Tagged: mexican summer
Four on the Floor: Electronic Labels
Everything goes in cycles, and right now we’re currently somewhere in the late-middle period of a heavy electronic music resurgence. Everyone involved is obsessed with talking about the textures of their music, and even more … read more »
The Tripwire: On Quilt’s Coherent Psych-Twang
Boston-based band Quilt had their coming out party this week, releasing their debut self-titled album (via Mexican Summer) and playing a celebratory show at Brooklyn’s Glasslands. But you’d hardly know it by searching the internet. … read more »
Ford & Lopatin, Tamaryn and Shannon Funchess Collaborate For Mex100
There are snakes infecting the union. And when Light Asylum’s Shannon Funchess says this, it gives this sentiment an even greater sense of urgency. You can’t be complacent listening to her sing anything, she emotes … read more »
Photos: On Tour with Light Asylum
Light Asylum are famously mighty live, sometimes Herculean and sometimes super dark, but always beaming so much power from Shannon Funchess’ vocal chords and Bruno Coviello’s keys. And they’ve built themselves up largely on that … read more »
Live From Gary’s Electric: The Black Ryder
On a day off from their tour with The Cult, The Black Ryder rolled through town to play their first-ever NYC show at Death By Audio. Before they did, however, they strummed out a couple … read more »
Interview With Tamaryn
Listening to Tamaryn feels kind of like a prolonged moment of that feeling you get just before going under surgical anesthesia. You feel totally worry-free and have minimal needs, just count down from ten and … read more »
Tamaryn, “Love Fade” MP3
Tamaryn specializes in the kind of crushing pop songs that you want to hear when all is lost. That is a dying art in these days when a lot of music aims to fit mood … read more »
The Bitters Take a Staycation
Toronto duo The Bitters’ “Travelin Girl” is an indelibly hooky ode to wanderlust, but it’s also low-maintenance enough that doing a flossy cruise video just wouldn’t have made sense. In lieu of recreating “Big Pimpin,” … read more »
Video: The Bitters, “Travelin Girl”
Current office pool on how long it took to make this video is the exact length of the song, but considering The Bitters throw hook-laden singles out into the music world like it’s no big … read more »
Robert Lester Folsom, “My Stove’s on Fire” MP3
Music and Dreams by Robert Lester Folsom was initially released in 1976 and is being reissued by Mexican Summer. The cover is soft deep blue, a casual sketch of the dude, looking like it was … read more »
