School starts up soon for some, not until September for others. As we approach the last solid month of summer vacation, we present to you our list of the top ten essential summer sounds, suitable for loading up on your iPod and heading to the mountains, or the beach perhaps. We guarantee you'll find something to fall in love with. 10. Trementina - "Not Everybody It's the Same", "Makes Me […]
Initially, it's a little hard to pin down Brooklyn's Suā (pronounced: sway). When we first heard their self-titled EP in December, we could tell there was a lot going on. Masterfully bending time and tempo changes, not afraid to take stylistic risks in the middle of a tune, and with the confidence that only mastery of their instruments can provide, Suā blew through four songs that were both angular and […]
Radio friendly? Not on your life. The wall of distortion, the dissonance, the sheer caterwaul that threatens to break the world apart doesn't make for party music, unless your party is a particularly nihilistic one. This is the niche that The Julia Sound carved out, and pretty well mastered. The clever neo-disco rhythm that opens "Bash Her Head" only politely drags you into the maelstrom, as the distortion slips in […]
It certainly ain't punk. Can't rightly call it shoegaze. It's more like a fever dream of haze and rhythm, laying catchy choruses on complex, fuzzy chords. Formed from the wreckage of two bands we've never heard of (okay, Night Manager and Ganglians, but we've already digressed), this ...sound ...made us stop everything and pay attention. It's nothing you're used to, but it demands your attention. I have no doubt the […]
At this hour, details are sketchy and incomplete about New York's Jeanseburg. OFFICIALLY, here's what we know: they're a noise-pop, alternative rock band from New York. They've released one EP on Bandcamp on March 24th of this year, and two teaser tracks that preceded it. The EP itself is aptly titled EP. No further details are available. Not even a drivers' license photo! While we've been spinning Jeanseburg since the […]
The Bandcamp fund set up to help defray medical expenses for Danny Lackey, the recently departed co-founder of the venerable "When the Sun Hits" blog, has an incredible number of standout tracks. With contributions from established veterans and newcomers alike, a number of these tracks have found their way into our rotation, and we've been promoting the charitable effort on air and online. Perhaps the most fitting tribute was penned, […]
//orangenoise has once again made their album, "//A Journey to the Heart of the Matter" available as a "name your price" download at their Bandcamp site. One of our favorite all-around releases of 2012, these tracks demand your attention by grabbing your eardrums and refusing to let go. That such excellent songwriting and musicianship should come out of Karachi, Pakistan... well that's just an unexpected bonus. Following up 2011's masterful […]
Dropped 21 February, Life Model has just released "Glazed" for streaming and sharing. Driven by an insistent bassline and hazy guitar, Life Model again shows they have something to prove, and you'd best pay attention.
