Anbefalt indiepop/indierock:jangle pop, dreampop, shoegaze, spacerock, lo-fi, slowcore og kammerpop ... i all hovedsak album utgitt på små, uavhengige plateselskap det siste tiåret |
"The 16-track record plays out like a long lost summer weekend...It's serious without being preachy, cynical without dissolving into apathy, and whimsical enough to keep both sentiments in line, and of all of their records, it may be the one that ages so well." 4/5 [AMG]
"Meshing the guitar blur of the shoegazer movement (Lush, My Bloody Valentine, Pale Saints) with traces of indie rock royalty (Sonic Youth, Ivy), it's hardly what you might expect producer T-Bone Burnett to stand behind." [AMG]
"As with Charity Empressa's stellar debut, The Skin Of Whippets seems less concerned with creating "true" drone music. Rather, Campuzano seems more interested in taking the minimalist concepts of drone music and applying a broader view...for music labeled "drone", there sure is a lot going on." [Opuszine]
Intense, passionate, melodic and filled with hooks...guitars alternately soaring above the mix or crashing down in a volume wash of chords that hearkens back to early Verve and Spiritualized material. Ambient. Ethereal. Surreal. Moody. Emotional. Visceral. A wonderful melange of indie-alterna pop.
Denison Marrs' breathtakingly beautiful emo/alternative release World Renown For Romance...poetic genius captured in lush evocative soundscapes featuring shimmering melodic guitar textures
"A grandiose musical landscape populated with strings, groovin' bass lines, horns, '90s synth-drum beats, '70s spy film and television theme song throwbacks, Coldplay-ish piano intros, and moments of Pink Floyd-meets-Spiritualized-meets-The Beach Boys pop dreaminess..." [Transform]
"Conquest Slaughter er...ei plate som bør pirre nysgjerrigheten dersom indierock parret med kalifornisk poptradisjon og en mer akustisk countryutgave av Neil Young høres fristende ut...utforskende, visjonært og lyrisk, aldri sært - men likevel annerledes og utfordrende." [Dagbladet]
"Echoes of Bunnymen, a smidgen of Smiths, lots of Joy Division." [Spin]
Dirty guitars, sultry vocals, unforgettable melodies, PJ Harvey meets a slow motion Sonic Youth
"Stillferdig, akustisk musikk i naboskapet til Red House Painters og Low. Nick Drake nevnes også i forbindelse med LN, slett ikke uten grunn...lar den melodiøse musikken sildre fram nærmest av seg selv...musikk å drømme seg bort til." [Stavanger Aftenblad]
"Bandet jeg aldri hadde hørt om - Map - har laget en plate som allerede har blitt et av sommerens flotteste soundtrack. Secrets By the Highway er delikat, nostalgisk, sjarmerende, intrikat og nydelig drømmepop." [groove.no]
"Petracovich sounds like Aimee Mann fronting Sparklehorse with Beth Orton calling in plays from the sidelines...a hypnotic dreamtime soundtrack...folktronica wrapped in the silken sheen of Peters' subdued songbird voice." [Pitchfork]
"Skjønt surr...ikke langt unna klassikere som Galaxie 500 eller Swervedriver, men mer lik svenske The Radio Department...obskure greier, per definisjon, men samtidig mer tilgjengelig enn det kanskje ser ut på papiret...til tider veldig bra." [Bergens Tidende]
"«Lovely Night» startar som om var den eit spor frå Kurt Weills Tolvskillingsopera, men etterkvart trer den ut av det gamle lydbildet og inn i eit langt meir moderne landskap, der vi kan skue spor av både Brian Wilson og Ed Harcourt...denne karen noterer vi oss, ikkje sant?" [groove.no]
"The trio has an obvious admiration for the atmospherics of Unforgettable Fire-era U2, and O'Neal's vocals mesh well with the sheets of luxurious reverb and yearning strings that haunt the corners of Ghosts...it's a life-size star map flecked with glimmering jewels of melody and the wondering promise of youth." [AMG]
"About as close to perfection as pop songwriting can get...magnificent music." [Magnet]
"Despite its name, Chemical Chords actually features some of Stereolab's most organic-sounding music in some time, downplaying their arsenal of analog synths in favor of live instrumentation." 4/5 [AMG]
"Sufjan Stevens new album isn't just this year's best album, it's the best album to come out in several years. In an era when most of the music we hear is derivative of eras past, it's not just a relief to hear something as fresh as Illinoise, it's downright extraordinary." [NPR]
"The Soft Bulletin may be the most extraordinary rock record you'll hear all year...a symphonic work of fully realized cosmic pop, full of surging sweeping melodicism and expansive, heart tugging tunes." [Spin]
"This record is the soundtrack to a smile, bouncing electronic and acoustic riffs forming a soft pillowy foundation for Ron Fountenberry's voice." [Paste Magazine]
"Amerikanske shoegazere som setter strek med å tømme velvet for alskens godbiter...mer enn nok å henge fingrene i både for gamle og nye fans." 5/6 [Adresseavisen] ... bandet til den nye Smashing Pumpkins-gitaristen Jeff Schroeder
"This 19-track collection covers the group's 1980s recordings... Comparisons to Echo & the Bunnymen creep into most reviews of the Mighty Lemon Drops, but even if they're unavoidable, you can tell the difference, particularly in the Rickenbacker guitar lines and the less affected, humbler vocal delivery." [AMG]
"Its surplus of pristine pop hooks and energetic discharge rivals the best of Built to Spill, Guided by Voices, Pavement, or any other heralded indie rock band." [Pitchfork]
"It is the best shoegaze-ish guitar pop record in memory. Heck, it is just a great pop record. No categories necessary..." [AMG]