#indie-rock

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Nilüfer Yanya - Kneel (Dancing Shoes EP, 2025)

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Listen/purchase: Love theme by Knox Chandler

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Listen to: Freebird II by Parquet Courts

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Daydream Nation | Sonic Youth | 1988

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P1110281 by Skatole Grudnick Via Flickr: "The Residents are an American art collective and art rock band best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. www.residents.com/ I first saw them 40 years ago, the music they make is often strange, beautiful and strangely beautiful... oh, and scary and funny....really.

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Sam Fender - Wild Grey Ocean - Neue Single Sam Fender hat mit „Wild Grey Ocean“ eine neue Single aus der Anfang Dezember erscheinenden Deluxe-Version seines bis dato letzten Albums „Seventeen Going Under“ veröffentlicht. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sam Fender (@sam_fender) Ende letzten Jahres hat der britische Indie-Rock-Superstar Sam Fender mit „Seventeen Going Under“ den Nachfolger seines zurecht hochgelobten […] #SamFender https://www.musikblog.de/2022/10/sam-fender-wild-grey-ocean-neue-single/

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Japancakes’ sixth full-length album is a cover tributary to Loveless, yes, but one recorded after two whole waves of post-rock had crested and fallen, as a third was well underway. absent the harsh distortion of shoegaze, we're left with the indie rock equivalent to easy listening: slow-to-midtempo instrumentals with shimmer-swirling dream pop guitars and keyboards, augmented by upswelling chamber pop instrumentation (cf. Sigur Rós). also present throughout is a distinctly Southern alt-country flair, owed in large part to the strong presence of pedal steel alongside the cello and electric guitar.

the melodic, sleepy sound of this rock-a-bye–ambient pop suite is a pleasant listen, not quite on par with the original but definitely close. I'm not too surprised, but m.b.v.'s colossal oceanic guitar-rock seems to be well-suited to this softer, more conventionally textured approach that emphasizes acoustic instrumentation and splashes of bright, clean, spaced-out electric guitar. consequently this cover provides a more Beautiful experience geared towards background listening, but with enough depth in its atmosphere, arrangements, and overall sonic palette to merit a closer listen.

I'm very glad both versions exist, and hearing this one allowed me to go back and hear the original anew, discovering and rediscovering elements in its more unconventional, harder-to-(parse? pierce?) textures. I haven't heard the rest of Japancakes's discography yet, but this album and the fact that they're both Kindercore kids and Darla darlings has definitely put them on my list of artists to look further into.