Another week of January has passed. Hurrah! at long last you'll perhaps be thinking, there is light at the end of the tunnel etc etc. However this isn't just another week, in effect it is the last week of January, the month to be destined of a promise for 2014. Where the first foundations are layed for hundreds of different artists, so yes indeed there is light at the end of the everlasting post winter blues tunnel. Just taking a look at my newly discovered pick for this month may have you wondering why in the first place you felt January was such a seemingly bleak month.
1.Vancouver Sleep Clinic
To say his work as a dreamy whirlwind of lushious, delicate keys, beats and synths is what defines Vancouver Sleep Clinic. Could anything describe Vancouver Sleep Clinic though? The whisking vocals often set you in a world of uncertainty and atmospheric beams of even more fragile riffs as seen in 'Vapour'. For sure, Vancover Sleep add a slight sped up low dance backing in some parts, for example in 'Collapse'. The additional repeating throb to accompany the work of keys to this track makes it a beautified simplicity. I reckon some sort of increase to a new house track could yet top it off. But anyway, this meandering art has rumoured to be from a 17 year old ( gasps) . To take a listen to his remix of Drake's 'Hold On We're Going Home' fades in and out of normality, turning the track into a genius reconfiguration. With the cover of Drake, Vancouver Sleep also collaborated with GXNXVS, suggesting remixes and collabs go together like a house on fire. As are his individual works, I mean it, watch this space.
2. Angel Olsen
Ok, I'll admit for this one that yes I did find her in NME. Still a good blog mention will do no harm. If anything Angel-the new voice of indie is a great pick for last week's radar from the magazine. Take 'Hi Five' , it has a wobbling, whining vocals over a fuzzy and likewise guitar reverb. Although some of her work is calmer and more acoustic, I actually prefer the heavier stuff. 'Forgiven/Forgotten' portrays her as a sad sorrowing vocalist, but there's so much more to her projected lyrics, a more rockier feeling strikes throughout her newer material and revitalises it with enough energy to cause a stir amoungst diverse indie artists out there. Her repeated yells 'I don't know anything' contradicts for sure what she does about good music. winge, whine ,wonder- whatever you want to call it it works great for Chicago based 'Burn Your Fire' artist, ( out Feb 18th) it's clear she's not writing for the sake of it, a hopeful new drive is in store for Angel this 2014.
3. Tweens
Could it be the likewise vocal range of Karen O? Karen O in a new band? Not quite, but a good comparison to the likes of 'Show your bones' and older material from the YYY's is fairly compatable. So what's so new?! well apart from the fact that the vocalist does sound rather alike Karen it's a completely whole new side of raw and mashy punk. 'Your sweetness is killing me' is repeated over and over again on single 'Be Mean' to the point of creating a sickly kind of seductive tune to nag on at you. Tweens-an abbreviation of tweenie gone punk radness, maybe but one thing for sure is the rival of Ohio has truely began for the Cincinnati band. 'RATTLE&ROLLING' deals with more thrashy scales and fierce strums combined with whiney candy pop wails. I have to say I haven't been this impressed with upcoming U.S punk in a long time, the riffs that follow are appropriately anthemic up to the climax and one last groan. 'Dont Wait Up' is slightly less of a epic thrall for survival yet sticks to the foundation of repetitive calls and heavy drums. what would you call it? Trash pop, grime/punk. The answer is a sort of mix but for one, I will not be leaving these guys back in January.
4.Dressmaker
So, unfortunately I've only been able to find one track from these (probably) post punk/gothicy gang. Just by listening to one track I can understand that they may have the same sort of black clothes dress sense as me, which is always a start. The one tune I did salvage, 'Skeleton Girl' as well as being a good name opens with a gut ripping fuzz, the one you'd witness at the front row of a heavy on gig. Know the feeling? It then progresses into a slow vocal flow and a fiddly collection of riffs. It may be a bit slow for some, but I really enjoy its climax into a reverb mash leading a full on chorus of thrashing drums and cries of the title. It's easy to guess them in a dank South London studio somewhere floating around dark, whispering punky vibes, 'The gap between her thighs strikes a lustful fear in her lovers eyes' gives a obvious take on word play. Listen to their first soundcloud single before Dressmaker get out an EP.
5.Public Access TV
Almost like another whole re invention of indie I would reckon. Heckling from the streets of New York Public Access TV sure are some what new on the scene. Well, as far as I know I can only find one single, 'Monaco' . It strums and struts through "she's got that morning after-glo ohhh oh oh" It's definitely more exciting than any other hyped New York bands on lookout, a whole lot better than Skaters. So I receive this listening very gratefully through each guitar stutter and gloaty refrains, as so you should. It may be what exactly the big apple has been looking for this 2014. Raw yet clean, how to contrast this is how you take it, I'm for sure on their case for any sign of a next release.
5.Black Marble
Now Black Marble, they predict their name pretty well. I guess you could start of on 'Pretender' and no don't be fooled, these guys are no Foo's. Completely across the spectrum actually. Take a heavenly dark synth and combine it with a sun stroke dozed whir of vocals, it gives a perspective of moody, melancholy recollections. 'Static' deals with a slightly more upbeat whir of light twangs and eccentrically empathised bass lines. To be honest for me, it's a step in a new direction; being docile but yet additively intellectual is fresh listening. I wouldn't get this mixed up with Eyedress though. It approaches with far more increased scales and lighter projection of both background and vocals, but you could stretch it around a vaguely similar wavelength. Never the less, 'A Great Design' is great at a comprehensive listen being certainly a full package of atmospheric antics. I predict in particular, an intimately interesting future EP from these guys. Oh and just to mention, another Brooklyn band!! east coast evolutions seem to be proving evident, once again.
With that said, look out for plenty more suggestions. I can promise that February of this 2014 is looking agonisingly ambitious for more tunes and future scenes. Hopefully this January didn't look so cold and gloomy after all, unless your'e a Canadian pop fan, lets not go there.
1.Vancouver Sleep Clinic
To say his work as a dreamy whirlwind of lushious, delicate keys, beats and synths is what defines Vancouver Sleep Clinic. Could anything describe Vancouver Sleep Clinic though? The whisking vocals often set you in a world of uncertainty and atmospheric beams of even more fragile riffs as seen in 'Vapour'. For sure, Vancover Sleep add a slight sped up low dance backing in some parts, for example in 'Collapse'. The additional repeating throb to accompany the work of keys to this track makes it a beautified simplicity. I reckon some sort of increase to a new house track could yet top it off. But anyway, this meandering art has rumoured to be from a 17 year old ( gasps) . To take a listen to his remix of Drake's 'Hold On We're Going Home' fades in and out of normality, turning the track into a genius reconfiguration. With the cover of Drake, Vancouver Sleep also collaborated with GXNXVS, suggesting remixes and collabs go together like a house on fire. As are his individual works, I mean it, watch this space.
2. Angel Olsen
Ok, I'll admit for this one that yes I did find her in NME. Still a good blog mention will do no harm. If anything Angel-the new voice of indie is a great pick for last week's radar from the magazine. Take 'Hi Five' , it has a wobbling, whining vocals over a fuzzy and likewise guitar reverb. Although some of her work is calmer and more acoustic, I actually prefer the heavier stuff. 'Forgiven/Forgotten' portrays her as a sad sorrowing vocalist, but there's so much more to her projected lyrics, a more rockier feeling strikes throughout her newer material and revitalises it with enough energy to cause a stir amoungst diverse indie artists out there. Her repeated yells 'I don't know anything' contradicts for sure what she does about good music. winge, whine ,wonder- whatever you want to call it it works great for Chicago based 'Burn Your Fire' artist, ( out Feb 18th) it's clear she's not writing for the sake of it, a hopeful new drive is in store for Angel this 2014.
3. Tweens
Could it be the likewise vocal range of Karen O? Karen O in a new band? Not quite, but a good comparison to the likes of 'Show your bones' and older material from the YYY's is fairly compatable. So what's so new?! well apart from the fact that the vocalist does sound rather alike Karen it's a completely whole new side of raw and mashy punk. 'Your sweetness is killing me' is repeated over and over again on single 'Be Mean' to the point of creating a sickly kind of seductive tune to nag on at you. Tweens-an abbreviation of tweenie gone punk radness, maybe but one thing for sure is the rival of Ohio has truely began for the Cincinnati band. 'RATTLE&ROLLING' deals with more thrashy scales and fierce strums combined with whiney candy pop wails. I have to say I haven't been this impressed with upcoming U.S punk in a long time, the riffs that follow are appropriately anthemic up to the climax and one last groan. 'Dont Wait Up' is slightly less of a epic thrall for survival yet sticks to the foundation of repetitive calls and heavy drums. what would you call it? Trash pop, grime/punk. The answer is a sort of mix but for one, I will not be leaving these guys back in January.
4.Dressmaker
So, unfortunately I've only been able to find one track from these (probably) post punk/gothicy gang. Just by listening to one track I can understand that they may have the same sort of black clothes dress sense as me, which is always a start. The one tune I did salvage, 'Skeleton Girl' as well as being a good name opens with a gut ripping fuzz, the one you'd witness at the front row of a heavy on gig. Know the feeling? It then progresses into a slow vocal flow and a fiddly collection of riffs. It may be a bit slow for some, but I really enjoy its climax into a reverb mash leading a full on chorus of thrashing drums and cries of the title. It's easy to guess them in a dank South London studio somewhere floating around dark, whispering punky vibes, 'The gap between her thighs strikes a lustful fear in her lovers eyes' gives a obvious take on word play. Listen to their first soundcloud single before Dressmaker get out an EP.
5.Public Access TV
Almost like another whole re invention of indie I would reckon. Heckling from the streets of New York Public Access TV sure are some what new on the scene. Well, as far as I know I can only find one single, 'Monaco' . It strums and struts through "she's got that morning after-glo ohhh oh oh" It's definitely more exciting than any other hyped New York bands on lookout, a whole lot better than Skaters. So I receive this listening very gratefully through each guitar stutter and gloaty refrains, as so you should. It may be what exactly the big apple has been looking for this 2014. Raw yet clean, how to contrast this is how you take it, I'm for sure on their case for any sign of a next release.
5.Black Marble
Now Black Marble, they predict their name pretty well. I guess you could start of on 'Pretender' and no don't be fooled, these guys are no Foo's. Completely across the spectrum actually. Take a heavenly dark synth and combine it with a sun stroke dozed whir of vocals, it gives a perspective of moody, melancholy recollections. 'Static' deals with a slightly more upbeat whir of light twangs and eccentrically empathised bass lines. To be honest for me, it's a step in a new direction; being docile but yet additively intellectual is fresh listening. I wouldn't get this mixed up with Eyedress though. It approaches with far more increased scales and lighter projection of both background and vocals, but you could stretch it around a vaguely similar wavelength. Never the less, 'A Great Design' is great at a comprehensive listen being certainly a full package of atmospheric antics. I predict in particular, an intimately interesting future EP from these guys. Oh and just to mention, another Brooklyn band!! east coast evolutions seem to be proving evident, once again.
With that said, look out for plenty more suggestions. I can promise that February of this 2014 is looking agonisingly ambitious for more tunes and future scenes. Hopefully this January didn't look so cold and gloomy after all, unless your'e a Canadian pop fan, lets not go there.
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