Hello, hello, hello ... is there anybody out there?
It's been too long my friends and enemies. I've been
irresponsible, I've been lazy, I've been a downright
disappointment to this fantastic site, and I'd like, for all
it is worth, to apologize and then move right along to my
usual lauding, skewering and jabbering.
Thus, sorry folks. Here's four tracks I love, no
misunderstood or bad this week, I just don't feel like
negativity.
As, always thanks for reading.
Who/What:
Grooms - Dreamsucker
Where'd I Find It:
One of them swarthy PR folk sent it mah way.
Why
I Like It:
I've been wallowing in sunshine pop for months now, and last
week, in a bout of grayness, I stumbled upon this sort of
gritty, dark, little Brooklyn gem. There's something avante
about it, but it's based in good solid songwriting and hell,
it kind of rocks. It's almost like Sonic Youth and Jimmy
Eats World made love and produced an asymmetrical love
child. I just want to squeeze it till its atonal little
eyes pop out.
:Grooms
- Dreamsucker:
Who/What:
Family Portrait - On The Floor
Where'd I Find It:
Somewhere amongst these vast interwebs
Why
I Like It:
This is surf rock mixed with psych and a bit of motor oil.
A sort of dirty boardwalk ditty that draws to mind beach
side rendezvous tainted by a stinky homeless man stealing
your picnic basket. It's sand and water, but the kind you
find on the Jersey Shores, not Hawaii.
:Family
Portrait - On The Floor:
Who/What:
Nodzzz - True To Life
Where'd I Find It:
Hmmm ... got to guess Raven Sings The Blues
Why
I Like It:
I've been fantasizing about some sort of new Nodzzz release
since I burned holes in my vinyl copy of their too short
debut LP. I've seen this Bay Area trio a few times now, and
yes, I still lurk creepily off to the side, leering oddly,
but that doesn't mean I don't deserve a beautiful 7" of new
tracks that I can play in my room with candles lit and an
expensive bottle of wine all to myself. Is that too much to
ask?
:Nodzzz
- True To Life:
Who/What:
Volcano Choir - Island, IS
Where'd I Find It:
Sent to me by the good people of somewhere or something.
Why
I Like It:
Because Justin Vernon could spit on my grandmother and I'd
cheer and clap and give him the money from my wallet. Sure,
this ain't no Bon Iver (and I'm waiting, don't you know it),
but there's something about the eerie electronica of
Vernon's collabo with Collections of Colonies of Bees that
takes just a little edge off my intense Bon Iver
withdrawal. It isn't pure, but it'll hold off the shakes
until my dealer gets here.
:Volcano
Choir - Island, IS:
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Attic and a contributor at Sound On The Sound and
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