A lot of folks were brokenhearted about the dissolution of the brilliant Australian band Miniatures. We would know, we were top of that list. By all accounts the breakup was amicable, geographic changes were the primary factor in the collapse of Miniatures following the release of their critically-acclaimed Jessamines LP on Saint Marie Records last year. So it was with more than a little excitement we got opportunity to preview […]
New Tracks Weekend presents tunes so fresh, you can hardly call them leftovers. We're deep into the new LP from Mexico's Car Crash Sisters, and the new Static Waves 6 compilation via Saint Marie Records. That'd fill a weekend already, but we're far from done. New music from Beatastic, Billow, The Citradels, Dopedrone, Ethica, frankenchrist, Greenhouse, Jed Jarman, Maidenhair, Quali, Ruby Haunt, The Foreign Resort, UK Cinema, Vacations, Vlimmer, and 雨の中の馬. […]
In a week where we've found DKFM is nominated for a second online radio award, it's hard to keep our heads from spinning. But we're here for you, and for new, and we've got plenty of both to keep everyone satisfied. From today's release of Panda Riot's Part Time Punks Session (brilliantly executed, that), to the new Vesper Records release of Dreams are Like Water, the debut EPs from Charcoal […]
Before DKFM became a known name, we were familiar with Kalamazoo's Crash City Saints. 2010's epic LP, Glow In The Dark Music, presented a band in full throttle: sweeping, powerful, but always tuneful. Classic singles "A Life Worth Living" and "Cough Syrup" exemplified a band at the top of their game, and poised to take over the world. Bits of Astrobrite, with a sprinkling of Jesus and Mary Chain, Crash […]
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 […]
First drop the needle on Sleep to Dream, the long-awaited return from Whimsical, you'd get the impression you've received the pre-mastered version. It's the sound of the band practice down the hall, barely heard through three walls, and over the street noise. You've been had. This opening interlude is just the setup for the sonic bust-out, almost a metaphor for a long-buried and unheard album finally bursting forth with a 21st […]
Austin's incomparable Bloody Knives released the first single and video for their forthcoming EP, I Will Cut Your Heart Out For This. Tuneful, compelling, bleak, nobody makes an amazingly joyless noise like Bloody Knives. Your closest comparison is A Place To Bury Strangers, and still, this is not that. Signed to Saint Marie Records since forever ago, Bloody Knives have brought a controlled chaos to their output that is strong […]
It's been a helluva week. If you're like us, you need an escape. We can help. We've got premieres, and new music, because you demand it. We're deep into the new LP from Blindness, finally released on Saint Marie Records, and chock full of fuzzy goodness. But we won't stop there. Melbourne's Jay Penaflor just dropped an EP, Human Abstracts, worth your attention. A tasty world premiere from DROEM. Brand […]
