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Restless People
Restless People
Released by IAMSOUND
Based on biography alone, the caliber of the Brooklyn-based Restless People is pretty impressive. For one, Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm, otherwise known as the hazy tropicalia DJ duo Tanlines, make up half of it (Emm was also part of Don Caballero, and Cohen as the sadly short-lived and very excellent Professor Murder). For two, they’re releasing their full-length debut on IAMSOUND, home to much talked-about acts like Salem and Fool’s Gold. And there’s definitely things to like on their self-titled debut, especially in the beats and the production, ...
Midnight Juggernauts
The Crystal Axis
Released by Siberia
On the surface, The Crystal Axis, the Midnight Juggernauts’ sophomore record, has all the same elements as their excellent debut Dystopia: various swooping and oceanic synths, cascading vocals and an appreciation for a good beat. But while Dystopia played around with nu-disco and 80s pop, always focused on the movement, the hook (and catchy ones at that: I still challenge anyone to name a better opening than the one to “Into the Galaxy,” which is memorable without ever being annoying), The Crystal Axis feels more like something done by ...
Here We Go Magic
Pigeons
Released by Secretly Canadian
Here We Go Magic’s history so far reads a bit like a indie success story, even fairy tail. Here was a band (or rather, initially a solo bedroom project by one Luke Temple) whose 2009 self-titled debut, though it seemed to have come out of nowhere, was noticed, and liked, by enough people to eventually get the now-actual-band on the road with Grizzly Bear, and a record deal with Secret Canadian.
Solvent
Subject to Shift
Released by Ghostly International
It’s been 6 years since Solvent, aka Jason Amm, released his last record (and first on Ghostly), 2004’s Apples & Synthesizers. A lot has changed in six years, both in and out of the music world, but Subject to Shift, while it does venture into darker, near electro-clash territory, sounds remarkably like Amm’s later oeuvre: that is, an abundance of warm, almost bubbly synths, happy melodies, and a strong sense of composition that guides the songs when words or sentiment seems to fail. There’s a theme of communication ...
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If you’ve heard one HEALTH’s studio albums, or ever seen one of their live shows, you know that the band isn’t afraid of noise. This noise generally comes in the form of walls of effected guitar sounds and fast, almost aggressive, drumming, but the quartet also has an affinity for electronic music — specifically in the form of the remix. Hence, their 2008 album, Disco, which featured curated remixes of songs off their 2007 self-titled debut, and now Disco2 – the same take on the 2009 full-length Get Color, and out on June 22. URB recently talked to guitarist Jupiter Keyes about the ideas behind the album, and why these remixes work so damn well. …MORE
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