This week’s edition of New Music Thursdays was curated by Notes From Middle America columnist Danny R. Phillips.
Many musicians try different sounds, vibes and configurations before hitting on one that seems to ring true. Josh Thomas had been through a couple of different bands prior to landing on the post-shoe gaze freak-out that is Kansas City’s High Diving Ponies.
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This week’s edition of New Music Thursdays was curated by Notes From Middle America columnist Danny R. Phillips.
It’s a bit like running through razor blades then diving into a swimming pool full of rubbing alcohol when a band takes on groups like The Cure, Bloc Party, Jane’s Addiction, New Order and Franz Ferdinand: the chances of catastrophe and painful death are magnified by 47 million.
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Another freak, electronic outfit who now calls Brooklyn home and like giving away their music for free, which is good news for us. With an ambiance of Soft Circle, the frenetic craziness of Lucky Dragons and the pop sensibilities of Dan Friel, dANA mixes anything and everything to pull off hipster noise-art that doesn’t make us cringe.
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In honor of last night’s BRIT awards, we’ve gone all U.K., all the time with this week’s New Music Thursday picks. Up now is a sloppy little garage-pop trio from London we’ve been following called Let’s Wrestle who might just be headed to a town (or an Austin music festival) near you soon.
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[Photo by Jazzy Lemon]
Kitchen sink indie pop. Why kitchen sink? Think “everything but the,” and turn it into a musical philosophy, and you’ve got Little Comets, kitchen sink indie poppers from Newcastle who believe wholeheartedly in the value of the ambush gig.
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