post-punk
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Someone brought this noisy piece of magic to my attention yesterday, which seems to be pretty overlooked. I missed it myself on its January release this year on Dais Recs. The band is Iceage, and they’re a Danish trio, embracing the sounds of post-punk, new wave, and noise all
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On its latest EP, which is a folloup to 2010’s Silver, Eternal Summers being four new tracks into their discography, embracing the sounds of twee and fem-powered post-punk acts the UK was churning out in the late 70s and early 80s. Though not every track here hit me hard,
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Found through the Fader, here’s a nice, full stream of the self-titled Balkans album that’s dropping this month Double Phantom Records. The album is an attractive blend sounds similar to that of UK post-punk, the Walkmen, and the Strokes. Lots of rough guitars, catchy songwriting, and guts.
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MP3 A track from Homo: The 2nd album from Aussie garage rock outfit the UV Race. These guys tip the scales at six members, and bring on keys and brass to make their noisy, strung out jams sound a little more refined–you know, like finely aged toilet wine. That’
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MP3 An energetic track from Eternal Summers’ 12” Prisoner EP via Forest Family Records. On “Prisoner,” Eternal Summers displays a universal desire: Freedom. People protest, fight, and die for the freedom to seek out their own happiness; but after the dust has settled, our personal prisons have still got us
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Though LCD Soundsystem’s disband happened in what I thought was their prime, at least I have a beautiful corpse to remember them by. I’m sure there will be more live, b-side, and video material to come in the future, so I’m going to refrain from acting like
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The Vaccines don’t have the most original of styles or tunes, but they know a catchy hook when they hear one. What Did You Expect From the Vaccines? is a record that functions on those basic principles of a catchy rock album: energy, straightforwardness, volume. With influences ranging from
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New video for the Two Wounded Birds joint “All We Wanna Do.” From the moment I heard these guys, I dug their embrace of a surf rock sound. They’re still staying true to the sand and the sea, but they’re coming out of their shell a lot more,
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And another track drops from the forthcoming, self-titled Holy Ghost! album. “Wait and See” is pretty different from the odd dance “Do It Again” was doing, but it’s still a big win in my book. My ears are watering at the thought of hearing the rest of this LP.
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Balkans are an up-and-coming Atlanta outfit with some serious guts. Their new single for “Edita V” calls out to both the Strokes and the Walkmen, but doesn’t follow their footsteps too closely. Without resorting to screaming or distortion, the music bleeds aggravation. I’m really loving the thin, crunchy
