HEAR THIS: Brandt Brauer Frick
Described as techno without the technology, but their lo-fi minimalism offers so much more than can be described through genre labels.
“Oh Lost” by Brighton MA
This is a good record – and nothing like early Bob Dylan or Bruce Springsteen – don’t let others tell you otherwise.
HEAR THIS: Anakin
Fuzzy shoegaze attack from Kansas band Anakin — they’ve turned up the gain so the least you can do is turn up your speakers.
“And I Thank You” by The Elwins
Music to do the washing up to on a Saturday morning i.e. the kind of hippie pop that only the French can get away with.
FROM ACROSS THE POND: Dan Croll
Dan Croll was once described as: “Paul Simon jamming with Prince,” if you think that sounds like a good (or accurate) amalgamation, we can’t be friends anymore.
FROM ACROSS THE POND: Ratface
Bristol’s mysterious Ratface and his digi-dub punk rock hop is difficult to describe, as this description aptly demonstrates.
HEAR THIS: Greg Holden
Greg Holden’s “Bar On A” is a follow up to “The Lost Boy,” which was big in the Netherlands, so you know that shit is real.
ALBUM REVIEW: “Therewolves” by Philistines
San Francisco’s Philistines drops a little gem of a garage rock record in Therewolves…unpolished, uncompromising, and a hell of a lot of fun.