Santa Barbara band Gardens & Villa crept onto my radar as I heard that Pickwick and Damien Jurado’s producer Richard Swift was crafting their newest record. More than that though, their luscious, dreamily catchy single “Black Hills” immediately won me over upon hearing it. Appealing to my former-farmer and PacNW roots, the band is full of avid […]
Album review by Ryan Campbell White Rabbits’ third full-length album Milk Famous dropped yesterday on TBD Records. Milk Famous is able to sustain a vibrant energy by combining imaginative soundscapes with danceable beats; this percussion style is highlighted throughout. Segments of synth-like choral harmonies, hand claps and classical piano bass lines allow the six-piece band to run […]
Denver’s two man group Gauntlet Hair burst onto a lot of people’s radars with their insta-hit “I Was Thinking” in early 2010. That track was well worn by many, myself included. So the news of a full LP from Gauntlet Hair was good news indeed. 2011’s self-titled album was soaked in reverb, full of distant, […]
So a few hours earlier, I caught wind that Apes on Tape was able to get a *mEdI@ aCe$$* to Radiohead’s show in Austin tonight. Essentially, I’d like this swindling a team of kindergardeners swindling Bank of America out of a few dozen burlap sacks full of Benjamins. So that’s always a fun scenario for […]
Best Coast has announced details of new album The Only Place (album cover above), which will drop on Mexican Summer on May 15. Bethany Cosentino shared that the album is more personal, more grown up and “seriously emo”. Additionally, Best Coast announced a new world tour beginning next week. The second date of the tour […]