It’s only been until this summer that I finally got acquainted with Thao and the Get Down Stay Down’s incredible alt rock, when, completely by chance, I stumbled across their myspace. Boy, was I missing out! There’s something really special about the band, it’s almost like they have this sort of aura around them, something that I can’t quite put my finger on – maybe it’s their catchy pop hooks or, just as well, the…
The Brooklyn dance punk duo have gone a long way since their first major label debut, “Oracular Spectacular”, got out back in 2007, propulsating them to instant stardom. It’s been hectic – it can be pretty clear for anyone to notice, fact noted by the band numerous times before too. Let’s just hope that MGMT’s upcoming new album, just recently dubbed “Congratulations”, isn’t going to be affected by the incredibly massive hype their break through…
The Rest is a seven piece indie pop band that managed to impress a lot of people at the start of the year thanks to their sophistical pop arrangements and crafty songwriting once with the release of their sophomore “Everyone All At Once.” The album was recorded after The Rest made a couple of incursions in Ontorio’s isolated woods, where they just jammed and wrote songs from dusk till down, thus making for a non-intrusive,…
A lot of things can happen when your next door suburban couple gets sick and tired of all the bullshit in the world. Running away is the most common thing, somewhere around there’s stealing too, but if you want to go after you girl and then tag her along for your personal vendetta against your boss, always remember never to go into a pool with your cloths on. No, really. “There Are Listed Buildings” is…
ZME: A simple, maybe a little dumb question first: why did you call the band „Springfactory” ? A short description will do. We saw a sign outside a factory that read ”Welcome to Springfactory” We just thought it could be a good name for a band. This was before we had even started a band together. ZME: Springfactory is formed by Lina Cullemark, Peter Gunnarson, Daniel Holmström, Magnus Svedjebratt and Mikael Hall. Could you each…
Album name: Love 2 Artist name: AIR Genre: Electronica/Pop/Experimental Released: October 5th 2009 Label: Astralwerks (US) / Virgin (ROW) ZME Rating: 10/10 Website: http://en.aircheology.com ; http://www.myspace.com/intairnet ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… We all know this band, we all appreciate its uniqueness and most incredible talent. And they’ve done it again. they will release tomorrow what in my opinion is they’re best work – a new material called “Love 2” ! The French electronic pop duo AIR – Jean-Benoit Dunckel…
Album name: Wildlife Artist name: Headlights Genre: Indie Pop Released: October 6th 2009 Label: PolyVinylRecords.com ZME Rating: 9/10 Website: http://www.myspace.com/headlights I have interviewed the Headlights a couple of months ago (Interview), when they promised that their new material will be out this fall. And they kept their promise, as we only have about 2 weeks until we’ll finally see the new Headlights album – „Wildlife” in stores. It will be released at the beginning of…
It’s my great pleasure to introduce today one of my favorite bands to rise up out of the merciless shroud of mediocrity this summer, the incredible lo-fi duo Girls, the band. Lately, it seems like I’ve been starting to develop a soft spot for West Coast surf jams, but truth be it, what’s there not to love? And, boy, how well does Girls know how to pump out incredibly simple lo-fi anthems. It sure does…
For some reason or the other, I’ve always found Death Cab for Cutie’s mellow music suitable for soundtracking a vampire love story Hollywood flick. Actually, the association never came to mind but now that I’ve happened to listen to the band’s latest single, especially released for the upcoming New Moon soundtrack, the music seems remarkably suitable. The song, suggestively titled “Meet Me On The Equinox,” hits you from the start with the sense of an…
My latest find of the week is the Swedish duo Hearts of Black Science, who managed to impress me thanks to their ice cool electro sound which has kept me on their myspace, streaming songs, for hours now. From what I can tell, their previous material had a bit of a dark vibe in their ambient synth pop, but the band’s latest work, the single “Gold and Dust,” seems a lot more upbeat and, dare…
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