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Atlas Sound’s “Quick Canal,” featuring Lætitia Sadier

Atlas Sound's Bradford Cox. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I was poking around earlier today, and stumbled upon a bootleg live recording of Atlas Sound's beautifully etheric "Quick Canal," taken from their performance at Desert Daze last fall. Because the influential avant-pop pioneers Stereolab were also performing the same day, frontwoman Lætitia Sadier was on hand to lend vocals to their live rendition, just …

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Mogwai’s Rework of Penelope Trappes’ “Burn On”

Penelope Trappes. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I've been in a bit of a mood today, so I've been seeking something uniquely tuned to my tunneled outlook of fading light and tenuous balance. That's when Penelope Trappes stepped out from the Spotify shadows and into my churning, burning mindset.She's a Londoner, Aussie-born, and specializes in pinpoint-focused melodies of extreme minimalism and infinite …

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Pumarosa’s “Priestess”

Isabel Munoz-Newsome fronts the bewitching UK act Pumarosa. Photo sourced from artist’s Facebook.
So after much deliberation, and trying on of differing posts, I somehow landed on Pumarosa's spiritual groove "Priestess" for August's second aural entry. Sounds slightly obscene, I know, but it's just a turn of phrase. As I mentioned yesterday, I've been intending to tackle a backlog of acts that have yet to see the light …

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Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe’s “Right On” with “Friendlies”

Anton Newcombe & Tess Parks. Photo by Katy Lane.
Okay, I actually heard "Friendlies" first, before seeking out and slipping into "Right On." Both are from the duo Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe. No fancy band name or gimmicks. Just a female vocalist from Toronto, now based in London, and the founder of American indie legends Brian Jonestown Massacre, respectively.Admittedly, I didn't know any …

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Desert Mountain Tribe @ the Novo on 02.28.19

Desert Mountain Tribe perform @ the Novo on 02.28.19.
You know, every so often, I run across a band that just sort of blows my mind, seeps into my soul, and just sets up shop, remaining an endless source of sonic stimulation, expanding and exploding every time I listen. For me, that's Desert Mountain Tribe, a London-based trio steeped in the aural annals of …

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