May 2013
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April 2013
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DREAMDECAY “/” from N V N V N V (2013)
This Seattle band makes good on the promise of last year’s one-sided 12” debut Fern (buy it) on this year’s LP, brought to you by the fine folks at Iron Lung Records. They work with both sides of the record this time around, allowing short breaths in between the suffocating downtempo onslaught. It’s a dark record, full of...
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March 2013
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February 2013
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The Rip “Wrecked Wee Hymn” from Time to Go - The Southern Psychedelic Moment: 1981-86 (2012)
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That we have made a hero of Howard Hughes tells us something interesting about...
– Joan Didion, “7000 Romaine, Los Angeles” (1967)
Originally published as “The Howard Hughes Underground” in The Saturday Evening Post
The weekly newsletter from Permanent Records turned me on to Le Chômage today. The French four-piece features members of the Feeling of Love, and they carry that band’s reckless and creative approach to rock ‘n roll quite well. Repetitive riffs explode with screaming freak-outs ready made for your next booze-soaked sock hop. No dancing, just stumbling and spinning around with arms...
January 2013
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KEN mode "The Promises of God" stream →
An excellent new track from KEN mode’s forthcoming album debuted today on Stereogum, entitled “The Promises of God.” This one features guest vocals from Dave Verellen (Botch, Narrows). The link is above, stream your heart out.
KEN mode’s Entrench comes out on Season of Mist on March 19. You can preorder the 2xLP now on orange vinyl (limited to 250), green vinyl (limited to...