Here's some new music I've been listening to lately. No medals today - I'm not really in a rating mood. Regardless, this is all good music. (I mean, why else would I be writing about it?)
Marnie Stern - How did I not know of Marnie Stern until two weeks ago? I swear I've seen her name around... Well, somehow, I missed the boat on this one. Marnie Stern is awesome. I've been describing her music as a mix between Deerhoof and Lightning Bolt - her music has all of the frantic craziness of Lightning Bolt, but it's tempered by quirky interludes and vocals. Basically, the best of both worlds. She's coming to Boston in early March (opening for Tera Melos at The Middle East) and I've already got my ticket.
Cepia - Found this guy and Land of Talk (below) through Pandora. It's good, straightforward IDM/drum'n'bass - a bit on the ambient side, which, frankly, I like. It's always great to come across someone seemingly unknown that's still making brilliant music. And props to Pandora for including Cepia as one of the 5 bands it was cycling through over and over on my iTAL tEK playlist.
Land of Talk - These guys came up on my Marnie Stern Pandora playlist. Very catchy indie garage rock with female vocals. It sounds a little generic at times, but they do have several gems, e.g. "All My Friends" (below). And in traditional hipster style, I must say I like their old stuff better - the Applause Cheer Boo Hiss EP is fantastic, where their recent release Cloak and Cipher, while still very good, leaves a little something to be desired.
Incan Abraham - I've previously written about how many musicians have come out of my high school, and this group is a perfect example. Their new EP Sunscreen is very rich; though the atmosphere is light, the orchestration and production fill the space thoroughly. It's catchy, but I wouldn't say it's "fun" - it's really just pretty to listen to. Though it's just two songs (and two remixes), so I think I'm inclined to call it more of a single than an EP. You can download it for free here.
Marnie Stern - How did I not know of Marnie Stern until two weeks ago? I swear I've seen her name around... Well, somehow, I missed the boat on this one. Marnie Stern is awesome. I've been describing her music as a mix between Deerhoof and Lightning Bolt - her music has all of the frantic craziness of Lightning Bolt, but it's tempered by quirky interludes and vocals. Basically, the best of both worlds. She's coming to Boston in early March (opening for Tera Melos at The Middle East) and I've already got my ticket.
Cepia - Found this guy and Land of Talk (below) through Pandora. It's good, straightforward IDM/drum'n'bass - a bit on the ambient side, which, frankly, I like. It's always great to come across someone seemingly unknown that's still making brilliant music. And props to Pandora for including Cepia as one of the 5 bands it was cycling through over and over on my iTAL tEK playlist.
Land of Talk - These guys came up on my Marnie Stern Pandora playlist. Very catchy indie garage rock with female vocals. It sounds a little generic at times, but they do have several gems, e.g. "All My Friends" (below). And in traditional hipster style, I must say I like their old stuff better - the Applause Cheer Boo Hiss EP is fantastic, where their recent release Cloak and Cipher, while still very good, leaves a little something to be desired.
Incan Abraham - I've previously written about how many musicians have come out of my high school, and this group is a perfect example. Their new EP Sunscreen is very rich; though the atmosphere is light, the orchestration and production fill the space thoroughly. It's catchy, but I wouldn't say it's "fun" - it's really just pretty to listen to. Though it's just two songs (and two remixes), so I think I'm inclined to call it more of a single than an EP. You can download it for free here.
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