Angular Retro-Rock: “Father of the Man” – Cairo Gang

Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s Side Project is Equally Wordy

and a different beast altogether

I wish I had a balcony to look from: “Wild Rosemarie” – Ezra Furman

NEW WARPAINT: “Biggy” – Warpaint

NEW WARPAINT, it’s new Warpaint. I like Warpaint.

But to be even more descriptive, “Biggy” is a much more laidback Warpaint track than I’m used to. No solos or jams – the guitars are kept to a misty sparkle, the percussion is sparse in its footfalls, and it cruises mostly on the ethereal side to their vocal repertoire. Album out 1/21 so excite so excite.

Austrian Fuzz in the Morning: “Morninglight 2” – Robotra

for anyone who ever wished more of No Age or thought there was something a bit too thin in the liquor, theese eese grup for yoo

Retro Psych: “Mesmerize” – Temples

by god, that chorus is unstoppable D8
like a skinny hulk on the grass in spandex
look for their debut next year, February 11th

Eye Projectiles: “Magick” – Klaxons

Ah, the old gems that shuffle resurfaces

EyesSwimWithFuzz – “Preach” – Coyotes in the Room

Fuzzy, synthy, reeling, bluesy. Crawling blue ice age, moving at the menacing pace of my pessimism.

The Wallowing Blues: “The Lengths” – Black Keys

I’m glad Black Keys’ve been exploring other sounds since their first few albums, but I still miss the stripped down’n’dirty of their plain blues roots. Especially this slide-guitar number.

Psycholateral Drift: “The Hill & The Sea” – Wild Smiles

just getting pumped up for Thee Oh Sees in mid-November