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Album Reviews

Music for Films represents a distinct era of Eno

Originally appeared on the 405 as part of a four-part retrospective honoring the recent re-issues of several of Brian Eno’s back catalog. View this archived article here.  Brian Eno knows a unique level of fame. He has worked with innumerable other prolific musicians, having been close friends with characters such as David Bowie, Robert Fripp, and David Byrne. He has produced for the mega-famous like … Continue reading Music for Films represents a distinct era of Eno

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Album Reviews, Zines

Trabants Bring Back the Spaghetti Western With New LP, Nel Cuore Di Una Terra Selvaggia

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  The last we saw of Trabants, they were playing a set at Echo Park Rising back in August. It turns out that well before then, the band’s leader, Eric Penna, had begun working on a new album. That album, which emulates spaghetti westerns of the 1960’s, is finally finished after a painstaking process, and is officially out now.  Read more.  … Continue reading Trabants Bring Back the Spaghetti Western With New LP, Nel Cuore Di Una Terra Selvaggia

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Album Reviews, Zines

Ian Wayne’s New Album is a Cynical Delight

Photo by Julian Master Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. The cynicism of Ian Wayne’s new album is evident from its title. A Place Where Nothing Matters is out today and deals with hopelessness and disinterest via unique songwriting that feels more like poetry than lyrics. This LP follows his lofi At Home EP from last summer, which itself was a reinvention of his career; he … Continue reading Ian Wayne’s New Album is a Cynical Delight

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Interviews, Zines

Honors & the Significance of Feel-ing Better

Originally appeared on the 405 as “The 405 Meets Honors”; view archived article here.  Honors, a Toronto-based band not-so-coincidentally named after a virtue, values qualities like trust, perseverance, and brotherhood. Yet their new album was borne of vices. The alternative pop group just released Feel Better, a moving 9-track LP written during what began as a dark moment, particularly for lead vocalist Patrick Gillett. Depression … Continue reading Honors & the Significance of Feel-ing Better

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Noelle Scaggs Debuts Solo Project With Heartbreaking Anthem Featuring BRÅVES Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  Noelle Scaggs, known best as a member of Fitz and the Tantrums, has just announced her solo project with the brand new single, “Great For You.” It comes as the first of many songs that Scaggs has been working on around the Tantrums busy schedule. “Great For You” is an anthem … Continue reading

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Some shows make meteoric impacts on my life, and the Men I Trust + Anemone show at the Echoplex from earlier this year was certainly one of them. I had not heard Anemone upon walking into the venue that night, but now, after participating in their raucous dance party, I believe in them wholly. Watch the video for their fiercely independent single, “Daffodils.”  Continue reading

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Squishy synths and whirrs comprise Art Feynman’s new single “Ideal Drama” Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  Art Feynman thrives in ambiguity disguised as anonymity. He doesn’t show his face in press photos, and his vocal style is all but obscured by overlayed effects. The aesthetic he achieves could be described as waterlogged bedroom pop producer.  Read more.  Art Feynman | Facebook | Instagram | … Continue reading

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Zines

Lovesick Fantasies Confront Reality on Mara Connor’s “No Fun”

Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  Despite its title, you will greatly enjoy the new single from Mara Connor. This marks the LA-based artist’s debut, ahead of an album that she has been working on with Langhorne Slim and Joseph Arthur. If it’s anything like the lead track, it will be a moody record with emphatic lyrics and overlapping melodies. Read more.  … Continue reading Lovesick Fantasies Confront Reality on Mara Connor’s “No Fun”

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