On and On is taken from the Fireworks forthcoming debut album Switch Me On which is due for release in February 2015 on Shelflife Records. On and On is noisy, frantic and clocks in under two minutes. Think The Buzzcocks meeting up with The Shop Assistants. Now that’s the perfect pop recipe for me. On… Continue reading Fireworks at Records I Like
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Animal Daydream at Austin Town Hall
There are occasions when you get a tune that you can stop playing; it seeps into your soul, delighting your senses every step of the say. That’s precisely the sentiment I got when I first put on this new single from Sweden’s Animal Daydream. The guitar work could possibly take a nod to some of… Continue reading Animal Daydream at Austin Town Hall
Animal Daydream at We Heart Music
Sweden’s Animal Daydream is releasing Easy Pleasures EP on Jigsaw Records this January 13th, 2015. Non-digital fans should try and get the limited 7″ vinyl. [Link]
Fishboy at Backseat Mafia
Denton Texas four-piece Fishboy are a band that like a story. If you’ve followed their career its been littered with story based albums, ep’s and 7inches, often accompanied by comic books that delve into the theme a little deeper. The album that started to get them noticed in the outside world was Albatross: How We… Continue reading Fishboy at Backseat Mafia
Luxembourg Signal at Aimless Skylarking
Truth be told, I started Aimless Skylarking mainly as a way to get photo passes. Since I was going to lots of gigs, combining music and my photography hobby just made sense to me. After buying tickets and sorting out arrangements, I’d contact the artist/band or their press agent and request a photo pass with… Continue reading Luxembourg Signal at Aimless Skylarking
Fishboy at Dallas Observer
How’s this for an album release party? A band records a concept album about an elephant that was killed by Thomas Edison, and releases an accompanying “wordless graphic novel” that helps fill out the poor creature’s story. The band then decides to celebrate the release not at, you know, a concert venue, but inside of… Continue reading Fishboy at Dallas Observer
Joe Jack Talcum at Whisperin and Hollerin
This album is the second instalment in the home recordings of Joe Jack Talcum who used to be the singer in The Dead Milkmen: a band I have a vague memory of having seen live once a long time ago. In the old days this album would have been on cassette with a Xerox cover… Continue reading Joe Jack Talcum at Whisperin and Hollerin
Fishboy at D Magazine
Although it had to be pushed back, Denton act Fishboy’s new album will see release on Sunday, December 14. Don’t these bands know that new records only come out on Tuesdays? The record is called An Elephant and it will be accompanied by a graphic novel. The story revolves around the horrific story of a… Continue reading Fishboy at D Magazine
Fishboy at douilles des rockeur
Encore un très joli album concept pour le texan qui donne cette fois-ci dans le pachyderme maltraité et la vengeance d’outre-tombe. Si le résultat est un peu moins impressionnant que le chef d’œuvre Albatross (…) (2007), on a droit à notre bonne rasade de ce folk-punk-pop si authentique et attachant. [Link]
Pinkshinyultrablast at Don’t Need No Melody
Atmospheric shoegaze doesn’t get much more definitive than this. Both these songs come ahead of the Russian band’s first album, out January 26th on Shelflife and Club AC. Bonus points for having the best name ever. Click through for track stream! [Link]