Spirit Sisters - Up
Here’s a fairly new project called Spirit Sisters out of Ann Arbor, MI that first turned up on my radar when they started getting some much deserved blog love this summer. Their first songs “She and “He” are meant to function as a cohesive piece with this new song “Up” also continuing the vibe. Head to their Soundcloud to hear all three together.
it costs millions to blast humans in half/ into calves and arms only one side is allowed to have bombs/ its like making a soldier drop his weapon/ shootin em and tellin em to get to steppin ~ MF DOOM
Tema Do Canibal - BK-One ft MF DOOM - Exile Remix - Banger. I love Exile’s production,…
Of course when I started I never imagined some of the things you have to go through. But anything you do in life is about meeting the challenges. What I tell any young people who want to get into this business is you have to be prepared to never give up. ~ MC Lyte
When the 5.9 earthquake hit the DC region yesterday, many turned to social media to spread the word. In particular, Twitter saw heavy and fast usage right after the earthquake on the East Coast. Within one minute of news of the earthquake, tweets from the DC region were sent all over the nation. Twitter posted an official visualization showing just how fast the news spread on Twitter, which is quite impressive.
The Drums have released a video of a performance of a track off their upcoming album, Portamento, which is out on September 13th. The track is called “What You Were”, and it’s another doozy from these dudes from Brooklyn. It doesn’t have the immediate catchiness of “Money”, but it is pretty sweet nonetheless.
The video is black and white and a bit grainy, but it’s a cool concept. The Drums will be showing a webcast on their own little Web TV channel, Visiomento, each Tuesday through the end of the year. This was the first spot. Stay tuned for more.
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“All My Teeth Fell Out” has that childhood memory feeling I always get when I hear these kind of vocals. I think about the days I spent riding home from school with my father in his work truck. It seemed like everything he listened to had this timeless sound, and Shiv Hurrah have carried that torch like champs.
Shiv Hurrah are a five piece from Brooklyn, and with tracks like “All My Teeth Fell Out” and “Oh Oh Oh” it’s hard for me to believe they haven’t dominated the blog-waves. You can download their self-titled EP via Bandcamp below.
Also, find Shiv Hurrah on Facebook.
Shiv Hurrah - All My Teeth Fell Out
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It’s been some time since we’ve released a playlist here at Sirens of Decay. The end of March to be exact (you can pick that playlist up here). Once again, more music has came in the last few months than a music fanatic can wrap his head around…but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been…
Mmhmmm…oh yeah.
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A few weeks ago we introduced everyone to Lightouts. For those who haven’t heard them Lightouts is the Gowanus, Brooklyn based indie rock band that has released two blazing singles - “See Clear” and “And It Comes And Goes” - as well as several great b-sides. They are currently working on their debut album Want.
(Sirens = myself, Greg Nelson and Gavin Rhodes = Lightouts.)
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Sirens: The first time I read about Lightouts you were classified as a “new” 90’s band - this framed my opinion before I had even heard a track. Are the regular comparisons to bands like Dinosaur Jr. and Smashing Pumpkins something to live up to, or are you afraid of being pigeonholed?
Greg Nelson: Every band is the sum of it’s influences and we are completely open about that. We’ve been including a cover song with each of our singles in part because we think it’s good to acknowledge those influences and I think it does provide a deeper insight into the band. It’s also always been an important part of the discovery process for me as a music listener - Nirvana got me into the Pixies which got me into The Jesus and Mary Chain, etc.
That being said I’ve reached a point in making music where I’m really not worried about whether or not something I play triggers something familiar in someone else’s head. Yes, as kids we were heavily influenced by 90’s bands, however I certainly know that there are other things going on in my head during the creative process and I hear more going on while listening to the music. But hey, I’m into pretty much every band that we’ve been associated with - and it’s actually a reasonably varied list - so I’m not too troubled by it.
Sirens: If Gowanus is the muse for your debut, are there any other inspirations that have made their way or will make their way into your recordings in the future?
Greg Nelson: As far as themes go, per our album title the concept of want just naturally came about as we started putting songs together. The idea of “want” being both a positive and negative emotion and driver - bettering ourselves in some cases and debasing ourselves in others. I’m just really interested in what motivates us - some people are really into triathlons and others are really into manga porn - probably many into both. Some people want to get along with others and other people want to steal those people’s shoes. It’s not even a judgmental thing, just trying to get a better handle on what’s behind those motivations.
Sirens: “And It Comes And Goes” features a guitar solo after the initial chorus - not exactly commonplace in today’s music. Was this a conscious decision or did it occur naturally?
Gavin Rhodes: It’s funny that this has come up so much to me because when I started playing guitar, the last thing I wanted to do was…
(more after the jump!)
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