Tag archive for ‘Psychedelic Rock’
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[Interview] LoveLikeFire “Heating Up”
I could sense the urgency in Ann Yu’s voice as she talked about her new album, Dust. The lead singer of San Francisco-based LoveLikeFire has struggled for years to support her dream of being a professional musician. The group’s buzz might have peaked with their debut, Tear Ourselves Away, which garnered her comparisons to Karen O of the [...]
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Deerhunter Releases “Halycon Digest”
Bradford Cox returns to Deerhunter, after his solo-work as Atlas Sound, to create what I’m told is another gem with Haylcon Digest (released September 28th). Cox stated about the album title: “The album’s title is a reference to a collection of fond memories and even invented ones, like my friendship with Ricky Wilson or the fact that I [...]
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Suckers and Menomena at GAMH
One of the more endearing parts of rock n’ roll, for me, has always been back-to-back shows. The possibilities somehow open up when a band plays the same city two nights in a row: each night’s energy tends to be completely different, as every variable- the set list, the crowd, the band’s energy and on and on–tends to [...]
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The Besnard Lakes @ The Independent
About halfway through their set during a break in the rocking, The Besnard Lakes’ rhythm guitarist gleefully proclaimed, “I’m pretty wasted!” Without missing a beat, the band’s lead singer, Jace Lasek, repeated the happy lil’ phrase with the same enthusiasm, the only difference being that he held up his drink to salute the audience. The crowd cheered as [...]
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Bear in Heaven Interview: Best Rest Fourth Months
Poetically painting pictures, vocalist Jon Philpot of the psychedelic Brooklyn rock group Bear in Heaven has been honing his craft for years — but he is only now starting to see his own big picture. After plenty of a positive response to their latest album, Best Rest Fourth Months, the group recently returned to the studio. SFCritic spoke [...]
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#FF Mp3 Downloads: Nada Surf, J Cole, !!!, Violens…
!!!: “AM/FM” Late summer dance parties, beware. !!! (bka Chk Chk Chk) is unleashing a new album just before Labor Day. “AM/FM” is the first taste of the Brooklyn partystarters’ so-called Berlin club record, but to us, it feels more like rocking out, falling down, and scraping both knees on a diamond-encrusted dance floor. Equal parts blood and [...]
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Portugal. The Man Interview
After recently singing to Atlantic Records, John Gourley of Portugal. The Man has less time to spend in his native Alaska, more time between recording, less time for video games, and if things work out, there will be more time to buy new threads. John Gourley (vocals/guitars) spoke with SFCritic before the band’s gig at the Fillmore on [...]
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Music Submissions: Marina and the Diamonds & Tame Impala
By Angela Sobrepena Marina and the Diamonds – “The Family Jewels” Having already gained popularity in her native UK, 24-year old Marina Diamandis (aka Marina and the Diamonds) bursts onto the US scene with her album, The Family Jewels, which debuted in the US on May 25th. On the first couple listens, it’s hard not to draw comparisons [...]
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Delorean Interview and New Album Subiza
Delorean is a group of Spanish punks. Not punks like assholes, but punk rockers. Not punk sounding, punk attitude. Originally the group was a punk band, but after leaving the Basque region (their home) for Barcelona, they began experimenting with indie rock and electronic. Yet an attitude that never is enough, give everything you got, and keep pushing [...]
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Local Natives Interview: Establishing Gorilla Manor
Every member of the Local Natives is local to Los Angeles except for one. It’d be hard to decide which of the best of buds who all live together in their “Gorilla Manor” (also the title of their debut album) is the exception—so we thought we’d help. The transplant bassist from Colorado, better know as Andy Hamm, spoke [...]
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