“Crazy For You sound[s] like a Ronnettes record, if the Ronnettes liked indie rock, smoked a lot of weed, and had a cat named Snacks.”
Entries Tagged as ‘Music Review’
July 22, 2010
Track Review: Land of Talk – “Swift Coin”
In advance of next month’s Cloak and Cipher, Land of Talk’s first new single, “Swift Coin,” serves a perfect introduction for a band that’s been on the verge of breaking for a couple of years. Elizabeth Powell’s multitracked voice swoons over the warbling guitar that is the band’s trademark, before the song breaks down into [...]
July 2, 2010
Up and Coming: Bear Ceuse
St. Louis based Bear Ceuse is the project of Cameron Matthews, a small town Missourian with a knack for writing excellent rock music. Unlike so many other indie bands, Bear Ceuse doesn’t use distortion as shield to cover up sloppy guitar work, instead focusing on catchy songwriting, shifting effortlessly from the rock squalor of Pavement [...]
April 22, 2010
TUIW Goes to Coachella: Sunday
TUiW spent the past weekend in Indio, CA for this year’s Coachella festival. Here’s our recap of Sunday: Local Natives The L.A. band got a lot of support from the locals at Coachella, who packed the tent well in advance of their set. Local Natives worked through tracks off of their stellar debut Gorilla Manor, [...]
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