I’ve been pretty impressed with what I’ve heard from Death And Vanilla in the past. There was that self-titled EP from a year or so ago, and there was a Beko Records single dating back two. The band is back with a new (also self-titled) LP on Hands in the Dark Records, and it is here you can find “Rituals”. Read More »Death And Vanilla: Rituals (Video)
I love videos like this, videos that start out seemingly normal then take a turn for the bizarre. Rock band Mock Suns do a great job taking something as simple as getting ready for and having a dinner party and turn it into something a bit unusual, and a hair disturbing. Read More »Mock Suns: The Dark (Video)
Gathered Ghosts is the solo project of Javier Suarez (Craft Spells, Yarn Owl). His latest venture with the project is “Went To You”, a dreamy synth-laden track featuring Andi Wilson (Andreanna). The couple strikes gold here; dark, romantic, a bit haunting, “Went To You” is a truly great song. Read More »Gathered Ghosts: Went To You (Feat. Andreanna)
The video for The Ettes‘ “Teeth” reminds me a bit of “Red Light Bulb” from Madeline — if only in its gender-bending nature. This Nashville band blends the heritage of their hometown with an old-timey folk-like garage sound. It includes a wicked guitar solo, country-tinged folk-pop vocals, and a cool guitar swagger. Read More »The Ettes: Teeth (Video)
A Classic Education just dropped a great black and white video for their song “Forever Boy” off their LP, Call It Blazing. That album was released via Lefse Records back in October of last year. The video was filmed by Opificio Ciclope. Read More »A Classic Education: Forever Boy (Video)
I am not typically one to enjoy music videos that merely show a band performing their work, but “No Death” by Mirel Wagner is something else entirely. Featuring Wagner plucking her guitar, the video is as simple as they come; what sets it apart is the darkness. Barely lit, barely moving, she performs. Her song is stark and personal, sombre and haunting. Read More »Mirel Wagner: No Death (Video)
“Black Dunes” by This Will Destroy You is a song entirely dark and ghostly. Beginning with subtle sounds, this post-rock… Read More »This Will Destroy You: Black Dunes
Sleep Party People is a band that knows how to dominate your emotions, blending elements of post-rock, bedroom pop and shoegaze for a sound both terrifying and beautiful. The video for their song “A Dark God Heart” documents the fragility of life and the sorrow in death. The saying is Innocence is bliss, but I disagree. This video shows there is beauty is loss and tragedy, and as cliche sayings go It’s better to have loved and lost, than to never loved at all.
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Inspired & The Sleep is a little band out of San Diego that creates music much in the vein of artists like Tune-Yards. “While We’re Young” in fact has that band written all over it. The song is sunny lo-fi pop at its finest; upbeat and filled with joyous blissful indie vocals, tribal percussive beats, and twee acoustic guitar. Read More »Inspired & The Sleep: While We’re Young (Video)
One thing you can always count on with Letting Up Despite Great Faults is their ability to put together an astonishing video. With both “Teenage Tide” and “Our Younger Noise”, the band found a great balance between the modern world and fantasy. They do it again with “Sophia In Gold” off their 2011 EP, Paper Crush.
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