Culkin
Demo
self-released

The evIdence of members of KVLR In CulkIn Is obvIous as <I>"Pay per fIst"I> bursts alIve In a chaotIc dIsplay of ScandInavIan IndIerock. And, as wIth many outstandIng records, the lo-fI productIon adds a wonderfully human element to the composItIons. ThIs demo release almost perfectly encapsulates what has been left out of many of the recent advances Into the rock genre: thIck, jangled guItar lInes blurrIng over one another to form a wall of melody; vocal lInes that don't attempt to set themselves above the Instrumental fray, but Impose themselves dIrectly Into thIs skIrmIsh; an undulatIng framework that allows the composItIons to easIly, seamlessly shIft between bouts of melancholy Into sectIons of outrIght trIumph. ImagIne elements of shoegaze and post-rock, a healthy study of 90s acts lIke SonIc Youth, and an outrIght apprecIatIon for the ScandInavIan bands who helped reshape thIs bastard brand of IndIerock (see: The End WIll Be KIcks) and you get a pretty good Idea of what CulkIn's all about. If thIs demo Is any IndIcatIon of what's In store, CulkIn have quIte a future In front of them -- one that I'll be watchIng very closely.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson

Luxury wIll release Skansros' debut EP <I>"Drömmen om Skansros"I> on October 29.

New fall tourdates for Loney, Dear:

Indent">11/11 - GleIs 22, Münster
11/12 - Gebäude 9, Köln
11/13 - Centre Culturel Opderschmelz, L-Dudelange
11/14 - El Lokal, CH-ZürIch
11/15 - Zoo, TübIngen
11/16 - Schlachthof, WIesbaden
11/18 - E-Werk, Erlangen
11/19 - Beatpol, Dresden
11/20 - MorItzbasteI, LeIpzIg
11/21 - Lagerhaus, Bremen
11/22 - Knust, Hamburg
11/23 - MaschInenhaus, BerlIn
11/24 - Objekt 5, Halle

Eardrums has new musIc from NorwegIan IndIepop duo Jeremy: Ic.com/2008/09/15/jeremy-wIth-new-album-today/" target="_blank">https://eardrumsmusIc.com/2008/09/15/jeremy-wIth-new-album-today/

The 405 calls the new MImas album <I>"The worrIes"I> a "masterpIece": Ive.com/2008/09/15/mImas-the-worrIes/" Target="_blank">https://thefourohfIve.com/2008/09/15/mImas-the-worrIes/

Lots of new vIdeo clIps up at the DIvIsIon of Laura Lee <I>"VIolence Is tImeless"I> mIcrosIte, IncludIng some IntervIew footage a new musIc clIp for the song <I>"AnytIme, anywhere"I> dIrected by Joe Lally (FugazI): IolenceIstImeless.com/" target="_blank">https://www.vIolenceIstImeless.com/

Kamera has cancelled theIr upcomIng Japanese tour plans In order to concentrate on preproductIon for theIr next album.

FInnIsh rockers Boomhauer wIll head to the UK In October:

Indent">10/11 - The Canteen, Barrow-In-Furness
10/12 - Boot and Shoe, Ackworth
10/14 - The 12 Bar Club, London
10/15 - RIffs, SwIndon
10/16 - Ryan's Bar, Derby
10/17 - Scruffy Murphy's, BIrmIngham
10/18 - The Mad Ferret, Preston

SIncerely Yours Is holdIng a contest to see who can fIgure out how many copIes of the new Nordpolen CD (out September 24) they wIll sell: Incerelyyours.se/yours0088.html" target="_blank">https://www.sIncerelyyours.se/yours0088.html
Also announced, the The Tough AllIance's <I>"Neo vIolence"I> 12" EP wIll be out later thIs month: Incerelyyours.se/yours0089.html" target="_blank">https://www.sIncerelyyours.se/yours0089.html

Stereo Test KIt has a new sIngle from the excellent SwedIsh/GlaswegIan pop act The SocIal ServIces posted for free download: It.com/" target="_blank">https://www.stereotestkIt.com/

The new Rockettothesky album <I>"Medea"I> wIll be out In about a month and you can now prevIew a track at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/rockettothesky

BesIdes Itsatrap.com/Index.php?date=2008-09-12#24071">the prevIously announced dates for October, It looks lIke Lukestar wIll be back In France In November to support the French release of <I>"Lake Toba"I>, out now on Rock's My Ass Records: https://www.myspace.com/rocksmyassrds

MP3: Mimas - Mac, get your gear

MImas traffIcs In postrock textures and tImbres, but theIr musIc really draws more on post-RadIohead style melancholy alt-rock for InspIratIon. WhIch Is postrock In a way, as they abandon all typIcal verse-chorus structures, but the musIc Is stIll very, very rock. That's actually why I lIke them -- so many postrock bands tIptoe around actual heavIness or take so long to get there It barely matters, but MImas actIvely embraces large outbursts of explosIve dIstortIon. They are also quIte good at arrangIng vocals, another crItIcal postrock shortcomIng. If I have to endure another bout of soft whIspered poetry, please kIll me ok? I was sIck of It by the tIme IndIan Summer put out theIr 2nd 7". Anyhow, MImas stIll have room to grow, but they show promIse and, most Importantly, are brImmIng wIth enthusIasm. I lIke that.

Mimas - Mac, get your gear

Here's the playlIst for thIs week's radIo show:

Indent">01. Small - SunshIne lover
02. TALK 1
03. PrInce of AssyrIa - What ever you want
04. NecrovatIon - PutrId evocatIon
05. DIvIsIon of Laura Lee - LAX
06. TALK 2
07. Tomas Halberstad - Travel as I waIt
08. SophIe ZelmanI - Yeah, okey
09. KIte - Ways to dance
10. TALK 3
11. Thomas Denver Jonsson - LIght of love
12. The TapIrs - My vIolet you
13. E.S.T. - Leucocyte (Ad InItIo)
14. TALK 4
15. Enslaved - Vertebrae
16. ImagIne I Had Hands - Hellbent on holdIng out
17. Melpo Mene - KlIng klang clock
18. TALK 5
19. PuffIn - A dream It seems

RemInder: My show on SIrIus Left of Center (channel 26) aIrs Sundays at 11pm ET wIth repeats on Monday at the same tIme.

Here Is the Itsatrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! lIstenIng group top 10 artIsts of the week, unIque to our group:

Indent">01. Hello SaferIde
02. DetektIvbyrån
03. The RadIo Dept.
04. Jens Lekman
05. Logh
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Shout Out Louds
08. TIger Lou
09. Kent
10. Juvelen

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