Can you forgive the use of autotune in 2012? Your answer will go a long way toward your enjoyment of “Caroline,” a single off Capital Light’s Rhythm ‘N’ Moves.
Brian Borcherdt (Holy Fuck) and Leon Taheny (Bruce Peninsula) team up to make lo-fi, fuzzy, glowing indie rock. More Spiritualized than synthy dance crap.
Anyone who wished fun. and Passion Pit were rowdier, noisier, less auto-tuned mom-love (fun.) and falsetto kiddie-chorused (PP), Japanoids are worth a listen.
First album in 11 years for this ’60/’70s California sunshine-style band. “Sparks Fly Again” provides a pleasant Grateful Deadsian jam for summer roadtrips.
Though a commendable effort at creating an alternative universe, this is still more of a hodgepodge of interesting moments at the expense of real songs.
Garagey rock, recorded in Detroit, vocals that start mirror-staring introspection and wind up howling catchily over swaggering guitar and thumping beats.
Two brothers from Brazil who include some punk rock showmanship, some ’80s new wave smooth vocals, with samba and synths and ol’ timey rock’n’roll thrown in.
The album’s first single is a dark, mellow number, less reaching than The Kink’s classic “Alcohol,” but just as roomy, heartfelt, and simply beautiful.
Tampa-based Tallhart are the first band released by Say Anything’s Max Bemis’ Rory Records through Equal Vision. And it doesn’t sound like Say Anything.
Matt Skiba has a history of making great punk pop as frontman of Alkaline Trio, so it should come as no surprise that his winning streak continues on Babylon.