Avi Buffalo, “Avi Buffalo” (Sub Pop) – There are a lot of “out-of-the-mouths-of-babes” moments on the unblinkingly frank and heartrendingly tender debut album from the mostly teenaged Long Beach quartet. From the stains in “Summer Cum,” to the dialogue with death in “Where’s Your Dirty Mind” to the confessions in “Jessica,” singer-guitarist Avi-Zahner-Isenberg (his vocals […]
One of my happier accidents at SXSW in March was running across a set by Australian duo An Horse, who’d instantly won me over the spring before with their unvarnished pop and unblinking honesty, both of which were unabashedly displayed on their 2009 debut “Rearrange Beds.” They played some new songs in Austin, but for […]
It’s going to be a lot easier to like the Like this time around. When the band emerged as teenage scene darlings in the early part of last decade, it was too much too fast – no matter how they tried (and from their occasional displays of diva-ism, it wasn’t very hard), they couldn’t shuck […]
[This week’s Stolen Lyric:] ||| Source: Broken Social Scene, “Fire Eye’d Boy” ||| Live: Broken Social Scene performs Monday at the Fonda Theatre. ||| Download: “World Sick” from the band’s new “Forgiveness Rock Record” (e-mail required)
[On this final day of April, birthday wishes go out to Amanda Palmer, who, according to her Twitter feed, was last seen in a taxi in Germany searching for lodging. Now, on to our regular programming:] Tonight: The Antlers’ album “Hospice” is moodier than sleep-deprived blogger with a slow Internet connection. Which is to say […]
Ten days after the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, I kinda still feel like this pair of shoes (found late Sunday amid the litter in the abandoned Gobi Tent). Remind me to do a couple weeks of training before the 2011 shindig. Like the Sunday night desert winds that seemingly kicked up enough dust […]
[Friends of Buzz Bands know of my longtime affection – some might call it a fetish – for Kiwipop. Buzz Bands is also fortunate to have a correspondent who lives in the neighborhood. So, straight outta Auckland, a nice album for you to download:] Arch Hill Recordings was born in a studio on the Great […]
Great stuff from touring and local bands alike tonight, starting at the Troubadour where British soul man Jamie Lidell headlines and Minneapolis electro-pop trio Solid Gold [pictured] opens. The Minnesotans (who also play Spaceland on Sunday) recently released their “Synchronize” EP – and the title track got a remix treatment from L.A.’s Morgan Kibby (of […]
By David Kronke You can make a documentary about anything these days, but the making of Iggy Pop’s “Raw Power,” one of those albums whose abysmal initial sales are belied by the broad extent of its influence, kind of merits the attention. “Search and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges’ ”˜Raw Power’” premiered Monday night at […]
As sure as the seasons change, L.A. quintet Seasons has a new EP, it seems. The latest from the scrappy Highland Park band is the forthcoming “Winter” – named for when it was made, not when it will be released (June 22). Recorded at Raymond Richards’ Red Rockets Glare studio and mastered by Mark Chalecki, […]
