Bands these days seem to think more is better, recruiting a menagerie of musicians to create extravagant, sweeping soundscapes in a desperate attempt to “get known.” They alter genres and stock up on effect pedals, hoping someone will notice how experimental and different they are. Does this work? Sometimes, yes. But there is something to be said for minimalism, and UK bedroom producer, WALL, has found that delicate balance between enchantment and sedation in her debut EP, Shoestring. Like its…

Wavves has a new album out and its reputability is perhaps debatable. You might think that Wavves has simply produced another set of beach (not surf) rock songs happily suitable for any real life poppy event. Or you might think that Wavves has, in fact, progressed and created an album that’s on message with the band’s past vibes while bringing us something a little new and a little extra. I am in the latter camp and glad of it. As…

  Los Angeles’ The Lonely Wild released their first full-length album The Sun As It Comes earlier this week. The Lonely Wild, made up of singer Andrew Carroll, Guitarist Andrew Schneider, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Ross, percussionist Dave Farina and the vocal harmonies of Jessi Williams, released their first full-length album this week after nearly three years together as a band. The music of The Lonely Wild must only be described as inspired. They are so young, so fresh with innovating expansive…

Apparently before Palma Violets’ debut album 180 was released, the London band received a lot of hype in its homeland. They won NME’s Best New Band award and were nominated for the BBC’s Sound of 2013 award.  Now that the album is out, there’s this big (okay, big might be a slight exaggeration) debate over whether or not they truly deserve the pre-garnered attention that they got.  Unfortunately, some of that debate has spilled over to the states and my…