This month I’ve been beguiled by the latest side project by sometime DJ and Kings of Convenience member Erlend Oye. The Whitest Boy Alive hints at Oye’s interest in the hypnotic rhythmic concerns of house music but features the same Simon & Garfunkle-esque vocal style of KoC. Angular – but certainly not abrasive – guitars, [...]
MP3 Round-up – November 2007
November 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Electronica, Folk/Acoustic, Indie, MP3s, Pop/Rock, post-rock, Shoegaze, World music
Tags:Add N to X·Alt-rock·AR Kane·art rock·Erlend Oye·Indie·Kings of Convenience·minimalist dream pop·MP3·Oceanic·Paul Simon·Shoegaze·Simon & Garfunkle·TV on the Radio·World music·Yeasayer
TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain
January 31st, 2007 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Best of 2006, MP3s, Pop/Rock, post-rock
Radio transmission 7/10 TV on the Radio aren’t as an immediate band to get into as some reviews might have you believe. I loved their first EP Young Liars but found their debut LP ‘Desperate Youth Blood Thirsty Babes‘ wearyingly oppressive and turgid and two-starred it in an unpopular Amazon review. I have given Return [...]
Tags:9-11·Alt-rock·David Bowie·Goth·MP3·NYC·Oceanic·Peter Gabriel·post-punk·post-rock·soul
AR Kane – 69
January 19th, 2005 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Music, Pop/Rock, post-rock, Shoegaze
The band for whom ‘Oceanic’ was coined 7/10 It is not difficult to understand why AR Kane’s brand of pop failed to ignite the charts on its 1988 release. Despite its pop leanings, the songs on this album are ostensibly structureless, with the sweet soulful vocals drifting in and out of focus. It certainly predates [...]