Ears Are For Feeling

Repost: Froth - Afternoon

Simply because they are great live, they have made a stunning record and it needs more views:

Froth - Afternoon

Album: Bleak (2015)

 

She Past Away

I was blown away when I first heard Katarsis by She Past Away. I mean, there is no denying my love for the 80ies, but still.... this is an act possessing rare amounts of quality. Their synth-based sound is full of intensity and easily brings you back in time. This Turkish (Yes, not common in Alternative Rock) Duo has been building their reputation for a few years now, but the 2015 record Narin Yalnizik (if that is the correct spelling...) might lead to more people knowing them.

I, for one, will try to do so. Since this is most definitely an artist to watch

For now drown yourself in goth melancholia and enjoy.

 

 

Daily Pick #361

Below is a live video of a band I have talked about before, simply because I believe their 2015 record is one of the best of the year. 

And I.... felt like posting it.

 

Froth - Afternoon (&More)

Album: Bleak (2015)

 

Daily Pick #306

Released yesterday, an remixed album of one of my all-time favourite synthpop artists: Ladytron

Ladytron - White Gold (Tarsius remix)

Album: Gravity the Seducer Remixed (2013)

 

Daily Pick #283

Yuck - Get Away

Album: Yuck (2011)

 

Dutch Indie Update Pt. 3

So here it is again, an update on the best dutch indie acts I have come across in the last few weeks/months. And I have found two incredible dutch acts, which in both cases make tracks in long lost genres (in the Netherlands at least).

Postmodem

This band makes rough, edgy rock somewhere in between shoegaze and grunge. As I said, not at all common in The Netherlands. For tracks that are actually pretty lo-fi, they are truly rock and roll. They debuted as a band live on Le Guess Who? Of last year and according to an interview with 3voor12 (goo.gl/XAaAHE) all the songs are just meant to express and transfer a feeling to the listener. And that is exactly what they do, short (around 2 minutes mostly) rambling songs full of raw unedited guitar work and solid drums of an unique level. If you like Wavves, No Age, Slowdive for example, you should definitely check this out.

Apparently problems move away to make room for new ones:

 

 Photo from: valkhoffestival.nl

 

Kleinindustrie

I’ve have been very excited about this band for quite some time now, and for good reason, while Postmodem gives us a dutch grunge-band, Kleinindustrie is a dutch pioneer in the post-punk division(to be honest here: their songs range from close to stoner to grunge and back. While their first tracks appeared over a year ago, and a very promising start on their Dirt (She Is) EP (and Hit it EP was not bad either), and blowing off the roof on their first few appearances, it has gotten a little bit quiet around this band. We are unfortunately still waiting for their first full length release, but the fact that they are touring right now, and that they are involved in several Poprondes, might be an indication that the new tracks are finished and that the waiting is almost over. For now, there is no way you can ignore the strength of some of the tracks that are already circulating on the web.  The dark (almost 80ies-like, Joy Division-like) sound, with heavy guitar riffs and intense vocals, makes you want to move and sit still at the same time. While on Hit It, they sound more grungy and somehow make me think of so many genres at once, that you would think the fans are out there for the taking.

 

Photo from trajectum.hu.nl

Kleinindustrie is playing in PopUpClub Wageningen on the 3th of October.

Daily Pick #272

Red House Painters - Medicine Bottle 

Album: Down Colorful Hill (1992)

 

 

Daily Pick #259

Slowdive - Souvlaki Space Station

Album: Souvlaki (1994)

 

Daily Pick #244

Caribou - Jamelia

Album: Swim (2010)

 

 

Daily Pick #146

Tamaryn -The Garden

Album: Tender New Signs (2012)

 

Daily Pick #98

M83 - Graveyard Girl

Album: Saturdays = Youth

 

Disappears

Music is fascinating when you discover something new that you instantly love. Fascinating in the sense that nowadays it appears that there is so much music going on in the world, that you can't possibly track it all. Meaning you sometimes discover a band, you wish you had found out about earlier. That was the case for me with this band : Dissappears. Their 80's shoegazing sound, their intensive rhythm drums and remarkable guitar riffs, have made sure this band is stuck in my head for a while.

  

Lucky for us, they got shows planned in Utrecht and Eindhoven, 7th and 8th of july, respectively.