Month: July 2014

Review: Brian Jonestown Massacre – Revelation

Review: Brian Jonestown Massacre – Revelation
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Brian Jonestown Massacre Revelation A Records Street: 05.20 Brian Jonestown Massacre = The Beatles “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band” + Sonic Youth After close to 30 years of playing together, BJM has become ubiquitous with psych rock– although they’ve never been afraid to dabble in other genres, such as punk, shoegaze, folk and blues.

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Review: Blood And Sun – White Storms Fall

Review: Blood And Sun – White Storms Fall
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Blood and Sun White Storms Fall Pesanta Urfolk Street: 11.11.13 Blood and Sun = Death In June + Sol Invictus White Storms Fall is a neofolk gem that presents itself without any of the political baggage of the movement’s controversial pioneers Douglas P. and Boyd Rice. That’s not to say that Blood and Sun isn’t

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Review: Benjamin Finger – The Bet

Review: Benjamin Finger – The Bet
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Benjamin Finger The Bet Watery Starve Press Street: 06.01 Benjamin Finger = Steve Reich + Biosphere Starting the album off with “Faintheadedness,” Finger establishes a dark, ambient theme early with eerie, fairy-like vocals and a spacious simplicity delivered through a shy piano melody. The Bet stays pretty minimal throughout, expanding nominally on phrases that lead

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Review: Aurelio Valle – Acme Power Transmission

Review: Aurelio Valle – Acme Power Transmission
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Aurelio Valle Acme Power Transmission Nuevo Leon Street: 03.30 Acme Power Transmission= Timber Timbre / Julian Casablancas + Dirty Beaches In order to appreciate the depth of this album, it’s important to understand a bit of Aurelio Valle’s background. He’s a Texas native, but he’s spent the last several years in Brooklyn, where this album

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Review: Ark Life – The Dream of You & Me

Review: Ark Life – The Dream of You & Me
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Ark Life = Alabama Shakes + The Allman Brothers + a John Prine ballad … read more

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