Author Archives: Andy

[stream] Hunter Hunted // Operating

Where have I heard Hunter Hunted’s “Operating” before? Was it in a dream? (More likely, it was in a commercial, or in the background somewhere when I wasn’t paying attention.) But the song is instantly familiar, like I’ve known it all along, a lingering vestige of some previous life. “Operating” is destined for highway drives,Continue Reading

[stream] MS MR // Hurricane (CHVRCHES Remix)

If you’re anything like us, you want to lord it over people when you knew about a band before they did. You want them to know that if they had just fucking listened to what you were talking about, they could have shared in your smug glory. And if you’re not like that, then stopContinue Reading

[mp3] CaveWomen // Sympathy for the Hook Man

We’ve been blogging long enough to remember the fall of Drink Up Buttercup, who seemed to be coming into their own in the early days of 2009 when this blog was in its infancy. The Philadelphia-based outfit produced odd psych-pop, and their debut full-length, Born and Thrown on a Hook, was released in early 2010, andContinue Reading

[mp3/stream] Bravestation // Somewhere We Belong

We’ve been after the guys in Bravestation to get themselves to Rochester for a show, but so far, our pleas have been to no avail. Then again, we aren’t putting on shows anymore – or even writing with any regularity – so that could be part of the reason, though I think it has moreContinue Reading

[stream] Boardwalk // I’m To Blame

Los Angeles duo Boardwalk haven’t been around long; according to their brief bio, the outfit formed last summer, and in the intervening year they’ve managed to secure a guitar and bassist in Mark Noseworthy of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, as well as a spot on Stones Throw Records, who will be releasing theirContinue Reading