12 O'Clock Track
Friday, May 17, 2013
12 O'Clock Track Music 12 O'Clock Track: Noisy shoegaze on No Joy's "Slug Night"
Posted by Luca Cimarusti on 05.17.13 at 12:00 PM
On Mother's Day, I went to Lincoln Hall to catch Canadian noise-rock powerhouse Metz (who have recently built up the bro-iest fanbase ever, apparently) and TV Ghost, a dramatic postpunk act from Indiana. First up on the bill was No Joy, another band from Canada who had been added only the day before. I'm glad I got to the show early enough to catch them, because their set was really excellent. They play a catchy style of noisy shoegaze that falls somewhere in between the feedbacky onslaught of a young Sonic Youth and the lush warmth of My Bloody Valentine. The three girls up front shred their guitars, running them through chains of effects and delay pedals while the drummer holds it down and keeps it simple and in the pocket, a move taken directly from the Steve Shelley playbook. Today's 12 O'Clock Track is "Slug Night" from No Joy's brand-new LP Wait For Pleasure. This song falls a little more towards the MBV end of the spectrum, with layers of beautiful fuzz taking up all the sonic space imaginable while Jasmine White-Glutz sings a smooth, hooky melody on top of it.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
12 O'Clock Track Music 12 O'Clock Track: Roomrunner's burning new grunge tune, "Bait Car"
Posted by Leor Galil on 05.16.13 at 12:00 PM
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
12 O'Clock Track Music 12 O'Clock Track: Violetness's chilly, fuzzy "The Mighty Moss"
Posted by Shannon Shreibak on 05.15.13 at 12:00 PM
- http://violetness.bandcamp.com/
- The cover of Last Night in My Dreams, I Was Talking to You
The intro teeters between lonesome purrs and teakettle whistles, and then a cluster of harmonies swoops in to detonate in an unshakeable, cathartic hook. Eerie reverb wraps Upson's vocals, and thumping tribal drums anchor it to the bridge. A Peruvian-American with roots in California, Upson has some training as a pianist, but it doesn't necessarily show in her emotive lyrics and sultry arrangements—and the remainder of the three-song EP moves between wheezing synths and gratuitous overdubs. Violetness hasn't amassed an expansive catalog yet, but her music has a vastness to it already—and the melancholic decadence of "The Mighty Moss" bodes well for whatever comes next.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
12 O'Clock Track Music 12 O'Clock Track: Jan Hammer Group's deeply funky "Don't You Know"
Posted by Tal Rosenberg on 05.14.13 at 12:00 PM
Monday, May 13, 2013
12 O'Clock Track Music 12 O'Clock Track: Mudhoney's ripper about shitty white wine, "Chardonnay"
Posted by Kevin Warwick on 05.13.13 at 12:00 PM
Friday, May 10, 2013
12 O'Clock Track Music 12 O'Clock Track: Brand-new introspective indie-pop from Robert Pollard
Posted by Luca Cimarusti on 05.10.13 at 12:00 PM
Robert Pollard's made a name for himself with his nonstop musical output. Since 2008, he's released two solo records a year, and in 2012 he supplemented his annual pair with another three LPs he recorded with his on-again, off-again band Guided by Voices, which itself is more or less a vehicle for his ideas. That alone is more output than most bands are able to create over the course of an entire career, let alone 365 days. It looks like 2013 is following a similar path. In April, GBV released another LP, English Little League, and a couple of days ago Uncle Bob gave us a sneak peek off another upcoming solo LP, Honey Locust Honkey Tonk. That song, "I Killed a Man Who Looks Like You," is today's 12 O'Clock Track.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
12 O'Clock Track Music 12 O'Clock Track: Ambulars' sunny and bittersweet "Teenage Hate"
Posted by Leor Galil on 05.09.13 at 12:00 PM
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
12 O'Clock Track Music Post No Bills 12 O'Clock Track: "Two to Your Right, Five to Your Left," a chunk of loud, visceral cello music from Okkyung Lee
Posted by Peter Margasak on 05.08.13 at 12:00 PM
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
12 O'Clock Track Music 12 O'Clock Track: "Narrative synth prog" from Michigan's Mounds
Posted by Philip Montoro on 05.07.13 at 12:00 PM
Maybe you've checked out the bill for tonight's Black Pus show at the Empty Bottle and thought to yourself, "Who the heck is Mounds?" The Bottle's site identifies them only as "Michigan-based narrative synth-proggers," and there's no link to a website, Facebook page, or anything else.
Mounds turns out to be a difficult band to google, not least because of all the actual mounds in Michigan. (I also learned that the University of Minnesota marching band has used a formation called "The Mound of Sound.") But with a little effort I found a Bandcamp page with what seem to be two demo songs. "Narrative synth prog" turns out to be pretty accurate—"New Bridge" sounds a little like some guys trying to soundtrack their D&D game, and I mean that in the nicest way possible.
The track is after the jump. And while you're here, have you read the Artist on Artist interview my buddy Seth Sher from Zath and Psychic Steel did with Brian Chippendale of Black Pus?
Monday, May 6, 2013
12 O'Clock Track Apropos of Nothing Music 12 O'Clock Track: John Martyn's grizzled-man folk jam "Over the Hill"
Posted by Tal Rosenberg on 05.06.13 at 12:00 PM
