Day Wave Mercury Lounge, NYC August 19 Day Wave, the new alt-emo-surf-pop band, the project of Jackson Phillips, played last night at Mercury Lounge. Promoting the new EP, Headcase, the five member live stage band dove right into the set. Starting out with the single, “Nothing At All”, the sweet vocals contrasting with the world … Continue reading Day Wave live review at Mercury Lounge, NYC
Ride and the Cocteau Twins – two iconic bands, each with an unmistakable, unique sound. You could call them legendary, with a fan base no less devoted than they ever were. Ride has reformed and is touring again, playing festivals and small venues, to ecstatic fans. The Guardian gave their live show five stars and … Continue reading Mark Gardener talks about collaborating with Robin Guthrie on Universal Road
Artist: White Poppy Album: Natural Phenomena Rating: 7 Label: Not Not Fun Records White Poppy is the creation of Crystal Dorval, a Canadian experimental musician and songwriter hailing from Vancouver Island, BC, but now settled in Vancouver. Her new album, Natural Phenomena, has just been released, and within the listening pleasure is perhaps a longing … Continue reading Review of Natural Phenomena by White Poppy
American Wrestlers Elvis Guesthouse – June 12 Northside Fest – June 14 New York I saw American Wrestlers twice when they were here in NYC. Once at the oddly named Elvis Guesthouse in the East Village, which despite the charming attempt to create a story around Elvis still being alive somewhere on the “hippie trail” … Continue reading American Wrestlers at Northside Fest
Bully has been getting a lot of attention. Fronted by Alicia Bognanno, who wears all the hats of songwriter, guitarist, singer, and producer/engineer, and consisting of Stewart Copeland on drums, Clayton Parker on guitar, and Reece Lazarus on bass, they are friends who came together to work on Bognanno’s songs. And with a grunge rock … Continue reading Interview with Alicia Bognanno of Bully
Simon Lock, Kalani Polson and Alex Cooper make up the band Terrace. Their latest release, We Fall Together, is a breezy and beautiful summertime mash up of dance, trance, electronica, and ambient, with a dash of classic pop. It’s the sort of music that you put on, pour yourself a glass of something cold, and … Continue reading Terrace Is Ready For Take Off
Live stream up today and release June 23! Bardi Johannsson is one of those artists who is in constant motion. From film scores to television commercials, theatrical productions to concerts with orchestras, his creative output is prodigious. Johannsson has worked with Keren Ann on their joint project Lady & Bird, and with Jean-Benoît Dunckel of … Continue reading Bardi Johannsson Returns With Bang Gang
I can't stop listening to this album. Artist: Jamie xx Album: In Colour Rating: 8.5/10 Label: Young Turks There’s a word in German – Sehnsucht – that could be said to mean thoughts about areas of life that are imperfect, alongside a yearning for an imagined or dreamed alternative. Sampling doesn’t generally provide such a … Continue reading In Colour – Jamie xx Steps into the Spotlight
Renaissance man and musician meets French philosopher and musician. Together, they form a bande à part – a band of outsiders. Fitting, really, as they borrowed their name from one of Godard’s lesser appreciated films, Detective. Together, through his love of crunching garage guitar and her starlit vocals and stylings, DTCV produce a gently ironic … Continue reading Watching the DTCV
Jamie Smith, better known as Jamie xx, has had a meteoric rise in the music world. He’s accomplished so much already – first with The xx, whose debut album, xx, won them a Mercury Prize, and grabbed top position in a host of end of year lists. Their second album, Coexist, was released to major … Continue reading Jamie xx shows his true colours
