Fire In a Theatre by The Right Offs People who can sing like this and who have a knack for rhyming have to be vigilant about keeping to the right side of the Huey Lewis line, but the Right Offs do a great job of being both singer-y and legit. Particularly with this lyrically fascinating […]
Mr Teeth//Mr Glue by Vypers Some of these blistering bands are a lot more like a strong wind than like blisters. There’s so much movement and so much echo in this genuinely loud song that never hits you hard – the music moves past you almost faster than you can listen.
God Keeps Calling EP by The Last Origin Everything here is really rhythmically disciplined, as might be expected from a band that was started by and continues to be dominated by its drummer. The singer has great personality and great screaming and the bassist holds the whole thing. See them live if you can.
This week: Why bother being so smart? And what exactly is dad rock? And Cinnamon discovers BANDLAB!!!! (Follow us on Facebook! Instagram! Twitter! And lots of stuff about these and other bands, including John’s extremely interesting weekly interviews, is at www.hlycrp.com.)
Buzzsaws by Brower A big, interesting, weird, talent from New York City, whose media presence is opaque enough to be an art project in and of itself. We hope to get out to see this guy (guys? People?) at the Lazy Diamond in asheville this weekend
Jesse by Christopher Coleman & The Great Escape Straight from Tasmania, Australia, we are proud to present one of the best songs we’ve ever heard about trauma and modernity. A song like this is worth chasing to the literal end of the earth. You’re welcome
don't cry just do by Indigo De Souza Indigo de Souza has one of those transparent kind of voices, which can remain authentic while also embracing a lot of different styles. This neo-funk song goes to a whole bunch of musical places really well. We learned a lot from this song, including the fact that […]
EASY (Plus extra S**T) by Paul Jacobs A big deep sound and a big deep voice, for when you need more depressed-dance-thump in your life. Who doesn’t? We love this artist. And definitely search up youtube for his video. You can’t do animation like this guy can
American Fag by Uni A truly beautiful song about the generation that took back sexual identity for real. Sound-wise, taking on this much David Bowie reference would be risky for less-skilled musicians, but they seem to have as much talent as style