I love songs that are so fast that listening to them makes me want to test my typing skills. “Cubical Cowboy” by electronic artist Josh from Albuquerque does not disappoint at all. I’m actually quickly developing a sort of learned helplessness from trying to keep up with this ridiculously fast tempo.
A crunchier than real life electric guitar immediately begins Lousy Robot’s album, “The Strange And True Story Of Your Life.” The know that we all seem strange, and they’re not complaining. This was released in August of 2005, but I wouldn’t have been surprised at all if I would’ve looked at the bottom of Lousy Robot’s Bandcamp page and discovered a mid-nineties date instead. This kind of writing hasn’t existed in such radio friendly rock in a long time. Excellent job, Lousy Robot.
North America describe themselves as desert psych rock, or "pastry makin' music", but the following track sounds more like what would happen if early Battles were caught in a sandstorm. A great closer to an EP of spacious long-form proggy jams.
Jenny Invert is great! The sparkling guitar at the beginning of “The Past Has Passed” (as well as the clever title) was enough to hook me in and convince me to write about this band for this week’s article. I love the reverb on the vocals for the main line. These arrangements are great, and the vocals seem sincere.
Sometimes we all need to remember that the past really has passed. “Everything that was is gone, and now is all that’s left” he sings. That’s so incredibly true. This track is only two and a half minutes long, but it’s one of the most important ideas I’ve ever thought about.
They call this “Indie-Freak-Pop Ménage” or “A mix of rock n’ roll and sweet indie, with a twist of jazz and some nods to vaudeville”. It’s certainly unique. “Crossing The Divide” needs to be on the radio. This is really good pop/rock. I like the squealing sounds.