Words by Jacob Barron This column completes the quartet of seasonal soundtracking opportunities, and, appropriately, marks the column’s unofficial one-year anniversary. Happy birthday soundtracking! I know we didn’t post autumn until September last year, but whatever! I’m trying to get you a free dessert from Applebee’s, soundtracking, so shut up and be cool.
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Song: Teenage Dream (Katy Perry Cover) Artist: Darwin Deez “Don’t ever look back / Don’t ever dress wack.” Let’s talk about Katy Perry for a second. Because it’s summer. And because, regardless of how you feel about her, you have to admit, her music is catchy. Now let’s talk about Darwin Deez. Another catchy musician [...]
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Words by Brendan / Photo by Erren Franklin There’s something special about the jingle-jangle of a guitar with a fuzzy layer of reverb on it that just makes me think of summer. I see garage bands playing at backyard barbeques; I hear lo-fi pop blasting on cassettes in car stereos as they cruising down an [...]
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Words by Rick Moslen I briefly considered having a Part 1 and Part 2 for this segment. Why? Well your favorite bands showcased their best work on this English label, and a list of thirty-five albums still runs far too short. A speedy mention of 4AD’s 30-year old history recalls the sweat-enduring mystic of the [...]
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So we typically toss a video onto a post when highlighting a new band, a show preview, or something and let you draw your own conclusion about it. Sometimes we’ll just round ‘em all up for you. Most of these videos are of artists we have previously talked about here on Draw Us Lines, so [...]
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[Record Store Recon is a reoccurring segment brought to you by us or brought to us by you. Let's not forget physical media! Let's celebrate it! Send in a photo of your purchase, why you're excited about it, where you got it, and we'll post it for all to see. Is it rare? Is it [...]
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Maybe it’s a stretch to use the term “supergroup” with a band like The Babies. That moniker calls to mind big groups of big stars, like CSNY or The Traveling Wilburys or, these days, Monsters of Folk. But for fans of modern indie/lo-fi rock in all of its glory, putting Cassie Ramone of the Vivian [...]
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Bon Iver‘s new, doubly self-titled and highly-anticipated album came out today, but thanks to the magic of the internet (way to go, iTunes leak) we’ve already got fully-formed opinions. Music is all about personal opinion and reaction, and we each have our own perspective on every little song that passes our ears, but this album [...]
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Words by Rick Moslen It turns out that Iowa has other sweet exports besides corn. In fact, lots of stellar bands hail from the Hawkeye state, including Poison Control Center. Attend one of their shows and expect gymnastic guitar solos, wild drumming, and three vocalists and dancing about the stage. They enjoy playing music at [...]
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Yo! We compiled a bunch of ECHO CHAMBER recordings. How abouts you check out the Bandcamp page (click above) and pick these tunes up? We'd appreciate it and we know you'll love 'em. The DUL Staff
