Month: February 2019

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Supersilent’s “13.9”

Supersilent. Photo by Paal Audestad; sourced from artist's Facebook.
"13.9" is not for everyone. I'm just going to say that upfront, because it's not. I caught this instrumental track last night, while waiting for Mazzy Star to take the stage at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian. I Shazam'ed it, because I had no idea what it was. And under normal circumstances, I probably …

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Nothing’s “B&E”

Nothing. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I've always pictured this one as a sweeping John Barry score thrown headfirst into a hailstorm of shoegaze reverb. It's from Philly act Nothing, and it's called "B&E," which probably denotes something less majestic and more criminal. But you wouldn't think it from first (or subsequent) impressions.There's a definite bombast and bluster, with layers of …

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The Twilight Sad’s “There’s a Girl in the Corner”

The Twilight Sad perform at the Teragram Ballroom on 05.31.19.
Again, I'm going to attempt to keep things brief. This is my second selection of the night, probably my last, and it's also courtesy of the Spotify shuffle. Random is the night's theme, and that's lead me to Scottish indie act The Twilight Sad, and their post-punk single "There's a Girl in the Corner." I'm …

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Brothertiger’s “Shallow”

Brothertiger's John Jagos. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
Trying something different tonight. Lately, I've been posting some lengthy diatribes on bands I really love. And I'm totally cool with that. But in the process, I've unintentionally zapped a lot of my energy/inspiration to tackle some of the one-off's I've stumbled upon. So I'm going to aim for brevity, and see if I can …

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SWIMM @ the Echoplex on 02.08.19

SWIMM perform at the Love You Down art and music fest @ the Echoplex on 02.08.19.
In my efforts to catch up on some old business, I'm going to spend some time with SWIMM, a surprisingly good Los Angeles outfit that performed at the "Love You Down" music fest at the Echoplex/Echo on 02.07.18 and 02.08.18. This one comes from night two … and yes, it's a few weeks late. Hence, …

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