Archive for November, 2011
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Pikachunes: new video
Lost in New York Last time we featured Pikachunes on EMJ someone commented saying, “(this) sounds more like a 12-year-old boy experimenting with electronic music programs in his room and just not getting them right.” Another commenter said, “these beats sound like they were made on fruity loops or some shit.” But the overall response […]
No Comments » - Posted in Auckland,New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
Paula
Vintage Playland This one has a stinky Neon Indian vibe, thanks to some pulsing vintage synths and snappy electronic beats. Paula is the work of former Silly Kisses member David Carriere, whose solo material is similar in sound but is less polished/more punk. It’s also loaded with pop hooks, again reminding us of the influence […]
No Comments » - Posted in Canada,Montreal by Nick Fulton
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Chocolate Robots
Molten Bicycles I normally try not to let name-dropping sway me, but when a certain Fab Moretti from The Strokes comes into play, my interest can’t help but be piqued. With high hopes I clicked into Chocolate Robots’ bandcamp, and fortunately they delivered. Sounding somewhere between The Unicorns, The Zookeepers and maybe The Strokes or […]
No Comments » - Posted in Canada,Ontario by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Allbrook/Avery
Cigarettes and Science Some of you may remember Sarah’s post on Perth band POND back in March – others may remember witnessing POND play one of the most rousing sets at Campus A Low Hum 2011. Nick Allbrook is POND’s lead vocalist and he also plays bass in Tame Impala. Along with his friend Cameron […]
No Comments » - Posted in Australia,Perth by Nick Fulton
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Sunken Seas
Slug Guts Flying Through Space New(ish) Wellington trio Sunken Seas step out with a post-rock/pop number, combining the noisier moments of Secret Knives (think ‘Black Hole’) with the ricocheting guitar sound of Spacemen 3. It’s a little bit Flying Nun too, with HDU and Bailter Space having an obvious influence on the band, and there’s […]
No Comments » - Posted in New Zealand,Wellington by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Manor
Floating In Your Head Adelaide’s Manor (formerly Our Husband) cast a spell with their super melodic pop single ‘Rhodesia’, which seems to conjure up a slightly sad spirit. Nathaniel Morse and Caitlin Duff joined forces in the beginning of this year and show their talents with this song. Bursting with jangly guitar, sparse drumming and […]
No Comments » - Posted in Adelaide,Australia by Sarah Gooding
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Music Alliance Pact November 2011
Moustache Collective NEW ZEALAND: Einstein Music Journal Fabulous/Arabia – The Ballad Of State Highway 1 James Milne (Lawrence Arabia) and Mike Fabulous (The Black Seeds) unveiled their collaboration last month and surprised many fans by presenting an album of nu jazz songs – combining elements of funk, soul and jazz, while quite obviously retaining Lawrence […]
No Comments » - Posted in Music Alliance Pact by Nick Fulton
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
The King Khan Experience
I Love The Way You Howl King Khan recently retired The Shrines and The BBQ Show and started a new project – The King Khan Experience. He’s been getting compared to Jimi Hendrix his whole musical career and this new project finally takes up the challenge. In 9 new tracks released free by Scion Audio […]
No Comments » - Posted in Canada,Montreal by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Flying Nun 30th Anniversary live photos
Flying Nun’s ‘New Nun Night’ Badd Energy | T54 | Popstrangers | Grayson Gilmour | Surf Friends | Sharpie Crows Friday, November 4, 2011 Kings Arms, Auckland Photos by Frances Carter View more photos from Flying Nun’s ‘New Nun Night’
No Comments » - Posted in Live photos by Nick Fulton
Sunday, November 6th, 2011
Suburban Living
Sweet Escape Wesley Bunch may come from Norfolk, Virginia, but the dream pop he’s written with the help of Elliott Malvas and Jon Reynolds sounds distinctly Scandinavian. The friends’ casual jamming has produced some very easy pop tunes that have a pretty, delicate softness to their ’80s new wave influence. They recorded mini-EP Favorite Friend […]
