Ah the west coast strikes again, enter Portland-based trio Blouse and their oh so well-woven dream pop. Forming less than a year again, the project includes the hushed power of Charlie Hilton’s vocals, Patrick Adams, and Jacob Portrait (who has produced with the likes of The Dandy Warhols, The Mint Chicks, and Starfucker). The guys … Read more
Nite Jewel is such a well-tailored moniker for LA based synth fetishist Ramona Gonzalez and her dark gem hued disco pop. Not that it’s all in a name, Gonzalez, who counts multi-media artist and a degree in Philosophy among her many accomplishments, is a musician who really exudes cohesion and consistency–characteristics that reflect a real self-cultivated point of … Read more
Eric Bachmann is literally all over the place. It seems like every time I go to check in on the guy he’s moved across country, living in China, changing his band, dropping a label, dropping a record… This year has been particularly full of twists and turns, jumping back into a reunion tour with good old Archers … Read more
words by Ivan Krasnov (@ivankrislov) Oneida’s unrelenting propulsion through the likes of krautrock, psychedelia, noise and all-around experimentation has lasted for more than 15 years. This becomes especially admirable when one keeps in mind that such sonic efforts have all been within the context of a ‘rock band’. Yet Oneida’s explorations are uniquely their own, … Read more
words by @alancholesterol In the summer of 2010, Alec Koone’s Myspace page was discovered by Robin Carolan during the genesis of his label Tri-Angle Records, and weeks later the debut EP See Birds emerged, much to the delight of the blogosphere and the world of electronic music. This period was the zenith of the infamous … Read more
words by @alancholesterol When Arish Ahmad Khan is performing rock and roll music, it might not be obvious to all, but there is healing going on. On one hand, there’s the driving psychedelic soul music providing salvation for a batshit audience. But you’ve also got the charismatic frontman himself, cleansing his own soul of personal … Read more
Balkans is the project of four little rocker dudes from Atlanta who really caught our attention on their last trip up here to in New York, live and on the record. Sure the south is a breeding ground for guitar bands, but this raucous quartet stands out from their similarly tagged ‘garage’ peers by trading … Read more
LA via Brooklyn based duo High Places is Mary Pearson and Rob Barber, two multi-instrumentalist who have worked together since 2006 yeilding some really uncanny collaboration–a relationship that shines throughout their songbook of coming up three LPs and mezmorizing live performances. With a well-tailored spot on the always imaginative Thrill Jockey roster, High Places has … Read more
Pat Jordache is the moniker of multi-instrumentalist Pat Gregoire, a guy who has maintained a consistent presence in indie music for at least half a decade. If you’re not familiar with his name, that’s ok because you probably just know pretty much all of his other bands: Islands, Sister Suvi, tUnE-yArDs. Yeah I know right, … Read more
Gardens & Villa first caught our attention here at PopGun for one pretty simple reason: they make good pop music, and we really dig it! Recent signees the the very awesome Secretly Canadian, Gardens & Villa racked up lots of love since last fall for their oh-so-easy to like grooves “Black Hills” and “Orange Blossom”. … Read more