A reverie isn’t a slumber, yet it is not wide-eyed consciousness either. It lies balanced between the two, the state of a peaceful and blissful daydream, of getting lost in your thoughts and ideas. This notion of a dreamlike stupor is perfectly embodied in “Reverie”, the new single from post-punk band Shepherds. READ MORE…
Thirty Three And A Third is a new 7-inch boxset featuring covers of bands like Black Flag, the Nerves, Misfits, and Wheatus from bands like No Age, Eel Bros (made up of Man Man’s Honus Honus and Hot Karate’s King Cyrus), Andrew Jackson Jihad’s Sean Bonnette, and Rozwell Kid. The collection was curated by Dana Lechtenberg for a gallery show in Los Angeles that was held last month. “Having the artists do all cover songs for the project ties in directly with the art show’s theme — artists reimagining and reinterpreting classic album covers,” he explained. All of the bands involved recorded two covers of songs that they picked out themselves, and you can hear a selection of them below. READ MORE…
We heard “Kiln,” the first single from Grand Vapids forthcoming record Guarantees back in November, and yesterday the Athens-based band released a follow-up track. “Aubade” picks up where “Kiln” left off — it’s instrumentally lush, understated indie rock reminiscent of a more celestial take on Deerhunter’s “Desire Lines.” LISTEN HERE…
Grand Vapids hail from Athens, where they’ve honed a droning take on indie rock in the lineage of Galaxie 500, Low, and fellow Georgians Deerhunter. “Kiln,” from the band’s Drew Vandenberg-produced debut albumGuarantees, is a fine demonstration of that style, all somnambulant beauty and shimmering, scraping white noise. The song seems to spend its entire run time either waking up to a new day or slowly moving toward that light you supposedly see when you’re dying. Listen or download the understated gorgeousness below. LISTEN HERE…