07/21/2008
Exclusive Interview: Asobi Seksu Discusses New Album and More!
The Brooklyn band Asobi Seksu, (Japanese for "playful sex") comprised of Yuki Chikudate (vocals, instrumentation), James Hanna (various instruments) and friends is one of our favorites here at The Walrus. Often compared to My Bloody Valentine, t ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/21/2008 12:11 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Shoegaze, Interview | Permalink
07/18/2008
New Music From Deerhunter - "Oh, It's Such a Shame" (Jay Reatard Cover)
What’s better than Deerhunter’s newest album, Microcastle? Oh, I don’t know, maybe Deerhunter covering Jay Reatard’s “Oh, It’s Such a Shame” from his last album Blood Visions? Yes! As we mentioned previously, the two have teame ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/18/2008 7:43 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Post-Punk, Lo-Fi, Punk | Permalink
07/17/2008
Disco Nugget: The Golden Filter - "Solid Gold"
When I saw this song by unsigned New Yorkers The Golden Filter posted on Disco Dust, I was immediately reminded of the 80’s show Solid Gold, which featured the Solid Gold dancers sporting golden garbs and performing their overly dramatic and s ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/17/2008 10:24 PM EST in Electronic, Disco | Permalink
Turn Yourself On To The Very Sexuals
Hmm, I was expecting something sounding dirty when I first saw the name The Very Sexuals, but instead I get a jangly mix of Mazzy Star, early Verve and Cocteau Twins, which, as it turns out, is actually way more sexy. “Carla,” from the Dutch ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/17/2008 10:09 PM EST in Indie-Pop | Permalink
07/16/2008
Awesome New Music From Swedish Band Fontän
Fontän, labelmates of another awesome Swedish band, Studio, will be releasing a new 12" next week called "Early Morning" and it is AWESOME, especially around the :50 mark. Listen when I tell ya, this song has the goods. It's a mix of Blue Oyste ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/16/2008 8:45 AM EST in Electronic, Prog-Rock, Disco | Permalink
Is The New Mercury Rev Single "Sense on Fire" a Sign of Weirder, More Hard-Edged Things to Come?
Once upon a time, Mercury Rev were a band that were constant evolving musically. Their music began as highly psychedelic, avant-garde prog-rock (see landmark albums like Yourself is Steam, Boces and See You On the Other Side). Each album was pro ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/16/2008 8:09 AM EST in Experimental, Neo-Psychedelic, Indie-Rock | Permalink
07/15/2008
Watch This: New Lilys Documentary Teaser Trailer
For those of you who know of Kurt Heasley and his ever-changing Boston/Philly band The Lilys, then you know that his story is definitely worthy of a documentary. Well, guess what? Someone named Ian agrees with you and has started making a doc on ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/15/2008 10:10 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Local Music | Permalink
On Repeat All Day: Windmill's "Tokyo Moon"
Cheers to Some Velvet Blog for reminding me of this gem from the UK's Windmill aka Matthew Thomas Dillon, which was released last year on his debut album Puddle City Racing Lights. It has the same vocal fragility as early Mercury Rev, though sli ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/15/2008 9:57 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Video | Permalink
07/14/2008
Grace Jones' New Video for "Corporate Cannibal" is the Scariest thing Ever!
The video for Graces Jones' new single "Corporate Cannibal" may be the scariest thing I have seen in a while. Consider this, anything featuring Grace Jones is visually intense by nature. However, a video of her being manipulated by some weird im ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/14/2008 3:58 PM EST in Electronic, WTF?, Video | Permalink
Video: Feist Performs "1234" on Sesame Street; Elmo Swoons
In some cases, a band or an artist altering their song for the tikes and performing it on Sesame Street may come off badly, but not in this case. The kiddie version of Feist's "1234" is actually more charming than the original. God, I love this ...
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