Month: February 2015

Music, Print, Reviews

Album Review: Montoeros— If You Think You’re In The Wrong Place, You’re Probably Here

February 10, 2015

Al describir así mismos como una banda bilingüe de math/punk/indie rock, Montoneros captura algo por lo que varias bandas locales matarían. Con temas en español e inglés, Montoneros abraza sus raíces y se acerca a una audiencia con las ganas de alguna representación en el corazón del rock en Colorado. Debutando con el albúm If You Think You’re In the Wrong Place, You’re Probably Here a finales del 2014, Montoneros llega al escenario con un disco que es honesto y sorprendentemente vulnerable.

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New Music Monday: Courtney Barnett — Pedestrian at Best

February 9, 2015

Though original content dates back to 2011, it was with the 2013 release The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas that Australian rock artist Courtney Barnett first grabbed American attention. While “singer-songwriter” would be accurate, it gives Barnett an implied sweetness that she quite simply doesn’t have. Her lyrics are biting and sarcastic, and her deadpan sing-song can range from Mac Demarco to Johnny Rotten. Her debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit arrives in late March. Luckily, we have an amazing new single, and an accompanying music video.

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Album Review: Death Grips — Fashion Week

February 5, 2015

If you aren’t a prior Death Grips fan, here’s a little background. This is a band that positively described the vibe at their own concerts as “volatile” when speaking to Pitchfork in November 2012. This is a band that left their label over disputes concerning the release of their fourth album, Government Plates for free to the public. This is a band that after later launching their own label, “Third Worlds” in conjunction with Harvest and Capitol Records, broke up seemingly out of no where, and cancelled all upcoming tour dates, including an opening slot for Nine Inch Nails at Red Rocks.

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New Music Monday: Milo Greene — Control

February 2, 2015

When members Andrew Heringer and Robbie Arnett started sending tracks to each other after they graduated, they soon discovered the hardships of booking their own gigs. To address the issue, a fictional booking agent was invented. The character was British, well-read, confident, wore a monocle and three-piece-suit, and his name was Milo Greene.

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