Category: experimental
Huntronik – Baldy
Not many acts can simultaneously sound like Pavement and the Inspiral Carpets while singing about late stage hair loss. Quite a diametric set of influences I’m sure you’ll agree but one which Greg Hunt and his Brooklyn based troupe are […]
Is Paris Burning – Wild
There is really something unfettered about Kansas band Is Paris Burning. As if they were given a single hour’s studio time and had 6 months in which to plan how they’d use it. So many ideas, so much to squash […]
Winter Sport – Northern Summer
What a strange and rather fabulous song. Full of contradictions that extend from its title to the band who made it and from the mix of plodding 80’s percussive techniques to the slinky 21st century laptop laser guided gestures. The […]
Holy Esque – Ladybird Love
Fresh from the berating I unleashed (a tiny twitter outpouring as opposed to a nasty and profanity laden phonecall, ah the safety of the internet) on NME’s new band list for 2013 I then cheekily gathered the smidgeons of gems […]
Absolutely Free – UFO
For a band that appears to be named after a Frank Zappa album it might seem entirely remiss of them to not to play on their inspiration. Thankfully this Canadian troupe are not in the mood to issue disappointment, something […]
Carter Tanton – Fake Pretend
Carter Tanton has been around the block but mostly as a pillion passenger with such acts as (our beloved) Lower Dens, Tulsa and Marissa Nadler. He is a noted guitar player but last year he struck out on his with […]
Arlo & The Otter – You Can’t Cry In Outerspace
Max Sollisch released a short EP on Indiecater a while back under his Dolfish moniker. It was the culmination of several communiques between us (most of which took place by good old fashioned letter, quaint eh?). At the time we […]
White – Red
This is a totally bonkers and utterly brilliant piece of innovation from a duo, Shou Wang and Shen Jing, from Beijing called White. The pair had collaborated previously but their output has taken a distinctly experimental electronic bent with White. […]
cfit – Base Isolation
You’ve heard me saying it before and no doubt I’ll be beating the indie drum again for one of the best Irish albums I’ve heard over the last few years. ‘Triage’ by multi-habited Dublin band cfit has created some ripples […]
Known Moons – The Structures
I love this for its sheer distinctiveness. In a world made up of conservatives and liberals ‘The Structures’ is a blast from the monster raving loony party. Josh Bay is the creative at the helm and he furthered his pledge […]
Daniel Rossen – Return To Form
Shouldn’t be any surprise to find out that Daniel Rossen is he out of Grizzly Bear. How else could you explain the somewhat awkward glory of ‘Return To Form’ from his debut solo release ‘Silent Hour/Golden Mile’ (out on Warp […]
The Books – Beautiful People
I’ve taken this line directly from the Books record label Temporary Residence ‘the deluxe 2xLP format comes packaged with 36 full-color die-cut stickers for you to design and decorate your own unique record cover’. Says it all really, a band […]