Mixtape 140 :: Coin
Raw, stinging, and pungent like a freshly-cut onion, The Bobby Lees quickly peel away their layers to share their tender, pearl-white hearts.
Tag: Mercury Rev
Bobbie Gentry
The Delta Sweete (UMC). Review by James Mann.
Oryx & Crake
Marriage (Deer Bear Wolf). Review by James Mann.
The Oyster Murders
Mourning Birds EP (Independent). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Tame Impala
Lonerism (Modular Fontana). Review by Jason O’Neal Griggs.
Variety Lights
Central Flow (Fire Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Wolf Ram Heart
Betrayal of Hearts (Sovereign States). Review by Matthew Moyer.
MGMT
Oracular Spectacular (Columbia). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Swervedriver
When the recently reunited Swervedriver teleported their shoegazey goodness to the Paradise in Boston, Addam Donnelly was there with his space boots and measurement devices to record the waveforms.
North Elementary
Berandals (Pox World Empire). Review by Andrew Coulon.
Hopewell
Beautiful Targets (Tee Pee Records). Review by Andrew Coulon.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Some Loud Thunder (Self-Released). Review by Jen Cray.
Maryrose Crook with The Renderers
Ghosts of Our Vegas Lives (3 Beads of Sweat). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Staring at Sound
Both rose-eyed fan and band insider, the Flaming Lips’ official biographer takes Matthew Moyer by the hand backstage into their fabulous rock n’ pop theater. Find out why Jim DeRogatis’s bio on an indie success story (that hasn’t made us cringe yet) makes this volume worthy of top spot on your reading pile.
Duraluxe
The Suitcase (Hidden Agenda / Parasol). Review by Stein Haukland.
Fizzle Like a Flood
Doug Kabourek was once part of the band that eventually became The Faint, but with Golden Sand and the Grandstand, he’s moved on to his own lo-fi indie pop gems as Fizzle Like a Flood. Stein Haukland gets the scoop on Kabourek’s music and that unusual name.
Luna
Romantica (Jetset). Review by James Mann.
Robert McCreedy
Streamline (Safe House). Review by James Mann.
Mercury Rev
All Is Dream (V2). Review by Sean Slone.
Legendary Crystal Chandelier
Beyond Indifference (Quality Park). Review by Marcel Feldmar.
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