The first single from James Blake's Overgrown … [Read more...]
Mount Eerie – Ocean Roar
September 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
What sounds like a noise rock outro giving way to a dream-pop opening opens up one of the prettiest songs I've heard this summer. Although pop isn't quite the right word for it, the layered vocals add a layer of unease to until the song climaxes with … [Read more...]
Grizzly Bear – Sleeping Ute
July 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Grizzly Bear are at their best when in displays of musical power. No buildup is needed to start their latest track "Sleeping Ute". Right off waves of Daniel Rossen's singular guitar sound crash into Edward Droste's wavering voice. I don't know what a … [Read more...]
St. Vincent – Grot
May 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Grot, the latest track from St. Vincent makes you feel like you are listening to a 99% rally with some sort of real force. The song chugs with a a feedback driven guitar while Annie Clark chants beat poetry about the "Power Pigs". The heavyness is … [Read more...]
Lower Dens – Brains
May 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The repetitive drum beat makes it almost impossible not to lose yourself in the moment- it's almost difficult to keep from turning your thoughts in on their selves as the far away vocals waver around the swirl of guitars. It's eerily easy to lose … [Read more...]
Heavy Metal – White Rabbits
April 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
White Rabbits have gotten a bit of a bad reception from some critics on their latest album Milk Famous, which was produced by Spoon's occasional producer Mike McCarthy, and their sophomore effort It's Frightening was produced by Spoon's frontman … [Read more...]
Dirty Projectors – Gun Has No Trigger
April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Gun Has No Trigger is very much a continuation of the unique rock compositional sound Dirty Projectors perfected in 2009s Bitte Orca. Although it definitely seems more pop music accessible than its predecessor if this single is any indicator. The … [Read more...]
Primitive (3D) — Deerhunter
March 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This somewhat unknown Deerhunter B-side has it's own video. It starts out as a sort of post-punk garage rock in the vein of The Strokes, but about two minutes in things start to get weird. Hearts beat in time with the shouts while people are being … [Read more...]
Caveman — Old Friend
March 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Caveman's best track "Old Friend" is not an average radio single, it's densely layered electro-fuzz-folk, and frankly I'm somewhat shocked it has gotten any radio play at all. But after the first listen it's easy to see why it does - it's immediately … [Read more...]
Daniel Rossen – Saint Nothing
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
An unsettlingly repetitive piano figure opens up this single from Daniel Rossen's (a fourth of the better known Grizzly Bear) forthcoming solo EP, Silent Hour/Golden Mile. Rossen's taut lurching voice and the suppressed nature of this song make it … [Read more...]
