It’s been out for a couple of weeks now and it’s a cracker setting the benchmark for all other album releases this year. From opener With My Heart via the brilliant single Runaround to the closing track it’s a glorious way to spend 37 and a bit minutes. That means I get to play it twice… Continue reading Fireworks at Records I Like
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Animal Daydream at Get It On Vinyl
Some of the coolest things come out of Sweden; Ikea, Volvo and now, Animal Daydream. While the band is a duo, there is allot of sound packed in their new EP Easy Pleasures out now on Jigsaw Records. The four track seven-inch is loaded with lush harmonies and jangly guitars. It’s easy to feel nostalgic… Continue reading Animal Daydream at Get It On Vinyl
Mind Brains at Mad Mackerel
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Mind Brains at Stereo Embers
Twice I’ve torn away pages beginning this review. Do I bring up the fact that the CD arrived unbidden in a slightly oversized envelope with a full-color promo sheet and sandwiched between two slices of white bread each with a perfect heart cut dead center, or leave out that detail as extraneous information no matter… Continue reading Mind Brains at Stereo Embers
Mind Brains at Dagger
Man, you never know what you’ll get coming out of Athens GA. You’ll recognize a few of the names here form other bands (ie: Eric Harris) and this is all over the map. Weirded-out psych pop one minute and Krautrock the next. (check out “Body Horror”). A bit too out there for me, but it… Continue reading Mind Brains at Dagger
American Culture at Magnet
American Culture is keeping american culture alive by living out in the desert at four corners (where Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico meet) and playing a dreamy brand of blissful punk and pop. Now the band offers a new track called “I Wanna Be Your Animal” for free download. The song starts out with… Continue reading American Culture at Magnet
Animal Daydream at Whisperin and Hollerin
Yet another cool band coming out of the very busy Gothenburg scene. This time, however, instead of being on a Swedish label like Birds Will Sing For You, Animal Daydream are instead on cool American indie Jigsaw Records out of Seattle. Still, one thing is for sure they sound like they would make a great… Continue reading Animal Daydream at Whisperin and Hollerin
American Culture at Examiner
Sometimes good music needs to be found while searching among the record bins, the internet and intimate live music clubs. For every Fall Out Boy and One Direction there are a dozen bands that do not have massive marketing campaigns, hours of airplay, big production budgets or copious amounts of TV exposure. It is these… Continue reading American Culture at Examiner
Black Watch at Examiner
The Black Watch is a long standing labor of love for John Andrew Fredrick. He has consistently churned out quality lo-fi music for god knows how long while building a devout legion of fans in the process. Hanging out below mainstream music’s radar has become Frederick’s home as he treats listeners to songs that fit… Continue reading Black Watch at Examiner
Fireworks at The Finest Kiss
I don’t know about you, but I don’t like to waste my time. So many bands these days go two or three songs into their albums before actually delivering a decent hook. There is no such problem with the Fireworks. The London band do not dillydally. Buzzy guitars blast out as soon as you hit… Continue reading Fireworks at The Finest Kiss