Comprised of Yuto Uchino (vocals and synths), Ryosuke Odagaki (guitar), Takayasu Taguchi (bass) and Kaoru Nakazawa (drums), the Kobe, Japan-based quartet The fin have won attention across their native Japan for pairing lyrics written and […]
Tag: Oracular Spectacular
Initially begun as the solo recording project of Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Jake Hays, Maudlin Strangers over the last year has expanded to a quartet featuring Hays, along with Jeff Lehrer (keys, guitar), Kenneth Benson (bass) and Richie McPherson (drums) for live shows.
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the better part of the past year, you may recall that I wrote about Hays’ single “Stay Young” off his EP Overdose, and similarly to Big Data, Hays’ sound doesn’t have the prototypical lo-fi sound you’d expect from most bedroom-based indie rock producers; in fact, “Stay Young” revealed a slick and densely layered production style that buzzed with an anxious urgency in a song that was reminiscent to MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular – but much darker. And as a result, Hays has seen his profile rise nationally as he’s tour with Bad Suns over the winter, and is currently touring with Cold War Kids. (You can check out the remaining tour dates below.)
Hays’ latest single “Sunny Day Rain” will further cement his reputation for a slickly produced sound comprised of cascading synths, sinuous bass lines, four-on-the-floor drums and sensually cooed vocals and anthemic hooks to create a sound that’s shimmering enough to be dance-floor ready — and yet under the surface there’s something murkier and ominous.
Tour Dates
1/10/15 – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs – Houston, TX #
11/11/15 – The Sidewinder – Austin, TX #
11/12/15 – Dada – Dallas, TX #
11/15/15 – Pub Rock – Phoenix, AZ # With Strange Names #
Supporting Cold War Kids *
New Video: The Eerie and Haunting Video for Tame Impala’s “Let It Happen”
With the release of his first two albums, Innerspeaker and Lonerism, Tame Impala, the solo-recording project of Melbourne, Australia-based musician Kevin Parker became an international sensation. Considering that the project was initially began as a side project, such success […]
Jake Hays is a Los Angeles, CA-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, who writes and records under the moniker Maudlin Strangers. And interestingly. Hays also managed to engineer, track and produce his forthcoming effort Overdose from his bedroom – […]
Chappo’s forthcoming sophomore effort, Future Former Self will see a May release and although the effort is the follow up to the band’s 2012 debut, Moonwater, which included the iPod commercial-featured single “Come Home,” the sophomore album is a sonic and […]
March 4th will mark the release of Chappo’s sophomore effort, Future Former Self. Although the effort will be the follow up to the band’s 2012 debut, Moonwater, which included the iPodcommercial-featured single “Come Home,” the sophomore album is a bit […]
A Million Billion Dying Suns formed earlier this year; however, frontman Nate Mercereau (guitarist and vocalist) and the rest of the band Steve Wyreman (guitar), Josh Lippi (bass), Derek Taylor (drums), and Ben Schiwer (keys) have been […]
March 4th will mark the release of Chappo’s sophomore effort, Future Former Self. Although the effort will be the follow up to the band’s 2012 debut, Moonwater, which included the iPod commercial-featured single “Come Home,” the sophomore album […]
Although A Million Billion Dying Suns formed earlier this year, frontman Nate Mercereau and the rest of the band have been around for a while, as they’ve all collaborated with the likes of Richard Ashcroft, Lauryn Hill and the legendary Chaka […]
Although A Million Billion Dying Suns formed earlier this year, frontman Nate Mercereau and the rest of the band have been around for a while, as they’ve all collaborated with the likes of Richard Ashcroft, […]