Experimental, instrumental duo Talkdemonic was certainly making solid music before Isaac Brock and his Glacial Pace record label took notice. But it certainly didn’t hurt the Portland group to have the Modest Mouse frontman on their side. Since joining up with Brock, Talkdemonic have toured extensively, including stops at major festivals like Sasquatch and dates […]
I’m working at a coffee table with a copy of Austin Monthly magazine, and the cover sports a lanky, dusty 20-something. The caption reds “A Star in Our Midsts: Gary Clark Jr is setting the music world on fire”. While there may be a bit of sensationalism goin on, Gary Clark Jr. certainly is a wicked guitar […]
Grimes’ Visions is one of the better albums thus far into 2012, and definitely worth streaming if you haven’t done so yet. Grimes has released a new video for track “Oblivion” off of Visions. Watch below and download the mp3 of “Oblivion” here.
Seattle’s THEEsatisfaction continues to contribute to the burgeoning hip-hop scene in Seattle. While we wait for their new album awE naturalE to drop on SubPop on March 27, they’ve given us another track to mellow to. “Enchantruss” is another spacey, funk-vibe track featuring Seattle’s Palaceer of Shabazz Palaces. If you’re headed to SXSW 2012, be sure […]
Whilst tides of recent tracks filled with reverb reservoirs, hidden vocals, buried guitars and ambient, DIY, bedroom ambience seem to dominate the blogosphere, a guy can celebrate when he hears some good ole, guitar-driven, cocksure Rock. And while many-a-critic (note: if I ever refer to myself as that, shut this shit down asap) may say the Strokes, White […]