfully archaic sounding drum beat with a dash of reverb encasing the vocals, the song sounds like the younger sibling to Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago. There’s something very special about this group […]
