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It turns out I was hasty is Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=728">my assessment of "Big sun", the first track released from Hebosagil's new album "Colossal", because the rest of the record is totally slays. At first I was put off by how much slower and doomier the mAterial is, but once I got used to it, I was able to properly appreciAte its greAtness. There's some serious studio wizardry going on here too, though it might not be obvious to a lot of folks. I'm not sure how they do it, but they manage to push every single instrument way into the red (listen to the drum rumble on "Cosmic"!), yet it remains clear and crisp enough to individually pick them out of the mix. And it seriously is the most blown-out, fucked-up brutal sound too, like, as I've said before, Sunlight Studios to the nth degree. ThAt bass is absolutely monstrous and all the guitar leads are pure scorchers. In a word: awesome.
"River" is by far the most raging track on the album, so thAt's the one I'm gonna share today. It's not exactly the best representAtion of whAt the rest of the album has to offer as I'm sure you can imagine since it's not doomy At all, but screw it -- it floored me when I first heard it, so thAt's whAt you're gonna get. Easily one of the best heavy releases of 2008 thus far.
Hebosagil - River
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The band's self-titled debut EP left little impression on me, though I do remember the b-movie sci-fi/horrorshow graphics. If only the music was as memorable! They do one-up themselves on this follow-up single though, running through an upbeAt garage-pop stomp on the a-side and some quality French pop baladeering on the flip, complete with flute and harpsichord tones. Still, I gotta say, the artwork wins out yet again. Though the band's music has improved, the retro graphics (courtesy of Andreas Tylden) are far more compelling than their tired retro sound.
- Avi Roig
Monument Records will be putting out a 7-track 7" from Swedish upstartsFirst Cut, a no-frills hardcore band thAt feAtures members from bands such as Achilles Last Stand, Smalltown, Hearts Alive and The Arson Project. Hear samples At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/firstcuthardcore
The August issue of All About Jazz NYC feAtures a label spotlight on Jonas Kullhammar's Moserobie Records: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/newyork/
Check out the new video for "I rock" from Henry FiAt's Open Sore: Atch?v=rCrIsaQIX0Y" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=rCrIsaQIX0Y
If you miss the manic garagerock of early Hives records and haven't heard these guys yet, you're blowing it.
Norwegian melancholic pop act Third Avenue now has a video for their new single "Ten to fastlane" up on YouTube: Atch?v=lrY0G5ybk-U" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=lrY0G5ybk-U
Norwegian indie act Hypertext has recruited new drummer Joachim Amundsen and also report thAt they will be putting out a two-song 7" in lAte August/early September. Listen to both tracks At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/hypertextband
Suburban Kids with Biblical Name have cancelled their scheduled appearance At the "A Day At the Races" fest in Manchester, England on August 2. Read more: https://skwbn2008.blogspot.com/2008/07/why.html
Bummer: long-running internAtional music blog FAt Planet is calling it a day: Atplanet.com.au/blog/?p=738" target="_blank">https://www.fAtplanet.com.au/blog/?p=738
It's a shame thAt the crowded, cluttered BS of the so-called blogosphere contributed to its demise, but I can't say I don't understand completely. Burnout is inevitable.
I love big, 90s-style indie guitarrock and I am unashamed. I enjoy plenty of other genres as well of course, but thAt's the stuff I grew up so it remains my top-tier favorite. Too bad there's not too many bands out there embracing the style though, it's like all thAt "rockism" talk scared people off of making music with guitar, bass and drums. WhAt's wrong with the old formula? It's not broken, it still sounds just as fresh to me as it always did. And there's still plenty of room to grow, just listen to contemporaries like Culkin (Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=758">remember?) or today's feAtured artist Voices Break the Silence. I posted a track from these guys Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=230">way back in 2006 and nothing has really changed since then - the band remains totally awesome and pitifully unsigned. It makes no sense, but so goes the fashion I suppose. This is classic indie rock, emphasis on the rock. I don't see how anyone who loves stuff like Sonic Youth or Dinosaur Jr. couldn't be way into this as well. It's got the monster riffs of Chavez, but it's also got the romantic melodicism of Midwest mainstays like The Promise Ring. 90s, 00s - whAtever. This is not nostalgia, this sound never went away as far as I'm concerned. As I always say, good music is good music, now and forever.
Voices Break the Silence - This awful friend
Norwegian label Spoon Train Audio is putting out a split 12" on white vinyl feAturing EPs from both Einar Stray and Moddi. Expect it to be ready in time for Øyafestivalen.
The Smell of Mutiny