At the beginning of this second EP by New Yorker Frank Palangi, the music ambles a little, while his voice – subject to some slight filtering – fills the space. If you’d never heard Palangi before, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d stumbled upon yet another US rock/pop singer-songwriter, especially with the choice of sleeve art…
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New demo streaming from The West Wickhams
A new demo of a track by The West Wickhams has been posted on Soundcloud. The band – an alt-rock/shoegaze duo featuring Jon from Dead Wolf Club – are currently in their infancy and have plans to release an album later in the year.
AESTRID – Box
With a huge set of influences from 80s new wave, synth rock (more specifically the more commercial end of Krautrock) and more than a touch of 80s goth and 90s alternative for good measure, this second album from Dutch electronica/alt-rock band Aestrid represents the sound of a band reaching early maturity. Although its base sounds will probably sound familiar to listeners over a certain age, the albums eleven songs blend dense sounds with a sense of optimism in a way that is almost magical.
EVOLETAH – We Ache For The Moon
In the summer of 2012, Australian alt-rock quartet Evoletah released their third album ‘Sleepwalker’. While often showing the makings of a talented bunch of musicians, a lot of the material was indistinct; there were individual tunes to be cherry-picked for enjoyment, but overall, the release felt somewhat samey.
Pixies announce first leg of 2013/14 world tour
Hot on the heels of ‘Bagboy’, their first new song in nine years, legendary alt-rockers Pixies have announced the first set of dates on their world tour.
Confirmed are a bunch of European dates – including a leg in the UK (stopping off at the horrible Hammersmith Apollo) – all of which can be seen below.