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Local Review: Pentagraham Crackers – Live! From the Palace of...
Pentagraham Crackers Live! From the Palace of Payne Chthonic Records Street: 05.31 Pentagraham Crackers = Dan Sartain + The Mr. T Experience The fluid tempo and mood in Live! From the Palace of Payne flow from upbeat in one track, to depressive and longing in another. The genre seems fluid, too, and pinning it down
Local Review: Orem Owls – Index
Orem Owls Index Hel Audio Street: 04.07 Orem Owls = Oneohtrix Point Never + Ben Best & Karl Jørgensen + Neotantrik I appreciate the work that Hel Audio is doing, quite a bit. It is a local label supporting fringe music, such as that made by Orem Owls, with several artists regularly participating in showcases
Local Review: Officer Jenny – The Gods Must Be Giddy,...
Officer Jenny The Gods Must Be Giddy, a Gaggle of Unexceptional Songs Written for Unexceptional People Self-Released Street: 05.31 Officer Jenny = Sufjan Stevens + The Shins Provo’s Stephen Cope, who performs under the Pokémon-inspired moniker, Officer Jenny, offers up an understated, personal and, at times, campy album in his debut. Gods starts off
Local Review: The Lazy Waves – Spring Fling
The Lazy Waves Spring Fling Self-Released Street: 04.23 The Lazy Waves = Danger Mouse + Daniele Luppi + Electric Guest The last we heard from Daniel Fischer—aka Fisch—and company, we were gifted a delightful holiday track on Christmas Eve 2011. Their latest offering is the lush, mesmerizing, sexy-as-shit three-track Spring Fling. The laid-back, beat-driven track,
Local Review: Lady Murasaki – Summer Fling
Lady Murasaki Summer Fling Self-Released Street: 06.02 Lady Murasaki= Real Estate + The Cardigans Turn on your sprinklers, kick off your shoes and play this EP from the porch as you cool down from this summer. Day or night, these songs consistently put me at ease in beyond-comfortable blazing temperatures. Lady Murasaki have outdone
Local Review: In Color – Love The World/Hate The World
In Color Love the World/Hate the World Self-Released Street: 03.21 In Color = Oasis + The Wallflowers + Imagine Dragons There’s something very comforting about the consistent style with which the 10 songs on this album are written. There is a great flow within each song, which is due to quality songwriting, and between
Local Review: I Hear Sirens – Between Consciousness and Sleep
I Hear Sirens Between Consciousness and Sleep Lyre Records Street: 06.22 I Hear Sirens = Mogwai + Daturah + Explosions in the Sky Between consciousness and sleep—that sounds about right for this album. I am not saying that I Hear Sirens are boring—what I am saying is that this album dwells in the twilight,
Local Review: Get Stakerized! – Self-Titled EP
Get Stakerized! Self-Titled EP Midnight Records Street: 04.28 Get Stakerized! = Dinosaur-era Dinosaur Jr. x Locust Abortion Technician-era Butthole Surfers After finishing the first listen of Get Stakerized!, I became paranoid. I was unsure whether Get Stakerized! was serious, or if the album is just an experiment to see what sort of hifalutin stretch they
Local Review: Filth Lords – Keep On Snarlin’
Filth Lords Keep On Snarlin’ Self-Released Street Date: 12.20.12 Filth Lords = Kid Dynamite + Police-era Fucked Up + Guilt Lust Keep On Snarlin’ is kinda ruddy. It buries the frothy bawl of singer/axeman Alex Ortega ‘neath a thick lacquer of Nick Harris’ throbbing basslines, Swiz drums from Rio Connelly and frenetic gee-tar noodling, and
Local Review: Famous Relatives – Electric Signals
Famous Relatives Electric Signals Tush Records Street: 05.31 Famous Relatives = Phoenix + Foster the People + MGMT The combination of indie pop and electronically made beats gives Electric Signals that late-summer-afternoon-concert feel. The relaxing, synthesized vocals and blended mix of sounds in tracks like “Painted Picture” and “Sidewalks” remind me a lot of