07/21/2008
Exclusive Interview: Asobi Seksu Discusses New Album and More!
The Brooklyn band Asobi Seksu, (Japanese for "playful sex") comprised of Yuki Chikudate (vocals, instrumentation), James Hanna (various instruments) and friends is one of our favorites here at The Walrus. Often compared to My Bloody Valentine, t ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/21/2008 12:11 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Shoegaze, Interview | Permalink
07/18/2008
New Music From Deerhunter - "Oh, It's Such a Shame" (Jay Reatard Cover)
What’s better than Deerhunter’s newest album, Microcastle? Oh, I don’t know, maybe Deerhunter covering Jay Reatard’s “Oh, It’s Such a Shame” from his last album Blood Visions? Yes! As we mentioned previously, the two have teame ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/18/2008 7:43 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Post-Punk, Lo-Fi, Punk, Covers | Permalink
07/17/2008
Turn Yourself On To The Very Sexuals
Hmm, I was expecting something sounding dirty when I first saw the name The Very Sexuals, but instead I get a jangly mix of Mazzy Star, early Verve and Cocteau Twins, which, as it turns out, is actually way more sexy. “Carla,” from the Dutch ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/17/2008 10:09 PM EST in Indie-Pop | Permalink
07/15/2008
Watch This: New Lilys Documentary Teaser Trailer
For those of you who know of Kurt Heasley and his ever-changing Boston/Philly band The Lilys, then you know that his story is definitely worthy of a documentary. Well, guess what? Someone named Ian agrees with you and has started making a doc on ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/15/2008 10:10 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Local Music | Permalink
On Repeat All Day: Windmill's "Tokyo Moon"
Cheers to Some Velvet Blog for reminding me of this gem from the UK's Windmill aka Matthew Thomas Dillon, which was released last year on his debut album Puddle City Racing Lights. It has the same vocal fragility as early Mercury Rev, though sli ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/15/2008 9:57 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Video | Permalink
07/14/2008
Starfucker’s Gonna Give it To You...And You're Gonna Love It
On "German Love" Portland trio Starfucker (good name!) are either seriously determined to have sex with German girls or are really amazing at mixing the spaciness of Moon Safari-era Air with the twee-pop mastery of Tone Soul Evolution-era Apples ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/14/2008 6:56 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Highly Recommended | Permalink
07/10/2008
Go To This: No Age, High Places + Abe Vigoda Tonight @ The Church
We have been talking up LA's No Age with reviews and videos for some time now and tonight they make their official live debut in Philly with fellow Walrus favs High Places and Abe Vigoda. True, the band has played a few gigs in town before, but ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/10/2008 6:41 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Lo-Fi | Permalink
07/09/2008
Cool Claymation Video For Fleet Foxes' "White Winter Hymnal"
We posted about the beauty that is The Fleet Foxes "White Winter Hymnal" a few months back, and now Pitchfork has premiered the Seattle folky-fivesome's official video for the song, which is subtly animated in a cool Jan Svankmajer/Gumby/Brother ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/09/2008 9:09 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Folk, Video | Permalink
07/05/2008
Remix of the Week: MGMT - "Electric Feel" (Justice Remix)
MGMT is definitely blowing up and their new single "Electric Feel" will most likely contribute to their rise in the indie world. However, now it's been Justi-fied. The album version of the song mixes the funkiness of Prince with the other-wor ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/05/2008 9:41 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Remix | Permalink
06/25/2008
Video: Parken - "At Helvete Med Himlen" (Live Acoustic Version)
The electro-dub debut single from Swedish newcomer Parken is easily my favorite of the year (so far). I still haven't looked into what the lyrics translate to, nor do I intend to. The mystery of their meaning gives it an even greater appeal, as ...
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