I’ve got no shame in saying Black Lips are one of my favorite bands in the world. I play the shit out of their records when they come out, seriously. Their newest, “Arabia Mountain”, finds them at their cleanest and catchiest, following the same trajectory that “Good Bad Not Evil” started (I personally feel “200 [...]
Mark McGuire has joined up with Akron indie-synth dynamo duo Trouble Books to release an extremely limited LP edition. Mark’s signature string stylings are on full display here, but this might not be what you tape hoarders are used to from the Emeralds heartthrob; Trouble Books’ pop-leaning and serendipitous vocals keep the project from completely [...]
Back in October, we were pretty smitten with the debut 7″ from a Seattle band called Seapony. They’ve since gotten a ton of praise and landed on Sub Pop subsidiary Hardly Art. Their debut full-length, “Go With Me”, continues with the same stripped-down, sunny beach vibes that their single hinted at. Backed by a drum [...]
Art Fag just reissued Best Coast’s debut 7″ single. “Sun Was High (So Was I)” contains the title track and two others, comes on sea foam green vinyl, and costs $9 shipped. Visit Art Fag Records.
Underwater Peoples just released the debut album from Family Portrait, the musical project of New Jersey’s Evan Brody. Family Portrait fits right in with the other laid-back NJ acts that have recently emerged (Julian Lynch, Real Estate, Ducktails, etc). Breezy, intimate pop music, lovable for sure. The LP is $14 at UnderwaterPeoples.com.
Here’s a really interesting 7″ co-released by Lost Sound Tapes, People In A Position to Know, and alt.vinyl. Basically, the concept is four bands recording onto a vintage wire recorder, explained here: “These songs were recorded live to a 1940′s Webster Wire Recorder. Wire recorders were originally invented in the late 1800′s and recorded sound [...]
We were huge fans of Beach Fossils’ debut album last year, and we’re liking this new ep quite a bit as well. Besides a bit more synth, the dreamy, summery pop songs on “What A Pleasure” sound alot like the debut, not much has changed. We’re fine with that though. Here’s looking forward to spinning [...]
We were super impressed with His Clancyness’ stunning tape on Mirror Universe awhile back, so we’ve since been trying to keep an eye on him. This is the bedroom pop project of Italy-by-way-of-Canada’s Jonathan Clancy. We love his new 7″ for the same reasons that we’ve loved everything he’s done, the guy just knows how [...]
Two things are really interesting about “All Eternals Deck”, the new album from The Mountain Goats. First, they worked with legendary death metal producer Erik Rutan on four of the songs (frontman John Darnielle is a well-documented metal fiend). Secondly, the’re returning to their roots by including a cassette (while supplies last) with all LP [...]
The always out-there Paw Tracks label has reissued two early Ariel Pink albums on vinyl. Originally released in 2004 and 2006, “The Doldrums” and “House Arrest” represent the exciting lo-fi bedroom aesthetic that ran through his early work. The super-catchy 60s-80s radio worship is still present though, just in a more primitive form. If you [...]
