There isn’t a track that makes me want to turn it up. In fact, I found myself turning it down to escape the auditory mindfuck.
At first glance I asked myself, “Why two EPs? Why not one good album?” Then I listened. March of the Zapotec, apparently inspired by a recent sojourn in Oaxaca, Mexico, plays like the White Album for Mariachi bands. More than drenched, it is nearly indigenous-sounding music that is a result of Zach Condon’s Mexican stay, just [...]
“Nothing Ever Happened” I like the shoegazer-y Sonic Youth / Pumpkins thing Derrhunter’s got goin’ on. I like the fact that the singer is kind of this homosexual outcast with that Abe Lincoln disease. It makes the music more believable. This last minute and 45 seconds of this song, the outro, made me like this [...]
The Tabernacle is one of my favorite venues in the southeast. It feels alive during good shows and this visit from MM is no exception. I think this is the first tour since Johnny Marr’s brief stint.
“Spitting Venom” is a vicious song live. It is powerful with frequent changes and massive crescendos.
The “Third Planet” is [...]
Bat for Lashes sweet sophomore release is a sophisticated, edgy, sincere effort with loads of musical integrity.  Two Suns is a sensible follow-up to her debut, taking the themes and style of the previous Рwith its haunting charm Рand expanding on it. Two Suns is sweeping and large for an “indie songstress.” Her [...]
