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The Stargazer Lilies Share Magenta Sunrise

October 22, 2019 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Listening to the Stargazer Lilies new material, it’s really hard not to hear the imprint of Tobacco in the production room. He’s sort of peeled back some of the layers and let the sonic barrage sort of barrel through the speakers. At first, you think you’re getting this sort of angelic dreamscape, and it’s special in its own right. But, then guitars fuzz their way into the picture, careful not to rip through the cones of your speakers…though they’re close. Beneath you can almost hear this pulse to the song, this heartbeat that lives deep in the mix; it’s really clear that building the sonic textures here was super important for the new LP, Occabot…out November 1st via Rad Cult.

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Really Digging This New Fumes

October 27, 2017 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

New Fumes is the work Daniel Huffman of Dallas, and honestly, I was sold on the track by the descriptor calling this “weirdo rock.” It should come as no surprise that Daniel’s worked with acts like Tobacco or the Flaming Lips; you can hear the pulsating rhythms of the former and the vocals of the latter throughout this track. It begs for digestion, careful consumption by the listener; I like that it just doesn’t seem safe, almost blissfully abnormal. One thing’s for sure, when Teeming 2, is released by Rad Cult on November 24th, I’ll have my ears ready.

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Instrumental Jam from High Tides

June 11, 2015 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

It takes a lot to capture my attention if a track is instrumental. I know a lot of instrumental tunes are used for artistic purposes within the structure of an album, but to present an album’s worth of such tracks takes a lot to grab my attention. That being said, this tune from High Tides has definitely piqued my interest. It’s a pretty smoothly constructed jam, flowing along like a boat in water (thus the track’s title?). It’s the sort of song that fits perfectly near the end of your day; it soothes perfectly, calming when you need it most. Look for their self-titled album on Rad Cult come July 31st.

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