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Selfie by the Chainsmokers.

Da Vinci Flinglestein,
The quest for the Tone, the tone of the Quest

The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube

http://www.syndicateofsurf.com/

http://sharawaji.com/

http://surfrockradio.com/

Overboard by The Fathoms

The Reverbivores - we're local favorites!

Genesis by Grimes.

Da Vinci Flinglestein,
The quest for the Tone, the tone of the Quest

The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube

http://www.syndicateofsurf.com/

http://sharawaji.com/

http://surfrockradio.com/

Josh, perk up your ears: I recently discovered a young British band Wolf Alice - saw them play two songs on a recent "Later... with Jools Holland and was completely blown away. They're bringing back shoegazing music in a fresh and exciting way while showing that they really "get" what made that music so great in the first lace - I'm constantly hearing little references to Ride, Lush, even the Chanberries, but they have their own sound. And hooks for days and days! These kids know how to freakin' write a great song!!! Just love it!

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Here are a couple of videos (the two directed videos are hilarious!):

Ivan
Lords of Atlantis on Facebook
The Madeira Official Website
The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube

Listening now! Thanks for the heads up Ivan Big Grin

EDIT:
It's funny. I was just talking to a good friend (who is in the music industry) the other day about how terrible all of the new alternative is. Its more pop than alternative: stale, formulaic, and over-produced. This band harkens back to the late 80s early 90s shoegaze and early alternative sound, but they sound modern and fresh. This is what the modern alternative scene should sound like, imo. Not that Imagine Dragons crap.

I really really like Bros, Moaning Lisa, and Giant Peach. Thanks for the suggestions Ivan! I will dive deeper into their catalog for sure. Good looking out, brotha

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Me too. Straight up fellers. Must monitor culture to win war.
The Giant Peach vid is hilarious!

Da Vinci Flinglestein,
The quest for the Tone, the tone of the Quest

The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube

http://www.syndicateofsurf.com/

http://sharawaji.com/

http://surfrockradio.com/

Last edited: Dec 10, 2015 13:03:18

IvanP wrote:

I also just ordered their DVD "Live at the Sunhouse" (the package also includes the "Live In Amsterdam" CD) and this should be a fun viewing with my dad over Christmas! (The shop where I bought the DVD, SamSam Music, also carries The Lost Album, FYI.)

Thanks very much for the sourcing on that. No biggie 'cause I have it on the CD previously mentioned but find it odd no 'Perestroika' live. As a song I personally think it should stand with things like 'Apache' - just gorgeous.

Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.

This video!!!!

I wonder if I can interest my pop-addicted daughter in them. The cool Catholic kids next door who go to the arts high school probably already like them. Got to get my kid off Taylor Swiftiness.

I like the way they are so photogenic yet unaffected. Live video shows them to be really about their music. The shoegaze pose is a good one that allows for artistic integrity within a soft formula. I just can;t see any American band with popular potential doing anything as natural-seeming as this band.

...and I can't believe I just missed their 2nd Chicago show this week.

Squink Out!

Last edited: Dec 11, 2015 00:10:26

josheboy wrote:

Listening now! Thanks for the heads up Ivan Big Grin

EDIT:
It's funny. I was just talking to a good friend (who is in the music industry) the other day about how terrible all of the new alternative is. Its more pop than alternative: stale, formulaic, and over-produced. This band harkens back to the late 80s early 90s shoegaze and early alternative sound, but they sound modern and fresh. This is what the modern alternative scene should sound like, imo. Not that Imagine Dragons crap.

I really really like Bros, Moaning Lisa, and Giant Peach. Thanks for the suggestions Ivan! I will dive deeper into their catalog for sure. Good looking out, brotha

Great, Josh, thanks, and I completely agree! Though, it's possible it's just our age showing. Smile Wolf Alice are definitely a throwback to classic alternative music, though their songs are so damn great and they are so genuine about it (and so good at it), it's definitely not just a retro act. (And, as I wrote on FB, the guitarist even uses a white Jag!!! Can it get more up your alley?? ;) )

JOBeast and SoS, very glad you enjoyed Wolf Alice, too.

I watched some more of their YouTube videos yesterday, and these two really made an impression:

Ivan
Lords of Atlantis on Facebook
The Madeira Official Website
The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube

This post got buried at the end of the previous page, so I'm bumping it - apologies! Here's also the Spotify link to The Lost Album: https://open.spotify.com/album/5vWMLvGwq5I1yc664MocJ6

IvanP wrote:

After accidentally coming across some Mustangs videos on YouTube a few weeks ago and posting them in this thread, I decided to revisit some of their stuff after many years. "Going Doing" was as great as I remembered it, just a brilliant album. But then I got quite a surprise when I pulled out "The Lost Album" of which I had no memory whatsoever, but there it was in my collection. Holy cow, this album is AMAZING!! I think it's even better than "Going Doing". It had a bit of a difficult birth as its recording was initially started by a new band formed by the Mustangs' lead guitarist Matti Luhtala, with the basic tracks recorded only by him and the Mustangs' drummer (who was also in the new band). The new band didn't last long and the tapes sat around for years before Matti brought in the rest of the Mustangs to finish it all up. The main album (not counting the bonus tracks) consists of all Matti-Luhtala-originals, and the quality of the compositions is simply astounding! The recording is great, the performances are great, the whole freakin' thing is great! I have no idea why I didn't realize that about this album when I first got it - I guess it's one of those things where my head just wasn't in the right place at that time. But for the past couple of weeks I've been spinning it over and over again, and I still can't get enough. The songs keep revealing themselves further with each listen and I can't get tired of it. HIGHLY recommended!!!

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I also just ordered their DVD "Live at the Sunhouse" (the package also includes the "Live In Amsterdam" CD) and this should be a fun viewing with my dad over Christmas! (The shop where I bought the DVD, SamSam Music, also carries The Lost Album, FYI.)

Ivan
Lords of Atlantis on Facebook
The Madeira Official Website
The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube

SURF ROCK RADIO!!! Now playing Kay Martin @ her Bodygaurds.

http://surfrockradio.com/

Da Vinci Flinglestein,
The quest for the Tone, the tone of the Quest

The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube

http://www.syndicateofsurf.com/

http://sharawaji.com/

http://surfrockradio.com/

North Sea Surf Radio

The Reverbivores - we're local favorites!

IvanP wrote:

Great, Josh, thanks, and I completely agree! Though, it's possible it's just our age showing. Smile Wolf Alice are definitely a throwback to classic alternative music, though their songs are so damn great and they are so genuine about it (and so good at it), it's definitely not just a retro act. (And, as I wrote on FB, the guitarist even uses a white Jag!!! Can it get more up your alley?? ;) )

I'm pretty self critical, so I considered that I'm just a grumpy old man that doesn't like new music. But no. The crap I hear on KROQ (the "world famous" alternative station) is absolutely god awful. I may indeed be old and grumpy, but there's no excuse for the garbage I'm hearing these days! Big Razz Big Grin

The more I watch these kids, the more in awe I am of their poise and polish. They look so young, but they have great talent and seem to be very mature about it without losing their sense of humor. When I was mid 20s, I would've had my head even farther up my own butt if I had any music talent, let alone success.

And you're right. They harken back to the old days, but still come off as new and exciting. A proper blend of the best of both worlds, I guess.

And yes!!! Go Fender offsets!!!

I had to google shoegazing music to see what you guys were talking about. I learned something today. Smile

Shake The Shack on KEXP.org

Martin Cilia's Electric Christmas on a loop.
G-kids comin' over to decorate the tree. We sugar them up & then send them home to their parents....
Stir the Pot

Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.

wfoguy wrote:

I had to google shoegazing music to see what you guys were talking about. I learned something today. Smile

Surf, the modern, sometimes shoe gazer music

Jeff(bigtikidude)

listening right now to the Vara-Tones

The Reverbivores - we're local favorites!

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by JJ Hrubovak of Hate Eternal.

Da Vinci Flinglestein,
The quest for the Tone, the tone of the Quest

The Syndicate of Surf on YouTube

http://www.syndicateofsurf.com/

http://sharawaji.com/

http://surfrockradio.com/

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