“Will it just be like they’re dreaming?” 9/10 It’s definitely a funny time of year to be reviewing what could likely be the best album of 2009, especially one with such sunshine-drenched atmospherics, but Animal Collective may just have rescued us from the seasonally adjusted black hole that is January. Subject to pre-release hype not [...]
Album Review: Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
January 20th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Electronica, Indie, New Wierd America, post-rock, Psychedelia, Uncategorized
Tags:Animal Collective·Avey Tare·Baltimore·Dave Portner·Electronica·harmonies·LSD·Maryland·Noah Lennox·Panda Bear·Psych pop·Psychedelia·Sampledelica
The Ruby Suns – Sea Lion
March 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Alt-rock, Alternative, Best of 2008, Folk/Acoustic, Music, Psychedelia, Shoegaze, Trip hop, World music
Cut and paste psych pop 8/10 If you like all or some of the following artists you might like The Ruby Suns’ Sea Lion: Caribou, Animal Collective, Panda Bear, Ariel Pink, The Go! Team, Avalanches, Deserter’s Songs-era Mercury Rev, Yeasayer, El Guincho, Flaming Lips or Grizzly Bear. Made by a Californian (Ryan McPhun) relocated to [...]
Tags:Animal Collective·Ariel Pink·Avalanches·Best of 2008·California·Caribou·cut and paste·El Guincho·Mariachi·Mercury Rev·New Zealand·Panda Bear·Psych pop·Sampledelica·The Go! Team·Tropicalia·Yeasayer