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Musical Pairings: Lemonade – Diver

May 7th, 2012

Brooklyn-by-way-of-San Francisco trio Lemonade have already proven themselves adept at both short-order improvisation and eclectic synthesization. Indeed, mere weeks after the trio formed drummer Alex Pasternak was asked if he was in a band and if he wanted to play an upcoming party. His band, Lemonade, had a name but hadn’t yet actually written any music [...]

Single Serving: Wildcat! Wildcat! – Mr. Quiche

May 4th, 2012

Los Angeles, California-based Wildcat! Wildcat! consists of Jesse Taylor, Michael Wilson and Jesse Carmichael. Apparently, the trio have been playing together since they were 14, a claim supported by the fluid, laid-back give and take of their melodically sidewinding debut singles. “Mr. Quiche” is the most recent of the pair, and it features warbling, summer-day synths; hand-clap [...]

Single Serving: Ender Belongs To Me – Memory EP

May 3rd, 2012

Ender Belongs To Me is an enigmatic experimental-pop duo hailing from Brooklyn that weave together ebullient and highly textured sound collages. Their latest offering is the Memory EP which was recorded over a period of years with a revolving cast of guest vocalists. The collected grooves sound like pop jams slightly scuffed, warped, and degraded [...]

Musical Pairings: Aesop Rock – None Shall Pass

May 2nd, 2012

There are some artists whose names are total head scratchers for me. Broken Social Scene (a band I adore) fits that category. The name distorted my expectation of their music. I expected something more hardcore, or at least, something obnoxiously emo. Conversely, Ian Matthias Bavitz’s nom de plume, Aesop Rock, is a perfect moniker for [...]

Served Three Ways: Three Covers of Justin Timberlake’s “My Love”

May 1st, 2012

I can very clearly remember the moment I realized that Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds didn’t suck. For it’s first month or more of existence I lived a FutureSex/LoveSounds-free life (seriously, I’d been living under a rock or something). I’d nonetheless convinced myself it wasn’t for me and that I wouldn’t like it. After all, Justin Timberlake just wasn’t [...]

Musical Pairings: Beach House – Bloom

April 30th, 2012

Beach House haven’t changed much since they came together as a band. The French-born Victoria Legrand had moved to Baltimore in 2004 for cheap rent after having “raged there” on a few occasions, but also, in part, because of a “weird gut feeling.” A few months later she met Baltimore-native Alex Scally (a bassist who’d [...]

Guest Post: Frankie Rose – Interstellar

April 27th, 2012

Frankie Rose by any other name would sound as sweet. At times she’s been called “A member of the Vivian Girls,” at others “The drummer for the Dum Dum Girls,” and on occasion “The drummer for the Crystal Stilts.” With the release of her remarkable new album Interstellar, “Frankie Rose” will soon be all that [...]

Single Serving: Fiona Apple – Every Single Night

April 26th, 2012

As you may have heard somewhere, Fiona Apple is back and is ready to release her first new album in seven years. Titled Extraordinary Machine, The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do, the album is set for a June 19th [...]

Single Serving: Purity Ring – Obedear

April 25th, 2012

Purity Ring (a.k.a. Halifax/Montreal duo Corin Roddick and Megan James) have been riding high as of late. They’ve already amassed a strong fan base and significant critical acclaim based on the strength of a trio of slowly teased out singles. Well, earlier this week they announced the release date, album art, tracklisting, and first single from their [...]

Single Serving: AlunaGeorge – Just A Touch

April 25th, 2012

I’ve been slightly obsessed with London-based duo AlunaGeorge since early this year. It’s almost at a stalker level. Somehow I still managed to sleep on their latest single for the first two days after it was released. Clearly I need to reevaluate my priorities in life. Anyways, in addition to the single for “Just A [...]

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