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Album Reviews, Zines

Tel Aviv’s post-rock group Bones Garage debuts Oi Ma Yeah

Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  As the band suggests, the themes of Oi Ma Yeah are broad and difficult to parse. The musicality of it makes this a fun album to decipher over the course of many listens. The journey is haphazard—synthpop accents and shoegaze noise and provocative prose all make brief appearances across the eleven tracks. The album’s namesake (Hebrew … Continue reading Tel Aviv’s post-rock group Bones Garage debuts Oi Ma Yeah

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Album Reviews, Zines

Freedom Candlemaker welcomes the light into his new record

Photo by Filep Motwary. Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  Lefteris Moumtzis is emotionally sovereign. The Cypriot musician uses the direct English translation of his name as his moniker, which becomes the first evidence of his liberty: Freedom Candlemaker. His new record, though far from his first foray into music, is the debut under this name; called Beaming Light, it represents a dawning … Continue reading Freedom Candlemaker welcomes the light into his new record

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A Fragile Tomorrow Wonder How to Dance in Crisis

Originally appeared as ‘The 405 meets A Fragile Tomorrow’ on the 405.  For the Kelly brothers, the title of their band’s new record, Generation Loss, works twofold: as a commentary on how contemporary politics are eroding our nation’s youth and also as a reference to the loss of their mother. Sean, Dom, and Brendan Kelly are joined by Shaun Rhoades and Josh Kean to form A … Continue reading A Fragile Tomorrow Wonder How to Dance in Crisis

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Cub Sport, d’aprés Cub Sport

Originally appeared as ‘The 405 meets Cub Sport’ on the 405; view archived article here.  The road to Cub Sport’s self-titled record has been anything but smooth. The band went through a moniker change, split from their label, and weathered personal revelations as they penned and released two EPs and two full-lengths too. Now LP3 is upon us, and represents a fuller, more introspective group of … Continue reading Cub Sport, d’aprés Cub Sport

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Escape with Jason Bemis Lawrence in his new video for “How Fast Can You Pack?” Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  Brutalist architecture is the first image to greet you in Jason Bemis Lawrence’s new video for ‘How Fast Can You Pack?’ which appears on Another Hotel Hallway, his debut album. The song features vocalist Heather Woods Broderick, who has also worked … Continue reading

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Album Reviews

Scott Orr’s Worried Mind is a peaceful welcome for winter

sngalbums: Originally appeared on the 405.  The newest release on earnest Ontario label Other Songs is a fitting welcome for winter. I felt lucky to finally experience it myself when I left the desert to visit the midwest this past weekend. Snow fell for an hour in Minneapolis on my final day in the city; the neighborhood where I was staying was quiet save for … Continue reading Scott Orr’s Worried Mind is a peaceful welcome for winter

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Zines

Smoke Season’s new video is an aptly absurd metaphor for their circumstances

Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  The passion shared between Smoke Season’s Gabby Bianco and Jay Rosen spills into their music. It will be a central theme on their forthcoming record titled Sensudentity, which will include their recent single, ‘Hot Damn’. Keeping with the motif, the band said the song “is about your lust hitting a fever pitch during a wet, hot … Continue reading Smoke Season’s new video is an aptly absurd metaphor for their circumstances

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Adeline Hotel embraces contradiction and nostalgia on Away Together

Photo Credit: Chris Bernabeo Originally appeared on the 405; view archived article here.  As Dan Knishkowy, aka Adeline Hotel, explains in his new record, life is filled with contradictions. Called Away Together, it is his third solo LP, though he has lent a hand on a few other recent releases such as Ian Wayne’s A Place Where Nothing Matters and Lung Cycles’ self-titled album. Knishkowy’s … Continue reading Adeline Hotel embraces contradiction and nostalgia on Away Together

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Sadness and self-reflection fuel Loyal Lobos’ new EP

Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  Andrea Silva is not quite a lone wolf, but her new EP oozes with solitude and melancholy. She creates music under the moniker Loyal Lobos and is currently based in Los Angeles after departing her home country of Colombia several years ago. It was the demise of a relationship that sent her couch surfing and into … Continue reading Sadness and self-reflection fuel Loyal Lobos’ new EP

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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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