Song Reviews

Police Teeth: Bellingham Media Blackout (MP3)

Andy Fenstermaker
August 20, 2012August 16, 2012

I can’t help but be reminded of Seattle band Unnatural Helpers when listening to the new Police Teeth track “Bellingham Media Blackout”. It has a comparative blend of punk and heavy power pop, filled with rough rock guitars and pop-punk vocals. The band has come a long way from Real Size Monster Series (2009), which saw co-vocalist/bassist Chris Rasmussen in his first new post-Racetrack band. Read More »Police Teeth: Bellingham Media Blackout (MP3)

Pan: John From New York (MP3)

Andy Fenstermaker
August 13, 2012August 11, 2012

Give “John From New York” by Pan a listen. It’ll only take one. I’d suspect you’ll probably have the same reaction I did: it gave me butterflies. I was instantly in love, and I knew it would dominate my playlist for the remainder of the year. Read More »Pan: John From New York (MP3)

Letting Up Despite Great Faults: Visions MP3

Andy Fenstermaker
August 10, 2012February 11, 2022

I always get excited to hear something new by Letting Up Despite Great Faults. Their style of slightly fuzzed-out pop paired with a light reverb-laden jangle in the guitars and an electro-pop-ish synth beat is thoroughly enjoyable. Their new song “Visions” fits right in.

Andy Fenstermaker
August 8, 2012August 11, 2012

Daytona came onto my radar due to the presence of a member of Harlem. Given that another member is now fully involved in Lace Curtains, yet another garage-centric rock-pop band, I was expecting more of the same. But Daytona is anything but. Read More »Daytona: Undertow MP3

Jane Eyre: Home Alone 2 Lost In New York MP3

Andy Fenstermaker
August 2, 2012August 1, 2012

From Jesse Rifkin, who you might recognize from his previous band The Wailing Wall, comes a new project called Jane Eyre. Their new song is “Home Alone 2: Lost In New York” and it boasts, according to Rifkin, a sound that combines his “bandmates’ collective years spent as conservatory-trained jazz musicians, meltalhead shredders, musical theatre accompanists, italo disco deejays, and ambient drone obsessives.” Read More »Jane Eyre: Home Alone 2 Lost In New York MP3

Lightning Love: I Know MP3

Andy Fenstermaker
July 30, 2012July 28, 2012

My latest obsession is a little band from Ypsilanti, Michigan called Lightning Love. After releasing a debut LP called November Birthday in 2008 and following it with their Girls Who Look Like Me EP from earlier this year, the band is set to give us their official sophomore full-length, Blonde Album. Read More »Lightning Love: I Know MP3

Helvetia: RyBro MP3

Andy Fenstermaker
July 25, 2012May 8, 2023

“RyBro” finds Helvetia continuing their nod to gritty 90s psychedelic experimentation. Weighty guitars are backed by a hefty organ and laid-back, lazy summer guitar riffs, all of it fronted by hazy, dreamy garage-style vocals.

Andy Fenstermaker
July 23, 2012July 23, 2012

Sera Cahoone is back with a new LP on Sub Pop called Deer Creek Canyon, and with the announce of the new album comes a song from it. With “Naked”, Cahoone sounds more confident and self-aware than what we’ve heard in the past — even the phenomenal title track to Only As The Day is Long. Read More »Sera Cahoone: Naked MP3

White Blood Cells: Ai! Ai! Ai! Ai! MP3

Andy Fenstermaker
July 13, 2012July 13, 2012

White Blood Cells is a new band out of Vancouver, BC featuring members of Wintermitts, The Ruffled Feathers, occasionally Hot Panda, and many more. The band just released their first single, a song called “Ai! Ai! Ai! Ai!” and it is filled with modern, cheery indie pop. Read More »White Blood Cells: Ai! Ai! Ai! Ai! MP3

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