This was not what I expected. This was not what I expected at all. But is it a bad thing that Beach Fossils’ John Pena is surprising me? No. It isn’t. I expected something that reminded me of drinking at the beach. I expected shoegaze. This is not shoegaze. Nope, this is bassist Pena’s side [...]

First off, take note, Boston: The next edition of NEW MUSIC NIGHT , during which Jay Clicky Clicky and myself take to the River Gods DJ booth in Cambridge and play nothing but carefully-chosen new songs, takes place this coming Thursday, May 24th, 2012. Got it? Good. The last time our every-other-month event went down, I was sadly absent *. Yes, among the casualties of the soul-crushing sickness I came down with in mid-March was my planned appearance at that 5th edition of NMN, but before I succumbed, I was able to pull together a pretty spiffy setlist, if I do say ...

Brooklyn band announce first full-length on Captured Tracks, home of Z. Cole Smith's former band Beach Fossils.

Rock band Girls Names out of Ireland have released a new single off their upcoming split 7'' with Weird Dreams titled 'A Troubled See'. The single has some definite surf-rock influences going on in it and it brings upon a more downbeat version of The Drums in my opinion. You can listen to the track below and the 7'' single with Weird Dreams will be released on June 25th on Tough Love Records. May 22nd - Night and Day, Manchester 23rd - The Waiting Room, London 24th - The Green Door Store, Brighton 26th - Le Guess Who Festival, Utrecht w/ Weird Dreams 27th ...

Welsh rabble-rousers Future Of The Left have confirmed an appearance at Northside Festival in Brooklyn, NY on June 17th. Billed as NYC's largest and most accessible discovery festival, Northside boasts a draw of over 80,000 fans over its week long schedule and Future Of The Left will join such notable artists this year such as Beach Fossils, GZA, Of Montreal, Wise Blood and Screaming Females.

It’s Thursday, already: ► The Dandy Warhols, back with their eighth album “This Machine” (out in April), headline the Wiltern. Sleepy Sun and 1776 support. ► South African rockers the Parlotones [see Tuesday's post] visit the Roxy behind their new album “Journey Through the Shadows,” supported by Queen Caveat, Ryan Star and From Indian Lakes. [...]

Doused by DIIV [ official - facebook ] The Brooklyn band formerly known as Dive is the side-project of Beach Fossils ' Zachary Smith.

DIIV is the project Zachary Cole Smith, guitarist of the tilling, Brooklyn shine-poppers Beach Fossils. Interested in some of his ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/features/diiv/diiv-prefix-artist-to-watch/65081/

"I've never been super into the idea of doing a Track By Track for 'We'll Be The Moon'" admits Fixers singer Jack Goldstein. "I like the nature of letting the music do all the talking, it just feels right for this particular record. I see the value in explaining songs, notions and ideas but WBTM is, for me, quite a realised effort; perhaps a direct contrast to forthcoming releases, its hard to call at this stage. That said, I wanted to share the notes, notions and concepts we came up with for the album before we recorded it ...

//photo by erez avissar Do I even need to tell you about this by now? DIIV is basically writing new Cure songs, which sounds like a diss but is actually the best thing to happen in a long time. Formerly called Dive and made up of guys like Zachary Cole Smith from Beach Fossils and [...]

Neue Single vom Nebenprojekt des Beach Fossils Gitarristen Zachary Cole Smith. Zachary Cole Smith von der New Yorker Lo-Fi Band Beach Fossils gibt sich in seinem Nebenprojekt DIIV (ehemals Dive) langsam einer etwas dunkleren musikalischen Seite hin. Während sich die früheren Veröffentlichungen der Band noch deutlich hörbar am Noise-/Dream-Pop von Beach Fossils orientierten und sehr [...]

A shot of the Captured Tracks-signed band playing a home turf show for today's Final Shot.

Part of eclectic Fonogramáticos Vol. 13 last year, Cut Your Hair’s “Utah in Pictures” stood out as everything great recent indie pop had been: grandiose guitar riffs working as addictive hooks in simple song patterns. But, while the North American crop of indie-pop revivalists (Beach Fossils, Beach House, Surfer Blood) would set their collection of breezy tunes as the background for pleasant seaside lethargy, the Catalan trio were instead inspired by decaying images of Salt Lake City they found online. Directed by Barcelona-based photo studio EskenaziEncursiva (collaborative effort between Adriana Eskenazi and Laura Encursiva), the video captures the childlike ...

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This week's selection features Beastie Boys, a Beach Fossils offshoot and a smattering of 2-step Each week, we invite someone to share a playlist of songs they've been listening to recently. Martyn Young is a 26-year-old music writer for This Is Fake DIY and Music OMH . Follow him on Twitter here . Jessie Ware – 110% The name Jessie Ware will be familiar to anyone with an interest in UK electronic music following her excellent guest vocal appearances on tracks by Joker and SBTRKT among others. South Londoner Ware is far too much of a talent to be relegated to ...