San Francisco’s Pamela are putting together their next release. I sat in with them last Friday at Temple Randolph Studios to observe their first session for the new record. It is being recorded by Jasper Leach and Brian Davy, of the Myonics and Symbolic Jews, on a vintage Tascam Midistudio 688 cassette recorder. Continue reading “A Brief Conversation With Pamela”
Sweet Heart Sweet Light is the latest offering and sacrament from Spirtualized. Throughout his career guitarist Jason Pierce (aka J. spacemen) has provided us with multicolored galaxy uppers, downers, screamers, and laughers. This album is definitely a downer. Like a potent mixture of Darvon and Valium this is the sort of rock & roll that would have killed Lester Bangs. Continue reading “Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light LP”
STRANGE HANDS have just dropped their first proper full length album from Shit Music for Shit People. The album features 11 full tracks of their quivering garage rock sound, which proves that Strange Hands are a force to be reckoned with. The album, titled Dead Flowers, sees the band sprawling out in all directions, ranging from energetic pop-punk (“Trapper & Dodger”), swirling, instrumental acid trips (“Dead Flowers”) and hard-hitting, psyched-out bangers (“First Poem”, “Bunny Slipper”, “Smell”) that all manage to go above and beyond to hit their mark. Songs are heavy in the keyboard/synthesizer department, which ultimately helps intensify the lysergic and psychedelic properties of this album.
With an album like this one, Strange Hands have made it clear what they’re capable of and the results are nothing short of exhilarating. Take a song like “Smell,” which has the pedal to the metal from start to finish. They rage on through with shredded, stream-lined guitar shards, creating an all-out punk monstrosity comprised of scorching solos with an element of innocence that is easy to endorse. Now if you like what you hear go and grab your copy of the vinyl. It’s official release date is May 11th, so sit tight!
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Genre/ Tags: Garage Rock, Lo-Fi, Pop, Psychedelic
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20TH CENTURY TOKYO PRINCESS is a noisy, three piece garage rock band fronted by 37 year old Ted Clark who works in a liquor store. Together this trio declares war on your ears with their lethal sound. Continue reading “20th Century Tokyo Princess – I’ve Never Been Happy & I’ve Never Had Fun CS”
The Funny/ Not Funny label in Virginia has been churning out the goods these days. They continue with the debut 7″ from the twangy guitar duo of THE CINNAMON BAND who also hail from Virginia. Continue reading “The Cinnamon Band – Black Love 7″”
Hailing from Portland, BOYSCOUT DISCOVERY is an experimental electronic project that has limited information out there on the Internet. At this point the most we could tell you is that this stuff is worth listening to and the EP is free! Continue reading “Boyscout Discovery – EP”
RADAR EYES of Chicago finally dropped their debut LP from Hozac Records earlier this year. The self-titled album features a combination of garage and noise rock with towering guitars and overall epic results. Continue reading “Radar Eyes – Radar Eyes”
THE ZOLTARS are an up and coming band out of Austin, Texas. Their debut LP, “Should I Try Once More?” drops via Sundae Records, which tells a track-by-track story about someone falling in love all over again. Continue reading “The Zoltars – Should I Try Once More?”
AVERKIOU are a four piece pop band hailing from Gainesville, Florida. “The New Imperative” is their second 7″ single on Sound Study Recordings which sees the band at the height of their powers. Continue reading “Averkiou – The New Imperative EP”
The oddly named SSWAMPZZ hail from Syracuse, New York. They’re a noisy three-piece band that employs a slew of influences, most notably punk and noise rock which is evidenced greatly by their destructive sound. Continue reading “SSWAMPZZ – Sleeper”
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