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Dance Into the Weekend with Orbita

July 18, 2025 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

I know that B.Gray typically runs our IT Department, but when I caught this Orbita tune, I just felt like we could open up our Friday with a little bit of a punching groove to slide into the weekend. While lacking vocals, the song’s got plenty of movement, driving you forward with this rhythmic pulse and synthetic keyboard stabs that would work perfectly if you were scoring the Upside Down. I love the drop into the track around the 40 second mark, turning it into something altogether more propulsive and pumping. There are moments when the song settles, only to swing back in and hit you all over again with its synthetic power. Why not feel the future on Friday?

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Ease Into The Weekend With Dusk

June 1, 2018 RayRay Leave a comment

If you’re looking for a relaxing, easy to listen to tune for the weekend, I suggest you check out this new track “Old Magnolia” from Wisconsin based Dusk. The song clearly has some great country themes to it with a sort of meandering guitar, nicely harmonized vocals, and even a fiddle. I’m also enjoying this not too subtle video complete with monster trucks, gambling, and train tracks. This should be a great way to relax yourself into the weekend.

Dusk will release a self-titled LP on June 15th via Don Giovanni Records.

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Show Preview: Ultimate Painting @ Barracuda (TONIGHT)

November 28, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

You just spent your whole week hanging with your family, so now you wanna go hang out with your friends, right? Well, the best way is to catch an incredible show, and boy is there a great one at Barracuda tonight. First, Ultimate Painting are headlining, and the band’s gotten tons of praise all across the pond, especially for their great new LP, Dusk. Plus, EZTV will be there too; the band’s been described as one of the best in NYC, and you’ll likely see their latest High in Place LP on my year end list. Local powerhouse Flesh Lights, as well as Ruby Fray, will kick the night off, so be there or be real square. Tickets are super cheap for a rad show ($7) and can be found HERE.

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Ultimate Painting – Dusk

September 30, 2016 Will Archer Leave a comment

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Ultimate Paintings Dusk, their third album in the past three years, is a quiet bedroom indie rock album with influences ranging from Neu to Yo La Tengo to Donovan. Although the similarities in sound are there, the effort is lacking. Read more

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Fresh Track from Ultimate Painting

July 12, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

I don’t think I’ve met a single person who doesn’t enjoy listening to Ultimate Painting, but maybe I’ve just got really really cool friends. Regardless, a day when the band unleashes a new tune is never a bad one, so we’ve got that to celebrate, along with the announcement of the group’s 3rd LP, Dusk. On this track, the band hits you with their well-branded casual rock, steady in almost every move they make. Personally, there’s the slightest vocal inflection that raises just above the vocal counterpart during the chorus of “they’re chewing me up” that seals the deal for me. It seems so simple, yet executed so well…the kind you can only expect from a band on Trouble in Mind Records, who will release the album on September 30th.

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Dusk Do Country

September 18, 2015 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

I’ve got a lot of respect for artists like Dusk, which is the project of Tenement‘s Amos; he’s taking his roots and turning them out on a bigger stage. It’s interesting, as it’s just another step in the lineage of rock n’ rollers making nod to the American musical tradition. Still, this latest Dusk single also succeeds because of it’s songwriting, not just its look backwards. I’m always going to fall for a track that has a nice bit of piano work serving as the tune’s backbone…it’s the only instrument I know well. Alas, the group will release a debut 7″ on October 8 via Forward Records.

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FTC: The The

June 24, 2010 Viper Leave a comment

From The Closet deserves a delve into a generation of music that may not be represented here on a regular basis, and that’s where I come into play. My closet might run a bit deeper than those who previously post here on this site. I’m an old fart for sure, but I might have something of worth to share with you. Follow the jump for more.