11/06/2008
Highly Recommended: Deerhunter - "Never Stops" (Platts Eyott Session)
Exhausted from the late-night, celebratory nature of the past two weeks (Obama/Phillies!), I just couldn't muster enough energy to make it over to The Church to see Deerhunter's set last night, but I did stumble upon this AWESOME mp3 of "Never S ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 11/06/2008 8:02 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
10/22/2008
Premiere: Like A Fox - "Internal/External" Video + MP3 (Highly Rec.)
It's been a while since we last heard from Jay Laughlin and Like A Fox, the Philly/Jersey offshoot of much loved 90's psych band Lenola. Thankfully for us, they have returned with a shiny new record entitled Where's My Golden Arm. Yay! LAF's ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/22/2008 8:05 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Highly Recommended, Video, Local Music | Permalink
10/09/2008
On Repeat All Day: Human People - "I'd Run Just Like You"
At just under 2 minutes, Human People's first single "I'd Run Just Like You" effortlessly combines the dark intensity of The Knife's Deep Cuts with the beauty of Giorgio Moroder and Phil Oakey's "Together in Electric Dreams". It's a synth-laden ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/09/2008 9:19 AM EST in Electronic, Highly Recommended, Local Music | Permalink
09/03/2008
Highly Recommended: Human People - "Just Like Honey" (Jesus and Mary Chain Cover)
We were big fans of Philly's (now defunct) one man, pan-sexual faux-European export known as Holland Boys as well as his previous band, the brilliant King God. So it comes as no surprise that we were psyched to hear he and members of King God ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/03/2008 10:01 AM EST in Electronic, Highly Recommended, Local Music, Events, Covers | Permalink
08/28/2008
New music From Her Space Holiday - "Sleepy Tigers"
We have been fans of the uber-talented singer-songwriter and producer Her Space Holiday aka Marc Bianchi since he released his 2001 opus Manic Expressive--a quintessential bedroom style pop album, that mixed warm, grandiose harmonies and spacey ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/28/2008 12:37 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Highly Recommended | Permalink
08/27/2008
Highly Recommended: New Music From Jay Reatard - "DOA"
WOW! What a surprise! Jay Reatard releases another 7" with awesome songs. We. Are. Truly. Shocked. Ok, the truth is that we are not surprised at all that the 5th 7" in Jay's Matador series is just as great, if not greater than, the previous ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/27/2008 7:40 AM EST in Highly Recommended, Punk | Permalink
08/22/2008
On Repeat All Day: David Cronenberg's Wife - "My Best Friend's Going Out with a Girl I Like"
Although the name of this London band is not as brilliant as say Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Duran Duran Duran or John Cougar Concentration Camp, David Cronenberg's Wife is still pretty amazing. After all, the guy directed Naked Lunch and Vid ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/22/2008 11:12 AM EST in Post-Punk, Indie-Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
08/20/2008
Stream Inara George (of Bird and the Bee) and Van Dyke Parks' New Album: "An Invitation"
Two things that seem destined to be together are Inara George's exuberant voice and Van Dyke Parks' whimsical arrangements. George is the lead singer of electro-lounge pop band The Bird and the Bee, and one of our favorites here at The Walrus ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/20/2008 11:37 AM EST in Highly Recommended, Classical, Pop | Permalink
07/23/2008
Can't Get Enough Of White Denim's "I Can Tell You"
These days there seems to be a lot of bands doing the "garage-rock" thing, but White Denim is one that turns it on it's head. Don't get me wrong, I love simple, straight-forward...even predictable rock and roll, but once in a while it's good to ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/23/2008 8:11 AM EST in Post-Punk, Garage Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
07/14/2008
Starfucker’s Gonna Give it To You...And You're Gonna Love It
On "German Love" Portland trio Starfucker (good name!) are either seriously determined to have sex with German girls or are really amazing at mixing the spaciness of Moon Safari-era Air with the twee-pop mastery of Tone Soul Evolution-era Apples ...
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