by Charles Norman | Oct 19, 2013 | Features
What, Really? is several kilometers away from being a household name. But they are working toward that goal, one fan at a time. Their four-song EP, with the easy-to-remember name s/t promo 2013, is available on Bandcamp. Name your price, anything from a million...
by Charles Norman | Oct 5, 2013 | Features
Solipsism: a theory that your own existence is the only thing that is real or that can be known. In the landlocked nation of Austin, Marc Brenton yearns for the sea. But he is in no hurry to get there. Surrounded by the Edwards Limestone, the calcified remnants of an...
by Charles Norman | Sep 28, 2013 | Features
Colornoise – Polychronic Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. – Chekhov Colornoise describes its music as “experimental noise rock.” But Polychronic, their second LP, is not a random collection of weird...
by Charles Norman | Sep 21, 2013 | Features
Legend tells us that, eons ago in the Age of Sepia, a journeyman musician named Delta Will walked out onto a Mississippi crossroads at midnight and flagged down a passing spaceship. In exchange for his soul, the aliens granted Delta Will the ability to play the blues...
by Charles Norman | Sep 8, 2013 | Features
There’s nothing wrong with a good love song. As my Nana used to say, “Reverbo, si juegas esa basura Kennedys Muerta una vez más voy a poner mi cabeza en el horno y encender el gas lo juro por Dios!” Then she would prance around the kitchen holding a plate of arroz...
by Charles Norman | Sep 4, 2013 | Features
Dog Bite, led by Atlanta-based musician Phil Jones, occupies an expanse of lo-fi dream pop bandwidth beyond the orbits of Minks and Memoryhouse and closer to the sun than Ariel Pink. Many of Dog Bite’s songs feature a simple, repetitive guitar line in the foreground...
