Warpaint -- a lady Joy Division for the next generation?
I mean rlly, do such things have to be justified? They do? Whoops. Probably a good thing I wrote something about it then:
“The Fool is built on Joy Division’s post-punk low end, moody chords, droning vocals, and doomy lyrics.”
But that’s not all. Read the entire review over at Spin.
Tyler the Creator rocks New York City. Where's Earl?
Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. Courtesy of P4K. Nuttin’ to do with me. Just a fan, fanning out. Love this GIF. Blow your mind on this.
Dean Spunt on the skins, No Age drummer and PPM Records owner
It’s awesome time in L.A., people. Either get on the Good News train or get left behind. Music, frankly, is great — always has been, but when so much great music exists in one’s own backyard, when the people responsible for tending the flame all seem to gather within the same ten-mile stretch, when there’s no shortage of good ideas or good tunes, well, a person is likely to get real happy and start writing silly things like this.
Far less silly, and actually quite informative, is “Twelve Indie Labels You Should Know, a Primer” (I say “prymer,” please don’t say “primmer”) which is on the L.A. Times blog, Pop & Hiss, right now, as I type. This piece is the culmination of a three-parter. Read the Sunday print feature, “L.A.’s Indie Labels Succeed with a Jack-of-All-Trades Approach,” if you please. And find a supplemental piece (with a choice MP3) over yonder.
Boyz Noize remixes the Chemical Brothers' "Swoon"
Quick bloggy bits from around the L.A. underground (and up). Share ’em.
* “The Chems have gotten noisier on their new album, but one of the smoother tracks is first single “Swoon.” Apologies, but this is not an electro megamix of the 2009 album by Silversun Pickups.”
(all stories via West Coast Sound, via L.A. Weekly)
Major Lazer gets collaborative.
Quick bloggy bits from around the L.A. underground (and up). Share ’em.
(all stories via West Coast Sound, via L.A. Weekly)
* M.I.A. guests with Diplo, her one-time lover and longtime producer, on his’ new EP as Major Lazer, while Thom Yorke remixes “Jump Up.”
A list of recommended L.A.-area shows for the coming week (plus clips for instant gratification). Click “details” for descriptions. More after the jump.
No Age, Everything In Between (Sub Pop)
No Age, trash can royalty
No Age returns, king of the L.A. noise scene, with a new album powered by an unshakable pulse. We got an early shot to divine meaning from the 13-song platter — and what we discovered didn’t disappoint.
(via L.A. Weekly)
Mini Mansions
New tunes in the INCHES column! Get over there already!
Nite Jewel, amidst balls
We’re getting caught up on two weeks of intense blogging for West Coast Sound, and we now present to you some tasty MP3 and/or streaming works. This is Groove Edition (think “fun-kay”).
(all stories via West Coast Sound, via LA Weekly)
* “Nite Jewel, keyboard queen Ramona Gonzales, is a quintessential artist of the L.A. underground and has now produced a collaboration with a young group that’s starting to catch buzz, Teen Inc.”
Torche, Hydra Head thrash kings
We’re getting caught up on two weeks of intense blogging for West Coast Sound, and we now present to you some tasty MP3 and/or streaming works. This is the Shred Edition (with some twang thrown in too).
(all stories via West Coast Sound, via LA Weekly)
* “As far as gift-giving goes, this one may be arriving out of season, but L.A. metal-of-many-stripes institution Hydra Head Records has just dropped the free 22-song digital sampler, Phoning It In.”
Chris Writes Things 