Archive for September, 2007

Welcome to a New Chapter A lot of the duties of editor-in-chief are unglamorous: turning down applications, managing deadlines, watching the budget, communicating details to people who need them, sitting in front of a computer for hours whilst editing. And that last one is where I am now – about to embark on yet...
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Band Name: Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start Album Name: Worst Band Name Ever Best Element: Charming indie-pop band ends its bright, catchy songs much too early Genre: Indie-pop Website: www.upupdowndownloads.com Label: Self-released Dewy-eyed hipsters, rejoice! The chiming acoustic guitar, softly distorted rhythm guitar and pulsing bass rhythms of...
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Band: Theanti/Lamps Album: Dot with a Dot in a Dot Dot Dot split EP Best Element: Cohesive mood. Genre: Post-hardcore/rock/improve Website: http://www.indermamusic.com/theantipage.html http://www.indermamusic.com/lamps.html Label: Inderma Music Having already reviewed half of the Theanti/Lamps split CD Dot with a Dot in a Dot Dot Dot, I went in knowing partly what to expect. I was...
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Band Name: The Emergency Album Title: Doo-Lang Doo-Lang Best Element: Stays true to indie rock precedent Genre: Indie/pop Website: www.theemergency.net Label Name: N/a Band Email: rob@theemergency.net The Emergency capture all that is indie and pop on their album Doo-lang Doo-lang. A whopping 16 tracks fill up almost an hour of time sure to pleasure...
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Band Name: The Cops Album Name: Drop It In Their Laps Best Element: Fun sing-a-longs abound Genre: Pop Website: www.thecops.com.au Label: Inertia You could fill a museum with all of the 80′s revivalist bands out there right now. And, really, since a lot of them sound pretty much the same, it all comes down...
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Band: The Brakemen Album: Dancing Down a Fine Line EP Best Element: Brilliantly produced and beautifully executed Genre: Classic southern-infused rock Website: www.thebrakemen.com Label: Self-released. I’ve received three CDs through Independent Clauses that I have continued to frequently listen to after the review was done: Commitment by The Felix Culpa, Ascertain by SleepBellumSonno and...
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Band Name: The Anthem Sound Album Name: Four Sounds EP Best Element: Seamless melding of Indie-rock with experimental elements Genre: Indie-experimental Website: http://www.theanthemsound.com Label Name: Hello My Name is Records Eyeball Records Picking up an album by a band named The Anthem Sound, one would expect, perhaps, punk anthems with fist-raising choruses overflowing with...
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Band Name: T13c Album Name: T13c EP Best Element: Catchy synth-supported pop-punk Genre: Pop-Punk/Electronic Website: http://www.ten13concept.com/ Label: Self-released Florida pop-punk rockers Ten13concept, or T13c for short, deliver a solid, if disappointingly short and unvaried, effort with their self-titled EP. The six-piece band obviously knows how to write music well. The six songs on the...
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Band Name: So it Goes Album Name: Historionics Best Element: Catchy, make-you-want-to-dance beats Genre: Dance/rock Website: www.soitgoesband.com Label: Self-released In Historionics, So it Goes has created a surprisingly listenable dance-pop/rock record. It’s full of catchy hooks, excellent guitar work and cool electronic beeps. Throughout the album, the lyrics remain relatively unintelligible, but that doesn’t...
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Electronic Conversation about Robot Music When I heard about minimalist/down-tempo electronic artist Matthew Curtis’ (aka Second Act Overture) plans to release an EP named Robot Music, I was excited. Not only because the diverse electronic soundscapes that SAO creates are excellent, but because the theme of robots fits his sound so very perfectly. From...
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