Blog: Hippie, Hippie, Hoorah

If there is one band that I was forced to list as my favorite prog-rock act around today, there would be no doubting, or no hesitation for that matter, that my answer would be US duo, Zombi . The band consists of multi-instrumentalists, Steve Moore and A.E. Paterra, and they produce some of the finest, and cleanest, sounding music around. The new album 'Spirit Animal' is a phenomenal listen. One that takes you through all sorts of emotions and bewilderment. The band's signature sound, achieved using only electric bass, drums, and a collection of analog synthesizers, is [...]

Ah, how I have been waiting forever and ever for this album to finally make it's way out into the cyberworld. I know it's bad to download leaks, but man I really couldn't resist with this album. Patrick Wolf is one of those unique artists that comes along once every new moon. He is absolutely amazing to listen; no matter what time of the day it may be. He has this way about him that makes me keep coming back for more. It's as if with each album he has there are more secrets to be revealed about [...]

I'm not much for Matt & Kim but I did find the film-clip entertaining and something worthy of a mention. You can find the single on the band's latest release, 'Grand' .

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"Alela's a talented vocalist, in the vein of Josephine Foster, Regina Spektor, and Jolie Holland. At times she even approaches the heights of Karen Dalton and Joni Mitchell." Link 1 | Link 2 01. Tired Feet 02. The Rifle 03. The Pirate's Gospel 04. Foreign Tongue 05. Can You Blame The Sky? 06. Something's Gone Awry 07. Pieces Of String 08. Clickity Clack 09. Sister Self 10. Pigeon Song 11. Oh! My Mama

"Full of despair and little hope, On the Beach would nevertheless eventually come to be reappraised as a rock culture masterpiece." Link 1 | Link 2 01. Walk On 02. See The Sky About To Rain 03. Revolution Blues 04. For The Turnstiles 05. Vampire Blues 06. On The Beach 07. Motion Pictures (For Carrie) 08. Ambulance Blues

"Being both ear shattering and spine tingling at once, this is Fugazi at their "musical" best. " Link 1 | Link 2 01. Cashout 02. Full Disclosure 03. Epic Problem 04. Life And Limb 05. The Kill 06. Strangelight 07. Oh 08. Ex-Spectator 09. Nightshop 10. Argument

"Sub Pop Records put out No Age's 'Eraser' 7" in April that included three b-side covers: Nate Denver's 'Don't Stand Still', the Urinals' 'Male Masturbation and the Nerves' 'When You Find Out'." Link 01. Eraser 02. Don't Stand Still (Nate Denver's Neck Cover) 03. Male Masturbation (The Urinals Cover) 04. When You Find Out (The Nerves Cover)

"This being Cave, classy lyrical dexterity is never far away. But here the fire and brimstone preacher is a little less po-faced than much of his back catalogue, allowing humour (still black as coal) to gain the upper hand." Link 1 | Link 2 01. Get It On 02. No Pussy Blues 03. Electric Alice 04. Grinderman 05. Depth Charge Ethel 06. Go Tell The Woman 07. (I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free 08. Honey Bee (Let's Fly To Mars) 09. Man In The Moon 10. When My [...]

"The group utilize their arsenal of gear and found sounds to showcase their matured compositional skills, exploit some fine riffs, and weave songs together with sounds to make a seamless and blissful 32+ minute record." Link 1 | Link 2 01. Stoned At The Taj Again 02. PTSD 03. 11th Hour 04. Take Refuge 05. Clean Living

"Doomsdayer's Holiday shows a band pushing the limits of psychedelic post-rock and testing the boundaries of post-metal." Link 1 | Link 2 01. Doomsdayer's Holiday 02. Reincarnation Blues 03. The Natural Man 04. Immediate Mate 05. Predestination Blues 06. X-Contaminators 07. Acid Rain

"There has long been talk of Scottish miserablism, and this colors and grinds the idea blissfully." Link 1 | Link 2 01. Auto Rock 02. Glasgow Mega-Snake 03. Acid Food 04. Travel Is Dangerous 05. Team Handed 06. Friend Of The Night 07. Emergency Trap 08. Folk Death 95 09. I Chose Horses 10. We're No Here

"Though far from perfect, they flit by in an instant, all washes of trebly guitars and nervous vocals that leave enough heartwarming traces to warrant subsequent returns." Link 1 | Link 2 01. All The Time 02. Such A Joke 03. Wild Eyes 04. Going Insane 05. Tell The World 06. Where Do You Run To 07. Damaged 08. No 09. Never See Me Again 10. I Believe In Nothing

"Listening to Fuck Buttons is like drowning—you start off struggling, but then resignation comes. In the end, you drift into the unknown, smiling contentedly." Link 1 | Link 2 01. Sweet Love For Planet Earth 02. Ribs Out 03. Okay, Let's Talk About Magic 04. Race You To My Bedroom/Spirit Rise 05. Bright Tomorrow 06. Colours Move

Link 1 | Link 2 01. Actors 02. Ate My Teeth 03. Not Invented 04. Deaf Ambitions 05. From This Window 06. Carnival Debris 07. Street Sweeper 08. Your Sick Blooms 09. Pinwheel Spins 10. Fall Drive 11. Unraveling 12. Swim Hole

Link 1 | Link 2 01. Murdering Train Track Blues 02. 10,000 Miles 03. Static Disaster 04. Explosion 05. Hurricane 06. Same New Thing 07. Chainsawdomy 08. Lisa Told Me 09. Let Me Be 10. Confusion 11. Got Some Hate 12. Ballad 13. Oh Woe Is Me 14. Peeping Tom Crawl 15. Accident

Link 1 | Link 2 01. Surfin' Away 02. Second Date 03. Girl Don't Tell Me (Beach Boys Cover)

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I'm going to speak honestly here; I've had a crush on Zooey Deschanel ever since I first watched Almost Famous . She's the type of girl I would love to have as an older sister. She has so much musical wisdom behind her that it would be impossible to not want to hear her talk about music. I would love it but a boy can only dream. So! When I noticed Domino Magazine had published a home tour of Zooey's house, I almost had fits. Her house is exactly how I imagined it would look. [...]

I had this kind of awakening about two months ago; nothing too dramatic but just a bit of an eye opener I guess. And that is that vinyl totally owns. I'm now at the stage of my life where I earn some okay money - at least enough to survive weekly - and have a little bit of freedom to be able to indulge in some vinyl purchasing. I do this as frequently as I possibly can, so it is with this in mind that I will be starting a feature entitled (simply) Vinyl Purchases. Nothing crazy about it, just [...]