Ladyfinger (ne) occupy a strange locale between punk, post-punk and FM rock. Nothing truly gets sketched out, but that seems to be Ladyfinger (ne)’s objective here. In their own words, they describe pulling inspiration from early 70’s classic rock. But that label is a bit of a misnomer, because Errant Forms sounds nothing like the…
SHOW REVIEW: The xx at Tabernacle
____________________ If you’ve listened to even a tiny fragment of a song by The xx – any song at all – you can not only acknowledge that the band is perfect in a very technical, musical sense, but also that the purity of their music provides an incredibly ethereal experience for the listener. Now, imagine…
Backstage with Diarrhea Planet
Diarrhea Planet came to the Caledonia Lounge in Athens. I got to hang out in the “backstage” van area with them. We’re bros now. Watch us talk about their sound, their goals, the right way to be a rockstar, and magic…among other things. Enjoy. Tweet #vinylmag
Phone Chat with Cursive’s Matt Maginn
Here’s the deal. Cursive is wonderful. But you should already know that. I’ve been wanting to interview them since the launch of Vinyl, and finally…the stars have aligned, the fates have smiled upon me, and I got the chance to chat on the phone with bassist Matt Maginn (thank you, Samantha Gilder). And now you…
REVIEW: Circle Takes the Square’s Decompositions: Volume Number One
Circle Takes The Square‘s Decompositions, Volume Number One is a record that dissolves boundaries, a journey through time arriving at the crossroads of an epoch. Blurring the lines between human and animal, earthly and supernatural, linear and cyclical, and creative and destructive, Decompositions sounds like a fevered ayahuasca dream. Listening to Decompositions‘ stream of apocryphal…
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: Toro Y Moi’s Anything in Return
Chaz Bundick’s production skills are unmatched. His keen ear for beats, wiggling bass lines, and soulful vocal samples lends his music an immediately recognizable style, one that dabbles in disco, electro pop, and (gulp) chillwave*. That being said, what made Toro Y Moi a force to be reckoned with was his inclination to push his…
Circle Takes the Square pre-orders available now
It’s finally happened. The moment we have all been waiting for. Our dear, talented friends from Circle Takes the Square have released Decompositions: Volume Number One digitally, and now it’s time to get your pre-orders in for physical copies…and so much more. For those of you who don’t remember Vinyl Mag’s first interview ever, Decompositions:…
PREVIEW: September Call-Up’s self-titled
Hey guys and gals – September Call-Up (formerly releasing as Christian Bitto) is back to introduce a few new songs from his upcoming full-length album September Call-Up to be released later this year under the name. Bitto is going on a mini-tour this month and will be giving away his three promo songs that are…
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…