Day: October 27, 2023

About Last Night: Levitation Night One (10.26)

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I left my day job early to go get in on the action at Levitation 2023, heading out to the Far Out Lounge to catch a handful of great guitar acts from the 90s take the stage; it was there where I was greeted with a reminder of what a nightmare festival pricing can be. Let’s be real, a $13 Miller Lite draft? $20 parking when there are no other options in proximity? I mean, I get overhead, and a convenience fee, but for real, fuck that. Shitty decision making out there, and kind of soured me in the setting. Don’t even get me started on one food option, and it being outside the venue.

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Friday Album Streams: Red Pants, Spllit and The Serfs

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It’s Friday, and while I’m here trying to wake up for a late night of Levitation, I know there are three pretty near perfect records for you to soak up today, all with different sonic appeals, meaning you get a little bit of everything if you wanna win!

Red Pants – Not Quite There Yet (Meritorio Records)

This is a record that lands somewhere in the land between Sonic Youth and Low, but if you had recorded that record in hopes of offering a solitary listening experience. The more time you give this LP, the more its secrets are revealed.

Spllit – Infinite Hatch (Feel It Records)

The Louisiana band is crafting post-punk like no other; they fill their songs with quick turns and sonic changes, each song refreshing in its ability to shift gears in an instant. Oh, and with all the weirdness, it still comes off catchy in the right spots.

The Serfs – Half Eaten by Dogs (Trouble in Mind)

Honestly, its been a minute since I’ve had this much fun listening to a record. It pulls in psychedelic nods with this punk ethos that gets mixed up in electronic textures that continue to push the envelope of what is and isn’t “indie rock.”

Snailosaur Release L Train Single

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It makes sense that this new Snailosaur single came my way this week, as I was able to catch other guitar oriented acts like Karate and Codeine, and while not exactly in line, there’s some similarity in the construction of the band’s latest track. For starters, you’re going to get far more musicianship than vocals, as the group flexes their playing, putting more emphasis there than perhaps in the way the vocals come across. In speaking of the vocals, they’re mostly delivered indifferently, little pieces of poetry to fill your ear as the snappiness of the drums kick the pace on, spurring the song’s spirit. If you’re into the groovier side of acts like Pinback and Built to Spill, be sure to stick around until the end!

Steven Van Betten Shares Ideal Day, Drops Friends & Family LP

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We’ve been covering Steven van Betten‘s latest release pretty nonstop as singles roll our way, and today you’ll get to hear the record in its entirety, but wanted to spin one more focus track your way. This is one of the briefest tunes on the album, but the way van Betten comes out of the gate with this really light vocal over carefully picked strings really stuck with me; it’s got this great joy that’s really indescribable. Then, as if that wasn’t enough, the song slowly adds in a sprinkle here and a sprinkle there, adding texture that grows the song before your eyes, like some magical video of a flower going from seedling to full bloom. Be sure to check out all of Friends and Family today, courtesy of Future Gods.

Catchy New Tune From The Manikins

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If you are unfamiliar with Sweden’s finest rock band The Manikins, well what are you even doing with your life? These lads were huge around 2008-2009, and though they took an extended break after that (9 years!), they never truly slowed down their musical output. This year, the band has plans for a 6th studio album featuring this new lead single “Rosita.” It’s a highly infectious, super fun bit of garage rock music best described by the band as a “trashy tearjerker.” Seems fitting.

Pre-orders for The Manikins 6th studio album, Swedish Woods, are live now. The album hits the streets on November 17th via Lovely Records.

Dark Pop from The Melting Rabbits

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After spending all of the night hanging onto 90s rock heroes like Karate and Unwound, I wanted to slide into something a little darker, like this single from The Melting Rabbits. For me, the song’s all about the immediacy of the pulse; it has this primal energy, hitting you with its simplicity, unable to let you pull away. There’s similar acts out there, but I love the way this tune holds back some of the effects on the vocals, allowing for an almost pensive nature to creep into the tune here. Pump it up and take a spin or two around your room right now!

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