Gruff Rhys, "Hotel Shampoo"
Welsh odd-pop whiz Gruff Rhys is notoriously difficult to pin down stylistically, and usually that works for him. Strapped to a sturdy band or collaborator like Super Furry Animals or Neon Neon, his roving eye for left-field electronics, breezy tropicalia, playful psych-rock, and freaky folk is a valuable asset. But left to his own devices …
Well, now that’s a different story. Read the full review at The A.V. Club.
Murray, pleased by the news, took the day off from slaying.
Quick bloggy bits from around the L.A. underground (and up). Share ’em.
(all stories via West Coast Sound, via LA Weekly)
* “Naturally, the prepared statement delivered at Dio’s memorial was greeted with rabid cheers and a strong showing of devil horns.”
Flying Lotus, 'Cosmogramma'
Quick bloggy bits from around the L.A. underground (and up). Share ’em.
(all stories via West Coast Sound, via LA Weekly)
* The program allows webcam-enabled users enter the album art and bat around those sketchy geometric orbs, which in turn warps the lines emanating outward from the sun-like object. Recommended snack pairing: “A Fish Called Juana” crackers.
Last week I broke the news (via West Coast Sound) that Long Beach band-of-teens Avi Buffalo had signed to Sub Pop. This week, the LA Weekly has published my feature on the band, which goes a bit more in-depth on the group’s extremely talented leader, Avi Zahner-Isenberg. Read “Young, Gifted and Slack” here, and watch Zahner-Isenberg perform “Jessica” below.
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