I’m loving this song from Crocodiles. I don’t know much about it other than the obvious 60’s surf pop sound with a twist of 80’s goth, but it’s pretty good. They sound a bit like Surfer Blood and the two dudes that make up the band were apparently in both Some Girls and Dum Dum [...]
Is it just me being a harbinger of music to come or is this a trend that the masses are influencing? I find myself being drawn to more music with overt 60’s derivations. Bands like Best Coast and Cults on the pop side then Tame Impala and new Smashing Pumpkins (see the latest “Spangled,” “A [...]
Fuck! I’m either completely out of the loop (impossible!) or The Crowes did nothing to promote this show at HOB. I just learned about it yesterday and, sadly, cannot attend. But you should! The BC’s are relentless rock n roll machines and can arguably be noted as one of the greatest American rock bands of [...]
I’m not sure how new this song is. “Never Say Never” was included on disc 2 as part of the Rated R 10 Year Anniversary re-release in August. Most of the songs are on other rarity collections, but this song was not present in my vast QOTSA library. It’s sultry and dark like most of [...]
Am I crazy or is this song awesome? Never has the sacred and profane phrase, “fuck you” been delivered with such alacrity and wit (OK – Eddie Murphy, George Carlin, Bernie Mack, Redd Fox, Robert Deniro, nevermind) – well maybe with such funk and soul? Cee-Lo shapes classic funk grooves that The Mar-Keys would be [...]
San Francisco based artist, Chelsea TK, has her first official full-length release in Terra Attero. It is a boisterous and swirling amalgamation of style and soul infused with layers of instrumental loops, driving drum work, clever electronic bits, and Chelsea’s expansive, entrancing vocals.
TK glides from soul diva to alt rocker from track to track and [...]
The earlier album review noted that this song is like Blondie meets Siouxsie Sioux and now I’d like to throw a dash of Bjork in there. It’s the driving disco bass drum mixed with the goth-y synth and the pixie-ish vocals that conjure the comparisons. “Sprawl II” could be my favorite song on The Suburbs, [...]
