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The Yardbirds – For Your Love
Tag Archive for 'psych rock'
Dude, what’s with the fucking wolves? Wolf Eyes, Wolfmother, Patrick Wolf, Guitar Wolf (who is awesome), Wolf Parade (who is not awesome), Sea Wolf, Peanut Butter Wolf, Howlin’ Wolf, AIDS Wolf, and lest we forget Peter Wolf and my personal favorites…
Wolf Blitzer (of The Situation Room fame, when not hosted by Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, not to mention can double as an excellent metal band name)
Law & Order executive producer Dick Wolf (not to be confused with wolf dick, which is entirely different). DOINK DOINK:
and, of course, three wolves havin’ a howl, coming to a state fair or dance party near you…
Wolf is the old and new Bear, I suppose.
So yep, the Wolf is everywhere, and this shit’s beginning to confuse me. Add Wolf People to the fray. However, it’s worth mentioning and perhaps self-evident that Wolf People is a rather amazing band – amazing enough to make me (almost) completely forget about my aversion to wolves, both in project names and in real life encounters.
Two things you need to know about Wolf People. First, flutes. Second, Wolf People are completely out of the loop of what’s en vogue right now. This is good classic psychedelia, and some of the best interpretations of the genre since Dungen. No glo-fi, no beats, no poorly realized garage slop, no hype – just complex, ornate, soaring acid rock and electric folk – respectfully retro, yet with a contemporary sheen that shines brightly. Nothing complicated to read into with Wolf People, this is just how rock and roll is supposed to sound.
I’ve had a shit morning thus far, but discovering and listening to Wolf People put me in the right headspace. Despite having yet to set foot in the states (they come to us from merry ole England), they just scored a distribution deal with the practically flawless Jagjaguwar label. Their debut full-length, Tidings, hit selves February 23. Hit up the sample below, and hear more at the group’s Soundcloud.
For fans of: Dungen, Fairport Convention, Kurt Vile, The Pretty Things
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Wolf People – Tidings
Sinister psych revivalists The Black Angels are set to due bidding with our city this October at Headliners. This is a band I’ve been meaning to see for a long time, especially during their tour with Roky Erickson of the mighty 13th Floor Elevators. Tickets are a reasonable $12 and go on sale this Saturday, July 31st.
The Black Angels w/ TBA
Saturday, October 10th
Doors at 8 p.m. / Show at 9 p.m. (18+)
Headliners – Louisville (map that shizz)
POSSIBLY RELATED :::
The Black Angels – Directions to See a Ghost
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The Black Angels – Dee Ree Shee
Oh good, glad to see you like my illustration. Yeah, I had some downtime and wasn’t feelin’ too creative or too much in my graphic design game as far as doing something special for The Decibel Tolls year-end list. So Lana and I started talking, and it came to us that it would be hysterical to do a collage with people like Bradford Cox eating that Ezra Comma dude from Frankenstein Weekday or whoever, and Franz Ferdinand… stuff like that. I didn’t have time to add Lil’ Wayne. And then I had to make, like, the fuckin’ universe as the backdrop. That’s how we roll here at the Decibel Tolls – no fun, tasteful graphic to designate this article as the accumulative best-of list. Nope, just crude images of artists I like with their heads detached eating shitty bands. I’m additionally thrilled that I was able to describe the image even further despite the fact that it’s already annotated. I rule.
I put some serious thought into this list, and did a bunch of narrowin’ down. There were other jam hives I was rather infatuated with this year, such as releases from Magik Markers, Burning Star Core, and Vivian Girls. But I wanted to do just the standard top ten this time around. No reason to not do things standard every now and again… Continue reading ‘The Decibel Tolls Best Albums of 2008′
One of the best compliments you can receive as a musician is the notion of irritating music writers. The Dead C has always been one of the most difficult groups to describe. Like many psych rippers and no wavers, much of the Dead C’s repertoire specializes in noise and structure breakdown. But simply labeling it as noise is shortsighted, as the Dead C operates as more of an improv group. There’s always been “structure,” more or less, and if you listen closely, the Dead C often comes across as a damaged Spacemen 3, Space Needle, or other fuzz-heavy, post-punk-informed groups with the word “space” somewhere. There are solid songs throughout, always head warping, and always fed through multiple demonic filters to cultivate that otherworldly presence. Continue reading ‘Navigating the Dead C’
Gotta shout out to Evan at Swan Fungus again for locating more difficult-to-find holy relics. Today, it’s a Dead Meadow bootleg, sometimes referred to as a Live on WFMU recording, though Evan points out that it’s actually a somewhat lost Peel Session.
Dead Meadow releases some of the highest caliber Hawkwind-esque mind-melters today. Of course, in the studio, you can saturate each track with reverb and panning techniques to make anything sound pretty good. This is where Dead Meadow prove themselves as an awesome band – they absolutely smoke live. “Drifting Down Streams” is cultish. Continue reading ‘Dead Meadow Peel Sessions’
I’ve been violently cranking Religious Knives as of late. I saw them once with, I think, Wizzardz (a Lightning Bolt side project). Or maybe it was Zodiac Mountain. I don’t remember. Either way, Religious Knives is boss, and reminds me of one of my forgotten favorites – Loop. More on that in a bit. Continue reading ‘Keepin’ It Evil with Loop and Religious Knives’
I’m going to bat for Bradford and pals. Deerhunter has been good to us. On their blog, bandleader Bradford Cox is pretty great about providing new songs and sneak peeks of forthcoming material. While posting a link to the new Atlas Sound single, via Mediafire, Bradford unwittingly provided a public portal to all of his uploaded material, including two not-yet-released albums, unfinished demos, and the famous Deerhunter “micromixes.” In essence, his diary was discovered. As you can imagine, a free-for-all ensued. Old dude made it over to the At Ease Message Boards and posted all the files. Do you think Captain Yorke and the boys would approve of this, brah?! I’m a blogger too and all, but I’m sorry guys, that was a bitch move on your part, indie dorks. For shame. Continue reading ‘I’m Sorry, Bradford Cox’
Wouldn’t it be totally lulzy if I posted a picture of the Seattle landmark and was all like “no, not that Space Needle, silly?!” Oh em gee, that would be hysterical. But since I have no sense of humor that I’m aware of, that won’t happen. Instead, I’d like to talk about how Space Needle (the band) is the fuzziest ever. I’m talking Snuggle Bear fuzzy. And by the way, this is not product placement, I’m really into Snuggle Bear. I fucking love talking bears. Continue reading ‘Space Needle is for Lovers’
Deerhunter just released some more non-NIN shows coming up this fall. Bradford Cox is buying some new dresses for the occasion, too! By the way, BC has my heart, because he understands something that I understand, but very few others do. Quoted in Analogue Mag: “I’ve pretty much given up on indie rock. I hate indie rock. I never listen to it anymore. Because indie rock to me is safe. Like college rock in the 80s. It has a lot to do with economic oppression. It has a lot to do with rich kids. When I think of indie rock recently I think of sort of bands whose names I won’t mention appropriating African music.” Thank you, Brad. Thank you, Deerhunter. Continue reading ‘Deerhunter Tours Some More’
