Monday, November 3, 2008
Josh Pyke - Memories & Dust (2007)
Pop / Singer-Songwriter / Acoustic
Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke has a resonant voice, minstrel flair and a natural ear for squeaky clean, acoustic pop.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Darker My Love - 2 (2008)
Psychedelic / Shoegaze / Retro Pop
Darker My Love seem to be set on recording a ’60s psych-rock primer for today’s indie kids and shoegaze holdouts: 2’s cloudy-behind-the-eyes lyrics, organ, and scuzzed out anthems galore will please fans of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and My Bloody Valentine simultaneously.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Silverchair - Young Modern (2007)
Rock / Pop / Chamber Pop
A far cry from the derivative grunge of their teenage years, the grown-up chamber pop of Young Modern solidifies Silverchair as the biggest modern pop/rock band to make such a Beatlesesque transformation.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Starfucker - Starfucker (2008)
Synth Pop / Bitpop / Indie
The unfortunately named Starfucker play splendid, yummy synth-pop that comes out like Pinback with Nintendo controllers in place of guitars.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Audio Fiction - Audio Fiction (2008)
Retro Pop-Rock / ’80s Revival / Punk
Just in time for autumn, these ten summery tracks drip retro cool. Don’t worry, the really cool kind: Hendrixian octave guitar madness, double X chromosome swagger and Siouxsie peek-a-boos. Angelfish lovers rejoice.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Search/Rescue - The Compound (2008)
Pop / Rock / Indie
From the ashes of career industry-haters Acceptance and Gatsbys American Dream comes the straighten up, fly right, soaring pop of Search/Rescue—originally released on CD only in Japan.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Prime sth - Underneath The Surface (2002)
Alternative Rock / Radio Rock
There’s something uniquely energetic about Swedish alt-rockers Prime sth’s take on the unapologetically post-grunge, mainstream “alternative rock” sound they’ve adopted.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Jonezetta - Cruel To Be Young (2008)
High Fructose Pop Rock
- Wide Awake
- Holding Onto You
- Busy Body
- Paint and Picture
- Sick in the Teeth
- Cruel to be Young
- Fur Coat (Roaming Like Animals)
- Valentine
- Untitled
- The Queen City Song
- I Watched You, Out From Your Window
Monday, September 15, 2008
Calexico - Carried to Dust (2008)
Frankenstein folk
- Victor Jara’s Hands
- Two Silver Trees
- The News About William
- Sarabande In Pencil Form
- Writer’s Minor Holiday
- Man Made Lake
- Inspiracion
- House Of Valparaiso
- Slowness
- Bend In The Road
- El Gatillo (Trigger Revisited)
- Fractured Air (Tornado Watch)
- Falling From Sleeves
- Red Blooms
- Contention City
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Anberlin - “Feel Good Drag” [SINGLE]
Re-recorded for their latest album, Anberlin’s “Feel Good Drag” has always been among their best; this version is no different. New listeners will dig the hell out of this radio-ready redux. Longtime fans, however, will prefer the rawer, grittier original.
