Category Archives: indie as fuck
Beach House do Teen Dream
Sometimes these days I feel like the only time I swing through these pages is when I’m violently ditching something at you with the triumphant cry of ‘LOVE THIS LIKE I LOVE YOU’ (see Mob, Glitch and Buttons, Fuck). Which is part of the point of blogs I guess, but I do worry that you [...]
Small Black on a blue day
Was feeling a bit blue post-Aria’s, but then iTunes randomly saved the day.. Salvation was in the muffled form of Brooklyn-bred lo fi rockers Small Black. Perfect tunes for reminiscing about holiday romances that never actually took place, and long walks on the beach that were quite short and didn’t take place on or near [...]
Fuck Buttons
Oh this is so good. This is so, so, so good. I’ll admit that I had wilfully avoided Fuck Buttons up to this point, partially due to the decidedly average name, and partially due to the fact that the entire idea of ‘noise’ as a genre makes me break out in hives. It’s kinda like [...]
New Van S(c)h(i)e
Matt of Van She fame has broken the from pack to go on his own little electro-pop safari. Debut track ‘Saturday Night’ explores familiar topics, such as the day that comes between Friday and Sunday, and the period of time between 6:00pm and 7:00am depending on seasonal variations and daylight savings. And apparently it’s pronounced [...]
The Nextdoor Neighbors
I’ve been obsessing over Olympia/Seattle-based outfit, The Nextdoor Neighbors, so hard since discovering them a few weeks ago. Ridiculously endearing, this offbeat electro folk/pop duo released their debut album, Magic Vs the Machine, on Bicycle Records late last year, and it’s quite an impish little affair. With Kathy Cotes on keys and Jessie Hill on [...]
Poligono
I have got no desire to go to Mexico. Between this, this and a really scarring experience I had down at Madmex on Crown St (shutup don’t want to talk about it stop talking)… well I’ve kinda made up my mind, amigo, that Mexico is not for me-o. Feeling like Bondi Burrito for dinner tonight. [...]
Jesse Rose + Zombie Disco Squad + Oliver $ = STROBE
Every time I look at the title of this blog, my mind flies back to the heady days of 2007; the year when electro first exploded into the mainstream, propelled forward on a wave of stomping house beats spliced with synth-rock and electroclash sensibilities. I remember thinking at the time how amazing it was that [...]
Toddla T Essential Mix
Is wicked… instead of filling it full of exclusives/own productions like so many other producers do, Toddla has packed the 2 hours with the tracks he grew up with; if you’re looking for amazing mixing go somewhere else, but if you can look past a bit of chop/changing their is a hugely entertaining selection of [...]
‘Moar VNISH plz’
Back by overwhelming demand (serious-like!) here’s more from the enigmatic Sydney via New York (not San Fran as previously advertised) electro-pop’d duo, The Vanish. They’ve got some shiny new gems and a re-polished old one to share. The Vanish – Heartbeat The Vanish – I Don’t Speak French The Vanish – Hold On (Mastered) You’ll [...]
Poney Poney’s WDYWSW?
My first weekend off work in like forever (and all I want to do is sleep), so we have Poney Poney’s jittery garage-pop track, “When Do You Wanna Stop Working?” The now downsized Parisian two-piece have just released it as their third single on Institubes’ new pop-focussed offshoot, Unsunned. Produced by Para One, it’s an [...]
New Galvatrons video
What have those silly billies from the Galvatrons been up to? Well, they tripped over to the US, kidnapped David Lee Roth and used ‘advanced techniques’ (similar to the patent technologies used by Advanced Hair Studios) to steal his essence or ‘mojo’. Labouring over a period of months, they refined this essence into a 96% [...]
Local Natives
This is what it takes to snap out of the uninspired stupor I’ve been in of late. LA-based five-piece, Local Natives, have just let slip another track from their upcoming debut album, Gorilla Manor. Combining elegant three-part harmonies with clever rollicking percussion and some almost cripplingly-good melodies, this unsigned instrument-swapping folk-pop outfit should expect a [...]
Holiday Favourites
I defy you to find a picture of a happier rabbit. Seriously, this shit makes me want to quit my job, say goodbye to all my friends, and become one. Then I’d move out of home and into some kickass meadow, where I’d run around all day and bite things. That grass looks delicious. Umm, [...]
The Spirits
I went to see my brother’s band, The Detours, play at the Art Factory a couple of weeks ago, and was fortunate enough to catch unsigned FBi darlings,The Spirits’ opening set. I spent the entire time making the fairly obvious statement to everyone that, “Shit. These guys are awesome (and I’m getting another wine).” Formerly [...]
Rimply Sed – Dyskoswet