Tag: "The Beach Boys"

The Beach Boys : That’s Why God Made The Radio
0 Comments. 911 Views. Posted 2 May 2012 @ 2:36pm.
  The Beach Boys new album is out now and if the very fact doesn’t blow your mind, try listening to the single. While written and recorded by Brian Wilson, Mike Love et al, That’s Why God Made The Radio has an ersatz Beach Boys flavour, not unlike Kokomo but it fact weirder because at least Kokomo is a now familiar obscenity. There is also a cruising yacht rock vibe that is more '80s than '... Read More
60 Seconds With... The Checks
0 Comments. 617 Views. Posted 7 Mar 2012 @ 9:22am.
  So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band?The Checks,  I'm Sven and I play guitar.   What do you reckon people will say you sound like?With Deadly Summer Sway, our new album, people say that we sound like The Stone Roses, music from a David Lynch Film, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Doors, The Beach Boys. I hope that people will say they can sing, dance... Read More
60 Seconds With... Emperors
0 Comments. 596 Views. Posted 10 Feb 2012 @ 10:35am.
  So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? My name is Adam James, and I’m from Emperors. I sing and pretend to play guitar.   Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Bearing the equally clichéd nature of this answer - The future.   What do you love about making music? I love the... Read More
Architecture In Helsinki : Moment Bends
0 Comments. 2,824 Views. Posted 25 May 2011 @ 11:46am.
"Am I guilty? Boy, you decide." It's a legitimate question raised within the impossibly catchy hook on sorta-lead single Contact High. After a series of well-received, but hardly revelatory albums filled with rough-edged indie-pop tracks, Architecture In Helsinki have simply said "fuck it" and gone and produced a smooth, straight-faced unashamedly-pop record.   The warning signs were there... Read More
Eagle and the Worm : Too Young
0 Comments. 2,658 Views. Posted 11 May 2011 @ 2:14pm.
Eagle and the Worm have slipped out in front of potential detractors, noting that Too Young “tips the hat” to Pet Sounds and Brian Wilson’s iconic psych pop orchestration. By “tips the hat” they mean emulates, without innovation. I’m not that bothered, really, and I don’t suppose anyone else will be, because they do a beautiful job of mimicking the Beach Boys and Too Young is a lovely, lush,... Read More
Boy In A Box
0 Comments. 1,325 Views. Posted 21 Mar 2011 @ 10:52am.
1. Randy Newman - Naked Man Naked man would have to be one of my favourite songs of all time. To me it's the perfect pop song. Plus, Randy Newman writes the music for Toy Story... and that's badass. 2. Tom Waits - Gin Soaked Boy I think that this is one of the best guitar/drums/vocals songs I've ever heard, the simplicity of the beat and the parts mixed with the best guitar tone... Read More
Foster The People
0 Comments. 16,737 Views. Posted 16 Feb 2011 @ 8:38am.
Lying beneath the shimmering melody of Pumped Up Kicks is an arresting account of a deeply disturbing societal crisis. Various interpretations have been applied to Foster The People's massive hit - most of which concern a deranged homicidal teenager, sociopaths projecting themselves into imaginary notions, reckless revenge, and an attack on our trend-driven culture - but the LA... Read More
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