Album Review: ‘Snowflake Midnight’ by Mercury Rev
Almost twenty years into their turbulent career, Mercury Rev has outdone itself even by its own standards with the bands latest offering, Snowflake Midnight.
Rogue Wave
Rogue Wave is the incarnation of singer and guitarist Zach Schwartz, a former member of the Bay Area band, the Desoto Reds. When Rogue lost his job as a dot-comer, he headed for New York to team up with producer Bill Racine and lay down the tracks for Rogue Wave’s debut album.
Music Review | The Bird and the Bee
The Bird and the Bee’s pop-oriented lounge music on Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future could soundtrack any given day in the life, from a lazy summer afternoon, to a casual night club, to a bumpin’ dance floor.
Of Montreal: Skeletal Lamping
Kevin Barnes, the prodigal ringleader behind Of Montreal, took the notion of suffering for one’s art to a whole new level with the 2007 release of Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? Now, only a year later, Barnes and co. are back with Skeletal Lamping.
Kate Bush – The Dreaming
Chaotic, fantastical, unnerving, and painstakingly brilliant, Kate Bush’s The Dreaming is like nothing you’ve heard before and will be hard-pressed to forget.
Music Review: The Pizzas
The Pizzas are the sauciest tribe this side of the Hudson. The band’s name pays homage to their borough of residence, Brooklyn.
Music Review – Lykke Li, Youth Novels
Intriguing flourishes and unexpected oddities take Swedish indie singer Lykke Li’s debut, Youth Novels, from regular ‘ol-girl pop album to quirky candy charmer.
Music Review – Adele, 19
Riding a wave of critical acclaim and rabid fan fervor, Brit soul singer Adele scored a record deal off of her MySpace demos and just won the Grammy for best female performer.
Music Review – Goldfrapp, Seventh Tree
Marked by a combination of sensual, smooth, and poppy vibes, this UK based electro-glam duo’s third album, Supernature, is easy great to rock out to. Seventh Tree, Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory’s newest installation, takes a dramatic sidestep as Goldfrapp’s voice saturates your mind as you retreat into Zen heaven. You might find that you not only love to rock with Goldfrapp, but you love to unwind with them too.
ANTI-CONFORMITY – Neko Case
Intended to be a home for recording artists with a punk sensibility that isn´t necessarily punk, ANTI- Records (a division of punk-label Epitaph) plays host to a seriously stellar collection of artists intent on making music on their own terms. Here, Movmnt invites you to get to know three legendary artists releasing vital material through ANTI- right now: Marianne Faithfull, Tom Waits, and Neko Case.
With a voice that rivals Patsy Cline’s and songs where haunting Lynchian landscapes play host to a bevy of characters who may or may not bring you harm, Neko Case has succeeded in creating her own strange little world of country-noir.
Music Review – Beirut, Flying Cup Club
Flying Cup Club is the newest album from solo artist Beirut, a.k.a. Zack Condon. The album reveals itself as a treasure trove of Condon’s many musical gifts.
Music Review – The B-52s, Funplex
The B-52s indefatigable sound translates to their new-millennium makeover without ever losing the charm, and kook, that made them so distinct back when they released their eponymous 1979 self-titled debut. The new album, Funplex, dances with the speed of a cosmic dancer and the shimmer of a disco ball. There will always be a time and place for The B-52s, because there will always be a need to stop taking life so damn seriously.
