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"I ask, 'cause I'm not sure: do anybody make real shit anymore?" It's a conundrum up to which the contemporary recording artist must have to face on a nigh on daily basis and, to surmise, although there may be plenty continuing to make the real shit to which dear Kanye here refers, originality is all but a thing of the past by and large. You know, to state the ineluctable obvious, and whatnot... Though imitation can, and indeed often is the sincerest form of flattery, and this an aphorism Ontario troupe [...]

It was around a quarter to seven last night that, before an impatient if well lubricated congregation in a Maida Vale studio, an astonishingly unperturbed Melvin Benn sat propped up on a BBC stool brandishing a wry smirk and a boyish glint in each eye. Vastly magnified by his convex lenses, he exuded a palpable confidence right there and then that was not only immediately apparent, but so too quite robustly founded. For  Latitude last year arose to the challenge of installing itself among Britain's great festival elite – a task prompted by the drastic [...]

Wild Belle 's debut record Isles mixes reggae and bossanova with the drug-fueled haze of the singer-songwriter '70s by-way-of early '90s hip-hop. Make sense? Good, because this is an album that careens back and forth between genres, sometimes in a single song, creating a record that might come from a more experienced band. If this is singer Natalie Bergman and her brother Elliot's first foray into the full-length album as an art form, I can't imagine the heights they'll hit if they have a long enough career. " Keep You " [...]

Grossly belated as this may be, there are certain gospels that need preaching at any possible opportunity. And though Floridian  Yuno (previously unouomedude) may have released the distinctly estival Sunlight last August, it's a scintillating ray that's still well worth the spreading. Like a jejune Deerhunter intermingled with earlier AnCo recordings and the poppier sensibilities of a certain Chazwick Bundick, it's a suitably warming sliver of shimmering Southeast Coast ebullience, even amid these gelid February climes. The ultimate all year round wonder then, get enlightened below... Sunlight by Yuno Yuno's [...]

As we enter February and the cruel winter finally begins to release it's icy grip on Britain, everyone's favourite feline friendly dream poppers Beach House are back with a short film that's sure to evoke those summer memories. In the wake of last years critically acclaimed "Bloom", the 26 minute clip titled "Forever Still" sees the band perform four songs in the postcard perfect El Paso Desert between sunset and sunrise, with non-descript yet mesmerising interludes intermittently thrown in for good measure. The group explained the meaning behind the clip, which was filmed over three nights in association with [...]

There's a song, the third on The Moths Are Real  (which just so happens to be the third full-length recording from London's very own Serafina Steer which, again coincidentally, was released just this week), that goes by the name the Ballad Of Brick Lane. It tells of its author's distaste for the tat-strewn and bric-a-brac-addled nonsenses of this particular part of E2, though as this afternoon bleakly ambles into evening hers is the name illumining the dim alleys of this widely derided, if with that wildly overvalued walkway. The bright splodges set against [...]

Tercera y última entrega de los mejores 50 discos de 2012, según el equipo de indieHearts . 10.  El Perrodiablo - El Espíritu   El espíritu, tercer disco de El Perrodiablo , es otra muestra del juego de la banda platense: rock sudoroso y barullo garage.en el que volumen no da tregua por un segundo. El disco brilla gracias a la voz desfachatada de Doma , los sencillos y potentes riffs de guitarra y una [...]

In no particular order as they're all winners: The Men - Open Your Heart I saw these guys three times this year and each time rocked more than the last. No posing, posturing or other typical rock star bullshit, just straight-up, RNR to the bone without the filler from track one to ten. If you get a chance to see them play live in 2013 you have no excuse. They tour constantly. Favourite track:The Men - Oscillation Japandroids - Celebration Rock [...]

December 17, 2012 The Muso's scribes have been good enough to once again combine forces and continue their yearly undertaking of coming up with the list of albums that they feel have made the most impact in the past 12 months so below you'll find what made it in to the upper reaches of the chart. 20 - First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar Kenny McMurtrie: "Reversing the [...]

ARTICLE BY CHERYL CHENG SEPT. 26 | LOS ANGELES—Touring in support of fourth album Bloom, Beach House performed a lively, entertaining set for the packed audience at the band's second sold-out night at The Wiltern. The live Beach House experience...

Wild Nothing popped into my view at CMJ 2010; Jack Tatum ’s dream-pop project played a lot of shows and then some more during that festival, which made it easy to see them at least once. I was impressed not by any charisma or theatrics at the show I checked out. Instead, I was impressed with how they made atmospheric music that managed to still catch the ear. This was shortly after their debut LP, Gemini , was released, and it bode well for their future. Fast forward to [...]

• capturedtracks - Wild Nothing // 'Nocturne'

Troublemaker by Beach House With an upcoming show October 13th at Toronto's Kool Haus, I anxiously awaited the release of Beach House's Bloom. After being hooked on Teen Dream and having played my CD so many times it skips, my standards were set high for the next batch of songs. Thankfully the album in no way disappointed, and selecting one song to share was quite difficult. Although loaded with amazingly entrancing tracks, I settled on what I feel to be the most powerfully moving, eerie, and impressionable. [...]

Echo Lake: Wild Peace - Something that inconsequentially frustrates me is the constant comparisons flooding the press on Echo Lake. Seemingly every article that I read compares them to the likes of My Bloody Valentine or Beach House (not to say that is an unjust likeness,) instead of focusing on what is really important, THEIR sound and the vitality of THEIR new record. Formed in late 2010 when lead singer Linda Jarvis met guitarist Thom Hill while in art school, this duo most often takes center stage, but they are also backed by a [...]

• Even The Blind

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Listening to Marissa Nadler's The Sister is like having a beautiful ghost laying in your bed, waking you in the middle of the night to tell about her past, a past riddled with haunting, poetic stories. This Boston singer/songwriter is given the respect of an older sister figure within the community of her genre; throughout her past five albums, Nadler remains criminally underated in some circles despite her nearly peerless sense of musicianship. As we've seen Nadler evolve with each new release, particularly her delectable [...]

Beach House Bloom Release Date: May 15th, 2012 Label: Sub Pop Records Bloom sounds too much like Teen Dream . Devotion sounds too much like the self-titled debut record. If you’re one of the countless listeners who has complained about the similarities between Bloom and Teen Dream , I ask that you to take a step back, and look at the bigger picture. Listen to the advances [...]

Right from the start of the first song, Myth , sets the tone for the album Bloom from the musical duo Beach House . Haunting, low mixed vocals, hypnotic guitar riffs, and steady percussion move the listener through the songs of Bloom. Each song,each melody builds upon the growing atmosphere while remaining careful never to dimish or detract from the overll feeling. Thanks to the musicianship of both members of Beach House , Bloom is an amazingly consistent album. Victoria Legrand's vocals remain fairly subdued, mixed low so as [...]

Beach House: Bloom - Beach House is an indie pop duo from Baltimore, MD. If you've never heard Beach House before, there's really only a few ways to describe them. I would say they were indie dream pop with minimalist keyboards, deep female vocals and glittery guitars... which is exactly what they were on their first 2 records. Beginning with Teen Dream , they ditched the minimalist beats for fuller, more shimmery beats, smoother vocals and guitars that not only retained their glitter, but were also larger than life. The melodies sounded like they thought about them [...]

• Beach House - Myth

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• Beach House - Norway

Buy Beach House 's album "Bloom" : Vinyl | MP3 | CD Beach House is on a short list of bands who have a distinctively beautiful sound of their own.  They have been imitated by many bands who ultimately fall short of achieving the cavernous depths of Victoria Legrand ’s voice and the simple brevity of Alex Scally ’s musicianship.  “Bloom” is Beach House ’s first release since 2010’s “Teen Dream” , which [...]