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Celebrating Parrot Dream’s Debut LP One Year Later

Photo by Catalina Kulczar Originally appeared on Post-Trash.  Last August, Brooklyn’s Parrot Dream, comprised of guitarist Gonzalo Guerrero and vocalist Christina Hansen Appel, released their formative debut album, Light Goes, via Good Eye Records. It took the duo two years to write and record, and in that time they changed lineups and landscapes, moving from Santiago, Chile to New York, where Appel had lived previously. Now … Continue reading Celebrating Parrot Dream’s Debut LP One Year Later

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Chelsea Wolfe Leads Us Down “The Mother Road,” Announces New Album and Tour Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  “The Mother Road” sets the tone for Birth of Violence in foreboding fashion. Its grit is amplified by the quiet but firm guitar that gallops under Wolfe’s vocals. It leads a cavalry of drums and horns into an existential battle that only a new Chelsea Wolfe record … Continue reading

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sngalbums: Brass Box Bring Their Shoegaze Mythology to the Echo for June Residency Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  Brass Box seem to record inside their namesake. Echoes bounce all over the band’s new album, The Cathedral, and lead singer Ammo Bankoff’s voice never wavers. She spins mythological tales: the crowded guitars create a landscape of brutality underneath what can only be a message from a … Continue reading

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Brass Box Bring Their Shoegaze Mythology to the Echo for June Residency

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Brass Box seem to record inside their namesake. Echoes bounce all over the band’s new album, The Cathedral, and lead singer Ammo Bankoff’s voice never wavers. She spins mythological tales: the crowded guitars create a landscape of brutality underneath what can only be a message from a goddess, coming directly from the heavens. As one of the leading singles, “DDM” … Continue reading Brass Box Bring Their Shoegaze Mythology to the Echo for June Residency

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Cold Showers Are Back With Renewed “Faith” and LP Release Show at the Echoplex in July Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  In the realm of post-punk, Cold Showers live up to their name. A douse of this local trio will shock your system. The band has been grinding around Los Angeles for many years, and their gothic and noisy style has been a constant throughout … Continue reading

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Read between the fuzz of Memory Keepers’ new release Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  The new record from Memory Keepers is the second from the Austin duo in a year, and they promise it won’t be the last. Which is a good thing, since these tracks feel like they are sprinting out of frame, like Road Runner off to trick Wile … Continue reading

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Unwind in the fuzz of Cathedral Bells’ new EP

Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  Like sailors to a siren, Cathedral Bells draw in their own prey. The duo of Matt Messore and David Carey share their self-titled EP with the world today, out on Good Eye Records. What began as Messore’s bedroom pop project has flourished into well-crafted shoegaze for daydreams and late-night mischief.  Read more.  Cathedral Bells | stream … Continue reading Unwind in the fuzz of Cathedral Bells’ new EP

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Feels Drop New Single Ahead of New Album and Release Party at the Echo Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  Shoegaze meets psychedelic on Feels’ new single; it is a catchy hybrid of a song, reminiscent of both Blondie and The Kinks. With a title like “Awful Need,” it is surprisingly aloof, following the band’s previous grunge release, “Car.” Both new singles will appear on the … Continue reading

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