Tagged: psych/folk
Stream: Spectrals, “Sob Story”
The line of influence from Elvis Costello to Spectrals is immediately obvious, so we’ll get that out of the way now. Spectrals frontman Louis Jones has the same nasal, mopey voice, and he uses it … read more »
Stream: Courtship Ritual, “Wild Like Us”
There’s something beautifully lethargic about “Wild Like Us” by Brooklyn duo Courtship Ritual. A shimmering, shoegazey guitar loop joins forces with a drum beat that sounds a good deal like the one on “Be My … read more »
Stream: Robedoor’s Album Primal Sphere
Listening to an album by LA-based psychedelic duo Robedoor is like bathing in lava. Their latest, Primal Sphere, is a nonstop barrage of sunkissed guitar drone that uses rock-solid rhythm—whether it’s a blown-out drum machine … read more »
Stream: Dennis Callaci & Simon Joyner, “The Frayed End of the Rope”
Dennis Callaci runs Shrimper, a label that pre-dated and inspired other forward-thinking, deeply personal labels like Woodsist. Simon Joyner, from Omaha, Nebraska, is audibly an influence on the Bright Eyes-helmed Saddle Creek scene of that … read more »
Stream: King Tuff f. Gap Dream, “She’s On Fire”
Depending on whom you talk to, you’ll probably hear that guitars are totally over, which is an understandable statement. Electronic music’s dominated the conversation for the past few years, but it doesn’t mean that there … read more »
Stream: Steve Gunn, “Water Wheel”
Though currently a member of Kurt Vile’s touring band, Steve Gunn is a compelling musical protagonist in his own right—partly for his tenure in groups like the Magic Markers, GHQ and the Gunn-Trucinski duo, but … read more »
Stream: Animal Collective, “New Town Burnout” (Shabazz Palaces Remix)
Though Animal Collective have touched on plenty of genres and moods throughout their long, knotty career, it’s interesting to note that the darker elements of their sound are rarely brought to the forefront. You could … read more »
Download Grouper’s FACT Mix
Like the rest of the music internet, we regularly look for FACT’s mixes to check up on what’s going on across the pond (and further, also sometimes closer). It’s all generally good stuff, depending on … read more »
Stream: Chelsea Wolfe, “Fight Like Gods”
In the first few bars of “Fight LIke Gods,” there’s a certain melodic turn in Chelsea Wolfe‘s voice that reminds me a lot of This Mortal Coil’s “The Siren Song,” an ethereal Jim Buckley cover … read more »
Live: Phosphorescent at Bowery Ballroom
Matthew Houck’s career could have gone a couple ways. As Phosphorescent, he initially occupied the burned-out freak folk landscape of New York, coming in on the tail end of a post-Devendra Banhart, post-utopian California folk … read more »
