- Post-rock
- Art rock
- Alternative rock
- Progressive rock
- Acid rock
10/14/2014
[Teaser of the day] Event Horizon - The Last Sunset
Lycia – Fifth Sun (2010)
/Ethereal Wave, Shoegaze, Epic,
Darkgaze, Alternative pop, Goth, Dark Wave, Dream pop/
Comment: My first impact
with Lycia`s sound happened in 2004 and it was love at the first sight. I had
listened to somehow similar music before it (for instance, Slowdive) but Tempe,
Arizona-based collective`s sound was more special and spellbinding because of
being so organically draped in gloomy veils and velvety curtains. Indeed, Lycia
represents disturbed dreams and hyper realistic beings who have nothing to do
the human being`s produced idiocy and evilness. Stylistically Mike Van Portfleet-headed
combo was a link between ethereal wave and shoegazer`s enterprise. This 8-track
album continues the same pathway and being as impressive as their previous albums
– it is called the experience. In true, it might be it is a little bit more straightforward
than their previous albums but it is not the case. Mike Van Portfleet is not
singing on it anymore – all the singing duties are commissioned to her husband
Tara Vanflower.
Jan Helsing – Sünnipäev (2014)
/Shoegaze, Alternative pop,
Indie rock, Dream pop/
Comment: Undoubtedly Jan
Helsing`s debut album Kajalood is
one of my favourite albums in 2014 (issued on the Estonian main indie label Seksound).
Sünnipäev (Birthday) is a main hit
track from it. There are represented two versions of it, one of them is the instrumental
one and another is with singing. I shall have to confess, I am deeply felt in
love with Kärt Ojavee`s beautiful voice and Jan Kaus` wise lyrics about love,
hope and openness for the world. By the way, behind Jan Helsing hide themselves
five middle aged gentlemen who did constitute such musical group as Dreamphish
in the 90s, an outstanding indie combo. They recruit guest vocalists for
different songs, most of them are female ones.
Super Besse - Musique Pour Les Filles* (2014)
/Post-punk, Dance rock, Coldwave,
Alternative dance, Electro-indie, New Wave, Krautrock/
Comment: By seeing firstly
Super Besse at the great Latvian Positivus festival this year I was astonished
by the singer hyperactivity of being involved in dancing activity and frenzy
singing. And the audience in the pavilion did dance along with them. They come
from Minsk, Belarus, sing in Russian and being obviously influenced by Joy Division, Krautrock,
and indie dance aesthetics. They are not the first band of Slavic heritage who
likes to exploit such kind of combination. Obviously the most well-known
ensemble is Motorama from Russia. However, authenticity is not the most
important thing worldwide at the moment – still catchy melodies and wondrous
melodies are around to warm the soul of listeners.
10/12/2014
[Teaser of the day] Stray Dogg - Time (feat. Devendra Banhart)
- Indie folk
- Dream folk
- Folk indie
- Americana
- Alt-folk
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