Joanna Newsom, who’s much loved album Divers was met with much critical acclaim, moved down one spot to No. 3 from No. 2 while Neon Indian remained at No. 4. Fuzz remained at No. 7 for the third consecutive week. Givers entered the top 10 from No. 17 to No. 9, and Ty Segall moved from No. 25 to No. 10.
That Illinois boy Ezra Furman is really on a roll. After a year filled with loads of touring, a sure-to-land-on-year-end-lists album (Perpetual Motion People), and Iggy Pop praising him to the heavens on his radio show, the ever-evolving glam punk just posted a new tune and tour dates. Plus, he’ll be penning the 33 & 1/3 entry for Lou Reed’s 1972 album, Transformer.
“Describe your band in seven words or less.
Punk + soul + literature = freedom.”
Looking/sounding like some post-Adderall version of Redd Kross circa Neurotica, this Aussie psych troupe bash hooks, keyboard noise, and infinitely colored outfits all around the stage and into one of the must-see acts of 2014, forget the fact that they’re on one of the must-see events of CMJ.
The track is frantically energetic, employing crazy spurts of spastic lead guitar and harmonica in all the right places. Today, the band dropped a video for the song that matches its energy perfectly.
If you haven’t already caught on to the King Gizzard phenomenon, you should know that the hyper-prolific Aussie garage-psych band is made up of seven rad, multi-talented dudes including a thereminist, harmonica player, bassist…
It’s appropriate that one of the most recognized signifiers of Mac DeMarco is his gap-toothed grin, because the overall vibe of Salad Days is that of the smiley goofball, drunk on the sun and maybe a couple Genesee Cream Ales.
…Mac DeMarco came on stage, the 25,000-foot warehouse was already jammed with eager fans that welcomed the prankster with screams of affection. Amidst beers, laughter and ovations, the eccentric musician delighted the audience…
If you were to bottle up the last few years of California garage rock into a single soda can and pop the lid, that crisp and gratifying release might sound something like Thee Oh Sees, Despite being on supposed “hiatus” status…
Mac DeMarco takes #1 spot on CMJ’s charts
Despite being generally averse to the spotlight, Cronin stole the show with his irreverent flair for dramatics. A bare minimum of his time was spent crooning to the mic, whimpering soft verses or bellowing jubilant choruses.
The Bay Area’s most heavily reformed skuzz kid, Mikal Cronin, is still riding the wave of this year’s languid MCII. Today, the crest of that wave has resulted in a…
I’m not sure if this is the result of some kind of vision our boy Ty had a few months back, but Sleeper is a little unexpected.
“Thee Oh Sees have given us a video for their song “Minotaur,” a track off of this year’s Floating Coffin. The video, directed by band members John Dwyer and John Harlow, follows a day in the life of a mythical minotaur. This beast is as ordinary as the rest of us: he watches TV, punches in for work and tries to impress a lady. But, it’s not all fun and games for the poor beast, as two knights plot his demise. See the battle ensue below…”
CMJ’s Best of 2012 Mixtape features Thee Oh Sees single, “Floods New Light”, from their 2012 LP, Putrifiers II.
