An album for all occasions, Son Lux took an already well-written song and for his EP, remixed and reorchestrated each song, collaborating with various artists transcending genres. The result: each song on the album, though the same song lyrically, holds itself independent from one another, with a singular, haunting melody keeping each song connected. I …
Wayne Coyne infamously said, “I play the recording studio” when asked what about his contributions beyond fronting the Flaming Lips. In many ways composer/musical think-tank Christopher Tignor could claim the same thing, but add, “I play the computer”. On a first, second, or third listen of Slow Six’s third full length Tomorrow Becomes you it is unapparent how much …
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In one of the stranger tracks to come across my inbox, Alex’s Hand is a duo comprised of a saxophone and guitar played by two nomadic Germans documenting their experiences as they move through Europe. “Hungarian Spa” is a bit on the nose in terms of a title. What starts as a easy listening and …
As gentle reminder to self to move through the blunted highs and various traumas of life under capitalism, the London-L.A. duo weave crafty acoustic guitar lines, keyed up vocal lines and left-of-center beats around Roméo’s soulful croon. “Technicolour” reminds us to keep our eyes open and our fists balled.
One sad thing about the Clientele: Nobody seems to like them. While critics love the brit-dream-psych-poppers, it’s tough to find a real fan of the band anywhere in day-to-day music-lover circles. Seeing the group open up for Spoon a few years back, I remember they actually got some heckling from an impatient audience member who came to …
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On “Sacrificial Magic”, Kayla Painter’s brilliant lead video from the EP Cannibals at Sea, the exploration of ancient British and Fijian mystical traditions are brought out of the ether and into stunning relief against footage of the deep forests and ritualistic, “sacrificial” magic. Painter’s compositions – a blending and of organic and digital textures around …
I sit down with C.J. Boyd following a show in Cincinnati to talk about being on the road for 10 years, early musical inspirations as a bassist and his latest project “Kinships”.
