“Throughout the show, the crowd thoroughly enjoyed themselves—perching on top of benches, dancing on the narrow side shelving, indie moshing (not as fierce as a punk or metal pit), spraying drinks and stage diving/crowd surfing…”
“Despite the album’s humble home-brewed beginnings, it’s attracting serious attention internationally: it was named the 29th best album of 2012 by influential UK music mag NME (they called him “Ferris Bueller with a guitar”), and is sure to figure prominently on other lists before the year is out…”
Quintron & Miss Pussycat will perform for the benefit on Dec. 14th.
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 […]
“[In 2013] I’m going to like, get my head wrapped around the next thing and take some time… I just want to focus on one thing and make it as best as I can. I’ve never really focused on just one thing for a year straight, so I’d like to do that.”
“It’s a monster album, with explosive guitars, thrashing beats and shredded blasts of insanely catchy hooks and turns. A lot of musicians would consider Twins the peak of their career. In the case of Ty Segall, it’s thrilling to know he’s just getting started.”
CMJ’s Best of 2012 Mixtape features Thee Oh Sees single, “Floods New Light”, from their 2012 LP, Putrifiers II.
“Ex-Coachwhips singer-guitarist John Dwyer keeps his band running like a ’57 Chevy hooked up to a morphine drip…”
“The hooks are viral to the point of contagious, whether Segall is jingle-jangling through acoustic ballads or squalling along at interplanetary speed.”
Merge Records is thrilled to announce the addition of Mikal Cronin to the Merge roster! Cronin has released this official statement concerning his recent signing with Merge, “YYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!’”
“Mac performed the song [‘Ode To Viceroy’] with his band in Chart Attack’s living room – it might be the last time he performs in a venue this small.”
“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.”
“While Mac DeMarco was in town for CMJ last month, [Impose Magazine] handed over a disposable camera to him so he could take pictures of whatever he wanted while he was in New York. He flipped off Dent May at Mercury Lounge, gave the bird to the audience at Pianos (who, of course, returned the […]
“Mac and his band have toured most of 2012 and all that playing has done wonders for them — they are tight but lythe around the groove. Songs off the new album (“Viceroy,” “Cooking Up Someting Good”) sound great and ones off his first album have a life to them that you don’t hear on […]
Noisey showcases Mac DeMarco’s “Ode To Viceroy,” “Freaking Out the Neighborhood,” and “Baby’s Wearing Blue Jeans” in the first entry of their new bi-weekly video series in conjunction with Newtown Radio aptly titled, The Newtown Sessions.
Next year’s South by Southwest will be held from March 8-17, and the music portion will take place from March 12-17.
Ty Segall performs “You’re The Doctor” in his second-ever late-night appearance. “The performance included some serious headbanging, and Segall pressing his guitar against his amplifier for a little extra feedback. Letterman seemed amused by the display, saying afterward, ‘Remember kids, don’t neglect your studies.’”
“When’s the last time you were serenaded on a row boat in the middle of Central Park?”
“Lo-Fi, sardonic, and hep, Captured Track’s new self-proclaimed “puss” from Montreal gives us his smokey take on what he endearingly calls jizz-jazz fit with a tribute to his favorite floor-tobacco brand, Viceroy.”
Pitchfork gives Mac Demarco’s second album on Captured Tracks “2” Best New Music.
“Ode To Viceroy”, off Mac DeMarco’s aptly named second album 2, has been included in NPR’s Best of CMJ 2012 episode of All Songs Considered.
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.
Watch Ty Segall perform “Thank God for the Sinners” on CONAN on Paste Magazine.
“When I was a kid, records were my religion, the glue that brought together like-minded people, people who feel that connection with something. To me, that is God. That is all religions, that is everything. Ozzy Osbourne is Jesus. Arthur Lee is the Divine Spirit. That’s the point: keep it alive, spread it around. I […]
“Lyrically witty, full of neat turns of phrase, his songs recall the quirks and kinks of Jonathan Richman, the tale-telling and wit of Alex Turner (specifically the Arctics man’s gentle, romantic work on the Submarine soundtrack), and the playful verbosity of Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus…”
Emily Rose Epstein is back from the road and in typical rock-slave fashion, she’s sandwiched some stage time at home for Treasure Island Music Festival this weekend in between European tours. Here’s what she had to say:
“‘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.”
