dirty beaches
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Dirty Beaches has been laid to rest, but Alex Zhang Hungtai remains a wanderer. In the statement that accompanies the project’s swansong, Stateless, he comments on the transitory and unpredictable nature of life and prompts us to “brace ourselves for the ever changing tides of time.” Above, find a
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https://soundcloud.com/lastlizard/dickies-theme Last month, Alex Zhang Hungtai announced the laying to rest of his long-running and acclaimed no-wave singer-songwriter alias Dirty Beaches. The recently released Stateless was packed with gorgeous drones and was thankfully an elegant end for the project. There was a silver lining to this
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Lo-fi rock project Dirty Beaches, a.k.a. the solo endeavor of Taiwanese musician Alex Zhang Hungtai, had its breakthrough in 2011 with Badlands, a brief exercise in dirtily recorded indie rock that filters influences from old styles through an odd, hazy lens. Many modern rock acts adopt the “lo-fi”
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Video: horrifying. Song: captivating. They were made for each other. Of course, this isn’t the “official’ video,” but it still works. This track comes from Dirty Beaches’ latest album, Badlands, which is his fourth. Look for it on Zoo. Dirty Beaches is Alex Zhang Hungtai. He’s a Taiwan-born
