As shambolic as the cover would seem to indicate Eureka California’s Versus is a crazy ride through the indie rock lexicon. Sounding like a perfect smash up between Daydream Nationera Sonic Youth, Slanted and Enchanted Pavement, a bit of Superchunk and some surf guitarVersus is a noisy wrangled record of chaotic fun. This is a… Continue reading Eureka California at Pop! Stereo
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Witching Waves at Pop! Stereo
Witching Waves’ Crystal Café is a restless record of noisy guitars, sugary sweet vocals and driving rhythms. Sounding something like the Pixies/Breeders with a bit of riot grrl, Lush and Sonic Youth thrown in for good measure Britain’s Witching Waves create a raucous distorted wall of edginess with just enough pop sensibility to make it… Continue reading Witching Waves at Pop! Stereo
High Violets at Pop! Stereo
Five albums in and The High Violets kind of have the whole post-gazing dream pop thing down pat. They know their way around ethereality and could sculpt a noise pop song in their sleep. They know how to take their influences and make them their own. These guys are good and their latest album Heroes… Continue reading High Violets at Pop! Stereo
deardarkhead at Pop! Stereo
DearDarkHead’s Mini LP Strange Weather is a six song ethereal journey into the post-shoegazing landscape. This instrumental record is utterly gorgeous and features some of the best guitar work I’ve heard on an instrumental work in a really long time. And while the musicianship on this record is top notch or higher, it’s one of… Continue reading deardarkhead at Pop! Stereo
Moon Types at Pop! Stereo
The Moon Types single Know the Reason is a perfect slice of indie pop neatly served on a 7” platter. Beaming with west coast vibes, radiant horns, and mellow melodies this little record is a bit of heaven via Sweden. The siblings Klein (Jesper and Josefin) know their way around a pop song and manipulate… Continue reading Moon Types at Pop! Stereo
Antlered Aunt Lord at Pop! Stereo
The oddly named Antlered Aunt Lord is as shambolic and weird as their name might imply. Led by the one and only member, Jesse Stinnard, AAL is a crazy chaotic mess of a solo project. Stinnard is a hap hazard artist who cranks out songs as if doing so was as involuntary as breathing. I’m… Continue reading Antlered Aunt Lord at Pop! Stereo
Marshmallow Coast at Pop! Stereo
Despite the exceptionally cheesy cover art for Marshmallow Coast’s new album, Vangelis Rides Again is really quite good. This former member (Andy Gonzales) of Of Montreal and Music Tapes has always brought some fantastic stuff to the indie pop table and this album is no different. And while the record looks like some sort of… Continue reading Marshmallow Coast at Pop! Stereo
Bunnygrunt at Pop! Stereo
I have to admit when the new Bunnygrunt album showed up and it looked like Black Sabbath’sVolume 4 I was really, really hoping they did a twee pop cover record of the metal classic. I wasn’t disappointed that they didn’t because the songs that actually make up their version ofVolume 4 are pretty darn strong… Continue reading Bunnygrunt at Pop! Stereo
Knowlton Bourne at POP! Stereo
Mississippi born and bread Knowlton Bourne isn’t your typical singer songwriter. Sure the guy sounds a bit country but he’s definitely not as buried in the roots of the Deep South as being from Mississippi would seem to indicate. Oh no, Knowlton sounds more like his long lost brother is Richard Ashcroft and he’s spent… Continue reading Knowlton Bourne at POP! Stereo
Presents for Sally at POP! Stereo
You know you’re old when you’ve lived through a movement long enough to see kids fascinated by it and decide to imitate and embrace it wholeheartedly. Such is me and the case of Presents for Sally. This band so encapsulates the Oxford and Leeds shoegazing scenes from the 90’s that it makes me feel like… Continue reading Presents for Sally at POP! Stereo