Tagged: shoegaze

Late Night: Prodigal Summer – Snow In Mexico

Dreamy indietronica is always a solid find in my book, which leads me to wonder why it’s taken this long for me to discover Snow In Mexico. The duo from Rome create that sort of ethereal shoegaze music that you all know I can’t get enough of.

In their latest EP, Prodigal Summer, each track stands on its own providing your ears with a complex mix of sounds and emotion. Their second track, “4 Days,” feels harder and more post-rock than the rest, atmospheric even. Last song, “Code Playground,” takes awhile to unfold, but becomes an encompassing electronic track that’s subtle yet aurally stimulating.

I like the jump from each song, there’s plenty of different things to listen for. Check out the entire EP below, enjoy.

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Inbox Submission: Is and of The

Experimental group, Is and of The creates some powerfully subtle electronica.With the help of a few friends, Drew Bandos sets to create deeply reflective yet highly addicting music.

Full of warping electronic tones and light percussion that lets the sometimes almost indiscernible vocals take the reigns, Is and of The have the ability to take hold of your attention the second you press play.

With a fresh new EP under his belt, Bandos has tightened up his skill set of creating ambient sounds that are backed with a steady cadence to keep everything flowing smoothly. Check out “The Past Inside the Present,” off of Handpainted Glow, and be sure to dig into soundcloud for some extra listening.

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Nice In The Headphones: Brains – Lower Dens

I can’t get enough of the song, “Brains,” which is probably my favorite Lower Den’s track so far off their upcoming album, Nootropics, set to drop May 1st.

It begins with incessant drums until Jana Hunter’s haunting vocals start to fill in and lay out the story. She’s got an incredible knack of building anxiety with her voice, control of soft and loud along the mounting electronic noise. Droning guitars that lap like waves in the background heed to the group’s intriguing experimental sound.

And I absolutely love the last energetic minute.

Brains - Lower Dens

Right-click and enjoy. If you need more lo-fi in your life check out the album Taking Trips by Each Other, which is from our favorite cassette label Prison Art.

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Sunday Listening: Sucraphrenia – Shy Guy Says

“Undefinable?” I like undefinable.

Shy Guy Says are a group hailing from the Midwest who have been playing together since 2008. They certainly do sound like a melting pot of shoegaze, math and progressive rock with whatever else they feel like throwing in the mix. But, it works for them.

Sucaphrenia is the band’s first full release and it’s wonderfully laid out. I like the transition from track to track, instrumental to vocals, uptempo to experimental; this album has it all. Take a full listen and grab the album for yourself here.

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44 days.

Straight-forward indie-rockers, Yuck, spent a good portion of last year making themselves largely known and appearing on many “Best of 2011″ lists.

By way of London, you would have never guessed with their lo-fi guitars and mimicking American sound. It took me a bit to actually sit down and listen to the band, perhaps it was their off-putting name but now that they’ve finally found a way into my iTunes I’m even more excited to get to Indio in April. These brits bleed some heavy 90′s influences and that alone has already won me over.

Get Away - Yuck

The Wall – Yuck

Operation – Yuck

Listen to a few tracks and be sure to dive deeper, there’s some interesting things going on below the surface. Enjoy.

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It’s true what they say.

Infused with slow churning psychedelic guitars and armed with hushed and calmed female vocals, Coke Weed escape the realm of today’s overly produced song. Hailing from Maine, this 5 piece takes us back to a classic era and has absolutely no qualms about it.

I love the simple guitar lines and forthright questions in their first single “Magpie,” off their upcoming release, Nice Dreams. If you can’t wait til that fine album drops then be sure to head over to their main site and grab COKE WEED VOLUME ONE. Hi-fi loving it.

Magpie – Coke Weed

Right-click and enjoy.

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Inbox Submission: Vulpes edition.

The weather has been somewhat odd for the Northeast right? One day I’m moving in freezing rain the next I’m outside in shorts running around. 2012 people.

“Evil” by the Vulpes has a nice surfy guitar intro that aligns itself perfectly with the bright shining sun streaming through my new bedroom window. I like the droning lo-fi vocals over top thrashing guitars that climactically build you up and and bring you down. Being the “sister band” of Jungle Bodies I can really hear the influences of their lead guitarist and bassist.

Shoegaze with a bit of that south of the border feel going on, Enjoy.

Evil by Vulpes

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Record Label Spotlight: Synthemesc

Not only are we big fans of many different forms of electronic music, but we’re also a fan of when these artists decide to create their own record label.

TEEEL’s new project, Synthemesc (SINTH•A•MESK), is a label that incorporates Synth Pop / Dream Wave / Dark Disco / Smooth Electronica / Experimental Beats into their overall sound. Jim (aka TEEEL) has been hard at work developing a like-minded community and I think he’s on the right track.

This past Tuesday we saw the release of two phenomenal albums. Crozet’s We’ll Be Gone By Then is full of expansive and hazy synths with appearances from guitars that were made for 80′s ballads. It’s not entirely chillwave instrumentals though and some tracks do manage to idle in the Neon Indian vein, but hey, that’s never a bad thing. I thoroughly dug it and you can check it out here.

The other release strayed into beat-makers territory with a more ambient flow. Reflex.Ion’s newest album, Translocation, is completely downtempo and smooth. What I really enjoy are the other influences that come into play, like all of the outer space sounds that he seems to thread into his music so seamlessly.

Both releases are available now and can be picked up here.

 

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No one taught us how to live, we just do it.

Recently, I was reminded of Black Books after I heard their cover for The Cardigan’s classic song, “Love Fool” because I’m a huge 90′s music nerd. Of course I had to go deeper into this Austin band’s archive, their sound was super familiar.

And I was right, last year I used to spin their echoey song, “Silver Lining” all the damn time. I thoroughly dig their subtle synths, simple guitar chords, and strong hooks and I think you all will too. Black Books have just released the track, “Out The Door” in preparation for their Valentine’s Day full album release.

Have a listen to all three songs I spoke about above. Right click and enjoy.

Silver Lining – Black Books

Love Fool – Black Books

Out The Door – Black Books