“Kind of Blah” is the stunning debut LP from Frog, the two person guitar band from Queens, New York. 11.5 songs recorded in a non-functioning bowling alley under a cafe in Astoria. As Dan Bateman writes on the LP sleeve, the album “was an attempt to engage modern musical ideas from a 1950s style of… Continue reading Frog at If It Be Your Will
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Frog at Digital Fix
The latest signing to the unfathomably consistent Audio Antihero label arrives in the form of Frog – a New York based lo-fi pop duo crafting exactly the kind of tunes you wished Modest Mouse were still writing. Tom White and Dan Bateman’s music may sound stripped back on the surface but listen hard enough and… Continue reading Frog at Digital Fix
Bunnygrunt at Beehive Candy
So what do we know about Bunnygrunt? Well first of all we know that whoever wrote their promo has a superb way with words, we read – They started off twee but spent so much time on the road that they learned how to rock. The missing link between Teenage Fanclub and Teenage Wasteland, like… Continue reading Bunnygrunt at Beehive Candy
Bunnygrunt at This is Book’s Music
The album cover is homage to Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 but instead of Ozzy Osbourne extending his hands, it’s a cat. Or at least I think it’s a cat. Nonetheless, Bunnygrunt are here with what some are calling their 4th or 5th album, but Vol. 4 (Happy Happy Birthday To Me) shows what it can… Continue reading Bunnygrunt at This is Book’s Music
Bunnygrunt at Broadway World
They started off twee but spent so much time on the road that they learned how to rock. The missing link between Teenage Fanclub and Teenage Wasteland, like a bat out of hell baby, Bunnygrunt was born to run. They’ve been tearing it up for years now-legends of the underground teaching the indie kids how to… Continue reading Bunnygrunt at Broadway World
Bunnygrunt at Tullycraft Nation
Hey! Bunnygrunt is about to release their fifth studio album titled “Vol 4.” This is their first new album since 2009. I’m sure the title, “Vol 4,” will confuse some folks, seeing as how this is actually their fifth album. I can only assume the band is viewing this as the fourth record released by… Continue reading Bunnygrunt at Tullycraft Nation
Bob Collins and the Full Nelson at No Rock and Roll Fun
Bob Collins used to (and from time to time, still does) lead The Dentists. He’s been all this time in the business (if you can call it business) and never done a solo record. Until now. Or not quite now. Click through for the press release! [Link]
Bob Collins and the Full Nelson at Big Takeover
Former guitarist for Medway, UK’s The Dentists, Bob Collins, offers a debut solo album that owes as much to his psychedelic garage background as to power pop. Telescopic Victory Kiss jangles with the melodic tendencies of Collins’ former outfit while focusing on an elegantly matured songwriter. The resulting ten songs recall The Jam’s and The… Continue reading Bob Collins and the Full Nelson at Big Takeover
Bob Collins and the Full Nelson at Broadway World
Remarkably, this is Bob Collins’ first album under his own name, despite his prolific and accomplished songwriting in The Dentists and other assorted acts over the years. Telescopic Victory Kiss brings together the finest songs from his latter day career performing as a solo acoustic artist or with the three piece Full Nelson combo. Click… Continue reading Bob Collins and the Full Nelson at Broadway World
Bob Collins and the Full Nelson at Magnet
The Dentists’ Bob Collins has a new project, Bob Collins & The Full Nelson, which will issue Telescopic Victory Kiss on Jigsaw on June 16. [Link]