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Day & Dream- Nocturnal Creatures

Day & Dream- Nocturnal Creatures

Abby Amaya and Peter Frizzante are  Day & Dream. An ode to the spectrum of music that came out of the 90’s music scene; think Nirvana style bass line coming in solid from the start by bass player Andrew Ruesch, meets Mazzy Star and The Martinis, with the ethereal and hypnotic voice of Abby Amaya. The bands sound also resembles that of the 2004 girl psychedelic band, Warpaint. The lyrics of their song Nocturnal Creatures, brings one deep into the forest as if a creature itself. A metaphor maybe? Most likely with this duo.

Ep 114 – ‘Theme People’ With music by: Elvis Depressedly, The Pink Stones, Earleine, Bipolaroid, Eerie Point, Bonny Dagger, Jaguardini

Ep 114 – ‘Theme People’ With music by: Elvis Depressedly, The Pink Stones, Earleine, Bipolaroid, Eerie Point, Bonny Dagger, Jaguardini

Best of the underground, week of July 14, 2020: Excellent people, excellent music, and the connections that frequently exist between them. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.)


This week we played:

    • Who Can Be Loved in this World? By Elvis Depressedly

    • We’ve Got to Get Ourselves Together by The Pink Stones

    • Rita by Earleine

    • In My Cave by Bipolaroid

    • Hotel Bathroom by Eerie Point

    • Try That Again by Bonnie Dagger

    • Skin & Bones by Jaguardini

ANTI-SOCIAL CLUB, “Empty”

ANTI-SOCIAL CLUB, “Empty”

Washington DC’s Anti-Social Club find balance between pulsing synths and human warmth on upbeat goth rocker “Empty”. Normal sonic touchstones like New Order don’t cover the whole picture here, as Anti-Social Club explore a vulnerability beyond the cool detachment that synth rock provides. In the end, this human touch opens the darker imagery up into a kind of rebirth. Under a wash of keyboards and tightly programmed beats, sights and sounds disappear as heart and soul slow down, until the song explodes into a kaleidoscopic psych rock refrain: “Today is the first day of the rests of my life.”

TIN ROOF ECHO, “There’s A Town”

TIN ROOF ECHO, “There’s A Town”

Tin Roof Echo’s “There’s A Town” feels like it’s from a different time. Recorded directly to vinyl at Third Man Records’ vintage Voice-o-Graph recording booth, the ghosts haunting the pops and scrapes serve a song like this, which taps into the rich tradition of narrative folk songs. As with the best of the genre, the acoustic strums and casual hammer-on runs never compete with the pared-down lyrics and rustic vocals, and moments like the closing “So it goes, so it goes/Just so we know, you’re always home” land with the confidence of a road-tested troubadour.

Ep 112 – ‘Success’ With music by: Single Finger Salute, Hatchie, Derek Frye, Fashion Bath, The Get Right Band, Vincas, The Rizzos

Ep 112 – ‘Success’ With music by: Single Finger Salute, Hatchie, Derek Frye, Fashion Bath, The Get Right Band, Vincas, The Rizzos


Best of the underground, week of June 30, 2020: How Asheville is like a parfait. Why Dolly Parton got the image thing exactly right. Also, tons of great music. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.)

This week we played:

    • Control by Derek Frye (prerelease)
    • May the Struggle Lead us to Compassion by Single Finger Salute (prerelease)
    • Adored by Hatchie

    • Perspective by Fashion Bath

    • Itchy Soul by The Get Right Band

    • Let Me In by Vincas

    • Blackout by The Rizzos

Ep 111 – ‘Ch-ch-ch-changes’ With music by: Her Pilots, Broken Robots, Dude Babe, Scout Harris, Human Torpedo, Top Nachos, Weekend Lovers

Ep 111 – ‘Ch-ch-ch-changes’ With music by: Her Pilots, Broken Robots, Dude Babe, Scout Harris, Human Torpedo, Top Nachos, Weekend Lovers

Best of the underground, week of June 23, 2020: All your questions answered! John explains how his brain works, and Cinnamon explains how everything in the universe works. Also, tons of great music. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.)

This week we played:

    • Cool Little Ghosts by Her Pilots (prerelease)
    • Dimes and Quarters by Broken Robots
    • Clean by Dude Babe (prerelease)
    • Gone Numb by Scout Harris (prerelease)
    • What We Got by Human Torpedo

    • Frens by Top Nachos

    • Baby by Weekend Lovers

Ep 110 – ‘Game Theory’ With music by: Flesh Panthers, Garett Hatch, Rev. Bro Diddley and the Hips, Hallelujah the Hills, Un.Real, Ben Farley, Zelda Starfire

Ep 110 – ‘Game Theory’ With music by: Flesh Panthers, Garett Hatch, Rev. Bro Diddley and the Hips, Hallelujah the Hills, Un.Real, Ben Farley, Zelda Starfire


Best of the underground, week of June 16, 2020: How to aim your life in a more gamelike direction. Also, how the Kennedys will save global economics. Also, tons of great music. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.)

This week we played:

    • I Wish I Woulda Known by Flesh Panthers

    • Moment Undone by Garett Hatch (prerelease)
    • Devil Girl by Rev. Bro Diddley and the Hips (prerelease)
    • People Keep Dying by Hallelujah the Hills

    • Lovely One/Islands by Un.Real

    • I’m Gone by Ben Farley

    • Car Parts by Zelda Starfire

`Quarantine 13: `Self-Absorbed Artists’ With music by: Casey Jo & the Friday Night Dads, Radkey, Georgie Harris, Lovehoney, WYLA, Rubber Band Gun, Nick Bradley

`Quarantine 13: `Self-Absorbed Artists’ With music by: Casey Jo & the Friday Night Dads, Radkey, Georgie Harris, Lovehoney, WYLA, Rubber Band Gun, Nick Bradley

Best of the underground, week of June 9, 2020: Why you should be less easy to work with, PLUS easy directions for becoming an insufferable prima donna. Also, the Kennedys get a new dishwasher. Also, tons of great music. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.)

This week we played:

    • I Don’t Wanna Die 4 U by Casey Jo & the Friday Night Dads (demo version)

    • P.A.W. by Radkey
    • Deep Below by Georgie Harris

    • Candid Camera by WYLA (prerelease)
    • Tomb Girl by Rubber Band Gun

    • Townsong by Nick Bradley

Ep 108 – `Quarantine 12: `How to Feel Better’ With music by: Secret Shame, The Reflectors, Bad Molly, Good Trauma, Gringo Star, Picniclunch, The Ebb

Ep 108 – `Quarantine 12: `How to Feel Better’ With music by: Secret Shame, The Reflectors, Bad Molly, Good Trauma, Gringo Star, Picniclunch, The Ebb

Best of the underground, week of June 2, 2020: We give each other advice for feeling better, but neglect to mention that black culture is the originator of the musical underground — undervalued, underpaid, and unquestionably better. Our respect for black music could not be higher, and we salute all protestors. Here we present tons of music; after yesterday’s blackout day, the music will be a feast for the starving. (All podcasts and reviews are on www.hlycrp.com, and you can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.)

This week we played:

    • Dissolve by Secret Shame

    • Champagne by The Reflectors

    • Lucy Furs by Bad Molly

    • 21 Days by Good Trauma

    • Bean Plant by The Ebb