With the release of their first three full-length albums, Vancouver, BC-based trio White Lung — comprised of Mish Barber-Way (vocals), Kenneth William (guitar) and Anne-Marie Vassilou (drums) — have seen a growing profile across the blogosphere […]
Tag: New Wave
New Video: New Order’s New Video for “Singularity” Captures a Slice of Daily Life in West Berlin During the 1980s
As an unabashed New Order fan being able to write about them is not only a great personal and professional thrill, it constantly reminds me that first and foremost I’m an obsessive fan — and it’s my […]
Typically, the majority of most Americans — hell, most Westerners, really — are largely unfamiliar with music scenes and artists outside of the usual bastions of popular music — i.e., the US. the UK, Australia, France, Germany, Sweden, Iceland and maybe a few outside of that sphere, such as Nigeria, South Africa, Mali and a few others. Now, if you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the past couple of years, there has been a increasing focus on presenting and covering artists from diverse backgrounds from all over the globe. And interestingly enough, one of those acts has been the Istanbul, Turkey-based indie rock/dream pop quartet The Away Days. Inspired by The Cure, Tame Impala and others, the quartet have developed a reputation in their homeland as being among the forefront of a Western-inspired indie rock scene. Their How Did It Start? EP was released to critical praise internationally from the likes of Seattle‘s renowned indie radio station KEXP, The Guardian, SPIN Magazine, Noisey, and the blogosphere. And with a growing international profile, the quartet went on a tour of the UK and made an appearance at SXSW.
It’s been close to 18 months since I’ve last written about them but in that time, they’ve been working on the material, which would eventually comprise their long-awaited and forthcoming full-length debut, slated for release sometime next year. The yet unnamed debut’s first single “Less Is More” is a lush and atmospheric song that features plaintive vocals paired with four-on-the-floor drumming, shimmering guitar chords, brief bursts of cascading synths, a sinuous bass line and soaring, anthemic hooks that sounds indebted to 80s New Wave and post-punk.
2016 looks to be a big year for the Turkish quartet as the band has been confirmed to make a return appearance at SXSW in March and will be announcing additional tour dates to support their debut. Hopefully, there will be a New York tour date or two!
New Audio: New Order’s House Music-Leaning New Single
Formed in the aftermath of Ian Curtis‘ suicide, much ink has been spilled throughout New Order’s lengthy and influential career. So what I will say is that New Order may arguably be one of the most […]
Comprised of Mikkel B. Jakbosen (vocals and guitar), Morten Hansen (drums and vocals), and Steffan Petersen (guitar and bass). the Copenhagen, Denmark-based trio The Foreign Resort have received international attention for a sound that meshes elements of new wave and post-punk in a way that’s dark and moody and yet possesses an upbeat infectiousness. In fact, “Under Bright Neon Stars” the first single off the Danish trio’s soon-to-be released The American Dream EP is a swooningly Romantic and anthemic song consisting of shimmering guitars, a tight motorik groove similar to New Order‘s “Blue Monday” and “5 8 6,” paired with urgent and plaintive vocals that float over the propulsive mix. If you can’t image a club full of concertgoers shouting along to the song’s hook, there’s something wrong with you.
After listening to the song a number of times, the song seems to evoke the swelling hope and crippling fears of newfound love and in a way that should remind even the most jaded listener of their own foolhardy youth with a wistful smile.
The band is embarking on a fall tour. Check out the out dates below.
Tour Dates
10.22 • recordBar (Kansas City, MO)
10.23 • 3 Kings Tavern (Denver, CO)
10.24 • Lot 1 (Los Angeles, CA)
10.25 • Alex’s Bar (Long Beach, CA)
10.26 • The Merrow (San Diego, CA)
10.27 • Fulton 55 (Fresno, CA)
10.28 • Hemlock Tavern (San Francisco, CA)
10.30 • Kelly’s Olympian (Portland, OR)
10.31 • Substation (Seattle, WA)
New Audio: Check Out Rhythm Scholar’s Inventive, Genre-Spanning Remix of Blondie’s “Rapture”
More than enough ink has been spilled about Blondie and their impressive streak of hits during the late 70s and early 80s, including “Rapture,” which is one of their most familiar, most covered, most sampled […]
New Video: The Hazy, Neon Colored, New Video for Dirty Ghosts’ “Cataract”
If you’ve been following JOVM over the last couple of years, you may be familiar with Dirty Ghosts, the solo recording project of its Toronto-born, San Francisco-based singer/songwriter/guitarist and creative mastermind, Allyson Baker. Baker has […]
New Video: New Order’s Medieval Times-Inspired Video for New Single “Restless”
Since their formation in the aftermath of Ian Curtis‘ suicide over 35 years ago, there has been much ink spilled throughout New Order’s history, so delving deeply into their backstory is largely unnecessary; however, what I will say […]
New Audio: Surf Rock Is Dead’s Summery, New Single “Anymore”
Kevin Pariso, who originally hails from Chicago and Joel Witenberg, who hails from Melbourne, Australia, met here in NYC, and after a jam session, the duo of Pariso and Witenberg decided that they should collaborate […]
Over the course of the release of an EP or an album, it shouldn’t be terribly surprising that you may come across multiple singles from a particular act around here. Now, if you’ve been frequenting […]
Based in Hamilton, Ontario and Leeds, United Kingdom, the quintet of New Hands is heavily inspired by 80s New Wave and contemporary electronic dance music, and their first single “Strange Attractor” manages to bear a […]
A few months ago, I wrote about the Utrecht, Netherlands-based trio of Stillwave. Comprised of Michael van Putten, Marcel Jongejan and Adrian Hogervost, the trio quickly developed a reputation across both their native Holland and the European Union for a […]
The Airborne Toxic Event’s multi-instrumentalist, Anna Bulbrook and The Duke Spirit’s guitarist, Marc Sallis found themselves repeatedly crossing paths between New York, Paris and London during tours, and over time they bonded over their mutual […]
I recently received an email from the extremely prolific producer and DJ Rhythm Scholar. His latest remix is a slick, disco/funk inspired remix of ABC’s “When Smokey Sings” that manages to retain the original song’s […]
Fortuna, the sophomore full-length effort from the now UK-based, New Zealand trio Popstrangers is a decided and radical change of sonic direction for the band. Instead of the power chord-based grunge of their debut full-length […]