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Preview: Twin Peaks @ HiFi Deli Club, Los Angeles on Sat. 05/30

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Hailing from Chicago, IL, Grand Jury band Twin Peaks swing by LA on 5/30 to play the HiFi Deli Club. The garage rock/punk rockers are currently on the “Isolated Incident” tour with Modern Vices and judging by the reaction on social media, it’s going to be a loud and sweaty time. Which for me, is exactly what I’m looking for. While guitars have for the most have been pretty silent in Top 40 recently, the scene has slowly been bubbling under with bands like Twin Peaks leading the charge. On the back of recent release on Grand Jury Records (Wild Onion, now available), the 5 piece have been making a name for themselves, city by city. Preview by Tony Perkis.

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05-26-15

Alabama Shakes – Future People

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Athens band Alabama Shakes turn up the heat on their new track “Future People” which is off their recently released “Sound & Color” EP that (according to the group) has a “genre-bending” sound. The EP is the band’s first to release since their Gold-certified debut album, Boys & Girls; which features the single “Hold On” that earned the group a top rank on Rolling Stone Magazine’s Best Songs of 2012 and #34 on our B3SCI Top 50 songs of 2012. New track “Future People” is worth the wait as it is stunningly wrought with a fresh new psychedelic vibe that works to enhance the group’s well-developed soulful blues-rock bravado that has garnered them three GRAMMY® nominations. We are impressed with the band’s centered new direction on the EP and of course we love the superbly rich and soulful, gorgeous blusey classics-inspired vocals from lead singer and guitarist Britney Howard. Indeed, the ultra bright dynamic in the groups new sound is between the high-art hazy psych-rock vocals and a seasoned, furiously focused guitar-riff-driven instrumental side. Hit play below and be sure to check the Alabama Shakes website for the April-released “Sound & Color”, EP which was co-produced with “young guitar wiz” Blake Mills. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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05-22-15

Furnsss – Slow Dark Water

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Get into the straight-up vocals and gentle rip of the guitar on playful new indie garage rock track “Slow Dark Water” which is from Connecticut 4 piece “fuzz pop” band Furnsss; who immediately drew our attention with their discombobulated hazy bleached-out mess of guitar-driven sound and awesome not-so-subtle lyrics. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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05-22-15

The Pinheads – I Wanna Be A Girl

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Get absorbed in the cool reverberant 50/60’s rock underground vibe, dreamy screech-ed out vocals and western-style guitar twang of excellent new classics-influenced indie gem “I Wanna Be A Girl”; which is a fresh slice of good old-fashioned fun-loving cross-dressing rock and roll from Aussie six piece band The Pinheads (who are signed with hometown Wollongong imprint Farmer & The Owl).

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05-20-15

Sahara – Green Light

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Get entrenched in the bright and cozy vulnerable atmosphere of new indie rock track “Green Light” which is the passionately beautiful, artful brood of British 5-piece band Sahara who recorded the track earlier this year. Reviewed by Erin Shay

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05-20-15

Wolf Alice – Moaning Lisa Smile (Thom alt-J Remix)

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Thom Green of indie rock World Champions alt-J throws a clattering menacing new remix for Wolf Alice’s “Moaning Lisa Smile” single. We’re spooking out with Mr. Green’s selections for dingy dark musical left turns, caterwauling bass, and an overall aesthetic of peril. Wolf Alice’s debut LP My Love Is Cool is out June 23 on Dirty Hit/RCA.

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05-19-15

Cape Cub – Swim

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“Swim” is the second song online from UK act Cape Cub. “Swim”, quite simply, is a very accomplished piece of pop songwriting from its mid-career Coldplay-isms in the verse to its overwhelming anthemic and uplifting chorus hook (we can very easily hear 100,000 odd festival go’ers chanting back “if there’s something that you to know” at the top of their lungs). Stream “Swim” below.

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05-19-15

Hockey Dad – Can’t Have Them

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“Can’t Have Them” is new from Wollongong AU guitar duo Hockey Dad. “Can’t Have Them” with its big syncopated riffs, soaring melodic falsettos, and lo-fi but accessible aesthetic is a Radio 1 hit assuredly waiting to happen.

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05-19-15

East of Here – Heartbeat

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On new song “Heartbeat”, Australian band East of Here (the Sydney-based collaboration of Joel Spiteri and Mike Holm) tap into some pretty potent and universal lyrical themes of love and loss spun against the backing of a stunning wall of reverbed guitars, vocal loops/manipulations and a minimal driving beat. “Heartbeat” is a particularly powerful listen.

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05-19-15

White Reaper – I Don’t Think She Cares

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Polyvinyl-signed band from Louisville KY White Reaper share irreverent track “I Don’t Think She Cares” from forthcoming debut LP, White Reaper Does It Again. Clanging bass, protopunk half-time drums and the controlled chaos of neatly dynamic distorted guitars, “I Don’t Think She Cares” has our attention.

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05-14-15

HAELOS – The Sun Rising

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HAELOS are an extraordinary new act out of the UK, the band’s penchant for harnessing broad in scope sound and cinema in their tracks (reminding aesthetically a bit of Massive Attack) within the frame of minimalist engaging composition is outstanding. Each new track from HAELOS is an EVENT! for us as listeners and fans. The band have just signed to Matador to release their debut EP which will include this spectacular new cover of 1990 track “The Sun Rising” by The Beloved.

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05-13-15