Aiming For Enrike

Here's some noisy, proggy math rock from Oslo duo Aiming For Enrike.  That's a lot of noise for dudes, a drum set, guitar, and an endless array of petals, loops, and processors.  Listen to "Nibblonian Car" below and get the band's "Las Napalmas" LP here via Pekula Records.

Friday Horror Trailer - Alligator

SXSW 2018 Day 5 Pics

So...much...hotter..today.  Lots of sun and sweat, but i got to see Andrew WK, so all is well and right with me just now.  Check out a few pics below.  Probably a few more to come tomorrow, and we've got a kiddie dance party date with Questlove coming our way on Sunday.

Ought

Snail Mail

Andrew WK

Andrew WK

Shamir

Partner

Mark Perro (of The Men)

Aiming for Enrike

SASSY 009

Leon Bridges - Bad Bad News

Aside from an appearance on "Sesame Street" recently (we watch a lot of Elmo in my house), Texas soul revivalist Leon Bridges has been fairly quiet of late.  And now, we get word of a new album, "Good Thing," due in May, and a couple of new tunes.  Listen to the jazzy "Bad Bad News" below.

RIP Augie Garrido

I keep getting home from SXSW with news of yet another passing, be it Craig Mack, Stephen Hawking, and now Texas coaching legend Augie Garrido.  Thanks for all those great seasons coach...and even the not-so-great ones too.  RIP Augie Garrido.

INVSN

Did you know that Refused frontman Dennis Lyxen has a dark and gothy synth pop side project called INVSN?  Me neither.  Did you know that they covered Lana Del Rey's "Love?"  Me neither.  And guess what?  It's kind of cool, the whole project carrying a kind of Depeche Mode vibe to it.  I'm down.  Listen to "Love" below and get the "Forever Rejected" EP from Dine Alone Records.

Erica Eso

Brooklyn art project-turned-band Erica Eso have a record coming out tomorrow, "129 Dreamless GMG" on NNA Tapes.  Pulling from dreampop, R&B, electronica, yacht rock, and '80s pop, the group's work is a grooving, pulsing, and hazy affair, a constant synthetic blur on your periphery.  Listen to "Gun-metal Grey" below and get the record here.

Pinky Pinky

It's getting scary to think that i'm 20 years older than a lot of artists currently bumming around Austin for SXSW...and 20 years older i am.  Anyway, check out these minors from LA, Pinky Pinky, and their blend of classic and garage rock.  "Hot Tears" also has kind of a doo-wop vibe to it, so i'm all in.  Listen below and cop their 2 cassettes here from Innovative Leisure.

Hovvdy

I saw Austin act Hovvdy a couple of days ago, and just recently heard their music described as "pillowcore," which is about as perfect a descriptor as i could ever muster.  There's almost a kind of Bedhead vibe to their sound.  At any rate, it's good, and worth a listen.  Check out "Brave" below from last month's "Cranberry" LP, and get it here from Double Double Whammy.

Girl Ray

Here's a new single from London's Girl Ray, a toe-tapping blend of indie rock and low-key psychedelia.  Listen to "The Way We Came Back" below and pre-order the 7" here from Moshi Moshi Music.