[CDG] Popstrangers / Heaven

Popstrangers are Joel Flyger, Adam Page and David Larson, three native New Zealanders who make “pop” music that’s hard-driving, punk-influenced and sonically inimitable. After releasing several singles on fabled New Zealand label Flying Nun, the band arrives with their debut album Antipodes. Recorded in the basement of a 1930's dancehall, Popstrangers’ first full-length features dissonant, claustrophobic melodies, anchored by the languid affectations of Flyger’s vocals, that bring a vintage feel to their decidedly contemporary garage rock. Channeling early Radiohead and kiwi indie bands of yore like the Gordons, 3Ds and the Chills, Antipodes further develops the band’s nuanced, distorted “pop” created and cultivated from years spent honing their craft live.

Da ANTIPODES (23/2/2013 Carpark Records)

[Indie for Dummies] GRMNL / Coral

GRMNL - Coral 

Born in Kyoto, Japan and raised in southern California, 19-year-old Yoodoo Park aka GRMLN makes sweet dream pop that seems perfectly suited to driving with windows down alongside a picturesque Santa Cruz shoreline. It’s got a unspoiled earnestness (as well as a literalness with tracks like “Patio”) and a studied, pleasant jangle that’s hard to argue with, even if your current location is more penned in office than wide open swaths of sand. GRMLN’s new EP will be out October 23rd on Carpark.[The Fader]

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Da EXPLORE EP (23/10/2012 Carpark)

[Live] Cloud Nothings / Separation live on KEXP

 

 Cloud Nothings - Separation (KEXP)  

Cloud Nothings performs "Separation" live from Barboza during the 2012 Capitol Hill Block Party. Recorded July 22, 2012.

Da ATTACK ON MEMORY (2012 Carpark)

[CDG] TEEN / Electric

TEEN - Electric (2012)

Da IN LIMBO (28/8/2012 Carpark)

[Live] Cloud Nothings @ KEXP radio

 

 Cloud Nothings perform live in the KEXP studio (6/3/2012) 

 Tracks: Stay Useless // Fall In // Cut You // Separation

Da ATTACK ON MEMORY (2012 Carpark Records)