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Fireworks at Innocent Words
Despite a fairly generic moniker, the debut full length from the UK-based The Fireworks, ‘Switch Me On,’ manages to blow away any preconceived notions about this being just another run-of-the-mill indie pop band. Even with two solid 7 inches and a well-received EP to their name, this full length is proof that the band is… Continue reading Fireworks at Innocent Words
Fireworks at Dagger
I loved the single and was waiting with bated breath for the full-length. Well, here it is and it’s a doozie. Matthew and Emma run the show here, he on guitar/vocals and she on vocals/tambourine. Isabel and Shaun (Charman, he of the Wedding Present and Popguns) round out the rhythm section) and the songs come… Continue reading Fireworks at Dagger
Fireworks at Soundblab
The burgeoning years of independent music (or, in more specific terms, a cassette put out by the NME called C86) brought a major sea change in the sound of the British underground. It inspired bunches of kids to pick up instruments and created a whole new vanguard of swirly, jangly, lo-fi pop music. Some bands were more… Continue reading Fireworks at Soundblab
Pinkshinyultrablast at Bloodbuzzed
Pinkshinyultrablast. New year, new exciting proposals from Shelflife, folks. This time coming from Saint Petersburg, Russia, here’s a quintetformed in 2007, but their only release to date didn’t arrive until 2009, in the form of EP ‘Happy Songs For Happy Zombies‘, out via Odd Box Records. Luckily, the combo is alive and kicking, as the… Continue reading Pinkshinyultrablast at Bloodbuzzed
Mind Brains at Rock Decibels
On pourrait qualifier Mind Brains de supergroupe dans la mesure où le line-up de ce combo d’Athens, Géorgie, comprend des membres d’autres groupes : Olivia Tremor Control, Marshmallow Coast, of Montreal, the Music Tapes, et plus… Malgré ce pedigree impressionnant la musique de cet « debut album » éponyme n’aura rien d’ampoulé ou de déclamatoire. Le son, au… Continue reading Mind Brains at Rock Decibels
Boyracer at Big Takeover
After four years of silence, Boyracer reemerge for their final release – four snappy songs defiantly lacking the drama that would ordinarily accompany such an announcement. Teetering between The Buzzcocks andLeatherface, Stewart Anderson and company go out on a high note, beginning with the flashing memory of a bad relationship in the title track, a… Continue reading Boyracer at Big Takeover
Mind Brains at Red & Black
For decades now, Athens has been considered a town with a thriving music scene. Throughout the length of this reputation, which started with bands like the B-52s, the sounds of the Classic City have been associated with the weird and the peculiar. Local act Mind Brains’ self-titled debut does not stray from this motif of… Continue reading Mind Brains at Red & Black
Black Watch at Big Takeover
After the departure of six-year guitarist/vocalist, Steven Schayer (The Chills), The Black Watch’s mainstay, John Andrew Fredrick went into a studio with drummer Luke Adams to make an album almost entirely by himself. Sugarplum Fairy, Sugarplum Fairy is so memorably melodic, yet enthusiastically noisy. Buried beneath Fredrick’s brilliant pop stories rests an undercurrent of distortion,… Continue reading Black Watch at Big Takeover
Hulaboy at Big Takeover
With twenty years of collaborating under their belts, Boyracer’s Stewart Andersonand Eric Stoess of Louisville, KY legends,Hula Hoop, get together again for another small slab of vinyl. He’s Making Violent Love to Me, Mother is the ’60s aficionado’s wet dream. “Exes and Enemies” kicks things off with a contemplative, Kinks-y look at social media and… Continue reading Hulaboy at Big Takeover