1 DEERHUNTER Monomania (4AD)
2 RESTORATIONS LP2 (SideOneDummy)
3 THEE OH SEES Floating Coffin (Castle Face)
4 LAURA STEVENSON Wheel (Don Giovanni)
5 TERA MELOS X’ed Out (Sargent House)
6 MIKAL CRONIN MCII (Merge)
7 TELEKINESIS Dormarion (Merge)
8 WILD NOTHING Empty Estate (Captured Tracks)
9 WAVVES Afraid Of Heights (Warner Brothers)
10 BORN RUFFIANS Birthmarks (Yep Roc)
11 SAVAGES Silence Yourself (Matador)
12 IRON AND WINE Ghost On Ghost (Nonesuch)
13 ALPINE A Is For Alpine (Votive)
14 KURT VILE Wakin On A Pretty Daze (Matador)
15 FLAMING LIPS The Terror (Warner Brothers)
16 SHE AND HIM Volume 3 (Merge)
17 BLEACHED Ride Your Heart (Dead Oceans)
18 GRANDCHILDREN Golden Age (Earnest Jenning)
19 JAMES BLAKE Overgrown (Republic)
20 BROTHERS IN LAW Hard Time For Dreamers (WWNBB)
21 MAL BLUM Tempest In A Teacup (Betterweather)
22 GENERATIONALS Heza (Polyvinyl)
23 KATE NASH Girl Talk (Have 10p)
24 NO JOY Wait To Pleasure (Mexican Summer)
25 BLACK ANGELS Indigo Meadow (Blue Horizon)
26 PISSED JEANS Honeys (Sub Pop)
27 YOUTH LAGOON Wondrous Bughouse (Fat Possum)
28 FRONT BOTTOMS Talon Of The Hawk (Bar/None)
29 THE KNIFE Shaking The Habitual (Mute)
30 STILL CORNERS Strange Pleasures (Sub Pop)
Interview with Charli XCX (May 17, 2013)
By Shannen Gaffney
Charli XCX‘s accessible British electro-pop sound is what makes her fan base so varied. Her new release True Romance is well written, has some awesome production, and is extremely addicting. I got a chance to speak with her via phone:
Shannen Gaffney: So your latest album True Romance got an 8.3 on Pitchfork and has been doing well at college radio. Though your music is definitely very pop, your style is unique and you have been successful in a bunch of different markets. How would you describe your music?
Charli XCX: I definitely describe it as pop music. I went out to make a pop record, not like a hipster record or anything like that. I really wanted to make the record sound super lush and like, very angelic in terms of the production. So I think I’d probably describe it as angel pop music or the way that I see the record – I often see my music in colors – when I think of this album I see the color purple, so I guess I’d kind of describe it as purple pop music, too.
Concert Review: Deerhoof @ Union Transfer (April 15, 2013)
By Kirsten Becker
Deerhoof played the last show of their tour right here in Philadelphia at the Union Transfer. Known for their bombastic, jarring, noisy sound, Deerhoof performed a very distinct set, living up to the playful and weird image they’ve created for themselves over the course of their 19 years as a band.
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Song/Video Review: “Stare At The Sun” by Eleanor Friedberger
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By Shannen Gaffney
Eleanor Friedberger is back with a new single, titled ”Stare at the Sun”! It’s an upbeat springtime track that will make you want to ditch your work and go play frisbee with someone’s dog. Friedberger’s unmistakable voice will likely be stuck in your head for awhile after listening, but you probably won’t mind. The funny video seems to be mocking typical hipstery video production of late (in a loving way, of course). As she sings, “If that was goodbye, then I must be high / You know I’ll be seeing you soon,” a cute teenage girl loosely translates in sign language, then plays air guitar in between verses. I’ll definitely be adding this song to my ‘Wake Up’ playlist!
Friedberger has a pretty extensive tour planned for the month of June (though sadly there are no dates in Philly), along with her second solo album, titled Personal Record, coming out on June 4th.
Photos: Restorations Live @ WKDU (5/23/2013)
Before playing First Unitarian Church with The Menzingers, local punk favorites (and friends of the station) Restorations stopped in to perform an acoustic in-studio set. Here are some pictures, courtesy of Ally Newbold.
Top Played Artists 5/14/13 – 5/21/13
1 RESTORATIONS LP2
2 LAURA STEVENSON Wheel
3 THEE OH SEES Floating Coffin
4 DEERHUNTER Monomania
5 TERA MELOS X’ed Out
6 BORN RUFFIANS Birthmarks
7 WAVVES Afraid Of Heights
8 TELEKINESIS Dormarion
9 MIKAL CRONIN MCII
10 BLEACHED Ride Your Heart
11 SAVAGES Silence Yourself
12 IRON AND WINE Ghost On Ghost
13 ALPINE A Is For Alpine
14 KURT VILE Wakin On A Pretty Daze
15 SHE AND HIM Volume 3
16 FLAMING LIPS The Terror
17 GRANDCHILDREN Golden Age
18 YOUTH LAGOON Wondrous Bughouse
19 JAMES BLAKE Overgrown
20 BROTHERS IN LAW Hard Time For Dreamers
21 GENERATIONALS Heza
22 ALLISON WEISS Say What You Mean
23 KATE NASH Girl Talk
24 NO JOY Wait To Pleasure
25 WAXAHATCHEE Cerulean Salt
26 THE KNIFE Shaking The Habitual
27 PISSED JEANS Honeys
28 BLACK ANGELS Indigo Meadow
29 MAL BLUM Tempest In A Teacup
30 WILD BELLE Isles
Song Review: “Golden Age” by Grandchildren
By Shannen Gaffney
So obsessed with this song right now. Grandchildren are a Philly-born pop electro band who also incorporate acoustic elements into their music. They’re on the Brooklyn-based independent label Ernest Jenning Records and their latest album Golden Age came out just a few weeks ago. Sheer pop rock perfection.