Sunday, July 06, 2014

Diamond Age - "Private Victories" EP

Hmm, it seems that lately, all I do is post links to people's Bandcamp pages. Oh well. Matt Leer (ex-Mandarin) does the one-man-band thing better than most. Under the Diamond Age rubric, he lays down jams that'll move your ass as well as stimulating your cochlea. Live, he even gets into it physically in a way that suggests he's thinking about more than what he has to do next. Listen now, download for a five spot.

Saturday, July 05, 2014

Chicon - "Sin Ti"

My buddy Jeremy Diaz is best known around here for Detroit-influenced punk or grungy psych, but the new album by his latest band Chicon (with longtime collaborator Jen Tran on bass) hits some shimmering, shoegazy pop notes that made me sit up and take notice. As you might, as well.