Author: mike

Moon Types at Sounds XP

Moon Types are from Sweden and their new ‘Know The Reason’ EP is bright, sparkling Scandipop that pulses with anticipation. “If you think the time is now, you couldn’t be more right” stresses the title (and standout) track on the EP while ‘Do It All Over Again’ charms with its jangly guitars and slurred vocals… Continue reading Moon Types at Sounds XP

Antlered Aunt Lord at Austin Town Hall

At a certain point in your life you begin to realize you like to beat your own drum, follow your own path. This is precisely what it feels like when listening to Antlered Aunt Lord, the project of Jesse Stinnard. I don’t mean that it’s completely oddball, but rather that Stinnard just wants to do… Continue reading Antlered Aunt Lord at Austin Town Hall

Mark Van Hoen at Collapse Board

Back in high school, I kept a log of my dreams. Nothing fancy, really – under each entry, I noted the people that appeared, and the events that occurred, and then an explanation for why I thought those events and people materialized. My initial goal was to sound out my subconsciousness – why did this… Continue reading Mark Van Hoen at Collapse Board

Static Daydream at POP! Stereo

Where Snow In Mexico fully embrace a stark minimalistic approach to writing music (see below), Static Daydream on the other hand tackle pop music with sheets and walls of distorted bliss enveloping the listener. Their latest self-titled album is an effects, pedal loving affair that brings the best elements of Chapterhouse and My Bloody Valentine… Continue reading Static Daydream at POP! Stereo

Presents for Sally at Clickity Click

To what can we attribute the rhythmic bounce that propels “Wishawaytoday,” the deliriously great summer single that served as the harbinger for Presents For Sally‘s recently released sophomore set Colours & Changes? My Bloody Valentine‘s blindingly brilliant “Drive It All Over Me” is an obvious reference point, but we suppose the rhythm also echoed prominently… Continue reading Presents for Sally at Clickity Click

Presents for Sally at Drowned in Sound

Presents for Sally may have only formed in 2009 but their music could quite easily have been crafted two decades earlier. Heavily influenced by Creation Records’ halcyon period and the many bands spawned from that era, the trio – Matt Etherton, his wife Anna and Phil Russell – have been honing their sound over the… Continue reading Presents for Sally at Drowned in Sound

Knowlton Bourne at Pittsburgh in Tune

The music of 23-year-old newcomer Knowlton Bourne might take a little while to grow on you. The Mississippi native plays a type of Southern shoegaze that might put off listeners looking for catchy, hook-filled melodies. Bourne ‘s debut full-length, “Songs From Motel 43,” didn’t do much for me on the first spin, but I found… Continue reading Knowlton Bourne at Pittsburgh in Tune

Lunchbox at In Love With These Times, In Spite of These Times

Lunchbox “Paws of Destiny” Oh me, oh my. As we remarked of their comeback album on Jigsaw Records last year, Lunchbox really have a way with tunes. Melodies simply abound: little ones, big ones, huge ones, snaking in and out everywhere. And on their ace six-track “Smash Hits” EP, also on Jigsaw, they’ve upped their… Continue reading Lunchbox at In Love With These Times, In Spite of These Times

Antlered Aunt Lord at Flagpole

Antlered Aunt Lord, the slow-simmering local garage-pop project led by songwriter Jesse Stinnard (also of Tunabunny fame), is all set to release its Ostensibly Formerly Stunted (and on fire) LP Nov. 20 via HHBTM. Today, we’re tickled pink to provide y’all with a first taste of the LP via the video for “The Beezwax,” the record’s fuzz-forward, steadfastly… Continue reading Antlered Aunt Lord at Flagpole