Norrit: San Francisco (Part 2) — The new release from Kansas City DJ, Norrit is an action-packed combination of lethal drum beats, and off kilter chord synths warbling in the back of your mind like going to a dance party only to realize after arrival that you took a little too much acid before you [...]
!!!: THR!!!ER — If disco is dead, if reverb sax solos went the way of Reebok Pumps and Trapper Keepers, and if funky bass lines are played out – nobody told that to California’s !!!, the dance-punk band captained by Sacramento native Nic Offer. Their latest album, THR!!!ER, is rooted in pre-Y2K groove, a danceable [...]
Wampire: Curiosity — Rocky Tinder and Eric Phipps make up the freaky union that is Wampire. The Portland duo are following up their 7” debut with a therapeutically disturbing LP, Curiosity, via Polyvinyl. In an era where the bulk of new music released is so much aural mayonnaise spread on the thin Wonderbread of ever [...]
The Fox Must Pay: Xtraordinary Things — Um…The Fox Must Pay…please stop being so mean. You had to know this album was too good to only give us five songs. FIVE! Okay, but seriously, this new artist out of L.A. focuses on retro-electro sounds and ethereal voices. The three band members, Brandi Emma, Steven Evanne [...]
Daniel Wade: Hyperconnector EP – I don’t think you’re ready for this. Daniel Wade parted ways with Treaty of Paris (we are all crying a little bit on the inside,) and dove head first into his new project. The first of four EPs slated for release this year, Hyperconnector EP, is fantastic. So many times a [...]