November 2011
3 posts
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Christmas Playlist
Putting together my indie Christmas Playlist as we speak.
October 2011
5 posts
Great song this time of year, but a cool take on a classic. This cover is fun to listen to, mash to, party to. No need to talk too much about it when you can just enjoy it yourself.
September 2011
19 posts
12 tags
6 tags
I had every intention of reviewing Baths today,...
So now I will not.
Goddamnit. But feast your eyes on this hottie.
The Golden Filter Releases Trailer for "Syndromes"
“Syndromes” A Film by Kristoffer Borgli and The Golden Filter is set to be released October 10. You can watch the trailer here and check out some of the music.
Here’s how they described the film:
Syndromes is set in a small town in Norway where a young girl with a secret talent finds herself unwillingly entwined in an elite underworld of healing that...
Jim Reid Releases New Single
Jim Reid from the Jesus and Mary Chain released a new song called ”Black and Blues“ on Soundcloud yesterday. It’s pretty enjoyable so check it out.
Widowspeak - Self Titled
Molly Hamilton has a “good voice” but I am sick and tired of this lazy, breathy, un-annunciated style that so many female vocalists are doing these days. They all sound alike. Musically Widowspeak is pretty alright, I guess, but when the vocals are this boring it really is hard to get into it. Not all Brooklyn-based bands get a free pass for being good. I could...
New Build Debut Set for Early 2012
So the best parts of Hot Chip came together and made a new band. New Build is comprised of Al Doyle, Felix Martin and Tom Hopkins. They released their single “Finding Reasons” recently. And so the hype begins.
Los Coming Soon
This is a band from Buenos Aires with very little information out there about them. Their song “Fernet Tastes Good” has a light dancey vibe with male and female vocals and a poppy synth. Hopefully more from this band will be made available but they are definitely worth checking out.
The Drums - Portamento
I will give The Drums this, they turned around and put out their sophomore album very quickly after their debut (just 14 months) and if there’s anything to be said for music these days it’s that fans have short attention spans and losing relativity is a great fear by many musicians these days. With songs like “I Don’t Know How To Love” and...