Rudi Simmons album Heart Attacks sound nothing like heart attacks. it sounds more like summer. it’s a tasteful and classy take on the indie pop genre. from oompas to bare acoustic numbers, Simmons manages to create interesting atmospheres. add clever and amusing lyrics to the mix, and you have these catchy and intelligent folky melodies with words that sparkle with wisdom. it is a modest but still ingenious interpretation of pop music. it is however way too many filthy words and unconventional (or at least not-conventional-enough) melodies in here to make this a true pop album. if you ask some dumb music journalist of allmusic or such, this would probably be tagged “Adult Contemporary” (with capital letters) or “Singer-Songwriter”, or whatever made up genre is in at the moment. but whatever you choose to call this: at least give it a listen! because this is honest music that deserves a listen – your listen. and not only that, it even deserves a purchase! on CD! http://www.howisannierecords.com
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Rudi Simmons – Heart Attacks
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009*luhn – *luhn
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009*luhn is pronounced loon. that doesn’t say it all, but it says a bit. this is a very pleasant journey through manipulated tape glitches and such. soothing guitars and comforting noise. no synths. only noise. it’s wonderful.
Soup – Come on Pioneers
Sunday, February 8th, 2009Soup are a semi artsy-fartsy band. at least sometimes. Soup are from Norway, and they play progressive and atmospheric music with great dynamics, and loads of marvellous atmospheres. there are awesome ambient pieces, but also melodic synth-driven rock with a very mellow bass and fantastic pop hooks. and it’s awesome. and very comfortable to listen to. are you uncomfortable? listen here to this. and get comfy. buy from http://www.howisannierecords.com at once! there’s a reason this is considered one of the finest albums by every publication lucky enough to have heard of it.
Build Nest, Sleep – Abouts
Sunday, February 8th, 2009Abouts was released on a 7″ vinyl and on a 3″ CD. this is the CD that I’ve ripped for you all. it enhances their already noisy sound picture with more blip blops, and louder guitars. and perhaps more importantly – more dynamics. there’s more NOOOooooooOOOiiiIiisssSSSssssEEEEeEEEEEEeeeEE here, where it used to be just nooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiisssssssseeeeeee. buy from http://www.howisannierecords.com if you like it, which I think you will. RWJGTEUAKLFSSSSUifwiulwrRGUUggggggggraeWUEØORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFV.