September 2010
26 posts
Track Talk: Weekend, "Coma Summer"
San Fransisco’s Weekend—which as of my writing this it almost is—should not be confused with Weekends(from Baltimore), but they may be confused with a distortion loving hybrid of the Arcade Fire and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart a fitting sound for a new Slumberland band. Big bright guitars hang over this song like veil. Several listens in and I still can’t hear...
Twin Shadow - Forget
I complain all of the time about the influence of cheesy 80s sounds being far too prevalent in a lot of the music that comes up through the blogosphere. Then along comes Twin Shadow to display how these influences can be done to amazing effect.
His debut album—out soon on Terrible Records—is available to stream now, and I’ve been rocking it all day. Its smooth grooves owe a...