Who are HE MET HER ? Are they hipsters? Are they models? Are they actors? Are they musicians? Why pigeon hole them? What I do know; they are going to make a massive wave in how we view art & culture. Tuesday night, the 24th of July they released their debut EP, Crime Novela . To launch the project they released a free full stream of the EP via the first ever animated musical lookbook. The Crime Novela lookbook can be viewed here: www.crimenovela.com (animated with any mobile [...]
Think of some tracks that were weirdly brilliant enough in their original incarnations not to need a quirky remix, and chances are that Arthur Russell 's "This Is How We Walk On The Moon" might be pretty high up that list. Turns out you'd be completely wrong about that assessment, though: Labyrinth Ear ably demonstrate that a remix was exactly what the track needed. Everything about their take on it is brilliant - not least the fact that they make something very sparse sound like it would comfortably [...]
I’m inclined to tell you that Beach Skulls is no ordinary band; there’s something very wise and timely about these guys. Channeling influences from Dick Dale to soul pioneer Sam Cooke , they have managed to create a sound that is both contemporary and nostalgic. Based in Liverpool, UK, Jordan Finney and Ryan Jackson have their fingers on the pulse of classic surf rock. Though not particularly as enthusiastic and sunny as the Beach Boys , they have coined [...]
Here's a perfect Friday summer album from Boxed Wine , a quartet out of New Jersey. Their self-titled EP is full of ebullient indie pop layered with deep grooves, which they describe as "fun, fuzzy indie rock." Fans of Vampire Weekend and Phoenix will really dig this release. So what are you waiting for? Get your weekend started early and download this free feature from Bandcamp . Special Note: The band advises that you listen [...]
You remember the first time you hear a single like "Girls On Medication" . Pat Curry's percussion propelling forward as Vincent Cacchione throws out verse after chorus after verse, coming in at 2 minutes and 40 seconds. It's a perfect single - the kind that makes you want to hold it in its physical form. By now, this band is beyond introductions, as Caged Animals have been exponentially building a name for themselves over the last couple of years. They've got a solid pitch: from the art direction on their [...]
Shitty Kids is the first record from Morgantown, WV’s Tyler Grady (also of the band Sleepwalker ). As Goodwolf , Tyler evokes the unrefined, visceral sounds of Sebadoh with prominent vocals and heavy reverb guitars. Persons struggling with adulthood (and who isn’t?) will appreciate songs like ‘Last Year’ (with the reprise, “This is the last year I can act like this…”) and ‘Help’ (with the line, “If you’d have said, ‘this is you at 27’, I’d have punched you in the mouth and said HELP ME!”). Shitty Kids [...]
Over the last few weeks we've introduced you to a number of great bands and artists to soundtrack your summer. Bands that trade in the sort of happy sunshine pop that we love to listen to whilst soaking up the serotonin. Problem is, summer isn’t all peaches and cream. Sure, there are fun times to be had, but the sunshine can’t protect you from the real world. There’s pain and suffering out there, people, and playing Frisbee at the beach isn’t going to change that. So after a care-free day listening to great bands like Cruiser [...]
We are big fans of Luca Lozano and his Klasse Recordings imprint here at Slothboogie towers. His love for solid dance floor electronics and the bucking of want away trends are clearly at the vanguard of his output and I look forward to hearing what will be coming out of his camp in the near future. On that note, we are happy to present you with our first "DISCOVER" series where we ask artists around the world to share with us some of the gems tucked away in their hometowns. In this instance, check Lozano's top 5 [...]
In my past posts, I’ve written about some South American bands that I happen to know and really enjoy, but my knowledge of bands from this continent is limited considering the great and vast amount of spectacular bands making music in these lands. For a while I've wanted to know more about the Chilean scene; generally I’ve heard that many great bands come from there, but I didn’t know exactly what sound to dig for. So I’ve asked a Chilean friend for some references on new music and he sent me a bunch of great music which I’ll need some [...]
Fuelled by a lust for sex, synths, and Phil Collins (in that order), Night Panther are here to make you feel sexual. The self-described "sex pop band" was founded by best friends (or if you're Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinksi, "best fiends") Farzad Houshiarnejad and Mike Cammarata in order to fuel their youthful longings. As Night Panther , they set out to make your summer nights long and your parties uncut. Straight oughta Doylestown, Pennsylvania (and buddies with another LBYB favorite: White Birds ), these boys are not [...]
Fuelled by a lust for sex, synths, and Phil Collins (in that order), Night Panther are here to make you feel sexual. The self-described "sex pop band" was founded by best friends (or if you're Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinksi, "best fiends") Farzad Houshiarnejad and Mike Cammarata in order to fuel their youthful longings. As Night Panther , they set out to make your summer nights long and your parties uncut. Straight oughta Doylestown, Pennsylvania (and buddies with another LBYB favorite: White Birds ), these boys are not [...]
Independent Music Fan, meet White Flashes . White Flashes , Independent Music Fan. For about two years now, a songwriter named Dustin from Des Moines, Iowa has been quietly crafting delicate, ambient synth pop, and it's about time the world at large took notice. If you read the previous sentence and thought to yourself, "Wow, two years is a long time!" then you'd (kind of) be right. One concession of the digital age is that new music tends to fly under the radar of the average listener unless it's kept afloat by the hype [...]
I think it's about time everyone bow down to Neon Gold and their band finding abilities. They made way for me to find many previous Ones To Watch such as Foxes , The Neighbourhood or KO KO and, yet again they've struck gold with Los Angeles trio Beat Club . Also, let me take the opportunity to mention that there must be something in the water of Southern California because it seems to be a bottomless [...]
BLKKATHY 's sound is trendy - think pulse-driven dance tracks, reverb, and distant sounding women singing about just how much they don't care. It's a trend for a reason, but without going into the semantics as to why, allow me to introduce you a band that can take these elements and do them all well. Kate Faust, a.k.a. BLKKATHY , has all the lyrical defiance and self-evisceration that will be familiar to any fans of jj , but matches it with a total dedication to New York's disco electronica influence. Aloof, [...]
I am honestly amazed that Modern Rivals , are not better known, because they are killer. Tempted as I am just to leave it at that and let you listen for yourselves, I guess I should earn my keep here and actually tell you a bit more. There are five of them: Erick, who sings and strums a guitar; Schiff (mm hm), who sings and tinkles the ivories; Mickey, who also strums a guitar; Andrew, who sings and slaps the bass; and Alex, who bangs the drums. Given that, you'd hope that they could build [...]
In this edition: We get turned on by synthpop from Camouflage Lodge (aka Kevin Bendis), and the Brooklyn-based outfit, Tubetops. Plus videos! GO GET: CamoUflage Lodge - "Old Haunts" EP Camouflage Lodge is the solo project of Kevin Bendis, who also plays keyboards as part of the Brooklyn synth pop outfit, Tubetops . His debut EP, Old Haunts , was released last month. It is an ambitious, well crafted pop album that transports synth pop [...]
Living in Chicago during my high school years exposed me to a band by the name of The O'My's , who, back in the days of MySpace, were already making a bit of a local splash. I can't remember if it was my taste at the time or their style, but I never really connected with what was happening. My mistake, really. Fast forward a few years, let's say four, more or less, and I re-discovered the smooth sounds of the collective which lists up to eight members on their Facebook page. This [...]
Fair warning to bands submitting music to our inbox: it's a mess. In our defense, the fact that it's a mess isn't entirely out fault; finals season came along and it got increasingly difficult to catch up, then, as we started listening, more emails came through. And, to be entirely honest, the idea of going through it all is incredibly daunting, especially because most of it isn't very good to begin with (sorry). Fortunately, every once in a while we're able to stumble across a band like Cruiser . I say band, but [...]
What caught me first was the tone of Kyle M. Terrizzi's (a.k.a. The Plastic Arts ) voice - a longing echoed by other singer-songwriters such as John Mayer or David Gray . This San Francisco Bay Area local's latest album, Academy Clonez , is full of lyrically and emotionally potent songs that hold true to the folk genre. From the bitter "I'm Fine" to the nostalgic "Howdy, East Orange" , each song on the album holds [...]
White Blush is the solo project of L.A.-based singer/recording artist Carol Rhyu and producer John Ho. Carol Rhyu grew up in the Chicago suburbs, moving to Los Angeles in 2009 in order to attend film school. With a musical style so cinematically vast, it comes as no surprise that her background lies in a vested interest in film. So far, the three recordings up for grabs on White Blush 's Bandcamp page offer up lush, layered dream pop of the highest caliber. Ambient and spatial, this gorgeous offering of minimalist synth pop conjur up comparisons of [...]
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