Described as psychadeltronic, Gemini Wolf is the moniker of Philadelphia duo Michael McDermott and Megan Cauley, or Pandar and Mikronesia (if you’re nasty). The two have been working together for years but have hit their stride with their second album Synchronized Eyes. The 10 track effort refuses to sit still as it bounces from afro-pop horns, grooving bass lines, painfully catchy vocal hooks, and layers upon layers of electronic blips and blaps. The end result is one of the best albums of 2009. I’ve heard endless Animal Collective comparisons to these two and they are never truer than...
Read More View CommentsThe moment you see an album cover or a photo of Dawn of Correction, you know exactly what their music sounds like. On one hand that might sound like successful marketing to a very specific demographic, but on the other, more realistic hand, it seems lazy. It's symptomatic of a trend that dominates the genre of Heavy Metal, just like it does with most Hip Hop. It's almost as though any sense of originality is frowned upon. I'm a huge fan of heavy music when it's done well, but it saddens me to see it become so generic and predictable. Why...
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Michael Kiley is a ballsy kind of guy. His lets his voice wail when you expect it to be soft and he believes that music needs to be available to everyone, at no cost. He’s been dedicated to making The Mural and the Mint’s music available for free since the band’s inception about two years ago. Private Pockets is the full-length follow up to their debut EP, Caterpillar-Cocoon-Butterfly. Though technically a trio, Kiley makes Private Pockets, well, very private. He tackles the toils of marriage, fatherhood, and vulnerability over the course of the eight songs. Eliza Jones’ piano and vocals...
Read More View CommentsThe credits at the end of the "Saturday (Feelin' Blue)" video include the line "Featuring Lauren Martin". We're going to assume that's the name of the model/actress that made it possible for me to even get through this video. Without her, you'd be left with three average looking dudes sitting in an average looking basement or garage, playing an average sounding alterna-rock song. Let's not skip over that last part too quickly. I said they were sitting in a garage. I shit you not, these guys are fucking sitting down playing an electric rock song. Seriously, who does that? It's not...
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In 2006 Fabrizio Siciliano "& Company" made an album as The Writing Birds. The result was a beautiful, moody collection of twelve songs called 'Camillia'. According to the limited information available, the band performed live several times between 2005 and 2007, at which point it just kind of... stopped. There's no blogs or articles to be found mentioning who else was in the band or why it ended. And considering the fact that the group doesn't exist anymore, it's only relevance to today's scene would be as a source of inspiration. But a great one, since it's way better than most...
Read More View CommentsI can't lie, when this song started I gave it the old "oh what the fuck?". But thank goodness I hung in there. The March Hare are clearly batshit crazy in the best, most creative way. They're talented musicians for sure, but that's the least impressive part. It's their unabashed creativity, and willingness to throw themselves into full-blown wackiness that makes this work. I can't wait to listen to the whole album. Check them out: www.themarchharemusic.com Mister Nimbus on Amazon
