Punchy guitar chords, a drum machine, lyrics about heartbreak, DNA, and outerspace, and a quirky but loveable indie pop-rock voice that reminds me of Built to Spill's Doug Martsch, Midlake's Tim Smith, and Grandaddy's Jason Lytle are what make up Darwin Deez's awesome self-titled release.
Self-described as "happy music for sad people," "white music for black people," and "indie rock with a side of calisthenics." Listen below. So far, this is one of my favorite albums of 2010.
Not too often do I post indie rock. When I first attended college, I was obsessed with the genre. I read Pitchfork religiously. I was downloading at least 4 albums a day. I can't even remember the names of half the bands I listened to during that period, which really says something.
When young people want to dance nowadays, they listen to hip-hop or house. And now many of them, when they want to relax, listen to rock! Rock used to be the raucous party music, but now it seems sedate, and pleasantly so.
Radiohead is more than the liberal arts equivalent of Dave Matthews Band. Radiohead is more than Oasis with an anxiety disorder.
I don't give a damn if it's hyperbolic. Radiohead can only be compared with The Beatles.
Not only because Paranoid Andriod was inspired by Happiness Is a Warm Gun, not only because they both grew up on the other side of the pond, or because their stylistic trajectories were so similar (both sold out in the beginning only to drift into critically acclaimed artistic experimentation), but because, damn it, no other band since The Beatles has produced so many good songs.
Radiohead never reached the mainstream success of the Fab Four, but then again, that would have been impossible. It's a different era. Could you imagine The Beatles giving away "Let It Be" away on the internet for free? Well, maybe...
The following concert showcases Radiohead at their best. Lots of classics, with plenty of different interpretations to get old fans excited. Big thanks to Ryan's Smashing Life for the bootleg.
Energetic, moody, eclectic, anthemic. Fuck the adjectives, it's just a great show.
Sometimes you just have to play loud. It’s called an amplifier for a fucking reason. The crowd shouldn’t be able to hear themselves scream, the people who were trying to dance are now standing in awe.
What a find. Neo Tokyo combines elements of electro house, rock, breakbeat, 80s, and chiptune to provide energetic, upbeat music that hits hard and continually surprises. Distortion, filter, vocoder, and glitch effects are used liberally, often with disregard to a cohesive song structure. This isn’t music for everyone, but for a listener well versed in electronic music, especially EDM, Neo Tokyo is a pleasant surprise.
