garage rock
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DIYDUI by FIDLAR Coming out in April on White Iris, here’s the new Fidlar 7″, DIYDUI. These guys are a LA band looking for some bottles to break and weed to smoke. Maybe a couch to lay on for a while, too. Definitely something to help Black Lips or
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I can only imagine the difficulties that come with creating a music video for a ten-minute song. Getting most people to listen to a song that long is hard enough, and getting the masses to watch video for it must be even harder. However, director AG Rojas took this opportunity
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Summery, fun, catchy, and lo-fi is a sound a lot of new acts shoot for, but few of them actually achieve it on the level of Vermont singer-songwriter Kyle Thomas. Whether you’re listening to some of his solo stuff under the name “King Tuff,” or some tracks from his
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Heavy Hippies – Cheapdrugsfreelove by Al Lover Fresh off the Al Lover Bandcamp, here’s a new set of instrumentals that combine the schools of hip hop, garage rock, and psychedelic rock. The sounds that come together on this thing are hard, heavy, and grimy. Tons of wailing solos, tarnished guitar
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A funny little song from the forthcoming Neverever EP, Shake-A-Baby. The title: “Mexicoco.” It’s the kind of song that would have been a surf pop hit in the 60s if it had a better recording going for it. I can see leagues of teenage girls chewing gum and gossiping
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Headdancer by Trash Kids When you’re recording your own music, there are no rules. What you say goes. Why not break some rules? Why not search for something new, odd, strange? If the project / collective Trash Kids went into this Headdancer LP with any goal at all, it’s
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Singer-songwriter Matt Oliver’s TV Torso drops a new track, and it’s a pretty enjoyable blend of pulsating synths and anthemic rock songwriting. Oliver’s vocals feel vibrant and almost folky despite some heavy tremolo effects. Screaming guitar leads harmonize into an almost drone-y effect, and the sequenced bass
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A music video for a track from the new Black Lips album, Arabia Mountain, which I actually handed a copy of to Mick Jagger for the lulz. This video seems like it’s for the lulz, too. Check my review of Arabia Mountain here.
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Dreamin by Twerps Twerps are a 4-piece garage pop outfit from Melbourne Australia, and “Dreamin” is the first track to drop from the group’s self-titled debut. It’s out via Chapter Music in Australia and Underwater Peoples in the United States. With the strum of an acoustic guitar, strong
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From the people over at Scion, grab a free download–well, you give out your e-mail address–of the new King Khan EP, the King Khan Experience. It’s an aggressive meld of garage rock, funk, and soul. Play these tracks and get ready to break stuff and make love.
