Music Ravings

Slow Club – “Yeah, So”Moshi Moshi Records-out now!3 / 5 If every song from every band could be as intimate and quirky as “When I Go,” the opener from Slow Club’s debut, we’d be pleased as punch. The UK duo creeps into this track like a strange little She and Him, acoustic with a touch of sadness, and it comes off soaringly. But when the rest of Yeah, So picks up, the driving percussion and fevered pop energy aren’t enough to carry through (but still check out the story on “It Doesn’t Always Have to Be Beautiful”). Comparisons have been drawn between Slow Club andRead More →

Climber – “The Mystic”Sparklet Records-out Oct. 19 (DL available tomorrow)3.5 / 5 The Portland, OR outfit’s third release comes in the form of “The Mystic,” a psychedelic rock-suite not unlike something the Flaming Lips might put out. Opening is “The Simians Speak,” a sonically delightful tale that blends philosophy with – indeed – sign-language talking monkeys. Before you run out screaming, let us say this: the paired down psychedelia joined with a deep, meaningful statement (plus monkeys!) just plain works. Even without the apes are sonic and lyrical statements that you might expect from Pink Floyd (“Flying Cars”) and Brian Eno (“I Have Seen Everything”),Read More →