ONRI – Ephemera
The production here is thick and murky with the songs embracing an almost transcendental state of immersion.
Author Archives: Michael Eades
Gram Ash – Welcome to the Elevator
Like an acid trip veering off course, the vocals ripple with derangement, sounds swirl in and out and you’re pulled further down the rabbit hole.
bloopr – [7Loops]
I thought it was doots but it’s not. Regardless, some pleasantly soulful beats here ripe for usage in a longer form.
Volume 104
Coming in hot with another compilation of great new music from the Nashville area, including a premiere from Quichenight off the forthcoming album, Cooler Heads. Lots of great musical diversity from the likes of Jordan Lehning, Soft Bodies, So Very!, drumonymity and more.
Lava Gulls – Artifacts
Much like the works of Animal Collective (or later era Flaming Lips), there’s an optimistic vibe seeping out throughout the album but each track is steeped in a darker tone.
drumonymity – The Old Hatred
Much like the heaviest offerings from bands like Mogwai, this is brooding, tension filled and DARK.
Datenight – Comin atcha 100MPH
The title is fitting as the music within is a bombastic onslaught of fast paced songs and punkish snarls. I can only imagine the sweat filled rooms this gets moving when performed live with audiences yelping along with the choral refrains of songs like “On the Block.”
Halfnoise – “Flowerss” (Official Video)
Hot on the heels of the official audio being released recently, Halfnoise (aka Zac Farro) has released the official video for the title track off the forthcoming EP. It’s a dizzying compilation of effects and patterns that fits very nicely with the warbly guitar running throughout.
3: Hollywood and Howard
In Episode Three, Vidalotry explores what happens when Gore Vidal is invited to work in Hollywood. Host Ryan Breegle looks at homosexuality’s network television debut, and we meet the man Gore chose to live with for more than half of his life.
6: Don’t They Have Friends & Shit
Coco Hames supplies a confessional theme song this week for an early morning episode in which Ashley and Jamie diversify their crushes. Adoration is given to Trees (Deciduous and Coniferous), the cast of Preacher (Dominic Cooper, Joseph Gilgun, Ruth Negga), Harry Styles and Queen Victoria. Names pulled from the Bag of Hotties take a dark turn with David Bowie, Corey Feldman, and Kiran Culkin but recovers itself with Mary J Blige.
Party Trash – Into the Mist
A slow walk into the void.
Dream Wave – Learning to be Quieter
Dream Wave (aka Kelton Young) has a history of compelling collaborations out in the world. This Carmen Canedo EP is more great evidence of his ability to juggle genres.