If you are the type of person who prefers your music shroud in an air of mystery, it might disturb you to learn that the most exciting, innovative label in the extreme scene exists not in some secret lair, but amidst a peaceful piece of land outside of Toronto, Canada. Yes, you read that...
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Cleveland's Cloud Nothings have arrived with Attack on Memory. There was no doubt this album would be my pick for this first month of 2012. It's inevitable that I miss out on a band at Fun Fun Fun fest every year and it seems 2011 was no exception. I had no...
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Grimes (aka Claire Boucher) first sparked my interest with 2010′s Halfaxa, became one of my favorite new artists with her daytime performance at FFF6 and left me wanting more with this year’s Darkbloom. According to GvB the wait will not be long for the next full length LP, Visions. What was originally slated for...
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Spencer Krug is leaning against a U-Haul trailer hitched to a late model Dodge Caravan. Taking a break from the droning sounds of The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact, Krug is smoking a cigarette and enjoying some quiet time when I rudely interrupt him and introduce myself. The impromptu nature of this conversation is my...
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Handsome Furs – Sound Kapital (Sub Pop, 2011) ‘I won’t be the same no more‘ If back in 2005 someone would have told me that by 2011 Wolf Parade would have ceased to exist and Dan Boeckner would be just as known for his sex-infused electronic-rock project Handsome Furs, I would have called bullshit. As implausible...
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Austra – Feel It Break (Domino, 2011) Dark, sensual waves of texture layered beneath Katie Stelmanis‘ seductive vocals render the debut album from Canada‘s latest export slightly addictive. Austra – Beat and the Pulse Full Reviews: Slant No Ripchord Drowned In Sound
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‘Seasons change and passions change, but I live in a city with no seasons or passions at all‘ Wesley Eisold‘s first words on Saturday night could not have been further from the truth. Denver is a city of seasons, a city of passions — and passions were running high at the Bluebird when Cold...
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Fucked Up – David Comes To Life (Matador, 2011) A hardcore concept album concerning a heartbroken factory worker? An 80 minute album of epic proportions from a band that was known for 7″‘s overflowing with screw-you-in-your-face political punk rock just a few short years ago? The end, right? They literally fucked up, right? What’s...
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Spring is in full effect in Denver today. I am looking out my window at the kids on their bikes as the sun sets over the Rockies. The scene is quite different from the wet gloom that was 4/20. Yesterday was a shitty day overall and even though I had purchased an advance ticket...
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The Weeknd – House of Balloons (self-released, 2011) I’ve always had a secret taste for r&b music. In fact, some friends might tell you it’s not really a secret at all and they wish I’d cut it out. But lately there has been a shift in the ‘cool kids’ outlook on r&b and it’s...
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Our first guest post comes from Mike Scarola from New York. Mike sends out a weekly (or monthly) e-mails that resemble the distribution list ILSUDH2 sent out before creating this blog. This post was inspired by the latest band to reunite for the annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California. Band...
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