NEW MUSIC VIDEO BY AUSTIN’S SWEET SPIRIT

Byslackerlee February 6, 2016

“Baby When I Close My Eyes” – Sweet Spirit

It is no surprise that the best music video of 2016 so far, belongs to the local garage melody makers, Sweet Spirit, and their perfectly paired video director, John Valley. Puppets haven’t been used this dramatically and morbidly in a music video since Interpol’s 2004 “Evil” music video. Not a band to shy away from the darkness, Sweet Spirit fortifies their already memorable new hit with John Valley’s macabre depiction of utter brutality on felt puppets. The jarring scenes are all intriguingly diabolical in nature, and they may just stick with you longer than the catchy single; which is definitely saying something.

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Crooked Bangs Tease New Album, II, with Riotous Single “Rabbit Hole”

Byslackerlee April 1, 2017April 1, 2017

A dark gothic atmosphere serves as the backdrop for the new single “Rabbit Hole” from Austin angst-punkers, Crooked Bangs. The immediate differentiator for Crooked Bangs amidst the sea of punk bands, is that lead singer, Leda Ginestra, oscillates between laissez-faire French murmurings and incisive English punctuations. The bilingual vocal stylings evoke francophile nostalgia for bands…

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Yuma wins The Deli Readers’ Best of Austin Poll for Indie Rock/Pop Category

Byslackerlee March 2, 2017

It’s no surprise to see the charismatic loungy indie quartet, Yuma, atop the readers poll for ‘Best Emerging Indie Rock Artist of 2016’. Technically proficient but structurally unfettered, Yuma curates a refreshing dynamic of psychedlic-infused prog rock. The real lure of the group are their live performances which demand a no-gimmick focus on their melodies…

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Thanks Light Melt Minds and Faces with “Family Jewels”

Byslackerlee October 13, 2016

Adrenaline-infused pscyhedlia pours out from the hard-rocking warped reality of the Thanks Light. Their new single “Family Jewels” begins normal enough with the hushed and seductive vocals of Zane Ruttenberg but quickly devolves into a chaotic swirl of reverb that is reminiscent of noise rockers METZ or Pissed Jeans. Thanks Light embraces the appeal of…

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TOP TEN AUSTIN ELECTRONICA ACTS 2013

Byslackerlee March 19, 2013August 19, 2016

1. Bloody Knives A high adrenaline electro-thrash duo with Shoegaze overtones, Bloody Kniveshave a unique, industrial synth-punk sound that transcends multiple genres. Preston Maddox and Jake McCown’s intricate sound is as if you injected My Bloody Valentine with 300cc of amphetamine, gave them all synths, and sent them careening into a Dead Meadow concert. Their…

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Magna Carda Continues to Define ATX Hip Hop

Byslackerlee March 2, 2017March 2, 2017

Aptly described as ‘Austin’s answer to the Roots’, Magna Carda refuses to back down from their lyrical conviction and inventive beats. MC/producer duo, Megz Kelli and Dougie Do, have a knack for Southern-styled ambient beats in which they drop effortless flows that are equally provocative as they are amusing. Sprung from the campus of St….

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The Cuckoos Channel the Classic Era of Psych Music to a Tee on “Stranger in Your Eyes”

Byslackerlee February 16, 2016February 16, 2016

Morrison has risen- This is a natural thought progression upon hearing Ken Frost, lead singer of the Austin 60’s psych trio The Cuckoos, sing for the first time. Frost has a dead-on Lizard King baritone but, rather than run from comparisons to the Doors, the Cuckoos embrace it, own it, and then make it…

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