Posts under ‘Review’

As soon as I heard that Cam Findlay (former Crystal Castles drummer) was half the synthie-delicious Parallels, I had an inkling I’d like it. And if the video for Ultralight is any inclination, then WOW.  Holly Dodson (half #2) really does sound like Madonna and Kylie.  With that voice, neck-breaking beats and enough Moog action [...]

Philly’s Free Energy finally dropped their debut album, Stuck On Nothing last Tuesday, and the only reason I haven’t written it up yet is that I been on an epic quest to find a Barracuda, a couple dozen flannel shirts, and a map of Hwy. 1 down to Big Sur.  Seriously, we’ve been throwing Free [...]

DJ Bling, mashup, electro and all around bad-ass DJ and Urban Expedition Project heavy, is a for sure fav over here at the LOUSPEARKRz.. And he’s been at it again in 2010 in a big big way.  Today marks the third installment of his weekly (?!) minimix series.  And they’re hot.  The last one, from [...]

What’s got two thumbs and loves Savoir Adore?  This guy!  Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro are clearly extremely talented instrumentalists and have produced a gem of a pop album.  I mean, seriously, how can you not want to roll around in something that sounds like a Stars X Mates of State X Viva Voce X Au [...]

Why oh why haven’t I been listening to this album since it came out a few weeks ago??? Damn, I’m off my game these days. Well it’s time to catch up! Do you like Hall & Oates (or is that just me?) because there is definitely some influence on this album. Give a listen to [...]

Well, damn.  Canada strikes again in 2009.  First it was the straightforward pop goodness of These Electric Lives, then the NMH contemporaries The Rural Alberta Advantage.  And now, as summer winds down, Faunts.  OK, so this album really came out in February, but it’s getting reveiwed here NOW.  So what happens when you listen to [...]

This is the album you should put on when you take someone to your house for a make-out session. It’s just ridiculously lustful and oozes sex.  I love the way Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim’s breathy vocals play back and forth off of each other backed by minimalist percussion and guitar lines. I do think that because the tempo [...]

I have a huge, throbbing crush on a 29-year old, nerdy white boy from Ann Arbor, Michigan named Mayer Hawthorne….

If you follow this blog, you know we have stars in our eyes for Ra Ra Riot and really, who doesn’t like some Vampire Weekend? Seriously, even my co-worker who listens to angry white guy 90′s music likes them. So I’ve been keeping Discovery on my radar over these last few months and now they’ve finally [...]

Authority.  If Spencer Krug’s got one thing going above anything else it’s a sound or authority in composition and sound.  And the new Dragonslayer LP from the Krug & Co. project is no exception.  From the first bars of Silver Moons, it’s almost as though he’s telling us truths about life, not just detailing his [...]