Last November, I wrote about indie rock project Ulrika Spacek. Comprised of long-time friends Rhys Edwards and Rhys Williams, the duo conceptualized the project during a single night in Berlin based around their mutual influences —Television, Pavement, Sonic […]
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Long-time friends Rhys Edwards and Rhys Williams conceptualized their current band, Ulrika Spacek during a single night in Berlin, a project that would be influenced by Television, Pavement, Sonic Youth and krautrock. Upon their return to their house KEN, a former art gallery in Homerton, the duo of Edwards and Williams began working on the material, which would eventually comprise their forthcoming full-length debut, The Album Paranoia slated for a February 5, 2016 release through Lefse Records and Tough Love Records. Three expert musicians were recruited to flesh out the project’s live sound and to complete their live show, which combined art installations with music.
The Album Paranoia’s first single “She’s A Cult” consists of angular and chugging guitar chords played with a gentle amount of reverb, a tight rhythm section comprised of a propulsive drum beat and a throbbing bass line paired with soaring and anthemic hooks and ethereal vocals that float over an overall grungy mix. Although incredibly contemporary, the song sounds as though it could have been released during the 120 Minutes-era of MTV.
New Audio: Autobahn’s New Single “Society” Channels Joy Division, Viet Cong, and Interpol
I’m often multitasking while working on posts and today wasn’t any different, as I was going through Soundcloud files while watching an awful New York Yankee loss against their division rival Toronto Blue Jays when […]
Spectrals began as the solo, bedroom-based lo-fi recording project of Heckmondwike, Yorkshire-based Louis Jones. And he released a number of his earliest singles through indie labels such as Captured Tracks, Tough Love Records, Moshi Moshi, […]
Back in 2009, Spectrals began as the solo project of Louis Jones, who played every instrument on the earliest singles released through Captured Tracks, Tough Love Records, Underwater Peoples, and Moshi Moshi. Some time later, Jones […]
When the Spectrals began in 2009, they were essentially the solo project of the Heckmondwike Yorkshire, UK-based Louis Jones, who played every instrument on the band’s earliest records released through labels such as Captured Tracks, Tough Love, […]