Tag: alt pop

Album Reviews, Zines

HDLSS Dumb It Down With Nuanced Complexity

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  We currently live in a culture of rabid misinformation. Talking heads try to convince us that our feelings are equivalent to facts. Truth is virtually meaningless. It will take decades to confront and undo these issues, and in all likelihood they will never actually be eradicated. And yet we still must fight, through whatever action we can. Artists have been … Continue reading HDLSS Dumb It Down With Nuanced Complexity

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NVDES Bare All on La NVDITÉ Vol 1

sngalbums: Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  NVDES is an art collective based in LA, comprised of Josh Ocean, Madi Diaz and Sam Van Vleet, who convene in “Vibe City, Utah,” also known as Ocean’s living room. With NVDES, he can jam and experiment; it is a departure from his other band, Ghost Beach, who create high energy, structured pop. Ocean explained, “the goal of my … Continue reading NVDES Bare All on La NVDITÉ Vol 1

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Album Reviews, Zines

NVDES Bare All on La NVDITÉ Vol 1

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  NVDES is an art collective based in LA, comprised of Josh Ocean, Madi Diaz and Sam Van Vleet, who convene in “Vibe City, Utah,” also known as Ocean’s living room. With NVDES, he can jam and experiment; it is a departure from his other band, Ghost Beach, who create high energy, structured pop. Ocean explained, “the goal of my new … Continue reading NVDES Bare All on La NVDITÉ Vol 1

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‘Hemm’ is a reference to gender neutrality, both as a cross of the words ‘him’ and ‘her,’ and also as a derivative of the Swedish gender neutral pronoun ‘hen.’ For a band whose name has many layers of meaning, their single “Dearest Friend” is alarmingly straightforward: it was written as an ode to the people that are most special in our lives.  <a href=“http://hemm.bandcamp.com/track/dearest-friend”>Dearest Friend … Continue reading

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iheartmoosiq: “Nothing makes me happy” sings Vancouver’s Said The Whale in the opening bars of their surprise new single, except we beg to differ. The indie rockers’ anthemic new tune certainly makes us very content, if not absolutely overjoyed. Nothing Makes Me Happy starts with the bluesy stomping energy of a Cold War Kids song before it shifts gears into Tame Impala like spacey electro … Continue reading

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Gordi’s Debut LP Earns Your Trust With Its Emotional Honesty

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  Gordi is the childhood nickname of Sophie Payten, who has been writing songs for the majority of her life. Her debut EP slowly came together for its release in the US last summer, introducing everyone to her delicate folk pop sound, which in the case of “Can We Work It Out,” was not easy to get out of your head. … Continue reading Gordi’s Debut LP Earns Your Trust With Its Emotional Honesty

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This is a throwback to the best film I’ve never seen. Fenster recorded the soundtrack to an adventure sci-fi film… which the band also wrote and starred in. The album is an adventure in itself, with whimsical melodies and entire stories told based on the music alone. Buy the album on Bandcamp.  Source: Bandcamp Continue reading

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