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)
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)
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”
