Staff Picks
Wednesday, January 26th
Doyle
“Their soundtrack to this French film sounds like instrumental out takes from Daydream Nation.
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Doyle
“A sampling of Sonny's 100 Records Project, wherein he wrote 200 songs for 100 conceptual 7"s and enlisted the help of his friends for the artwork and music. Guests include Kelley Stoltz, Ty Segall, the Sandwitches, Tim Cohen, Donovan Quinn, etc.
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Doyle
“Dutch beat classic gets a nice re-issue with extensive liner notes.
”Wednesday, January 19th
Doyle
“Sounds a little less like Syd Barrett and more like the Byrds underwater this time around.
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Doyle
“39 Clocks guy's loner jams un-earthed from the mid-90's, very cool.
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Doyle
“Garage punk high school classmates and heroes of the Ramones.
”Wednesday, December 8th
Doyle
“70's outsider dude's still making weird cool new wave/noise collage music.
”Friday, October 8th
Doyle
“The first in a series of six Mali music LPs Mississippi is re-issuing from the '70s is a good one.
”Thursday, October 7th
Doyle
“Doug from White Magic recorded this in Trinidad, it's got that African guitar sound all over it.
”Wednesday, October 6th
Doyle
“The first song's intro kinda sounds like the Midnight Cowboy theme and there's some great Rhodes later on in the album.
”Friday, October 1st
Kitchens Floor
Loneliness Is A Dirty Mattress
R.I.P. Society / Bedroom Suck
September 14th, 2010
Matt
“Eleven dark n' dirgey pop songs —as bleakly monotonous as they are catchy— that hint at both the wrong-chorded clang of Pussy Galore and the black-and-white paste-on mystery of the Xpressway and early Siltbreeze catalogs. Downer pop at its best—uncomfortable, unsound, and immediately satisfying.
”Thursday, September 30th
Doyle
“The vocals are more upfront and it's even better than the first LP! Streets 10/26/10.
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Doyle
“Like an acid freakout jammed-out Brainbombs.
”Monday, August 23rd
Doyle
“Good, ambient and soundtrack-y with minimal vocals.
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Doyle
“Great 1972 post-Bossanova Brazilian pop. He, along with Milton Nasciemento, was a member of the Clube de Esquina musical movement that rivaled the brilliance of Tropicalia.
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Doyle
“Doo wop beach pop, with members of Citay, Fresh & Onlys & Skygreen Leopards.
”Wednesday, August 11th
Cristian
“More spectacular adventures into the music of our world by the increasingly reliable Soundway record label.
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Cristian
“Mr. Spaceman loses his girlfriend to a member of a lesser band and delivers his masterpiece. Strange that someone would pick OK Computer over this.
”Tuesday, August 10th
Doyle
“Guaranteed to please in 30 minutes or less.
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Doyle
“One-time Crystal Stilt, Dum Dum Girl & Vivian Girl breaks out on her own and makes good! This doesn't ship until mid-September, so get your pre-orders in!
”Monday, August 9th
Doyle
“Sheesh, more awesome, essential African jams. I'm broke already, when will it stop?!
”Thursday, August 5th
Doyle
“Great pop record with smart, wacky vocals, a little like a punkier Dinosaur Jr. without the solos.
”Wednesday, August 4th
Doyle
“Solo record from one of the Skygreen Leopards... For fans of Skip Spence, Cass McCombs and the Papercuts.
”Friday, July 30th
Doyle
“Awesome Finnish "Krautrock" from Annie's producer(?). Kind of an Electronicat vibe at times.
”Thursday, July 29th
Dave
“The original description makes this record sound like some frustrating experiment in dada oddness (lyrics from instruction manuals? CAH-way-ZEE!), but when the needle drops, nothing sounds forced or strained. A really natural, serene, lovely record that is a little strange in its arrangement but not at all distracting with its eccentricities.
”Tuesday, July 20th
Doyle
“Finally got this one back; I think it's their best release yet.
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Doyle
“Byrds-y with moments of boogie rock.
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Doyle
“The weirdest of the batch of Minimal Wave releases we got in, and also the best.
”Thursday, July 15th
Paul
“In keeping with the spirit of the original work: gives "disorienting" a good name.
”Wednesday, July 14th
Matt
“You'd never guess Jana Hunter is the mastermind behind this band -- the jump into mid 80s UK-meets-LA is quite a shock, but it's also a completely successful shift. Shades of 4AD can be found, but this fantastic record comes off most like a lost Opal record, all the while retaining Hunter's oblique lyrical turns. Great rewards come from great risks, or something.
”Upcoming Releases
CD: February 21st, 2012, MP3 DOWNLOAD: January 31st, 2012,
Label: Crucial Blast
