Hearing that a band is from Brooklyn may predetermine your attitude towards it, but good music rises above petty biases, good or bad. Soren Well is a quintet from the aforementioned trendy borough that plays a frighteningly accurate amalgamation of Loveless-era shoegaze with showers of guitars and dreamscape vocals. The tonal similarities to My Bloody […]
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Soren Well
July 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments
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MAKTHAVERSKAN
June 25th, 2009 · Comments Off on MAKTHAVERSKAN
Via Swedesplease comes word of the swedish garage/postpunk sounding band, Makthaverskan. Swedesplease has the mp3. Check it out.
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Try some Cotton Candy
June 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments
So, I was just browsing for records recently at Lunchbox Records in Charlotte, NC (an awesome record store, by the way) when I happened across a 7″ by a band called Cotton Candy. The clerk had written “Mark Robinson” on a sticker above the price tag, which is why I picked it up. Well, because […]
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Sorry Lily, I’m far too slack to bother
May 7th, 2009 · Comments Off on Sorry Lily, I’m far too slack to bother
A dear friend sent me the Lily Allen Secret London Gig details today and while I’d love to see Ms. Allen again, I’m just far too slack to go to all the trouble necessary to get to the show. 1) Please bring ID. [ok, that’s pretty easy. Even I can manage that.] 2) Please bring […]
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Nobody sings on all souls day
April 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment
I have found no band to fill the void left by Unwound. I can’t believe they’ve been broken up for seven years. This clip is of “All Souls Day” off their second album (technically, their third if you count that self-titled Honey Bear release) New Plastic Ideas; no idea when this footage was recorded, but […]
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Cursive “From the Hips” video
March 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Cursive’s “From the Hips” took a few listens before I became obsessed with it. Now, I simply can’t get enough. Their wildly raucous recent performance on Letterman sealed the deal for me. Tim Kasher’s had the dynamics game in his pocket for years, but now he’s able to spin a yarn that’s not claustrophobic and […]
Harlem “Witch Greens” video
February 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The garage rock schtick has been done to death, but there’s always room for when it’s done well. Harlem is your band. Mixing in a bit of frantic, Pixies-style unpredictability with its retro-kitsch harmonies, Austin’s Harlem knows how to make a glorious lo-fi racket. I recommend listening to “The South of France” on the band’s […]