Tag: review
REVIEW: Concord America’s Shag Nasty
What do edgy punksters, the beach, and a be-grilled Marilyn Monroe doppelganger have in common? Yeah, you should be confused. But you should also be ready for some insanely awesome listening, because all of these elements – and a hundred others, for that matter – combine to form Atlanta band Concord America’s first full-length album,…
REVIEW: Snowbeast
Album: Snowbeast by Snowbeast The upsurge of intentional lo-fi music that has pervaded the Internet lately has usually been written by artists looking to emulate roughness and obscurity through the recording means now offered on everything from Ableton Live to Pro Tools. Without question, many of these faux-fi musicians seek the warmth of analog or…
REVIEW: Evan Andree’s Invisible Sap EP
Evan Andree is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter/producer/music journalist, born and raised in the home of the brave. The Atlanta native’s song Panic (off of his Flags Pt. II EP) has recently been featured in Nike UK’s ad campaign “Find Your Greatness”. Now, Andree has released a new EP titled Invisible Sap, which has been online, accessible,…
REVIEW: The Last Tycoon’s Ballad of the Bloodstained Bible
Take a large dose of Sufjan Stevens circa Seven Swans, mix in a little Ryan Adams, and toss in just a dash of more current folk acts like Mumford and Sons, and you have “Ballad of the Bloodstained Bible”, The Last Tycoon’s newest single. John Gladwin, currently living in Athens, Georgia, ushers in the song…
REVIEW: Rivals by Her Bright Skies
Here is a band from the land of beauty. Introducing Switzerland’s rock/pop punk group called Her Bright Skies. They’ve just released their third album titled Rivals through Panic & Action records on November 19, 2012. They hail from the small town of Jönköping in Switzerland, and they got their kick-start in 2005. Since then, they…
REVIEW: Foeme’s El Fin Del Mundo
Isn’t it something when a song can speak volumes to you (regardless of the familiarity of the language it’s being played in)? This was my revelation from earlier in the week when I was introduced to Foeme, an independent rock band from Mexico City. I find it kind of ironic that even though my Mexican…
SHOW REVIEW: Deerhoof, Liam Finn, Tunabunny, Formica Man
An unusually large lineup and an (almost) appropriately large crowd convened at Athens, Ga.’s 40 Watt on Saturday, Nov. 10. Formica Man and Athens natives Tunabunny delivered energetic sets, but it wasn’t really until über-bearded New Zealander Liam Finn took the stage that things started to fill in on the floor. An impressive showman, Finn…
REVIEW: TRC’s The Story So Far
I have an interesting mix for you guys. I’m here to introduce London’s TRC with their debut U.S album release called The Story So Far. Here’s where it gets crazy… Step one: Take the band Touché Amoré and add a full cup of British accent. Step Two: Stir in a tablespoon of Bring Me the…
REVIEW: Night Moves’ debut full-length Colored Emotions
In this age of hybridized genre tag mania (proto-post-stoner-jam-metalcore, anyone?), it’s become easy for bands to lay claim to invention by slapping synths, reverb, drum machines, etc., on top of blasé retreads of well-worn forms. Amid the innovation inflation
REVIEW: Love This Giant
Crushed By the Giant It’s not too farfetched to imagine that when David Byrne found himself in a studio recording Love This Giant (released September 11th) with the angelic, guitar shredding Annie Clark, he may have asked himself “Well, how did I get here?” The two come from two different genres, two different generations, and…