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When QRO reviewed Holiday Shores’ LP Columbus’d the Whim we were impressed by the effortless pop effervescence of the music, but a little put off by the sometimes sloppy delivery and OD-levels of reverb. Having enjoyed an advance listen to New Masses For Squaw Peak, the latest LP, we...
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The Generationals (or, Generationals — one of those bands that seems like they should have a definite article in front of their name, but that seems too retro for them, or whatever, so they just leave it ‘Generationals’, making for boatloads of awkwardly phrased press releases and write-ups) dropped...
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Here’s two garage rock gems from Bleached that almost never got posted because I was being a cranky little bitch. How so? After finding "You Take Time" and "Think of You" in the MMM-MMMP3s inbox, I did some "preliminary research" and found out at least one of the tracks...
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Boston’s Thick Shakes don’t waste any time on their new track "Deep Pockets". One buzzy lick, then << BAM >> a real barnburner of a garage rock ditty explodes in your ears. The b-side "Gimme Time" follows suit with another straight-ahead howler that also touches on "transfer of property"...
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Minneapolis’ Elite Gymnastics just dropped two EPs, Ruin 1 and Ruin 2. Airy ambient textures share space with clubby beats, with 80s vox-style cameos. The rub here is mood, and Elite Gymnastics sets a stone-cold mood that will drop you 5 feet into a valium-flavored k-hole. Yum. I’ll never forget...
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Every onece in a while West Coast funkmeister Dam Funk will drop a work-in-progress sort of track to his fanbase via Twitter. Meet: "U Ain’t Got Ta’ Figure It Out". But maybe work-in-progress isn’t the precise descriptor – it’s not entirely clear that the downloadable track below could or...
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I’ve been hearing good things about the Baltimore-based artist Ricky Eat Acid for a little while now. Kept meaning to check it out, but sometimes you need that extra kick in the ass or a happy coincidence to find yourself in the right place to hear some new music....
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The Brooklyn-based rock n roll outfit Magnetic Island has hit the synths harder on their new EP, and, whaddya know, they called it Keyboard. QRO loved the Daydream Nation-esque strains on their EP Out At Sea, and the added electronic oomph gives them a whole new flavor. Good stuff...
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Whaddup Yalls? That’s a dumb joke, but I don’t give a crap. The California-based electronic outfit Yalls has a debut full-length S/T album coming out on MJ MJ Records (which only puts out tapes, not records, as far as I can tell). Preview a couple tracks below: "Spaceship" and...
When QRO reviewed Holiday Shores’ LP Columbus’d the Whim we were impressed by the effortless pop effervescence of the music, but a little put off by the sometimes sloppy delivery and OD-levels of reverb. Having enjoyed an advance listen to New Masses For Squaw Peak, the latest LP, we...
Here’s two garage rock gems from Bleached that almost never got posted because I was being a cranky little bitch. How so? After finding "You Take Time" and "Think of You" in the MMM-MMMP3s inbox, I did some "preliminary research" and found out at least one of the tracks...
Boston’s Thick Shakes don’t waste any time on their new track "Deep Pockets". One buzzy lick, then << BAM >> a real barnburner of a garage rock ditty explodes in your ears. The b-side "Gimme Time" follows suit with another straight-ahead howler that also touches on "transfer of property"...
Minneapolis’ Elite Gymnastics just dropped two EPs, Ruin 1 and Ruin 2. Airy ambient textures share space with clubby beats, with 80s vox-style cameos. The rub here is mood, and Elite Gymnastics sets a stone-cold mood that will drop you 5 feet into a valium-flavored k-hole. Yum. I’ll never forget...
Every onece in a while West Coast funkmeister Dam Funk will drop a work-in-progress sort of track to his fanbase via Twitter. Meet: "U Ain’t Got Ta’ Figure It Out". But maybe work-in-progress isn’t the precise descriptor – it’s not entirely clear that the downloadable track below could or...
I’ve been hearing good things about the Baltimore-based artist Ricky Eat Acid for a little while now. Kept meaning to check it out, but sometimes you need that extra kick in the ass or a happy coincidence to find yourself in the right place to hear some new music....
The Brooklyn-based rock n roll outfit Magnetic Island has hit the synths harder on their new EP, and, whaddya know, they called it Keyboard. QRO loved the Daydream Nation-esque strains on their EP Out At Sea, and the added electronic oomph gives them a whole new flavor. Good stuff...
Whaddup Yalls? That’s a dumb joke, but I don’t give a crap. The California-based electronic outfit Yalls has a debut full-length S/T album coming out on MJ MJ Records (which only puts out tapes, not records, as far as I can tell). Preview a couple tracks below: "Spaceship" and...