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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Night Manager- new 7″
It’s curtains for you Shadowy shoegaze dream-punk/pop band Night Manager released a perfectly-formed 7″ via Japanese label Big Love two months back, and yesterday it became available worldwide via Rough Trade. The three-song release captures the essence of the Brooklyn-via-Paris-and-San-Francisco band’s succinct pop with echoey melodies and doo wop-style vocals aching with an on-off nonchalance. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Brooklyn,New York,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Xiu Xiu: new video
Broken vista At first a jarring, disjointed combination of jilted synths, aggressive beats and Jamie Stewart’s always-staggering vocals, eventually you’ll find yourself getting lost in ‘Hi’, the first song from Xiu Xiu’s upcoming album Always. Its video, directed by Jamie and David Horvitz, follows Jamie on a roadtrip through upstate New York, with footage of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in California,San Jose,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Saturday, January 7th, 2012
Cartoon
Warped All Day Take a ride on Cartoon’s magic carpet through an interstellar world of warped synths, squeals and relentless barrelling drums. Listening to the album 69er On A Magic Carpet is like being stuck in a remixed computer game, upside down. Dizzying sounds whir past at breakneck speed in an ever-upbeat utopia. In the spirit [...]
No Comments » - Posted in New Zealand,Wellington by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Cool Rainbows
Sicilian Sleep Juxtaposing a stout middle-aged man going for swim with shots panning over paintings of stately European mansions and fires amid snow, Cool Rainbows’ video for their first single sure makes an impression. A gentle, shuffling beat and warm atmospheric sounds make an idyllic bed for Djeisan Suskov’s gentle voice to coast along. From [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Auckland,New Zealand by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Total Slacker- new demo & news
Intimacy issues It’s only been three months since the release of their epic debut album Thrashin, but our pals Total Slacker have already given us an exclusive new demo. Finished only on Christmas eve, ‘You Gotta Touch Yourself’ is on the slower side, with swirling guitars and droning vocals churned up by a guitar rip. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Brooklyn,New York,U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Delaney Davidson- new video
Ballad of a Southern Man Delaney Davidson is a name we’ve been hearing around for a while now but have only been properly acquainted with tonight. With a charming, low voice, stylish instrumentation and intriguing lyrics, Delaney Davidson’s alt folk/country songwriting credentials are well and truly realised. His oddly meandering crooning style is upfront and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Christchurch,New Zealand by Sarah Gooding
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
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
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 [...]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A,Virginia by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Coastal Cities
Inland Empire Coastal Cities have the kind of joie de vivre that only the young can exude. But it’s not just because they’re a group of 17-year-olds with unrestrained restless energy. Their songs are vibrant and empowering, enthusiastic and progressive. The quintet from High Wycombe, west of London met in detention and bonded over a [...]
