Although they’ve gone through a number of lineup changes over the years, the NYC-based quartet The Giraffes have a long-held reputation for a brutally intense live show since their formation back in 1996. And as […]
Tag: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Comprised of Karen O. (vocals), Nick Zimmer (guitar) and Brian Chase (drums), the New York-based trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been a critically and commercially successful act with the release of their four full-length efforts, Fever to Tell (2003), Show Your Bones (2006), It’s Blitz! (2009), and Mosquito (2014). Interestingly, out of all of their efforts, it’s the trio’s third full-length effort, It’s Blitz! that manages to be a major change in sonic direction for the band as the material primarily employs atmospheric electronics, layers of buzzing and undulating synths. And although the album’s first three or four songs are arguably the most dance-floor ready the trio have ever released, the album’s remaining songs manage to be moodily atmospheric. Interestingly, the entire album is an exercise in restraint as Zimmer’s guitar playing and Karen O’s vocals are carefully reined in.
Album single “Skeletons” is a spectral and atmospheric song that pairs gently undulating synths, gentle yet dramatic drumming and Karen O’s ethereal vocals in a song that gently builds up tension until the song’s quiet conclusion. The song evokes wisps of smoke curling upward and dissipating into the ether . . .
Comprised of three long-time friends, Liz Drummond, Hannah Field, and Annie Hamilton, the Australian-based trio Little May have quickly become one of their homeland’s most buzzed about bands with the release of their debut effort For The Company, which was released last month to critical praise from the likes of WNYC, Stereogum, Noisey, Billboard and others. And over the past month or so, the Australian trio had been on a lengthy North American tour, which ended last night; but before their tour ended, the Drummond, Field and Hamilton released a cover of Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Skeletons” that features a gorgeous three part harmonies paired with guitar chords played through reverb, atmospheric electronics and military-styled drumming, which naturally changes the song’s arrangement. It’s a fairly straightforward cover — but it manages to be equally spectral and gorgeous cover nonetheless.
New Audio: The Giraffes’ Ass-Kicking and Sneeringly Ironic, New Single “Product Placement Song”
If you’ve been covering and following music as long as I have, the NYC-based quartet The Giraffes are a band that you’ve likely encountered in one way or another over the years — mainly for […]
Best known as one-half of the duo of Escondido, Jessica Maros is a Los Angeles, CA-based artist, who will be releasing her full-length debut, Cavity under the moniker of Kuzin (pronounced cousin). The album’s first single […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past year or so, you may remember that early last year, I wrote about the Gothenburg, Sweden-based punk quartet, LaDIDas. And for a punk band, their sound is […]
Although they formed earlier this year, the Los Angeles CA-based Le Noire have gained quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere for a sound that has elements of psychedelia, grunge and garage rock. Their […]
Danish vocalist and guitarist Marleen Pfeiffer’s musical career got its start in the all-female garage punk band, Snatch; however, it’s her latest project, Miss Marlow that has received attention both in Pfeiffer’s native Denmark and […]
Over the last year or so, I’ve been receiving an increasing amount of emails from artists and PR firms from all over the world, which interestingly enough makes the mission of covering music regardless of […]
Luminous, the Horrors’ much-anticipiated and long-awaited follow up to their critically applauded 2011 release, Skying was recorded over a 15 month period in the band’s East London studio/laboratory/bunker with co-producer Craig Silvey, who has worked with the […]
Recorded over a 15 month period in the Horrors’ East London studio/laboratory/bunker with co-producer, Craig Silvey, who has worked with the likes of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire and the National, Luminous is the much-anticiapted and […]
I caught the Brooklyn-based trio Sharkmuffin during a hot summer night at Fort Useless, and was impressive by their energy – at one point, their lead vocalist was standing on her amplifier and wandering around […]