Peace be on Google Translate. Thanks to it, I learned that Tokyo-based outfit New House plan on hitting the studio soon to record a new album. Considering how long we’ve been salivating over a couple of demo tracks the band released last year, this ends up being some stellar news. The actual release probably will…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxM7sNVKaRQ”] Clearly not content with the absolutely bananas 2010 they had, Second Royal Records plans to release a new compilation album called Second Royal Vol. 6 on February 9. They’ve posted a teaser trailer of it, which you can listen to above, that hints that this year might be a touch better. The really exciting…
Despite the Internet’s love of the form, the list brings with it a few unpleasant side effects. Being completely cliche, for one. More subtly unnerving, though, is the implication of expertise one takes on by making a “best” list. Plenty of comment-box philosophers have shed light on this – “what makes YOU entitled to tell…
Dear New House, I’m gonna cut right to it…what have you guys been up to recently? Did you enjoy the summer, maybe go to a summer festival or Tokyo Disneyland or just sit inside eating ice cream? That’s great, no reason to be productive during those hot months. But now it’s the fall and you…
I never would have pegged garage-rock kids The New House as the type to turn to Animal Collective for inspiration. There debut album sounded plenty pleasant, but never hinted at anything beyond simple post-Strokes rock aspirations. Which is why the group’s two latest demos posted to MySpace come as such a shock. Gone are the…