It’s fortunate for Vivian Girls fiends like myself that guitarist Cassie Ramone has both ventured into solo territory and has collaborated with members of Brooklyn bands Bossy and Woods in her latest venture, Babies. Drummer Ali Koehler left last year to work with West Coast heartthrobs Best Coast. And bassist Katy Goodman — she has [...]
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MUSIC: The Sour Notes embark on January tour
Independent rock bands like The Sour Notes — the kind of rock bands that can make intoxicating, slow-burning jams that carve out your soul — are few and far between. The Austin-based quintet makes shimmering, brooding indie rock brimming with naked introspection, ecstatic highs, and heartbreaking lows. Frontman Jared Boulanger and keyboardist Kelly DeWitt trade [...]
MUSIC: Indie pop outfit Cloud Nothings to release new LP in January
-They’re from Cleveland. (Whatever.) -They make indie pop. (Cool, I guess.) -The frontman is just 19 years old and got picked up by Carpark and Wichita. (I’m listening…) -They have the lyrical pragmatism of Pavement and the sonic dynamics of Beach Fossils. (Well, let’s hear it already!) It’s been a slow rise to prominence for [...]
VIDEO: Grails announces March 2011 album
It’d be unwise to typecast Portland-based Grails as simply a post-rock quartet, especially considering their forays into doleful, droney mania on songs like “Acid Rain” off of 2008’s Doomsdayer’s Holiday. Consider also the band’s associations with drone champions Om and member Emil Amos’ collaboration with experimental folk artist Jandek. For the most part, though, the [...]
