Cars Can Be Blue review at Razorcake

Cars Can Be Blue – Trace the Tension (hhbtm) Trace the Tension opens with “You Gave Me,” a saccharine love song that references Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and pizza rolls. That more or less sets the tone. Cars Can Be Blue’s thing is three-to-four-chord jangly pop juxtaposed against irreverent, sarcastic lyrics. Somehow the contrast comes off less… Continue reading Cars Can Be Blue review at Razorcake

New Sounds of Numbers review at Razorcake

New Sound of Numbers – Invisible Magnetic (cloud) These kids take their cues from post-punk’s groovier wing, with nods to bands like Kleenex and Delta 5 mixed with tribal rhythms, hints of funk, minimalist pop, drone, and so on delivered via some interesting instrumentation -they could be totally synth generated, but I’m hearing prodigious use… Continue reading New Sounds of Numbers review at Razorcake