December 2010
9 posts
Memoryhouse - "Caregiver" →
Ontario duo Memoryhouse (named after Brian Richter’s 2002 neo-classical album) started as an ambient/visual art project, but soon abandoned the idea in favor of making bedroom dream-pop. The band’s…
Cepia - "Hootenanny" →
After a three-year absence, Minneapolis-based electronica whiz Huntley Miller (aka Cepia) is back with a vengnece. He just released a self-published, self-titled album on Tuesday and he will be…
The Good Ones - "Sara" →
In the summer of 2009 indie producer Ian Brennen took a two-week trip to Rwanda to try and find local acts to record for release in the US. This is much more difficult than it sounds; due to…
Perfume Genius - "Dreem" →
Last summer, PopMatters lauded Seattle singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas (aka Perfume Genius) as “an original and important new voice in American Independent music”, and after hearing his stunning…
Cloud Nothings - "Didn't You" →
There’s been a lot of dance and sample-based electro floating around this space lately, so I think “Didn’t You” will be a nice change of pace. Cloud Nothings originally started out as the solo…
Games - "Shadows In Bloom" →
The great disco revival of 2008 (spearheaded mostly by Hercules and the Love Affair) was soon eclipsed by the veritable renaissance of lo-fi and chillwave in the years that followed. However, disco…
Food Pyramid - "Cloudscape" →
The local music we highlight in this space on Fridays is, of course, universally great, but Food Pyramid is the band I’m personally most excited to feature. Their stunning debut, I, was our weekly…
Bikini - "American Mourning" →
New York dance-pop duo Bikini (not to be confused with the prolific Hungarian band of the same name) describes their sound as “Salinger on MDMA”. They just released their debut EP, RIP JDS last…
Botany - "Waterparker" →
Botany, formerly Abacus, is the electronic project of Texas musician Spencer Stephenson, who also plays drums for Sleep Whale. With Botany, Stephenson creates breezy, blissed-out instrumentals from…