There are some songs you vividly remember hearing for the first time. They sear themselves into your memory, like a firework in your head. Such as it was for me the first time I heard Chicago trio Horsegirl. It was one day in February last year. Scrolling through my Facebook feed there popped up a post from UK based shoegaze label Sonic Cathedral. Generally, when I see a post from […]
From well-received early singles, to sparkling remixes, to their debut LP, Northern Automatic Music on Saint Marie Records, Chicago's Panda Riot have continued to evolve from beachy cuteness to a dream pop band demanding to be taken seriously. And they are to be taken seriously. With all the hard work evident on their most recent album Infinity Maps, seems like the critics are finally catching up as well. We sat […]
From well-received early singles, to sparkling remixes, to their debut LP, Northern Automatic Music on Saint Marie Records, Chicago's Panda Riot have continued to evolve from beachy cuteness to a dream pop band demanding to be taken seriously. And they are to be taken seriously. With all the hard work evident on their most recent album Infinity Maps, seems like the critics are finally catching up as well. We sat […]
Released March 12 on their own Renovo label, Mahogany drops the video for their first single in years. What should you expect? Swirls, samples, sparkles, trains, intersecting lines and circles, ballet, cello, harpsichord(!) ...and fully one-third is sung in French. Again, Andrew Prinz breaks all the rules by dropping eight minutes and calling it a 'single'. But when it comes to Mahogany, would you really have it any other way? […]
The reviews are in, and everyone (including us) seems to LOVE the new Panda Riot album "Northern Automatic Music". Available on iTunes, Amazon and other fine retailers, this is the long awaited full length release from one of Chicago's finest shoedream bands. Panda Riot: Northern Automatic Music | PopMatters This is a great record start to finish, like falling into a safety net, only to find the net is […]
