Foxes in Fiction – Swung From The Branches

March 6th, 2010  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in experimental, folktronica, indie pop

Warren Hildebrand, the man behind Foxes in Fiction, is another in a line of them this year that have been flooding my inbox with their admirable work. Foxes in Fiction have released a 19 song album for free. The album is filled with dreamy songs that barely coalesce enough to call them songs.

Mesita – Living/Breathing

March 2nd, 2010  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in experimental, indie pop  |  3 comments

Technically, Mesita didn’t even send me a full album. He sent me a single. That single is pretty darn good, and I think it’s worth sharing with the world. Not to mention that the additional tracks on his Myspace tend to indicate that this isn’t a fluke. I highly encourage you to visit it by clicking the link in this post.

Le Loup – Family

March 1st, 2010  |  by camden andrews  |  published in experimental, freak-folk  |  3 comments

Even though Le Loup started as the solo project of Sam Simkoff, the band now emphasizes its identity as a family on their website, and the cohesion really comes through in the music. There isn’t a single element of the multi-layered tunes that overpowers the others; not even Simkoff’s vocals. Each member adds an equal contribution to the sound, and the result washes over in waves that are both complex and tranquil.

Totally Nebular – Boat Boat

February 23rd, 2010  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in electronic, experimental  |  1 comment

Totally Nebular are a 3-piece hailing from West Beach, Florida, and currently remain unsigned. Their music is trippy, it’s joyous, it’s exuberant, and despite what some might see as a lack of strong melody, absolutely beautiful to lose yourself in.

Chll Pll – Aggressively Humble

February 14th, 2010  |  by taylor fife  |  published in experimental, math-rock, noise  |  1 comment

If you’re a big fan of Hella or Wavves or any of Zach Hill’s other projects, you’ve probably had this album in hand for months. For all you that have been cranking this on your speakers all that time, feel free to skip this review, but if you haven’t listened to this CD you better hop on it right away. I was one of the less fortunate ones and only had this album recommended to me last week, but it’ll certainly be in my listening rotation for a long while. If you’re a fan of HEALTH or Battles I’m sure you’ll agree.

Yeasayer – Odd Blood

February 8th, 2010  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in electronic, experimental, indie rock  |  6 comments

The days of downbeat acoustic songs for charity compilations are over. Everything about this Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel band screams DANCE (and not in the conventional sense). This is hipster dancefloor 80s inspired funkpop with the sensibility of Peter Gabriel, worldbeat percussion and the downright quirkyness of Gang Gang Dance and Dirty Projectors’ endless list of mad collaborators.

Vistas – Mute

February 2nd, 2010  |  by Jess Alatorre  |  published in electronic, experimental, instrumental, house  |  3 comments

Vista is comprised of Josh Nagle and Owen Cartwright (or œ). Josh plays the analog sampler (KORG ELECTRIBE), laptop computer, and keyboard and Owen plays guitars, a laptop live station and an APC40. While most bands move to the big city, these two are holding strong to their Maine roots.

Headlights – Wildlife

December 31st, 2009  |  by Jess Alatorre  |  published in dreamwave/chillwave, experimental, female vocalists, indie pop, shoegaze

As a band, Headlights is usually everything that good indie pop is made off: cute lyrics, catchy melodies, and solid harmonies. However, this album went a little headier, a little more emotional and a little fuzzier. The album “Wildlife,” released in October, is 42 minutes of wonderbliss.