The Fire Tonight have given birth to a fully functional and able bodied musical cyborg monstrosity known as the How Could Anyone REMIX This?! Continue reading “the fire tonight | how could anyone REMIX this?! EP”
raury | ❤ ☮ indigo child project streaming tonight @ midnight ❤ ☮
Georgia native son Raury has been a veritable buzz fest for a while now. And if you’re already wonderfully tainted by this southern anti-gentleman’s mad music making skill set then you already know. Take his habit forming Cigarette Song or the track Bloom or the radiant sheen that is Sunshine.
While you’re at it take a snort from the inspiring and euphoria inducing ode God’s Whisper. After listening you’ll arrive at the same conclusion. Raury is kind of a big deal. However, his true gift isn’t sharing his energy but in inspiring others to be the change they want to see in the world. Sounds like a pretty good game plan to me. Peace. Continue reading “raury | ❤ ☮ indigo child project streaming tonight @ midnight ❤ ☮”
dog bite // tranquilizers lp
At times you just have to tug the ribbon from your cares and let ’em fall everywhere. And that’s just what this young music maker did. By the latter years of High School it became evident, it was all about the music. So, a 23-year old Phil Jones stopped resisting and began Dog Bite after dropping out of the Savannah College of Art and Design.
J Dilla, Portishead, Caribou, Panda Bear and The Roots, etc., were influences for sure, but Jones crafted a style not of mere imitation, but one which reflected a personality rooted in his own view of what music should be. Shortly thereafter, he began self-releasing tracks, eventually crafting a 7-inch and CD on Young Turks. Later, as he toured as the keyboardist to Washed Out he picked up an acoustic guitar and composed his debut-full length, Velvet Changes, released on Carpark in early 2013. In support of Velvet Changes, Dog Bite embarked on an extensive North American winter tour with label mate Toro Y Moi. The two marked the occasion with a split 7″.
With the forthcoming release, Tranquilizers. The sophomore LP transcends the reverie state of Velvet Changes in pursuit of a darker, more full-bodied sound. Tranquilizers migrates into a dreamy sonic realm enveloped in its own soulful influence. Peace. Continue reading “dog bite // tranquilizers lp”
popeska // you’ll never know
Little known DJ/Producer Popeska hails from the ATL, and although you may not know his name just yet I suspect you’ll hear more from this young up and coming beat maker in the years to come. Especially if he keeps droppin’ bombs like, “You’ll Never Know” and 2011’s “Back To The Streets”, it’s a banga’!. Crank it! Peace. Continue reading “popeska // you’ll never know”
torche // reverse inverted
Who says I don’t know how to rock it out? Strap yourself in for the megalithic ride that is Torche and their latest rock stomp “Reverse Inverted” is simply awesomely breath stealing! I’ve a feeling you won’t mind at all the way their music rattles your spinal column and leaves your brain thoroughly beleaguered, yet smiling stupidly in it’s thrall. The bands latest release, Harmonicraft, breaks new ground and is a bit of a departure from their critically acclaimed LP Meandrethal (2008). You can get the this song and the album immediately on iTunes and Amazon. Peace. Continue reading “torche // reverse inverted”
Killing Kuddles // Waking Up Older
When I listen to the grudge-rockabilly, slightly post-punk sound that is Killing Kuddles, I hear an artist pouring out his soul towards an idyllic destination. And like all good destiny’s, it remains mostly one within his mind’s eye. It is faint, and no, he may not know what getting there will look like. However, he knows it will nonetheless feel righteous, and worthwhile. It is generally understood that there are no true paths to getting there, whatever ‘there’ means. But, I also suspect Elwood Kuddles wouldn’t want it any other way. Because being formulaic is not his bag, he’d rather play it loosey–goosey, with room enough to grow and embellish, and more importantly, he needs space arrive on his own terms. Listen to the 5-song collection of the Waking Up Older EP. It sounds like a good coming-of-age story work filled with heartache, longing, and a new awareness and maturity. These songs are his struggle upon an unknowable path and they sound raw and sweet, and there is hungry guitar licks everywhere. Peace. Continue reading “Killing Kuddles // Waking Up Older”
Snowden // Between The Rent And Me
In 2oo3, a lone would be apprentice of music-making (Jordan Jeffares) sat in his chambre à coucher constructing and conjuring songs from his frenetic mind, (think Dumbledore using a Legilimency spell to extract memories, yep I’m a HP geek too). The results eventually manifested what we know of today as the four-piece band Snowden. Several EPs followed: Snowden EP (2005), Black Eyes 7″ (2005), Licorice EP (2005), Fuel Of The Celebration (2007), and Slow Soft Syrup (2010). And yes, there was the counter-culture indie music scene favorite Anti-Anti in 2006. Jordan Jeffares, Chandler Rentz, Corinne Lee and David Payne are the real deal, and there is the most excellent scuttlebutt, that Snowden will return to the airwaves with release of a new album via (Kings of Leon) Serpents & Snakes imprint. Me, excited! Peace. Continue reading “Snowden // Between The Rent And Me”