Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (February 20th - February 26th)
The Tubs - "Dead Meat" | Album Review
The Tubs trade the thumping punk undertones of their former band (Joanna Gruesome) for shimmery jangle, an ode to the energetic melody of late 80s college rock. With layers of hooks and harmony swirling around dark and introspective lyrical themes, Dead Meat reveals itself slowly, a dense work of complex, vibrant pop.
The Intelligence - "70's" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
Lil’ Peril, released via Mt. St. Mtn and Vapid Moonlighting Inc, highlights the fact that Finberg has become an exceptional producer over the years, but also that his songwriting remains intrinsically vibrant, bouncing with lo-fi mutant disco, jittery punk, agitated garage pop, bent soul, and warped yet classic psych.
Pile - "All Fiction" | Album Review
Listening to All Fiction front to back, we are treated to an album of songs that tend to deviate from the typical rock band format. The energy of the album ebbs and flows, increasing the impact of the more energy-intense tracks. The guitar is not used as the centerpiece of songs, but its intensity is made all the more real when it does appear.
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Goo - "Outlaw" | Post-Trash Premiere
Goo are set to self-release their second album, Squid Ink Sky, on June 9th. The band’s slow dripped brand of psychedelic folk and wide open expanses is void of the hustle and bustle of city life, the songs take their time to draw upon moonlight ambiance amid whispered croons, gentle acoustics, sweeping melodies, and subtle twang.
Patter - "Patter Theme" | Album Review
As we’ve said, Patter represents a "brilliant hodgepodge of indie rock, mathy pop, and slacker charm,“ which makes sense, given that they’re made up of members of three equally inventive Chi-Town outfits, Options, The Deals, and The Knees. We get a truly dazzling lil’ sampler platter across this spitfire of an EP.
Glow In The Dark Flowers - "On The Marble" | Post-Trash Premiere
Divorce Cop - "Yup" | Album Review
Divorce Cop has mastered itself: the band has managed to repackage noise, over and over again, to deliver an authentic expression of a style they can call theirs. Yup, their 2022 record, at last puts various experimental tracks in some order; it cements a complex emotion coined for the group some years ago as "frightful-delightful fun."
Poolblood - "My Little Room" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (February 13th - February 19th)
Amber Arcades - "Barefoot On Diamond Road" | Album Review
The new Amber Arcades album, Barefoot on Diamond Road, retires prior folky elements and runs with a denser, darker, and more cinematic color palette—akin to the expansive, orchestrated pop of Frankie Rose and Melody’s Echo Chamber. The sonics and lyrics vacillate between giddy excitement and apprehension.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Pile - "All Fiction"
Pile have never quite released the same album twice, yet remain almost impossibly consistent. The ability to constantly change and progress their sound while still remaining unequivocally true to themselves is a testament to the strength of their songwriting and their collective performances. All Fiction is their biggest leap into new territory thus far, and yet it feels like the Pile we’ve always loved.
Yo La Tengo - "This Stupid World" | Album Review
What makes Yo La Tengo tick so well, with their latest album, This Stupid World, being no exception in that respect? It could be the personal synergy between the members. It could be the fact that they all possess an almost encyclopedic knowledge of every form of modern music there is, being able to reproduce it in any shape or form.
Telehealth - "Do The In Between" | Post-Trash Premiere
Seattle’s Telehealth is very much born of this world, a duo that embrace the ridiculous nature of modern life, and run with it at all speed, offering transmissions from the corporate future. The duo of Alexander Attitude and Kendra Cox (both also of SPASI), are making mutant pop music, heavy on synths and tongue in cheek charm.
Labrador - "Hold The Door For Strangers" | Album Review
Guitar-based Americana music has its newest addition in the form of Philadelphia band Labrador’s latest release, Hold the Door for Strangers. The record, the band’s second, provides a unique take on alt-country, as it sees Labrador playing with more grit and dust than contemporaries like the War on Drugs and Kurt Vile.
Nature's Neighbor - "Jeane" | Post-Trash Premiere
Before uprooting from Chicago to Kyoto, Nature’s Neighbor decided to make one more record in the city where he’s developed his sound. The concept behind it is non-traditional to say the least, Mike Walker (joined by producer Seth Engel) set out to make an album where every song sounds nothing like what came before or after it.
Scrunchies - "Feral Coast" | Album Review
Minneapolis-based rockers Scrunchies pull no punches on their sophomore album Feral Coast. The band, made up of Laura Larson (Kitten Forever), Danielle Cusack (Bruise Violet), and Matt Castore (Condominium), continue to build on their post-punk meets riot grrrl meets grunge sound, while also making space to explore new territory.
Coral Grief - "Wow Signal" | Post-Trash Premiere
Having shared lead single and EP opener “Copycat,” the band return with another Daydrops preview, a video (dir. by Mads Engel) for the kraut-pop splendor of “Wow Signal”. Where “Copycat” pulled at emotional heartstrings with wavy alternative rock ambition, “Wow Signal” opts for more of a hypnotic aura and a solar flare propulsion.