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Ah Holly Fam’ly: Reservoir [Album Review]

On the rare occasion that you are given the honor of watching a band grow from humble and minimal beginnings to something more, it is something that must not be taken lightly. So it is with caution I approach this review of Reservoir as, buried somewhere in the midst of seemingly hundreds of boxes of albums awaiting re-categorization is a slim jewel case by a band called Ah Holly Fam’ly. Xeroxed on simple paper is a cover that possesses a simple title: Ah Holly Fam’ly Sings Oh Holy Family.

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Sea Wolf: Stanislaus [Track Review]

Sea Wolf

Sea Wolf returns after a few years with a new album, White Water, White Bloom. “Stanislaus” comes from that album; more specifically, it comes as a bonus track on the vinyl version of the album. On “Stanislaus”, Sea Wolf continues their pop-heavy Americana-style folk. The song is impressive for a bonus track — such songs more often than not lean toward b-sides and outtakes, but “Stanislaus” finds Sea Wolf, who many considered a quite promising artist upon the release of their debut, fully realizing that promise. Read More »Sea Wolf: Stanislaus [Track Review]

Thunder Power: And Everything After [Album Review]

Thunder Power Band

Thunder Power’s EP Love Yourself… was filled with infective pop songs that earned it consistency on my 2008 playlist. And Everything After, to the contrary, features stripped-down pop. It’s less upbeat, has less volume, but luckily maintains the greatness of Thunder Power’s other work. “Ship In A Bottle” finds the two primary vocalist, both of opposing sexes, harmonizing beautifully. “Sleep, Not Violence” begins slowly but also features a selection of harmony vocals. Read More »Thunder Power: And Everything After [Album Review]

Rock Plaza Central: Handsome Men [Track Review & Show Preview]

Rock Plaza Central

Rock Plaza Central fit a comfortable medium between the highly intense and erratic folk of artists like O’Death and modern (and much more sane) artists like Megafaun and David Karsten Daniels. In all cases, these artists push the boundaries of folk and Americana despite maintaining a fairly comfortable lineup of instruments. “Handsome Men”, for example, is packed with fiddle and features an introductory trumpet. It’s backed by crashing cymbals and punchy percussion and a subtle guitar. Read More »Rock Plaza Central: Handsome Men [Track Review & Show Preview]

Foxes!: Who Killed Rob? [Video]

Foxes! the band

Great pop comes in many forms. So proves Brighton, UK’s Foxes! The band’s new single “Who Killed Rob?” is an excellent summer song, filled with plenty of twee-ish vocal hooks and lovely indie pop instrumentation. A relation to better hone in on their sound (and due to lazy Saturday vibes): Foxes! are slightly reminiscent of artists like The Maybellines. Read More »Foxes!: Who Killed Rob? [Video]

Deaf Judges: All Rise [Album Review]

Deaf Judges

The intelligently violent Deaf Judges have the ability to perform a cesarean section to your brain to show you knowledge you never knew you had. With traumatic rhymes, and a strange juxtaposition towards irony, All Rise is an album that erases the common semantics and philosophy of hip hop music. Instead, it destroys all possible faults, and regenerates a much more successful version of the beloved game of word play. Read More »Deaf Judges: All Rise [Album Review]

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band: Albatross, Albatross, Albatross [Video]

MSHVB is Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

It hasn’t been all too long since Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band released their first video for a track off this year’s excellent self-titled debut LP, out now on Dead Oceans. In “Albatross, Albatross, Albatross” the band alters tempo and volume for a song both erratic and astounding. Signature to Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is the wild guitars highly infectious riffs and a vocal styling that is par none. The video takes the viewer through a similar mind-altering experience; it’s the makings of a short horror story. Read More »Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band: Albatross, Albatross, Albatross [Video]

Tafra: Why Even Bother [Album Review]

Tafra

In my review yesterday of Tafra‘s “Oh Daniel” music video, I mentioned the artist had the sound of SKWBN. For those of you unfamiliar with the acronym, that’s Suburban Kids With Biblical Names, a Swedish duo. But then again it’s no surprise as the story goes like this: Niklas Tafra was supposed to play bass for SKWBN at the I’m From Bräke-Hoby festival but forgot to wake up that morning. Any guess as to the reason behind closing track “I’m Sorry Bräke-Hoby”? Read More »Tafra: Why Even Bother [Album Review]

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