Left Lane Cruiser – All You Can Eat!

February 4th, 2010  |  by el gringo rico  |  published in blues, garage, punk  |  1 comment

Grab your whiskey and get ready to rage. I’ve never heard a more powerful and gritty blues rock duo than these guys. Left Lane Cruiser is a two man outfit out of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. They’re a couple of thrashers that can play the hell out of some punkesque garage blues. Think along the lines of a possessed Black Keys, Jack White without his cute peppermint outfits, or even ole’ R.L. Burnside fresh off divorcing his sixth wife and a four day bender. These guys don’t F around.

Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History

February 3rd, 2010  |  by b aiken  |  published in dance, indie pop, post-punk  |  4 comments

What do you get when you cross three Irish dudes, some guitars, and some heavy electronic influence? Well, you can get a ton of things, one of which is the sound produced by Two Door Cinema Club, a modern contemporary trio bringing us some seriously catchy tunes on their debut, Tourist History. While we wrote about them back in April of 2009, this album illustrates the band’s range while simultaneously keeping to a central theme of guitar-driven electro-pop and lyrics that cling to your brain like… brain glue?

Little Comets – One Night in October

January 5th, 2010  |  by Jess Alatorre  |  published in alternative, indie rock, post-punk

Ah! Finally a band to put a bit of step into these cold gray winter days.; I bring you Little Comets, straight out of Newcastle. With their glorious yelps, full band, and indie rock sound, I feel myself washing away the days of sad quiet folk and dancing my way into new love for England’s answer to Vampire Weekend. However, unlike Vampire’s hit-or-miss singles, I’m finding myself amused by all of Little Comet’s songs. There is range in style, but fluidity to their sound. At times, through the northern accents, I even hear a little Kings of Leon twang.

Tubelord – Our First American Friend

November 20th, 2009  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in math-rock, post-punk  |  1 comment

Emocore! Okay, it isn’t. But some of you might claim it to be borderline. I, however, would maintain that these guys bring a raw and exciting sound to an already well-travelled genre. And because that isn’t the easiest thing to do, I feel as if this English post-punk/alternative trio, Tubelord, deserve to be featured on Indie Shuffle.

Foals – Antidotes

November 9th, 2009  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in dance, indie pop, math-rock, post-punk

One could easily draw the comparison to Bloc Party while listening to the album Antidotes, the Foals’ first major release. And not the new Bloc Party that has driven themselves into the ground. Nope, this is like the good old stuff. And what’s more, they’ve done it all themselves.

The Drums – Summertime!

October 21st, 2009  |  by Jess Alatorre  |  published in indie pop, post-punk  |  2 comments

The Drums’ website sums up their sound as, “We only write about two feelings: one is the first day of summer when you and all of your friends are standing on the edge of a cliff watching the sun set and being overcome with all of your hopes and dreams at once. The other is when you’re walking alone in the rain and realize you will be alone forever.”

the feelies – crazy rhythms

September 18th, 2009  |  by jason grishkoff  |  published in 80s, alternative, garage, punk  |  2 comments

when the feelies came to manhattan (from somewhere in the suburbs of new jersey) with a jangly upbeat rhythm that wasn’t common at the time. pretty soon their uber-nerd look had enraptured the hearts and minds of many upcoming artists, from r.e.m to weezer (see the blue album cover). their album, however, flopped.

we were promised jetpacks – these four walls

August 3rd, 2009  |  by camden andrews  |  published in indie rock, post-punk

There are certainly flaws in this album (they can get a little repetitive and over-dramatic at times), but the spirit and sincerity behind even the cheesiest parts make it easy to forgive, especially considering how young they still are.