Author: mike

Frog at Mad Mackerel

New additions to the marvellous Audio Antihero roster, New York duo Frog’s offering Judy Garland (with artwork from regular MM fave Benjamin Shaw no less) is a brilliant lo-fi romp through vocal gymnastics, uptempo, infectious banjo rhythms, and a fabulous falsetto chorus. [Link]

American Culture at Step On Magazine

Pure American Gum glistens with the heat and sheen of desert summer evenings. American Culture offers a sound that is an unrelenting blend of dream-pop and punk rock. Earnest lyrics about anything from Coca-Cola, Cherry Crush, and unrequited love; to social anxiety, alienation, Sonic Youth and the Pixies – American Culture offers a completely different… Continue reading American Culture at Step On Magazine

American Culture at Austin Town Hall

Man, noise rock with catchy pop hooks seems to be everywhere these days, and I am far from complaining. American Culture are a Denver group making bubblegum pop with a noisey twist, and they do this quite well. Pure American Gum is a short yet tantalizing album filled with songs that will win your heart… Continue reading American Culture at Austin Town Hall

American Culture at Durango Herald

“Pure American Gum,” American Culture. American Culture is the new band led by Colorado’s Chris Adolph, rising out of the ashes of the now-defunct Bad Weather California. This is a successful quest for power pop. Reverb and fuzz give way to the best of simple songwriting. It’s a breezy record for summer, the name and… Continue reading American Culture at Durango Herald

American Culture at If It Be Your Will

Remember when Jesus And Mary Chain wanted really badly to be American during their mid-period? That’s this record. This is classic “American music”. Not so much Bo Diddley and Elvis, but more like Velvet Underground and the Stooges. These ten songs celebrate activities such as driving around, listening to music, going to the movies… but… Continue reading American Culture at If It Be Your Will

Frog at Gold Flake Paint

Oh, Frog. We’ll never forget the moment they came waltzing in to our life, bare-chested, mile-wide grins, channeling every American guitar band we’d ever loved and every dead-beat town we’d never visited. Their debut album was a favourite of ours, and yours, and everyone who heard it – which, sadly, of course, was far fewer… Continue reading Frog at Gold Flake Paint

Sleaford Mods at The Vinyl Factory

If you don’t know who Sleaford Mods are by now then you really must live in a cave, in the middle of nowhere. Without doubt England’s most important band at the moment strike again with a killer 7″ on Emotional Response. ‘A Little Ditty’ (taken from the Divide And Exit LP) finds the rants riding… Continue reading Sleaford Mods at The Vinyl Factory

Marshmallow Coast at With A Messy Head

4 years after Seniors and Juniors Strikes Back, a rework of his classic from 1999,Marshmallow Coast releases a new album Vangelis Rides Again, a catchy psychedelic trip like Pet Sounds through a mirrorball. Andrew Gonzales follows the elect(on)ic rides he started with his album Phreak Phantasy: guitars, basses and keyboards gently balancing from one side… Continue reading Marshmallow Coast at With A Messy Head