Listening to Echolust‘s debut album “Veldisa”, it is easy to picture the trio somewhere in London, late 80s, jamming with the likes of Depeche Mode, Sisters of Mercy, Joy Division, or Pet Shop Boys to name a few. The associations are all fine but Echolust are located in sunny California, Long Beach to be[…]
Civil Twilight at The Studio At Webster Hall, June 2016
I feel like I can slowly listen to the happier crop of music again but only if it is done well, not too over the top and heaven help not too sugary! Australian electronic duo Sun City hit the sweet spot with “Wake Up”, a gloriously bright tune, grounded in pulsating beats[…]
“Strung Out On Candy Bars”, the new song and video by Vermont band The Snaz, is about teenage excess yet we are fortunately only talking candy bars here… The song’s intent however, is about how people turn to different things for comfort, not necessarily healthy choices, and how people can go to[…]
With more than 220 bands performing in about 9 official venues (and several dozen off-venues) during the 5 days of Iceland Airwaves music festival, it is almost unavoidable that at least 2 bands you’d like to see play at the very same time at different venues… and so I had to[…]
According to their Facebook page, things were not straightforward for NYC pop duo Satellite Mode for the last year. We were fans of their track “Fair” back in Match, but I like the the new track “Warm Fire Lightning” almost better. Maybe it is that itchy guitar line that contrasts[…]
Before releasing his full length album “Regrowth” in early 2017, Los Angeles electronic artist Kauf delights with another single after the beautiful synth-pop gems “A Ruin” and “Key To Life”. This new track is called “Pacify” and is a lament about lost opportunities for closeness but also an offering for help, which is mirrored in[…]
What do teenagers in 2016 think about musical genres? Not much, if you listen to and look at Let’s Eat Grandma, the project of Jenny Hollingworth and Rosa Walton. At the core, their music is electronic but they add all kinds of acoustic instruments to the mix. And they play[…]
After their super cool debut single “Colours“, British indie rock quartet Luna Bay proof with “Smoke And Mirrors” that they are an emerging band to keep an eye on because their new single is as alluring as their first! There’s a quiet, playful build-up until the song erupts in the chorus “it’s all smoke[…]
Listen to Von Sell’s first song, in an updated version with glittering synths and a big bass.
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