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Die! Die! Die! - “Sideways Here We Come”
There’s something brewing in New Zealand these days—see Surf City, Bang Bang Eche—as evidenced by this punky trio that just played a raucous set at this year’s CMJ Festival. Analog hero Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies) produced their debut (though this explosive, ooh-ing cut is off their follow-up), which is endorsement enough, if you ask us.
Fanfarlo - “The Walls Are Coming Down”
Fanfarlo—the London band founded by Simon Balthazar, a Swede—is a trumpet-and-mandolin-wielding group that makes majestic, throwback music. We’d be skeptical, too, if this didn’t mean that their compositions lie pleasantly between the work of David Byrne and Beruit.
The Raincoats - “Don’t Be Mean”
These punk-grrrl pioneers beloved by Kurt Cobain and Sleater-Kinney alike just swung through New York City for a sold-out show. This no-BS track is a percussive, sharp-edged lesson in manners.
Little Girls - "What We Did"
Not to be confused with San Francisco's lo-fi, dreamy popsters Girls, Toronto's Little Girls make fuzzed-out, punk-inflected tunes that should soundtrack a renegade surfing movie. The beat-driven "What We Did" could very well be the awesome B-side that Wavves never recorded.
Cold Cave - "Life Magazine"
Here's an electro-thumper that we're sorta bummed isn't a wistful paean to the periodical of yore. But they're forgiven: "Life Magazine" is a propulsive number that smartly captures the Philly-based Cold Cave's cool, pop/goth-lite predispositions.
NISHA GOPALAN
There’s something brewing in New Zealand these days—see Surf City, Bang Bang Eche—as evidenced by this punky trio that just played a raucous set at this year’s CMJ Festival. Analog hero Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies) produced their debut (though this explosive, ooh-ing cut is off their follow-up), which is endorsement enough, if you ask us.
Fanfarlo - “The Walls Are Coming Down”
Fanfarlo—the London band founded by Simon Balthazar, a Swede—is a trumpet-and-mandolin-wielding group that makes majestic, throwback music. We’d be skeptical, too, if this didn’t mean that their compositions lie pleasantly between the work of David Byrne and Beruit.
The Raincoats - “Don’t Be Mean”
These punk-grrrl pioneers beloved by Kurt Cobain and Sleater-Kinney alike just swung through New York City for a sold-out show. This no-BS track is a percussive, sharp-edged lesson in manners.
Little Girls - "What We Did"
Not to be confused with San Francisco's lo-fi, dreamy popsters Girls, Toronto's Little Girls make fuzzed-out, punk-inflected tunes that should soundtrack a renegade surfing movie. The beat-driven "What We Did" could very well be the awesome B-side that Wavves never recorded.
Cold Cave - "Life Magazine"
Here's an electro-thumper that we're sorta bummed isn't a wistful paean to the periodical of yore. But they're forgiven: "Life Magazine" is a propulsive number that smartly captures the Philly-based Cold Cave's cool, pop/goth-lite predispositions.
NISHA GOPALAN
This story was published on October 23, 2009.
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ALLISON
10/23/2009
Laughing bc Heath Ledger name checks The Raincoats in 10 Things I Hate About You!
Fleeting Crushes
10/23/2009
I so needed these today.
Patti
10/23/2009
I saw cold cave in philly. they had a really good energy.
PerezSucksLife
10/23/2009
I think I made out with a guy from die die die last night. Don't tell anyone.
Natasha Cmajdalka
10/25/2009
1. My music video would have a handsome, brooding, hunched over guy dressed in a gray hoodie and moving in slow motion while looking back over his shoulder. 2. The ascending horns in the intro of "Walls Are Coming Down" are hook enough to drag you up into the song so it can swirl you around by your hands. 3. Ana da Silva has a creepy, nasal witch voice. Even when she's singing the chorus, it's hard for me to get the shudder out of my shoulders. 4. The melody doesn't really go anywhere, but surfing movie, for sure. You''ll be too occupied by the waves and hot guys to remember the...um..."tune"...anyway. 5. "Life Magazine" doesn't revolve around a single electronic loop, but has actual CHORDS and a BASS LINE. All hail the anime-theme-song-gotta-be.
saem
10/31/2009
yus i love Die Die Die
NZ rep
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