Monthly Archive:: September 2014
new music
Daniel Pujol makes stripped-down, high-energy garage rock with artful lyrics and a wry sensibility. His vocal and instrumental style evoke Rocket From the Crypt and Supergrass, but his
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concert review
Now in its third year, Basilica Soundscape is one of the most exciting small-scale music and art festivals going. The event, sold out in advance for the first
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new music
“Call Across Rooms”, from Grouper‘s forthcoming album Ruins, begins with a sound that will be very familiar to fans of Liz Harris’ music: a bed of tape hiss from her
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new music
I can confidently say that Lee Fields is the only artist on Sound it Out to date who has had a record released in the 60’s. Mr. Fields
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chestnut
Veteran Memphis eccentrics The Grifters, who recorded an impressive collection of albums and EPs in the ‘90s, are playing a select few shows in the coming months to
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new music
As their comically generic name suggests, the Los Angeles trio Music Go Music offers a mystery shrouded in the banalities of everyday life. Their press release spins a
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free mp3
Helado Negro (aka Roberto Lange) is hard to explain. He’s from all over the place—Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, and now Brooklyn. He’s an accomplished installation artist, and he also
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new music
I’m a sucker for a nice little three-minute pop gem. Whether it’s the Beatles, Teenage Fanclub, the Lemonheads or the latest from Anglo-Australian (Angstralian?) quartet, Allo Darlin’, a
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video
Aww man. It’s my first post for Sound It Out, and I wanted it to be free of the dreaded “so-and-so meets so-and-so” music-writing cliche. But Parquet Courts
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new music
Dan Boeckner is an absurdly charismatic stage presence. He’s whippet-thin with haunted eyes and he throws himself completely into performing a song. He was previously in Wolf Parade
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