Posts from ‘March, 2008’

I’m calling in sick and taking a three day weekend. Until tomorrow…
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As you may have noticed, we are supporting Barack Obama here at SAL. I read a story this morning that, once again, backed our decision to do so. With several powerful democrats now calling for Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race, it was interesting to see what Obama thought of those particular requests. […]

Freshkills are a Brooklyn based band who much like my earlier Band Of The Day this week, are hard to get a handle on. Definite post-punk influences like Drive Like Jehu and The Jesus Lizard are matched with a vocalist that Nick Cave or Ian Curtis would be proud of. The music […]

Run Dan Run “Basic Mechanics” (Self-Released)

Run Dan Run’s Basic Mechanics might just be one of those perfect remedies to life’s tumultuous pace. Hailing from Charleston, SC, Run Dan Run play atmospheric and tuneful indie rock that soothes a tired soul. Led by the aptly named, Dan McCurry, the band shows off a brilliant maturity on […]

Just an FYI…got this email from Sammy at GoodCore Records in regards to The Appleseed Cast’s End of The Ring Wars 2xLP he put out.
“We’ve lowered the prices so for the US its only $11.99 and world is only $13.99. About 33% lower. Though that’s not really the important part. I’ve decided all proceeds from […]

Tin Kitchen “Grace EP” (Self-Released)

Tin Kitchen are three young ladies from the fertile grounds of New Brunswick, New Jersey. From the very beginning, I love the feeling this EP gives off. It’s like the first time I heard Rainer Maria way back in the day. And funny thing is, Kyle Fischer from Rainer Maria recorded […]

Thao with the Get Down Stay Down “We Brave Bee Stings And All” (Kill Rock Stars)

Sounding like the female version of Stephen Malkmus, Thao Nguyen and her band, The Get Down Stay Down, level eleven songs of playful indie rock. While her vocals may recall the likes of Cat Power or Mirah, the rambling […]

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Fuck Buttons “Street Horrrsing” (ATP)

Recently, I posed the question whether or not UK’s Fuck Buttons could be 2008’s answer to Battles. Battles of course released the genre fucked Mirrored last year to great fanfare. While Fuck Buttons might not be as wildly experimental as Battles, Street Horrrsing is able to defy categorization. Originally, […]

Mini People In Coney Island “Nara Dreamland” (Self-Released)

Mini People In Coney Island is the one-man project of Rafael Cosme who is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The concept of the record in Cosme’s words was “to make a lo-fi pop record that sounded like amusement parks.” Quite a novel idea if you ask me. […]

“Got My Number” is off of Ben Weasel And His Iron String Quartet’s debut affair These Ones Are Bitter. For old school Weasel fans like myself, it was an amazing return to form.
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