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  • Review: Owen – The King of Whys

    I’m probably going to get crucified over this, but I prefer Owen to American Football. Don’t get me wrong, put down the burning torches, barrels of tar, and chicken feathers. Hear me out! I still rate highly the many adventures of American Football, Owls, Cap’n Jazz, Owls and Their / They’re / There, but the one Mike Kinsella…

  • Stream: Thee Koukouvaya

    I’ve been binging on old Dr. Who episodes. The really old ones, with the theatrical acting, ropey sets and fuzzy electronic music that sounds like a fork electrocuting a lettuce slug (in space). I loved that music and there will come a time and place to rave about the music of old Dr. Who. I…

  • Playlist – Troweling

      Many a thing has been said, written and portrayed of the magic (and calamities) of roadtrips. From John Steinbeck‘s gloom and doom depiction of reality to the maniacal catharsis in Cameron Crowe‘s Elizabethtown, the road trip has been deconstructed, parodied, and, pardon me, well-trodden. Now, if there’s one element that really separates a proper road trip from a…

  • Video: Nice as Fuck – Door

    True Story: a week ago I wandered into Amoeba Records and asked a clerk about the new Nice as Fuck vinyl. A quick explanation after and several NSFW searches yielded a late August release. So, bummer. But there’s always a silver lining for this sort of anecdotes and it comes in the peppy new video for ‘Door’, the first…

  • Stream: Chelan – Beams

      Chelan bring the stylish California neon-and-haze flavour to electronica with their newest track, ‘Beams’. An expansive series of shockwaves push forward, unyielding, with every beat being the prelude to crystal like showers of atmospheric crescendoes. Fancy more? Well, Chelan has also released ‘Won’t Break’. Whereas ‘Beams’ conveys the glitzy darkness of the California lifestyle, ‘Won’t break’ is…

  • Video: The Eastern Sea – The Fool

    It’s no secret that I’m a diehard fan of The Eastern Sea. That four gig in a week stretch I did back in SXSW 2014 should confirm this. I’m very fond of that particular time as I had the pleasure to listen to The Witness, their latest gem, as a live beast and it delivered an emotional punch. Now, The…

  • Stream: Space Mountain – Never Lonely

      The roadtrip-friendly music of Space Mountain loves to take a devil-may-care pace, keeping a clear mind to counter the inevitability of road eyes. Last year’s Gargantua offered the crossfaded sound of Red House Painters with Helium and Big Sky, their upcoming album, might pull this combination off again. Exhibit A: ‘Never Lonely’, the first single from Big Sky. Ava Trilling (Forth Wanderers)…

  • Stream: Flock of Dimes – Semaphore

    It’s a year of good tidings for us fans of Wye Oak. First, the gorgeous aural hurricane that was Tween and now a brand new track by Flock of Dimes.  ‘Semaphore’ pushes forward Jenn Wasner’s love of electronic-drenched bedroom pop, adding bits of jangly guitar to the oniric nature of the song. Like the amazing cover of ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over‘,…

  • Stream: Ultimate Painting – Bills

    Every time I’m asked to describe Ultimate Painting, I tend to say “reflective.” I mean this in both meanings of the word. The thoughtful pace can help introspection a bit, while song meanings are more about what you see in them, just like the reflection in the mirror will yield each one a different result. 2014’s Ultimate…

  • Playlist: Roman Candle

    It’s hard picturing the 4th of July and not conjuring up images of family BBQs, ice cold lager and a kaleidoscopic display of fireworks trying to compete with Disney World’s “light up the sky” shenanigans. I’ve never been to a 4th of July celebration in the USA (still on the bucket list…) but I think…