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Boston bliss-pop crew EARTHQUAKE PARTY! have a new cassette to share with the world. Let’s Rock, OK? is their latest release for their current tour, featuring the same noisy pop anthems that made their debut. Continue reading “earthquake party! – Let’s Rock, OK? CS”
The good folks at Twin Lakes Records don’t drop new material very often, but when they do, you should pay attention. This peculiar new EP from SOURCE OF YELLOW is the latest to come from the Connecticut based label. Continue reading “Source of Yellow – The Said EP”
This PURITY RING album has been out for awhile now. It’s always been part of my plans to get it up here, I just didn’t know when it would happen. The reason being that, if you’re like me, you have an occasional soft spot for electronic music. This album obviously manages to hit that spot one way or another, the only difference being that this Purity Ring album is only good in small doses. If you begin to spend too much time with Shrines, things quickly go stale, kind of like you’re going around in circles lost in the woods. There’s no denying that Corin Roddick and Megan James have forged their very own sound here, but that’s also the problem – we don’t have anything for contrast, so this is all we’re left with. Which is in turn why this album can quickly go stale, unless of course, you carefully pick out each small dosage of Shrines as you go. Because once again, there’s no denying that something this calculated and something this pristine could ever possibly steer us wrong, frankly we just don’t want it to lose it’s originality.
Genre/ Tags: Electronic, Ethereal, Pop
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THEE MARVIN GAYS dropped their latest EP It’s Easier to Be Dumb via the Kizmiaz Records label (which is based in Nantes, France) back in early July. The EP comes six tracks deep for about 17 minutes of up-beat and fun-loving garage rock action from these Belgium natives. Continue reading “Thee Marvin Gays – It’s Easier to Be Dumb EP”
It’s taken some time, but the debut album from LA’s COLD SHOWERS hit record shelves this week. The LP comes from Dais Records, finally giving us all the proper dosage of this moody post-punk we’ve been looking for. Continue reading “Cold Showers – Love and Regret”
Thanks to X! Records in Detroit we’re bringing you another PROTOMARTYR 7″. This single comes along almost simultaneously with their debut LP No Passion All Technique on Urinal Cake Records. Continue reading “Protomartyr – Baseball Bat 7″ EP”
Hailing from New Milford, Connecticut, FINS dropped their new 7″ on the ObscureMe Records label and it’s picking up some momentum. They play spastic garage-punk at breakneck speeds with a bit of dirty grunge fouling the air. Continue reading “Fins – Lawnmower 7″ EP”
Unfortunately it’s not really summer anymore, but I am posting this today because it is one of those things that can’t be ignored. THE TEEN VELVETTES, otherwise known as the moniker of Michael Cotter, may be offering us one of the most legitimate surf-pop sounds to come from anyone anywhere in 2012 (save for Guantanamo Baywatch). Sadly information is somewhat sparse on the internet about Cotter and his project, but that really doesn’t make a difference. “Cruising the Surf” alone is an excellent indication of this sound, while the twelve minute EP itself is something you won’t want to miss. Most of these tracks are instrumental (except for a cover of the Surfari’s “Surfer Joe”), but all are righteously invigorating in their own right whether it’s twangy surf-pop or inviting doo-wop. The only complaint one might have, however, is the electronic percussion – it doesn’t really take anything away from the songs, it’s just a constant reminder of what recorded percussion would actually sound like with an extra crash.
It was tough to pick just one to leave you with below, but “Cruising the Surf” seemed like the right choice for it’s infinitely sunny vibes and beachy atmosphere. The other contender was EP opener “Grab Your Board” and honestly it’s just as worthy. “Cruising the Surf” puts us right in the midst of a 50s beach party, with glinting surf hooks that are just as shiny as the suns warming rays that blanket the song. Waves wash up on the beach and wet your toes as you lay back in the sun, scoping out which wave you’re catching next through the haze of your sunglasses. Perhaps this stuff is all too teasing of those summer beach visits some of us yearn for on a daily basis, but when it’s this good, it really shouldn’t matter.
Check out this track from the Teen Velvettes Soundcloud right below, then head on over to the Soundcloud where you can download the EP entirely for free, along with some older stuff too.
Genre/ Tags: Surf Rock, Pop
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SEPTEMBER GIRLS are five babes from Dublin, Ireland, dropping their 7″ on the Soft Power Records label in Scotland. Green Eyed is their vinyl debut, coming in an edition of 500 pressings. Continue reading “September Girls – Green Eyed 7″”
USELESS EATERS dropped a 7″ for their tour with Ty Segall and White Fence at the beginning of the summer. The two new tracks on Addicted to the Blade come from the Tic Tac Totally label in Chicago. Continue reading “Useless Eaters – Addicted to the Blade 7″”
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