Like many, my only previous exposure to The Primitives was their single, “Crash.” My lack of knowledge is simply because of my age. So with a reformation and their long awaited LP in our hands, and some research on their back catalogue, we jumped right into Spin O Rama. From the opening moments of the… Continue reading The Primitives at Get It On Vinyl
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Pinkshinyultrablast at Collapse Board
Hold on. Slow down a minute. Don’t rise to the stars just yet. Should place matter? Should we be amazed that something this heaven-bound launched from the wintery heart of Russia? Or should we concede that Pinkshinyultrablast sound like the sun-kissed aftermath of the Horrors after they rebuilt their strange house into a glass cathedral?… Continue reading Pinkshinyultrablast at Collapse Board
Joe Jack Talcum at This is Book’s Music
You may know of Joseph Genaro as one of the members of The Dead Milkmen but he also recorded some material under the name Joe Jack Talcum, who you may be more familiar with. HHBTM Records has released a new compilation of his home recordings called Home Recordings 1993 – 1999, which were recordings between… Continue reading Joe Jack Talcum at This is Book’s Music
Mind Brains at Wondering Sound
Call Mind Brains a supergroup if you like — the Athens band features members of Olivia Tremor Control, Marshmallow Coast, of Montreal, the Music Tapes and more —l but you’ll find no bombast or grandstanding on their deliriously delightful self-titled LP. Sound instead arrives in hallucinogenic waves: vocal harmonies bend and wobble, distorted synths blast… Continue reading Mind Brains at Wondering Sound
Luxembourg Signal at No BS: Just Rock and Roll
The Luxembourg Signal est un avatar de Aberdeen groupe qui officiait à la fin des 90’s et au début des années 2000. La plupart de ses membres a donc opté pour un nouveau nom mais leur musique demeure toujours une indie-pop solide contstruite autour de mélodies fortes et de guitares à faison. S’y ajoute néanmoins… Continue reading Luxembourg Signal at No BS: Just Rock and Roll
Luxembourg Signal at Music Won’t Save You
Oltre ai pionieristici tentativi di catturare frequenze notturne in onda media (che tempi!), a una prima lettura la denominazione The Luxembourg Signal potrebbe non raccontare molto di quanto racchiude al suo interno. Si tratta, di fatto, di una band al debutto, anche se i curricula artistici dei suoi componenti vengono da lontano, tanto da aver… Continue reading Luxembourg Signal at Music Won’t Save You
Lunchbox at Power Popaholic
Oakland, California duo Tim Brown and Donna McKean are Lunchbox. The band is very much in the style of Apples in Stereo with its twee vocals and compact bubblegum melodies. Starting with “Everybody Knows” it sets up the sound with multi-layered harmonies and instrumentation, next “Tom, What’s Wrong” is like a teenage poem with its… Continue reading Lunchbox at Power Popaholic
Hobbes Fanclub at Hipersonica
Qué tiene de bueno: Pese a que The Hobbes Fanclub acuden un repertorio sonoro más que conocido, en Up At Langrage (Shelflife, 2014) hay canciones que, por más repetitivas que puedan sonar de buenas a primeras, siempre se revelan como estupendas acompañantes. Un disco sencillo, poco complicado, tanto para ellos como para nosotros, que opta… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at Hipersonica
Hobbes Fanclub at Indie Nauta
Os lo comentamos fugazmente en nuestra crónica del pasado Indietracks, pero hoy volvemos a insistir, por si todavía os queda un hueco en vuestras listas de lo mejor del año. Provenientes de la ciudad de Bradford, al norte de Inglaterra, The Hobbes Fanclub comenzó en 2008 como el proyecto en solitario del cantante y guitarrista… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at Indie Nauta
Fishboy at Azltron
I had a chance to talk to native Texan Eric Michener, who founded the Fishboy music project in 2001. He got the nickname Fishboy after he ate a live fish on a dare. His latest release An Elephant is also a 160 page graphic novel that he created as a companion piece for his album.… Continue reading Fishboy at Azltron