With its anti-gravity vocals and jet-engine synths, "Aurora" might incline toward the upper atmosphere, but a ripe post-punk bass line and a spiky industrial beat keep things tethered to the ground. The opener to A Grave With No Name's upcoming third record Whirlpool marks a tonal shift toward the lush for the U.K. outfit, edging out of the thorns and bare rooms that populated previous releases. Recorded at London's Holy Mountain Studios, Whirlpool will be the first professionally assembled album from songwriter Alex...
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Some bands surf their own synthesizers. Jesse Ruins dodge them like characters trapped in a video game. A brand new signing to tastemaking label Lefse Records, this Tokyo three-piece wind deceptively innocent pastels around ripcord Cure bass lines. "Talk To Alicia", the second track to be unveiled from the band's forthcoming debut record A Film, rides a mutated mechanical beat as shapeless vocals and sharp leads chase each other. Like My Bloody Valentine, Jesse Ruins treat the human voice as just another formation of...
If you haven't already heard, Anthony Gonzalez of the electronic shoegaze unit M83 has jumped onboard to help score Joseph Kosinski's upcoming sci-fi film, Oblivion. To be honest I'm amazed this is the first time M83 has been asked to help score a film as their music has so many cinematic elements...
So spring is officially here, but if it brought nothing for you but winter's sloppy seconds, here's a brand new track from No Joy to get you in the mood for the longer, warmer nights that lie ahead. "Lunar Phobia" is the official single off the Montreal quartet's forthcoming release, Wait to...
A Quick Word from the Author: February seems to be living up to expectations, despite how high the bar has been set so far this year. The music is just too good. This week is a compilation of the past two weeks, it's a bit lengthier, and fairly grand. The Tryptophan, specifically, is fairly...
If lo-fi, indie, or shoegaze draw your interest, check out Tucson's own Dream Sick. They recently put out a taste of their upcoming album Morkkis and it shines bright, dare I say, like a diamond in the rough? Or better yet, like an oasis in the desert? What makes Dream Sick stand out in the...
A Quick Word from the Author: This has been an incomparably fruitful January for new music, across the board but more specifically Indie. It seems as if the music gods are making up for the lackluster performance they exhibited in 2012, and frankly, I'm quite shocked. To put it in...
If all rock music were made in the upper stratosphere, it would all sound like La Big Vic. The title track from the Brooklyn trio's new album Cold War soars and sparkles like so many blue-sky sprites. Emilie Friedlander's vocals bloom above synthetic choirs, lilting strings, ghostly synths, and...
