by snoadmin | Oct 9, 2014 | Archives-old
Music for listening to while you ride your horse through the desert into the sunset. Northern Arms’ self-titled debut plays like a soundtrack to a western blockbuster with an indie-rock twist. The album opens up with “Warm Springs Georgia” and “Ninety and...
by snoadmin | Oct 9, 2014 | Archives-old
Notable new indie-rock. Shy is the opposite of Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, the 23-year-old lead vocals and guitar of southern California’s Avi Buffalo. The lyrics are quirky and verge on uncomfortable, about winning over girls and sneaking into camp sites. But the...
by snoadmin | Oct 9, 2014 | Archives-old
“Vast spaces yet a sense of isolation.Û The Raveonettes allowed all of their creative experimentation to surface in their newest release, Pe’ahi. In many cases simplicity becomes preferable, but in this album the use of more in-depth instrumentation has...
by snoadmin | Oct 9, 2014 | Archives-old
A love crusade worth going on. “When I was 27 I crushed a lot. I wasn’t sure I’d ever fall in love again. These songs were written and recorded in private around this time.” Karen O has been known for her loud and vibrant persona in the Yeah Yeah...
by snoadmin | Oct 9, 2014 | Archives-old
Fun outerspace synth-pop and teen angst. The Drums’ Encyclopedia is a burst of juvenile bliss and despair. The playful, almost extra-terrestrial tunes on “Magic Mountain,” “Let Me” and “Wild Geese” paired with lyrics like “Somewhere in the back of my mind I...
