RANCH GHOST is a 5-piece band from Nashville, Tennessee. They have a new 7″ on Paris label Requiem Pour Un Twister, showcasing two tracks of their bluesy garage rock. It’s limited to 300 pieces with the first 100 on red vinyl. Continue reading “Ranch Ghost – Turfin 7″”
The newest release from Ontario, Canada’s Hosehead Records is the debut long-player from Ottawa-based garage crew AVERAGE TIMES. Hailing from their nation’s capitol, Average Times’ album boasts a grab-bag of pop, punk and garage, all hopped up on a heaping dose of caffeine. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Average Times – s/t LP”
Suicide Bong Tapes is one of the fresher labels in Philadelphia. A division of FDH Records, they just dropped the new cassette EP from Philly-based pop-punks LIKERS. Men of Honor exposes us to six energized songs, each of which make up a strong and cohesive release. Continue reading “Likers – Men of Honor CS”
Hailing from Philadelphia, CHEERLEADER is a new local band who self-describe their sound as “hazy electro-pop.” The quintet recently began releasing new tracks on their Soundcloud, along with a video for their lead single “New Daze.” The video caught the eyes of folks at NME and MTV, both of which deemed Cheerleader as a sort of “best new buzz band.”
“New Daze” is their most memorable single yet, led by fuzzy electronics and an icy atmosphere that keeps things cool. Bass lines sound fat and muddy, complemented by colorful swells of warbled guitars and electronics. The song becomes increasingly detailed as it plays out, wrapping us in a wave of speckled electronics that are clean and crystal-clear. Pretty vocal hooks come drenched in a palpable layer of haze, leading us on a particularly heavenly ride as we scrape our foreheads on the clouds. Listen to “New Daze” right below, then check out Cheerleader on Soundcloud for a few more tracks from their set of demos. If you’ve previously dug anything from their Philly neighbors in Cough Cool, or maybe even Painted Palms, then this stuff is for you! If you’re in Philadelphia, catch them on March 3rd at Kung Fu Necktie!
Genre/ Tags: Electronic, Pop, Dream Pop
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Famous Class Records in Brooklyn, NY released this whopping split 7″ at the end of January. CCR HEADCLEANER follow up their 2013 album Lace the World with Arms Wide Open with the split, while the trio in FUZZ continue their tear of psych-fueled stoner metal. Continue reading “Fuzz/ CCR Headcleaner – Famous Class Split 7″”
Chicago-based ENERGY GOWN just self-released a new lathe cut 7″. Round House follows up their 7″ from 2013, coming in a short edition of 50 square cuts with custom screenprinted art. Continue reading “Energy Gown – Round House 7″”
Brooklyn-based, Denver-born experimental psych trio WOODSMAN recently dropped their third LP on Fire Talk Records. The self-titled effort is a swirling abyss of instrumental space rock wonderment.
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WHO?: BURNT ONES, RAW McCARTNEY, JACKIE PAPER and SHAPE BREAKER
WHERE?: Bourbon & Branch, 705 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia, PA
WHEN?: March 22nd, 2014
Coming on March 22nd, the brand new Philadelphia venue BOURBON & BRANCH will be taken over with the first Styrofoam Drone Showcase. Bourbon & Branch is nearly ready to open for business, and once it is, it will become one of Philadelphia’s newest venues. Located in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of the city, the venue features a 16 foot-wide stage, not to mention a full bar/restaurant with a heaping menu of food and drink.
While all this is going down, BURNT ONES, the San Francisco-based glam pop trio, are readying their new LP for Castle Face Records. They hooked up with Indianapolis-based fuzz-heaters RAW McCARTNEY for a tour, who just released a new cassette on Tripp Tapes (some highly recommended listening). Joining them in Philly for the night will be SHAPE BREAKER and JACKIE PAPER, two bands who are based in the city limits of Philadelphia. Continuing the trend of new releases, Shape Breaker just set free their vinyl debut on a split 7″ from Chicago label Gary Records. Jackie Paper is a 5-piece band with flutes and synth, joining the stage with their shadowy take on psych rock.
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See you on March 22nd!
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THE BEDS sent over their new Ride Again EP, which was self-released at the beginning of 2014. The songs were self-recorded in a basement in eastern Pennsylvania during a snowstorm, showcasing the bands decrepit take on scuzzy, noisy punk rock. Continue reading “The Beds – Ride Again EP”
Currently based in Brooklyn, Denver-born psych crew WOODSMAN just dropped their third studio album on Fire Talk Records (more on that later). Their current tour just concluded over the past weekend with their record release show in New York City. The night before they made a stop in Philadelphia, bringing their experimental psych rock to Kung Fu Necktie on a Friday night. Philly-based band SCHOOL GIRL kicked things off. They specialize in a form of primitive protopunk, playing their second show to date. Grungy punk n’ roll trio LANTERN followed up, playing some tracks from their 2013 debut and a few other choice nuggets. It was their first show in awhile but they were right on point, evidenced by these videos after the jump: Continue reading “Woodsman, Lantern, School Girl Live in Philadelphia (02/07/14)”
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