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Aussitot Mort (we’re in the screamo-department, but/and very delicate and it’s absolutely genious) from that lovely country where they invented wine and cheese are releasing a new 12″ on Adagio830! “La ride du lion” is the name. But while waiting for it, you can look at the sort of artwork that Piccione does for records, posters etc., it’s really neat.
Listen to the new EP:
A little while ago, they put out an amazing 3-track EP, and now there’s a more lengthy release containing 3 new tracks. I especially like their Turing Machine’ish drive on the first title track.
Listen to The 100 Gun Ship here:
Sure enough, another quality act out of Ireland has arrived. Debut EP released May 2011, it’s even free. So if you’re unhappy about the short supply of instrumental post-indie-rock, here’s some pretty straight-forward amends. Non-stop creativity, sweet and soft melodies, just the kind of thing that’ll bring energy and smiles to you and all your friends. Seems like they’re also looking for someone to do a split with.
Embodying Villarreal’s distinctly innovative and other-worldly guitar style, this album includes a wide spectrum of sonic variety. Hinged on the tumbling rhythms of Villarreal’s unique guitar work, the music on “Invisible Cinema” ranges from lush indie-rock-slow-dance (“Enters”) to meditative-percussive-drone (“Out Of My Hands”) to what Victor does best: how-the-fuck-did-he-play-that-on-one-instrument-and-what-the-hell-is-the-time-signature acoustic guitar work.
Often credited as a pioneer of modern indie rock through his work with Cap’n Jazz, Owls, Ghosts & Vodka, and more recently, Joan of Arc, Victor Villarreal’s solo venture brims with unpretentious, child-like optimism. Elements of classical and spanish guitar, as well as indie and metal are all present in this diverse batch of songs. Utilizing a plethora of instruments, and a few recording studios, “Invisible Cinema” is the first fully-realized Victor Villarreal solo material.
Denovali wrote This is maybe the most awaited (instrumental) metal record of the year. And it’s not like they don’t release any other instrumental records.
Tonight @Loppen, Copenhagen!
The Drift has released a new album, Blue Hour, that I’ll hopefully hear the full version of soon. Much excitement, especially because this track, Dark Passage, sounds amazing. What I like a lot, also, is the video that truly reminds me of these French railway commercials featuring Turing Machine.
Secondly, Pinback has promised to release a new album in early 2012! As a fore-runner they’ve released this little 7″. A trailer for the Record Store Day.
Little Kingdoms has released their second EP, Home. They have abandoned the acoustic sounds and are venturing into a still laid-back yet more indie/post-rock/emo-ish territory – perhaps a bit like Owen or The Curtains. The overall sound is much more complete than before, and still rich with melody. Hope to hear more from them!
