Can't say I'm crazy about the music, but it's cool to see a band team up with their local astronomical society to fight light pollution. Novel concept!

Here we are with the second instalment of acts that rocked hard in Sonic Masala's past, and are here to show 2012 what for. Ancient River really put the 70s back into their psych rock, and the Florida band are back to show their frenetic work ethic shows no signs of keeping them at bay. Let It Live is their fourth release in a month, as they alternate between studio time and home recordings, and the constant jamming is paying serious dividends. Let It Live fucking rocks hard. I liked Ancient River, but based on this, there is no ...

Stream – Calligraphy There’s nights where the sky is nothing but that empty black sketchpad with a couple of white dots (and the occasional blotch if there’s no light pollution). Then there’s nights where you’ll just look up, all wary after a stressful day and you’ll find yourself mouth agape, looking at that vast, fathomless [...]

Download Zip File 1. The Quiet Americans - Weird Mountain ( CoatTrack ) This is a track from a six track cassette which is limited to just 100 copies and can be purchased, if any remain from the  CoatTrack records website . Quiet they are not! "Fresno, California band  The Quiet Americans  was formed in 2010 by songwriter  Luke Giffen  and drummer  Eli Reyes . The Quiet Americans combine bright melodies and animal like drums with fuzzed out guitar squall. Sort of like Link Wray meets Dinosaur jr. filtered through an echo chamber. The six song EP  Medicine  is their first release and is out ...

Timing is everything, especially when it comes to booking the Meredith Music Festival. M+N talks exclusively to Aunty Meredith about this year’s 21st birthday line-up. Photos by LEAH ROBERTSON . Were you looking for a particular theme for Meredith's 21st? Helloooo! Thanks for having me. What? Theme, yes! Particular, no. It’s her 21st so that obviously means “party”. Derrr. Not just lets-go-crazy-lets-get-nuts party, more every-colour-of-the-rainbow-plus-white-and-black-and-brown-and-peuse party. Party like the internet doesn’t matter. Party like Nick Cave’s moustache, party like a penis flouncing clockwise in the Gift. Party like you’re a hippy and you believe ...

MP3: Delay Trees "Tarantula/Holding On" Finnish group Delay Trees have offered a brand new single, " Tarantula/Holding On " available at the Filter premiere , taken from their self titled debut. 1. Gold 2. Cassette 2012 3. About Brothers 4. Pattern 5. In February 6. Quarantine 7. Light Pollution 8. Tarantula/ Holding On 9. Whales & Colors 10. 4:45 AM

Delay Trees  “Tarantula/Holding On” Delay Trees Track Listing: 1. Gold 2. Cassette 2012 3. About Brothers 4. Pattern 5. In February 6. Quarantine 7. Light Pollution 8. Tarantula/ Holding On 9. Whales & Colors 10. 4:45 AM

Finland based group *Delay Trees is* proud to announce the release of their full length debut on *Friendly Fire Recordings* out on *May 10*. The shoegazing quartet is originally from Hämeenlinna, Finland but currently reside south of Helsinki where they constructed the album with Finnish musician and engineer *Julius Mauranen*. The wintry landscapes of their beautiful surroundings are ever present in their sound, bringing to mind Scandinavian artists such as *Sigur Ros* and *Mew*. Delay Trees (a name taken from their love of reverb and forests alike) started when *Rami Vierula* (vocals/guitar) started writing about the pressures of growing ...

The Felix Culpa will be playing various US dates through March and April. 4/11/11 - Mojoe’s - Joliet, IL w/ Harvard, The Fireship, Black Canvas, I Can Hear Myself Levitate 3/12/11 - Joe Sipper’s Cafe - Effingham, IL (acoustic set) 3/13/11 - LEMP Neighborhood Art Space - St. Louis, MO w/ Harvard 3/14/11 - Hogwarts - Lawrence, KS w/ Harvard 3/16/11 - The Marquee - Tulsa, OK w/ Harvard, Orbs, Wild Orchid Children 3/18/11 - The Trophy Room - Austin, TX w/ Suns, Light Pollution, The Fireship 3/18/11 - Mellow Mushroom - Austin, TX w/ Former Thieves, Helen ...

I first caught wind of Bossasaurus back in December, but like my scattered brain, I lost them in my music pile of mess. Well, when I saw some snippets for what's soon to come from these gents, I had to go back to Lacerta , their debut EP. "Light Pollution" may have been my initial kick into Bossasaurus' Lacerta , but I'm starting to warm up to a few of their other tracks. The EP's got a range of styles, more than I initially thought, and really gives intro to the gen[i]us of these constellations - Lacerta is ...

Here are the Wisconsin and Illinois shows we recommend you take in this week. Check them out below and let us know which ones you’ll be attending or ones you think should really make our list. Upcoming Shows: 1/20 – Free Energy + The Postelles + Light Pollution – Double Door (CHICAGO) 1/20 – Lauryn [...]

Yan from the band talks us through his 10 favourite moments … Listen to Valhalla Dancehall here For Valhalla Dancehall, our fifth album, we decided to do things a little differently. The plan was to abandon the professional studio and all its trappings in favour of a more DIY approach. First of all we needed a place – somewhere away from it all where we could experiment freely without interference. So, on the edge of the Sussex downs, not far from the sea, we found an old farmhouse and lived there for what turned out to be an 18-month recording and mixing ...

For all those of you snowed in at the moment or simply can't move cos you stuffed yourselves too much over Christmas, here's a bumper blog post of new music that should see your speakers through to the new year in fine style. First up, if you haven't picked up a copy of the Stagga single 'Genik Riddim' yet, get involved! The track featuring Skamma & Joe Blow from Squid Ninjaz is beastly and the release carries killer remixes from Starkey , Distal and HavocNdeed . Not for the faint hearted though, this is definitely on the grimier side. Here ...

French label Wool Recordings are releasing 'Woolly Jumpers', their first compilation album. 1. Dave Bixby 'Drug Song' 2. Connan Mockasin 'It's Choade My Dear' 3. Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez 'Me And Roman' 4. A Classic Education 'Terrible Day' 5. Wolf People 'Cotton Strands' 6. Laetitia Sadier 'Statues' (Wool Recordings version) 7. Franklin 'Love Is Beautiful' 8. Le Volume Courbe 'This & That' 9. Junkboy 'Present' 10. Luther Russell '1st & Main' 11. Peter Broderick 'Man On The Bridge' 12. Suddenly Sunshine 'Summer Days' 13. Sarabeth Tucek 'Shadows' 14. Double U 'Ouah' 15. Castanets 'Pretty Little Eyes' 16. Light Pollution 'Drunk Kids' 17 ...

Bossasaurus’ debut EP Lacerta will be released in its entirety on December 15th, 2010. Bossasaurus-Light Pollution by Bossasaurus