08/04/2008
Video: Fontän - "Early Morning"
We posted an mp3 of Fontän's insanely awesome neo prog-rock track "Early Morning," two weeks ago. Now, Mattias Johansson has directed a trippy, Anton Corbjin-esque video for the song with a cryptic storyline and religious imagery. Sweden is wei ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/04/2008 7:15 AM EST in Prog-Rock, Neo-Psychedelic, Video | Permalink
07/29/2008
On Repeat All Day: Koushik - "Lying in the Sun"
Koushik's "Lying in the Sun" is a glowing and youthful kaleidoscope of horns, bells and beats that recalls the music of 60s pop bands like Sagittarius and United States of America, as well as Native Tongues-era hip hop. Now if you are like u ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/29/2008 7:53 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Hip-Hop, Neo-Psychedelic | Permalink
07/16/2008
Is The New Mercury Rev Single "Sense on Fire" a Sign of Weirder, More Hard-Edged Things to Come?
Once upon a time, Mercury Rev were a band that were constant evolving musically. Their music began as highly psychedelic, avant-garde prog-rock (see landmark albums like Yourself is Steam, Boces and See You On the Other Side). Each album was pro ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/16/2008 8:09 AM EST in Experimental, Neo-Psychedelic, Indie-Rock | Permalink
05/01/2008
Take a Ben Franklin Airbath with the Strapping Fieldhands
The Strapping Fieldhands are probably the only American band (in my opinion) who can get away with singing their songs in a fake British accent. Maybe it's because I find their obvious idolation with British psychedelic ala Syd Barrett and Soft ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/01/2008 4:21 PM EST in Experimental, Neo-Psychedelic, Lo-Fi | Permalink
04/15/2008
Philly's Conservative Man Has My Vote!
I love me some power-pop, especially as the weather gets warmer. But what's this Conservative Man? You want to soak it in psychedelic-shoegazy goodness? Yes, I'll take some of that and go the non-conservative route, by having seconds! There ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/15/2008 5:15 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Neo-Psychedelic, Power-Pop, Local Music | Permalink
03/27/2008
The Now Sound: An Exclusive Interview with John From HEALTH
I'll admit, when I first heard the L.A. noise band HEALTH, I wasn't that into them. I was a bigger fan of the remixes that artists like Crystal Castles and CFCF had done for them. Over time their album began to grow on me like a fungus. It reall ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 03/27/2008 10:20 AM EST in Experimental, Rock, Neo-Psychedelic, Interview | Permalink
03/26/2008
Psyched On The Psych Of West Philly's Soft People
As a former four-year West Philly resident, I am quite psyched to tell you about Soft People, a friendly and fabulous foursome of West Philly musicians. Psyched is definitely the correct word to describe their fluid psych-pop with a garage-tw ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 03/26/2008 12:27 PM EST in Garage Rock, Neo-Psychedelic, Indie-Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
03/25/2008
Hungry, Hungry Videohippos
Super-charged and mechanical, the sound of "Narwhalz" from Baltimore's Videohippos, part of the Dan Deacon crew, flings into overdrive within seconds. The song sounds like it is going to eat itself or drown in a wash of its own psychedelic buzzi ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 03/25/2008 9:40 PM EST in Experimental, YouTube, Neo-Psychedelic | Permalink
03/17/2008
"Kenya Dig" The Ruby Suns?
Do you think Animal Collective is sometimes too difficult to listen to? Have you ever wished that Caribou would incorporate some African flavor into his music? Maybe you have never heard of these artists and wish I would just describe the song I ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 03/17/2008 12:58 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Experimental, YouTube, Neo-Psychedelic | Permalink
03/06/2008
Set The Controls For The Heart of The {{{Sunset}}}
Fans of The Secret Machines and mid-70's Pink Floyd should definitely check out this new song from {{{Sunset}}}, the new project from former Sound Team member, Bill Baird. "Man's Heart Complaint," taken from the upcoming album Bright Blue Dr ...
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