“Ultimately, the appeal of Twins – and Segall – rests not so much on the individual tunes, tuneful as they may be. You put one of these sneery, sweet, hyperactive, electric records on as a force field to ward off the dead, grey creep of the everyday, to remind you what a good time sounds […]
“This is all dreamy vocals and surfy, tin-toned guitars… Listening to sweet singing is great when you can be pretty sure that the person singing it was thinking about something disgusting at the time.”
Vice Magazine lists Ty Segall’s third LP release of 2012, Twins, among it’s best records of October.
Pitchfork premieres “Ode To Viceroy”, the third track off Mac DeMarco’s upcoming sophomore album, appropriately titled 2.
Check out Mac DeMarco’s “reverby, meandering new slow jam”, “Ode to Viceroy”, on Stereogum.
Watch the Mac DeMarco interview for Noisevox on Blip TV.
Watch Ty Segall perform LIVE on WGN Morning News while anchors Larry, Robin & Paul rock-out hard!
“Known as much for their prolific musical output and incessant work ethic as they are for their kinetic live shows, the band treated fans to a set that drew sizably from the band’s latest offering, Putrifiers II, as well as the band’s boatload of other releases, many of which were fleshed out for the stage.”
“He [Segall] and his band screamed, slashed, and played within an inch of their lives, and audience members were more than happy to follow him to the edge, heaving seemingly everything they could get their hands on onstage from beer to shirts and hats…”
“The title of Twins is a reference to Segall’s zodiac sign, Gemini, and is an oblique allusion to the album’s general theme of mental disturbance. Segall plays nearly every instrument on the record, and in doing so, churns out the kind of rock-’n’-roll that is undoubtedly meant to be listened to on a turntable…”
“Ty took the stage first by opening…and closing…with “Paranoid” by Black Sabbath. Dude knows how to have a good time.”
“When it comes to seeing bands like Thee Oh Sees, I’d rather see them tear shit up in a tiny D.I.Y. space… Unlike The Well, there’s no V.I.P. area with six dollar beers. Just three dollar PBRs and the bruises on my legs from being pushed into the thigh-high stage by the non-stop mosh pit.”
“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 […]
“Loosely, his music falls under the umbrella of “Neo-Garage Rock,” but he does so with the tenacity of a meth addict, less performing his material as much as he attacks it.”
Thee Oh Sees played The Well with Ty Segall and Vice Magazine was witness to their “psych-tinged” sound.
“Along with the album’s 458th reissue, Universal Music and Castle Face Records are commemorating the 45th anniversary of The Velvet Underground & Nico with a covers album featuring a bunch of Bay Area psych rockers.” Included is a rendition of “Femme Fatale” by Ty Segall.
Thee Oh Sees cover “European Son” on The Velvet Underground & Nico by Castle Face And Friends. The covers album will be available on vinyl for pre-order only, to be released November 6th, though the songs will also be available to download via various websites from October 15th-29th.
“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.”
Vice Magazine talks to Quintron & Miss Pussycat during Hurricane Isaac in this interview by Dallis Willard.
Vice Magazine talks to Quintron & Miss Pussycat during Hurricane Isaac in this interview by Dallis Willard.
San Francisco’s Yours Truly gives us a sneak peak of what to expect at Mac DeMarco’s Friday, September 14 show at Rickshaw Stop with video from his 285 Kent performance of “I’m A Man.”
“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.”
MTV Hive breaks down Thee Oh Sees discography and where you should start based on the mood that strikes you. Oh, “and let’s not forget they’re easily one of the greatest live acts in America right now.”
RockStar Motel’s Artist Limelight shines on guitarist Petey Dammit of Thee Oh Sees. “His retorts were instantaneous and irrelevant, his smile devious yet intriguing, and his demeanor demure but erratic,” states interviewer, Travis Gillett.
“Thee Oh Sees’ Brigid Dawson Talks Garage Rock, Tina Turner and Finding Her Own Little Piece Of Middle Earth…”
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.
