This starts normally enough, just a nice, soulful, and sad piano ballad, but after a few seconds it’s clear there’s something a little weird and truly off-kilter happening here, right from the title on down, which makes it kind of special. Timi’s vocal is angsty, and occasionally over the top, with falsetto flourishes, and 1 large growl, and chews all the scenery around it. Then about halfway through some weird post-rock fuzz invades the landscape, and hangs out for the remainder of the song, and what I’m saying is, this really is something else. Weird and wonderful…
Category: New Music Reviews
Strange Names “Into Me”
Time for a pop break. This is one clever, funny/sad, 80’s style piece of candy ( Can hear a little ABC in there). Ultra-sticky, featuring a spoken word bridge and dripping with wishful thinking, “Into Me” is in possession of one of those chorus’s that’s impossible to evict, in this case, from the guesthouse ( ed. note :see the last verse). Truly infectious in the best way.
Jodie Abacus “When Sunday Comes”
Okay, true confession. I have truly worshipful feelings for both Todd Rundgren, and Hall & Oates. Like forever. Which is to say I’m highly susceptible to hook filled, fatly produced, piano based pop songs. Like this one in fact. And while I have no idea if Jodie is remotely into either of the aforementioned pop gods, this glorious thing is absolutely reminiscent of some of their finer moments. Outrageously melodic, with a fabulous vocal, and a huge, filled to capacity backdrop, it’s just a fine, fine thing.
High Falls “Sucker”
Walking, and harmonizing delicately, with it’s heart on it’s sleeve, chest, face, and everywhere else, “Sucker” is both an acknowledgement, and a plea: lost, hypnotic, dreamy, and all that good stuff. It also brought to mind some of Luna’s more fragile moments, which is always a blessing. This track comes off the NY band’s undeniably sweet, fine, and jangling new album “Bingo”, which you can visit below.
Oddnesse “I Used To”
Immaculate. The sentiment. The tune. Referencing Whitesnake’s “Here I Go Again”. “I Used To” is both wistful, and defiant, driving through the desert, and leaving all the bad stuff behind, with the radio f-ing blasting. This is beautiful, and with that, let’s all get outta here…here’s some traveling music :
Strange Hellos “The Prime”
Well damn. “The Prime” is a big, fat all consuming noise in possession of a high decibel chorus and a glorious sneer. And while there’s an unmistakable Garbage vibe, as well as a little Curve one, there are a couple of oddball touches that set this song apart from those by the aforementioned wonderful bands. For one, there’s an extremely sweet, almost gentle 80’s style synth line that pops up out of nowhere during the second verse. Then a minute later we are confronted with a ridiculously windswept, arms outspread on the edge of a cliff, prog-style break before things return to normalcy. The louder this plays, the more epic it sounds…which is pretty epic.
Review : Long Distance Dan “The Dust Man Stirs”
Ed Zed speaks on the meaty, beaty, spaced out, and hazy Long Distance Dan.
Limeyland’s very own Long Distance Dan thrusts a venerable paw into his luscious cornucopia of bugged-out electronics, fragmented funk and psyche-tinged beats, rummaging around for a hot moment before extracting the exotic and delicious fruit that is The Dust Man Stirs. Dust Man was named by Dan’s 2 -year old son (clearly a man in possession of a poetic soul which belies his ultra-youth), and appears to feature vocal cameos from the young scamp throughout this nebulous yet sparkling album.
Fall under the Long Distance family spell right here :
Names “Limb by Limb”
Unfolding slowly in a most angelic manner, “Limb by Limb” is a truly precious thing that feels not unlike following a trail of of paper hearts on the ground and being unsuspectingly lead into a maze. Like that kind of precious. Like a lonely waltz done by Savage Garden in a cloud. It’s medicine, and honestly, today is perfect for it, pretty sure we can all use it, so just close your eyes and get lost in here.
Slowcoaching “Fernweh”
The gentlest of jangles, the sweetest of synths, and an unmistakable New Order twang, all add up to the most handsome of tunes. “Fernweh” is the German word for wanderlust, that uncontrollable urge to roam to other places, and as this has truly transportive qualities, that’s kind of perfect.
Radio Wolf “Rock ‘n’ Roll Forever ( Featuring Sarah Blackwood)
Radio Wolf is Oliver Blair, and this, his latest single, glitters oh so brightly. It instantly brought to mind Psychic TV’s 1985 pop-tastic classic “Godstar”, as well later 80’s purveyors of colorful and shiny indie-ness, The Adult Net, and Danielle Dax. It’s a picture sleeve as much as it is a song. And hell yes, it features vocals from Sarah Blackwood, late of 90’s band Dubstar, who are freakin’ awesome, and we’ve written about before, and are absolutely worth your time as well.
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