I used to think the music video was dead. (I used to think indie was dead too, but I recognize my own cynicism.) Provocative, intriguing, and relevant music videos are tough to come by these days, especially in the indie scene; this isn’t because young and underground musicians can’t be visually creative, but rather because the best video equipment costs money that starving artists don’t … Continue reading
Tag: psych rock
Trekking Across the City with Still Parade
I first sat down to listen to this album on an exploratory adventure via mass transit across the city. Back in May, LADOT cut the ribbon on several new metro stations, extending the Expo line to somewhere that no Los Angeles rail transit line has ever gone before: the beach. For the first weekend of its opening, fares were waived, so I decided to take … Continue reading Trekking Across the City with Still Parade
Mr. Elevator drive home their left-field allegiance with this quasi-horror music video. Continue reading
Skeptical psych rock. Continue reading
A psych rock antidote to the real world. Continue reading
Still Parade released one of this year’s best records. Source: SoundCloud / Still Parade Continue reading
“Are Your Stars Out?” screams Magical Mystery Tour. This delightful single comes from Mark Stoermer, aka the shiest Killer, whose sophomore solo album, Dark Arts, is out now. Continue reading
This experimental psych-grunge fever dream will keep your head bobbing for a full seven minutes. Source: SoundCloud / GonerRecords Continue reading
A cloudless psych rock adventure. Source: SoundCloud / Saddle Creek Continue reading
Taking influence from golden-era-Flaming Lips, Still Parade creates playful psych rock. Don’t adjust your speakers- those distortions are part of the track. Genius. Source: SoundCloud / Still Parade Continue reading
