This one is for everyone whose week was less than stellar, and who are pumped to put the past five days behind them. Indie-pop trio Villa!! shared an easy-going, easy-to-collapse-into acoustic number falling somewhere between the sweetness of May.e and the softer side of Boys Age. “Nut” unfolds easily, in no rush to go anywhere,…
Acid Clank caught attention last year for a solid collection of shoegaze-smeared indie-pop, but for the new two-song set Night In, the solo project moves in a sparser direction. The title track is a moodier, slower number where the rushing fuzz gets replaced by more air and heartfelt singing that, while not right up front,…
Perhaps you read this Pitchfork piece on the decline of the greatest-hits album? It’s really good, one of the better (and inspiring) pieces of music writing I’ve seen in a bit. Anyway, none of it really applies to Very Best Of Bulbs Of Passion, a best-of from Japanese indie-rock outfit Bulbs Of Passion. This will…
Even a little bit of new Pop-Office is better than no Pop-Office at all. “RGN” is a short but welcome blast from the Nagoya outfit, a fuzzy-around-the-edges rock number with vocals sung just underneath it all, in an uneasy monotone. It’s fast, but wastes no time in unloading everything it needs to and leaving you…
Not to be the “my minor dental procedure!” guy, but basically being confined to your home following teeth extraction can get you loopy. I have been living off of yogurt and milkshakes, and have mostly been sleeping and/or watching YouTube videos all while trying to ignore a minor but irritating pain in the left-side of…