So I finally got around to listening to the new Grooms record (a month after release) who were formally the Muggabears for the greater part of the decade. This new LP Rejoicer came out on Death By Audio and is mindful of the previous decade of music, the 90’s. For being based out of Brooklyn, the band’s sound is a unique one in regard to their counterparts of BK; but of course the founder of the band Travis Johnson is from Dallas (big ups to DFDUB). Like I was saying, the band’s sound is very conscious of the pre-grunge and grunge era, with licks comparable to Sonic Youth, Beat Happening and Dino Jr. The band is making their way around the country and fortunately has a stop at the house venue the Handsome Kitten off Exposition.
This entry was written by , posted on November 18, 2009 at 8:51 pm, filed under New Tunes and tagged brooklyn, dallas, grooms, handsome kitten. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Yes it is true that indie music is becoming saturating with fuzzy, lo-fi, jangly, 50’s inspired pop bands more and more every day, which makes it more special when a rather talented ensemble pops up. Gutsies are very much in the vein of bands like Fergus & Geronimo; using doo-wop-laden jingles that are not just fuzzy but downright woolly. It is difficult to find a lot of information on this band but it is clear they are unsigned and currently station in non-other than Brooklyn, NYC. Other than that there is not much to go one with this band next to he music; which is all you really need right?
This entry was written by , posted on August 15, 2009 at 11:45 pm, filed under New Tunes and tagged brooklyn, Fergus & Geronimo, gutsies. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
this new album from brooklyn’s own Harlem Shakes fully incorporates that twitchy feeling you get when listening to an album. each record seems original yet tends to slip back into a tried and true formula of repetition that keeps you wanting more. sporting a very optimistic view of the future, “Technicolor Health,” displays a great range of musical ambiguity. a definite must-own album that is catchy from first to last track. available now on Gigantic Music. ****
Harlem Shakes – Niagra Fallas
Harlem Shakes – Strictly Game
This entry was written by , posted on April 21, 2009 at 2:49 pm, filed under New Tunes, news and tagged brooklyn, harlem shakes, technicolor health. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
