July 2015
Local Review: Black Jupiter – Salvation in a Self-Destructive World...
Black Jupiter Salvation in a Self-Destructive World EP Self-Released Street: 01.16 Black Jupiter = A Perfect Circle + Radiohead + Pink Floyd It was so wonderful to listen to such a calm and gripping strut through the melodic wanderings of Black Jupiter’s EP, Salvation in a Self-Destructive World. The heavily instrumental album takes me back to nights
Local Review: Batty Blue – Ekphrasis
Batty Blue Ekphrasis Self-Released Street: 01.17 Batty Blue = Amelie soundtrack + Laura Marling There’s an oversaturation of folk bands in Provo, but this album is charming and off-beat enough from the typically clean-cut music of Happy Valley to stand alone. It rubs into you nicely— like a good sweater from the D.I. Soft accordion is
Local Review: Artificial Flower Company – Creamium
Artificial Flower Company Creamium Self-Released Street: 03.16 The Artificial Flower Company = 90s Television + Delicate Steve TAFC are an experimental project out of Provo who give old and new pop influences unexpected flavors within a low-budget recording style. For me, most lo-fi music sounds endear- ing. However, TAFC have a certain cabaret panache in this
Local Review: 100 Mile House – Self-Titled
100 Mile House Self-Titled Self-Released Street: 03.06 100 Mile House = American Football + Minus the Bear On my first listen through this EP, I thought, “I bet these guys like Ameri- can Football and Minus the Bear.” Then I went to their Facebook page and saw that under “influences,” they list those two bands …
Local Review: 90s Television – Bad 4 the Tooth
90s Television Bad 4 the Tooth Self-Released Street: 12.12.14 90s Television = Animal Collective + Devendra Banhart + The Strokes Bad 4 the Tooth is a seven-track collection of burned-out, sleepy tunes that sway nicely across bizarre landscapes. With a name like 90s Television, I’ll admit that I had nostalgically charged expectations. However, their style
Review: Girlpool – Before The World Was Big
Girlpool Before The World Was Big Wichita Recordings Street: 06.02 Girlpool = Vivian Girls + Juliana Hatfield Much like the little-kid world illustrated on the cover of the album, Before The World Was Big, the debut full-length by duo Girlpool is a colorful, nostalgic and stripped-down work that steadfastly holds the hand of that scared,
Review: Full Scale Riot – Depopulation
Full Scale Riot Depopulation Riot Records Street: 02.08 Full Scale Riot = Bane + Vision of Disorder + Burn Armed with an old school hardcore sound and an arsenal of politically themed lyrics, these NJHC heavyweights tear it up with this torrential EP. Hailing from New Jersey—home to hardcore giants like Vision and Mouthpiece—FSR discernibly
Review: Falling Stacks – No Wives
Falling Stacks No Wives Battle Worldwide Street: 06.08 Falling Stacks = Mclusky + Burning Airlines + The Mae Shi Post-hardcore is a difficult genre to penetrate for me. The genre dances around the edges, obscuring meaning with angular guitar riffs and vocals that vacillate between lackadaisical mumblings and bursts of energy. These guys from Bristol
Review: EZTV – Calling Out
EZTV Calling Out Captured Tracks Street: 07.10 EZTV = The Only Ones + Twerps + Juan Wauters Sometimes, all one needs is the sweet, simple sensation of tunes that represent the uplifting, positive nature of something smooth and non-controversial. EZTV’s Calling Out has the sensibilities of calm 1960s pop, the soft punch of late-’70s power
Review: Eternal Summers – Gold and Stone
Eternal Summers Gold and Stone Kanine Records Street: 05.26 Eternal Summers = Cold Beat + Black Tambourine Even in their name, Eternal Summers evokes a kind of summertime nostalgia, mixing a subtle punk attitude from classic influences like the Wipers with a ’90s lo-fi sound. Gold and Stone is the fourth full-length release that the
Review: Downtown Boys – Full Communism
Downtown Boys Full Communism Don Giovanni Records Street: 05.02 Downtown Boys = X-Ray Spex + Black Flag Downtown Boys deliver a ferocious display of killer sax and some on-point, no-bullshit punk rock. Through their bilingual Marxist-feminist lyrics, Downtown Boys smash through a genre that is traditionally white and male. They’ve got an infectious energy that
Review: Dustin Lovelis – Dimensions
Dustin Lovelis Dimensions Porch Party Records Street: 05.19 Dustin Lovelis = Lapland + Sam Cohen / Woods Multi-instrumentalist Dustin Lovelis offers the world his solo debut album in the form of Dimensions. It’s an ambitious effort, one that shows Lovelis creating songs out of country and subtle psychedelic elements to create mostly pop songs. Lovelis’
