Tagged: Sacred Bones
Stream: The Men, “Open Your Heart”
Straining at the very top of his vocal register, The Men’s Nick Chiericozzi sounds as emotional as he ever has on “Open Your Heart,” now streaming at NPR. Chiericozzi turns any urgency or anger once … read more »
Psychic Ills, “Mind Daze” MP3
There is something about Psychic Ills that makes them sound older than their years. It’s not that they actually are, Dins, the album that made us be like, WHOA PSYCHIC ILLS, came out in 2006. … read more »
Amen Dunes, “Not A Slave” MP3
Damon McMahon, who now records as Amen Dunes always seemed like a solitary dude. His music is unfussy and personal. It’s not heart-on-sleeve though, it’s just music that comes from the mind of one specific … read more »
Stream: Woods, “Find Them Empty”
This is much heavier on the organ than we’re used to from Woods. It gives the whole track an experimenting-with-drugs-for-the-first-time-because-actually-it’s-the-1960s-and-a-lot-of-drugs-haven’t-been-invented-yet vibe, but because frontman Jeremy Earl has never been content to emptily ape tropes from … read more »
Open Air: Moon Duo
It’s almost April in New York but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s as sunny and airy as it is in Moon Duo‘s home-base of San Francisco right now. However, when Ripley and Sanae came through … read more »
Live: Zola Jesus at Glasslands
Nika Roza Danilova, better known to the world as Zola Jesus, is notoriously petite, possibly standing under five feet tall barefoot. And so, when she sings, there is a tinge of dissonance at first, incredulity … read more »
Twelve Dark Noons Could Be The Next Avatar If You Help Out
By now you might be familiar with director Jacqueline Castel, who has directed all sorts of moody videos we’ve written about on this site (personal favorites: Moon Duo’s “Killing Time” and, um, all the Zola … read more »
Video Premiere: Moon Duo, “Killing Time”
Heavy vibes all around for this video from Moon Duo‘s Sacred Bones EP of the same name. Shot in ridiculously high detail (you can see dude’s wrinkles’ wrinkles) by Jacqueline Castel—who also directed this and … read more »
Freak Scene #41: Sacred Bones Guest Column
In this edition of Freak Scene, a still-China-living Jamie Johns presents a guest column by Caleb Braaten, owner/curator/impresario of the epic Sacred Bones Records, purveyors of music by Zola Jesus, Dead Luke, Nice Face, Timmy’s … read more »
The Singles Collection – Naked On The Vague, Nice Face, Timmy's Organism
Ok, after a few snags and some schedule wrangling, we’re finally ready with our latest all-Sacred Bones edition of The Singles Collection. We’ve made no secret of the fact that we love this label, and true to their ever-stellar form, their latest batch of singles are all absolute must-owns, both from sonic and aesthetic points of view. Since you’ve undoubtedly heard us sing their praises in the past, let’s just get to this latest batch of killer tunes. read more »
