“Just yesterday, Phoenix announced a return to North America for a tour leading up to Coachella. Now, Mac DeMarco has been confirmed as the opener for a string of those dates in March and April– an extension of his continued touring in support of last year’s 2 and Rock and Roll Night Club EP…”
“At a time of year when many of us would trade our mothers for a temperature above freezing, Mikal Cronin’s “Shout It Out” is an instant blast of summer, like drinking an ice cold beer at a bonfire or tossing a frisbee around in the sunlight…”
“On the heels of Putrifiers II, prolific Bay Area garage weirdos Thee Oh Sees have announced their next LP. Floating Coffin is out April 16 via John Dwyer’s Castle Face Records, and yes, that terrifying kaleidoscopic strawberry face up there is the album cover…”
“The restless Ty Segall has formed a new band, Fuzz, with his guitarist Charlie Moothart, as SPIN reports… Amusingly, Segall and Mootheart attempted to keep their identities anonymous with the project.”
“The restless Ty Segall has formed a new band, Fuzz, with his guitarist Charlie Moothart, as SPIN reports. Their 7″ single– out via Chicago label Trouble in Mind, and already sold out– offers the cuts ‘This Time I Got a Reason’ b/w ‘Fuzz’s Fourth Dream'”
“Whatever the literal truth of DeMarco’s persona on 2, at least someone’s putting effort into playing the provocateur– and without dumbing his music down as part of the act…”
“Lo-fi, garage rock, punk, noise– Ty Segall is not concerned with these distinctions. He just makes rock’n’roll albums that make sense to him…”
“…it whirrs and shakes like a horse ready to burst through a starting gate, and once Thee Oh Sees launch into a motorik, Can-on-speed groove, “Lupine Dominus” certainly feels like some kind of race…”
“…The song that follows that initial word is loose and groovy, a blurry little super 8 film that’s sort of a paean to his favorite smoke but really more about a vibe, something you screw in like a red lightbulb…”
“…Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin spend the first 40 seconds of “I Bought My Eyes” harmonizing ethereally, singing what sounds like a traditional folk song over guitar tones that seem ready to give out any second…”
Ty Segall’s prolific streak continues on January 22, this time with two reissues via In the Red. The first is the only LP by Segall’s surf band the Traditional Fools, which was originally released in 2008. The other is Reverse Shark Attack, his 2009 collaborative LP with his longtime collaborator (and fellow Ty Segall Band member) Mikal Cronin.
“Rock’n’roll doesn’t tell you what to think and do, it makes you feel a certain way, so you do those things on your own,” says Segall.”
Check out Mac DeMarco’s new video for “Ode to Viceroy”, off his recent LP, 2.”Directed by Jasper Baydala, the clip takes DeMarco through a fuzzy, 90s VHS tape-style journey.”
Next year’s South by Southwest will be held from March 8-17, and the music portion will take place from March 12-17.
Pitchfork gives Mac Demarco’s second album on Captured Tracks “2” Best New Music.
Watch Ty Segall’s performance on The Conan Show last night, as well as hear the cover of Velvet Underground & Nico’s “Femme Fatale”, to be released in limited quantity on Castle Face Records on October 30th.
“‘Ode to Viceroy’, a starry-eyed love song to Mac’s favorite smokes, is one example of his understated sensibility.”
The arch Montreal singer-songwriter on being teased by D’Angelo’s “Untitled” video, Shuggie Otis, getting hooked on video gambling, and snot rockets.
“Twins doesn’t stick to the middle or even pick a lane. It swerves, visiting territory well-tread with a perspective that feels new, and knowing Segall, he probably won’t make another album that sounds like it any time soon.”
Pitchfork premieres “Ode To Viceroy”, the third track off Mac DeMarco’s upcoming sophomore album, appropriately titled 2.
“The latest installment in Famous Class’ Less Artists More Condos 7″ series is out tomorrow, September 25, and it features this new song by prolific punks Thee Oh Sees, who just released their latest LP, Putrifiers II… The digital proceeds of these singles go towards benefiting the Ariel Panero Memorial Fund at VH1’s Save the Music.”
“Here’s ‘Freaking Out the Neighborhood’, the new single from Montreal garage-pop impresario Mac DeMarco’s new album, 2, which is out October 16 via Captured Tracks.”
“Now, with their reputation as one of America’s most redoubtable live acts wholly assured, Thee Oh Sees use Putrifiers II to explore the possibilities of the studio and more lustrous modes of psychedelia.”
Check out the new video for “The Hill”, the first track off upcoming solo album Twins, out October 9 via Drag City. “Directed by Segall himself alongside Peter Grimm, it’s a VHS-looking adventure featuring masks and a giant stuffed bear.”
“Mac DeMarco is a talented, impish kid who hasn’t quite decided what kind of rock songs he wants to write– which is fine, because he’s sounded pretty good doing anything he’s tried out so far. “
Pitchfork shares the tracklist and album art for Twins, Ty Segall’s new solo album, scheduled for release October 9 on Drag City.
Hear “The Hill” from Ty Segall’s upcoming album, Twins, due out October 9 via Drag City.
“My Kind of Woman”, Mac Demarco’s recently featured track on Pitchfork, receives Best New Track.
The second track off of Thee Oh Sees’ upcoming album, Putrifiers II, receive Best New Track on Pitchfork.
John Dwyer of The Oh Sees discusses the music of his life
