She Makes War – Disarm (2010)
It may
be four years late for me to write about this album, but I didn't
discover it before last month.
She
Makes War consists of multi-instrumentalist Laura Kidd, and the music
can be compared to Cat Power and Kristin Hersh. The whole album is
good.
Dead
Rabbits – The Ticket That Exploded (2013)
This
psychedelic rock band sounds like The Black Angels, The Warlocks and
similar bands, but with a hint of shoogaze. Nice.
Total
Control – Typical System (2014)
This
Australian band should be one of my favorites of 2014. It sounds a
bit if it was from the 80s with the synth and post-punk influenced
music.
Kevin
Morby – Harlem River (2013)
This
guy plays in Oslo at my birthday this September. The beautiful music
reminds me of Nick Cave's "Red Right Hand", Spain, Kurt Vile.
Tripwires
– Spacehopper (2013)
It
took me some time to enjoy this album, but that should be a good sign
of a great piece of music.
Spacehopper
sounds like it could be from the 90's and sounds a bit like
Radiohead, Muse and maybe even Smashing Pumpkins.
Grim
Tower - Anarchic Breezes (2013)
Grim
Tower is a collaboration between Imaas Wasif and Stephen McBean
(Black Mountain) and the result is a powerful, beautiful, dark album.
I think it sounds like True Widow and Creepoid sometimes, and that is
not bad.
Hammerhead
– Into The Vortex (1994)
It
may be twenty years too late for me to write about Hammerhead. I
haven't heard about it before now, and the music hits me right in the
face. It sounds a bit like Offspring.
Die
Nerven – Fun (2014)
This
German punk/garage rock should also be one of my favorites this year.
The music makes me want to jump up and down with my fist in the air.
Sort of.
