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I Love You: Bell Ord Forrest [Album Review]

Dub and DIY punk are gaining in momentum, a natural progression of the fuzzed out pop that’s been inundating the indie airwaves. The new album, Bell Ord Forrest, by Kansas City dub-noise duo I Love You fits this classification. With an angst-generating array of synth melodies and tripped-out production, the album opens with an undeniable pinnacle, “The Colloquialism Is Simply ‘Gas'”. As the song dives into the repetitive closing synth and bass lines, one is treated to a drone of greatness.

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The Get Up Kids Visit Daytrotter

The Get Up Kids

This bit of news may be slightly old, as the session went up last week, but I’m just now catching up on my Daytrotter-ing and it seemed fitting. Coincidence: earlier this month I was scrounging around on eBay looking to see how much that vinyl copy of Eudora would go for (just an estimate, not because I want to sell it – don’t you do that will your records too?), and I wondered if The Get Up Kids would give us anything new soon. Of course, they regrouped and played a live set in Lawrence last March, and this Daytrotter session is our first peek at some of the new tunes they put together over the summer. Read More »The Get Up Kids Visit Daytrotter

Beardo Tours The West Coast

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Were you one of those who became disillusioned with The Beastie Boys when they went all mainstream? Do you long for those early beats, those songs that originally blew them off the map? Well look no further than Beardo, whose LA-based pseudo hip-hop will take you back a few years while keeping you steadfast in the world of today. His wild beats are heading our way (for those of you on the West Coast) and you can catch him as he struts through town in support of his self-titled LP, although not with Snoop Dogg this time. Check the dates, and hear the sweet hit “John Lennon” below. Read More »Beardo Tours The West Coast

Hoots And Hellmouth And Your WC Town

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Philadelphia’s soulful folk masters Hoots And Hellmouth are set to visit a West Coast town near you this week! The band is on the road in support of their recent LP, The Holy Open Secret, out now on MAD Dragon Records (the same folks that just released Swimmers‘ album). Tonight they hit LA after which they will make their way up the coast to Seattle before heading east. Read More »Hoots And Hellmouth And Your WC Town

Round Mountain: Don’t Lie Down [Song Review]

Round Mountain

At first, Round Mountain displayed what appeared to be a mid-western folk, fit for porches that overlook the flat country with its unbearable heat and plentiful fields of crops. Or maybe the backwoods covering the Appalachians. But as opening track “Don’t Lie Down” continues, something else happens – it begins to stray from the origins of folk to include a barrage of instrumentation quite unique. It maintains much of folk’s sensibilities, that authentic dusty grassroots simplicity, but at the same time it’s complex and genre-defying. Read More »Round Mountain: Don’t Lie Down [Song Review]

Fruit Bats: The Ruminant Band [Video]

Fruit Bats

Pop music can often be a downer. As Nick Hornby wrote in the opening of Hi Fidelity: “Was I miserable because I listened to pop music, or did I listen to pop music because I’m miserable. (End paraphrase.) It’s a classic chicken-and-egg question, the inevitable stumper of “Which came first?” But – and there’s always that but – music exists of another sort; music that’s upbeat and lively and enjoyable despite lacking that sad undertone. And Fruit Bats are such a band – their video for the title track off their recent LP, The Ruminant Band, follows suit. Read More »Fruit Bats: The Ruminant Band [Video]

Mum: Sing Along To Songs You Don’t Know

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I always pictured Mum as one of those great post-rock groups with leanings toward electronic bleeps and bloops and lightly orchestrated melodies with dark sound-scapes, all of it instrumental. After all, Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Is Okay was pretty much just that, and it is the only album from Mum of which I’ve heard. Their new one, Sing Along To Songs You Don’t Know is quite different – at least at first. And I just haven’t quite gotten over the shock of less electronics and… well, the full inclusion of vocals. Read More »Mum: Sing Along To Songs You Don’t Know

Bearcraft: The Werewolf [Video]

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Bearcraft‘s electro dance has a pop edge to it that would go well with your standard electro-pop group, were it not for its sheer upbeat nature. In “The Werewolf”, the title track off Bearcraft’s debut digital single, front-man Dicky Moore molds the perfect underground techno-pop dance tune. Featuring the original “radio edit” track, a remix, an alternate version, and a fourth tune called The Omega Point, The Werewolf sees Bearcraft as a burgeoning force ready to be discovered. Read More »Bearcraft: The Werewolf [Video]

Vandaveer To Tour The West Next Month

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In support of their new LP, Divide & Conquer, Vandaveer is hitting the road. They’ve got a full plate of shows booked throughout the west coast and beyond. Coupled with the lustrous vocals of Rose Guerin, Vandaveer’s Mark Charles Heidinger puts forth an impressive display of true folk-pop. These songs disseminate beauty and purity; songs you will not want to miss in an intimate live setting. Read More »Vandaveer To Tour The West Next Month

Tempo No Tempo [Feature Band]

Tempo No Tempo

There’s a growing obsession taking place here, and it’s with Tempo No Tempo‘s new release Waking Heat. Now, I’ve only heard two tracks — “The Rat (Part One)” and “Medicines” — but I can tell you that both are pretty damn great. And if they’re telling of the rest of Waking Heat, we’re all in store for a sizable treat. A blend of dub and post-punk, Tempo No Tempo’s wild songs are sure to have any true indie fan yearning for more. Read More »Tempo No Tempo [Feature Band]

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