Psychobuildings, “Dirty Rainbows” MP3
- story Peter Macia
It’s funny because we were just thinking about what it would’ve sounded like if Suicide had been produced by Nile Rodgers, like super crisp and clear and still possibly insane but brain patterns completely legible. Like “Ghost Rider” filtered through “Let’s Dance.” So now that you’re thinking about that too, here is Brooklyn’s Psychobuildings with the third song they’ve ever made. NO PRESSURE DUDES. But seriously, they have enough of a pedigree with members of Small Black and Silk Flowers for us to jump the gun a little bit. Plus, our buddies over at Transparent are fans, too. Does any of this make sense? Feels like this paragraph is a tag cloud on whatthefuckareyoutalkingabout.blogspot.com but the music is good!
Download: Psychobuildings, “Dirty Rainbows”
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posted on Feb 18, 2010 in MP3 / STREAMS
Live: Small Black & Kurt Vile at Brooklyn Bowl
- story THE FADER
Last night after work, we, along with a whole lot of other people, congregated for round two of The FADER’s series at Brooklyn Bowl. Rezound, our DJ for the night, played records to get us excited, then Small Black got everyone moving and ready to bowl a couple games before Kurt Vile hit the stage sans Violators, captivating the audience even above the sound of bowling pins and shouts from wildly competitive alley regulars. Stay tuned to this very site for news on the next installment and check another photo after the jump.
Video: Small Black, “Despicable Dogs”
- story Sam Hockley-Smith
Cool uncles stand up! For this video, Small Black hung with band member Josh Kolenik’s surfer uncle, waxing surfboards, watching Waterworld, going to the corner store and hitting the beach. It’s all real basic shit most of us do every day (except the surfing part and also the Waterworld part), but it takes on more meaning when it’s backed up by the band’s warm, abstractly sentimental “Despicable Dogs.” Watching this makes us want to spend a lot of time with our extended family and also revisit a borderline awful movie we previously thought we would never see again for as long as we lived. Also, if you’re in New York and like free music, Small Black are playing the latest installment of our FADER Bowl series tonight at Brooklyn Bowl along with Kurt Vile. Doors are at 8pm, bring your uncle.
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posted on Dec 1, 2009 in MUSIC VIDEO
NYC: Kurt Vile and Small Black Come to the FADER Bowl
- story THE FADER
Fresh off the Thanksgiving festivities (or whatever you do instead), we’re hosting the second edition of our FADER Bowl series at Brooklyn Bowl next Tuesday, December 1st. This time we’ve brought Philadelphia’s own Kurt Vile to tear it down as well as Brooklyn’s noisy jammers Small Black. All that will be held together by our pal DJ Rezound, spinning records while you bowl and eat and drink. Did we mention this admission is free and no RSVP is necessary? There’s no reason not to come.
Video: Small Black, “Pleasant Experience” (Kitchen Version)
- story Peter Macia
A few months ago, when we saw Small Black play in a Brooklyn industrial cavern, the sounds coming from the stage were confusing because they made us want to both swing like Bart Connor from the odd rings hanging from the ceiling and cry like that one Olympic girl who trashed her ankle on the vault. There was not vault thankfully but still, it was emotionally and physically jamming. The fellow FADER family over at The Tripwire condensed that emotion and physicality into a tiny ass kitchen located very close to said cavern, and here we are once again, dancing and crying like gymnasts. View the video for “Pleasant Experience” here and “Despicable Dogs” over at TW.
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posted on Nov 24, 2009 in MUSIC VIDEO
Small Black, “Pleasant Experience” MP3
- story Peter Macia
If you don’t yet know who Small Black is, first go here, let that be your favorite song for a few minutes, then come back and listen to this song, maybe take a power nap while it glides through your synapses and then go buy the new EP from whence both songs come. After that, don’t know, maybe eat a grilled cheese and some tomato soup and wonder how two kinda scrawny dudes from Brooklyn make Duran Duran sound like babies.
Download: Small Black, “Pleasant Experience” (via Transparent)
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posted on Nov 18, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS
Small Black, “Kings of Animals” MP3
- story Sam Hockley-Smith
Who knew Small Black had some drunken at Christmastime spirit in their music? On “Kings of Animals” which comes from their new 7-inch, the band gets wistful in that one-last-drink-at-the-bar-and-then-I-swear-I’m-going-to-spend-time-with-my-family way. But mainly it’s just Small Black doing what they are really good at, which is creating warm songs around cold electronics and woozy vocals. This song is maybe about animals, but it might as well be about every 4am walk home we’ve ever had.
Download: Small Black, “Kings of Animals” (via Transparent)
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posted on Nov 3, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS
Small Black, “Weird Machines” Mp3
- story Sam Hockley-Smith
- photo Katie Ford
Not even going to touch the whole glo-fi/chillwave/whatever we’re calling it this week thing, mainly because this is anything but chilled out or relaxing. Maybe by virtue of timing, or the fact that they like effects, Small Black have been lumped into a scene we’re not entirely sure they need to be a part of, and “Weird Machines” is proof of that. Part Suicide-esque grinder/ballad—the band somehow makes broken circuit keyboard wizardry and jagged drum machine tick sound beautiful and even kind of anthemic. “Weird Machines” is from Small Black’s EP, which is out October 13th (also known as next Tuesday). October tour dates are after the jump.
Download: Small Black, “Weird Machines”
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posted on Oct 8, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS
