Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest. I don’t really know how to define this music or specify its genre, especially because I rarely listen to this stuff. I would say that Grizzly Bear are combination of Rock and Pop. This music requires attention to get the most out of it; listen to it any other way and [...]
Mars Volta – Octahedron. Which seems to have leaked already. The official release date is June 23. Comparing it Deloused in the Comatomium (the other Mars Volta that I’ve listened to the most) it is a lot less epic and more easy going, but classic Mars Volta nonetheless and highly recommended.
Mars Volta – Desperate Graves [...]
N*E*R*D are also back with the follow up to their second album “Fly Or Die” of 2004. “Seeing Sounds” is the title and is in reference to a neurological phenomenon called ’synesthesia’.
Shay from the group elaborates: “It’s a mixture of senses that may cause a person to experience colorful hearing, auditory smell.” I [...]
I’m back from a great alternative music festival in Dour, Belgium. All round it was a great experience, but what a hellish ride getting there it became. Apart from the weak organisation on the first day, they pulled it off well.
Arriving the night before and after nearly a day of travelling, we found an area [...]