TV on the Radio has been making music since 2001 in New York City. Their sound is like a mixing bowl full of electronica, jazz, hop-hop with a dash of soul. Its unique fusion has made these guys a critically acclaimed act. When I see them play it feels as though they have been around inventing sounds forever, and yet, they are younger than me. What have I been doing with my life?
The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s played and we listened! They took the main stage the last night at Coachella, calling all of us Zeros, and we took it like champs. Lead Singer Karen O sparkled in a very large-sequined dress. Lookin’ like Chrissy Hind, styled from the closets of Dale Bozzio and Barbarella, Karen confuses me. But I kind of like her Moxie. She has come into her own, and god knows Zero is one of those hits that will be around long after the lights go down. Hey kids…don’t try this at home, people will think you are weird. Check out the full gallery after the jump.
Words by Barbie Brady, photos by Matt Brady
A Place to Bury Strangers are a New York-based power trio composed of Oliver Ackermann (guitar/vocals), Jono MOFO (bass) and Jay Space (drums). The band plays a heavy, atmospheric wall of sound-influenced blend of psychedelic rock, shoegaze and space rock. The band is commonly known by the initialism APTBS.
Their heavy flood of rushing sound is a little like the Jesus and Mary Chain on speed. They have opened for the N.I.N. and MGMT. A good fit for both shows as I’m sure these headliners have at one point in time or other needed a place to bury strangers. If you missed them at Coachella you can check out their sound below.
I fell in love with the Silversun Pickups shortly after Carnavas came out. For me that album takes me back to New York City in a dingy hotel room, with an incredibly hot sexy stranger, and an ipod set on repeat. (ok replace dingy with corporate, and stranger with my husband and that’s pretty much how it went down). However, my emotional memory plays it back as the soundtrack to a torrid affair. And discovering that music, that way, was hot.
So imagine my impatience at waiting for the next installment of the Silversun legacy. Swoon does not disappoint. If you are sick of hearing their sound described as picking up where the pumpkins Gish left off, too bad. It does. But they have also made it entirely their own. The first single, Panic Switch ebbs and flows in perfect time, riding the rails between slow moody melodies and rocking the F out. Thoughtful lyrics and driving rhythms abound on this articulate album front to back. If you listen to it with the lights off, burning a candle, you will see your whole future in front of you (ok maybe that was the kid from Almost Famous – but it applies).