Lali Puna, Our Inventions (Morr Music)
Lali Puna, 'Our Inventions'
On its first album since 2004, Lali Puna rediscovers the serene melodies, husky vocals, and fragile textures that made the group a favorite in the first place.
Grade: A- (via The A.V. Club)
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Tagged electronic pop, Germany, Lali Puna, Morr Music, music criticism, Our Inventions, the Notwist, twee
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Tagged Chris Carrabba, Dashboard Confessional, emo, Interscope, music criticism, shitty production, try again, Vagrant
The legendary Pixies began the U.S. wing of their Doolittle tour last night in Los Angeles, kicking off back-to-back nights at the Hollywood Palladium. No Age opened, and all told, it was a pretty magical night. Read about it here (via LA Weekly‘s West Coast Sound).
It’s true. This week’s installment of the INCHES L.A. vinyl column focuses entirely on the output of local indie , Dangerbird Records. I hand-picked a combination of the label’s best-for-listening and most innovative releases, including stuff from all of the bands mentioned above — flagship players like Silversun Pickups, Sea Wolf, Darker My Love, and Eulogies. MP3s from all four are included, along with the requisite photos, reviews, and recommendations, plus a Top Ten chart from Origami Vinyl.
Darker My Love's 2008 7-inch series
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Tagged Dangerbird, Darker My Love, Euologies, free music, INCHES, Los Angeles, music criticism, Sea Wolf, Silver Lake, Silversun Pickups, vinyl
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Tagged Cosmic Egg, music criticism, The Onion, Wolfmother
Posted in A.V. Club, album reviews
Tagged African highlife, electronic music, Esau Mwamwaya, Graceland, Malawi, music criticism, Radioclit, The Onion, The Very Best
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Tagged Asthmatic Kitty, music criticism, Osso strings, remixes, short films, Sufjan Stevens, symphonic pop, The BQE, twee
Friends, INCHES011 exists. Featuring fresh wax from L.A.’s favorite Eritrean-Hebrew Afrobeat outfit, Fool’s Gold, a limited 10-inch platter from beat music maker Samiyam (via Poo-Bah Records), some experimental goodness from the Not Not Fun label (SF’s Inca Ore), and an incredible international psych/funk/rock/soul comp put together by Stones Throw general manager, Eothen “Egon” Alapatt. Can I get a Twit-ness?
Egon's "Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads And Dirges"
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Tagged Fool's Gold, IAMSOUND, Inca Ore, INCHES, independent music, MP3s, music criticism, Not Not Fun, Now-Again, Poo-Bah Records, rare psych, Samiyam, Stones Throw, Vacation Vinyl, vinyl
