November 25th, 2013 | by Kevin J. Ellliott | published in Features | Leave A Comment »
Should the title of Circuit des Yeux’s latest album, Overdue, be taken literally, Haley Fohr has had this record burrowed deep inside her psyche for quite some time. Throughout Fohr’s discography, there have been a number of breathtaking moments of both the awe-inspiring and clutch at your throat variety, but never did it seem there was a time to exhale. Reflect on 2009’s …
November 11th, 2013 | by Ron Wadlinger | published in Features | Leave A Comment »
Over the course of their nearly 10-year run, San Francisco’s Sic Alps built a reputation as one of the foremost purveyors of psychedelic garage rock. After the release of the She’s On Top EP earlier this year, the band decided to call it quits, leaving behind a strong (and lengthy) discography. Never one to rest for too long, former Alp Mike Donovan immediately set to …
October 10th, 2013 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Features | Leave A Comment »
It is probably not surprising that to the casual listener, French five-piece Phoenix appeared to emerge from nowhere with their 2009 album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenx. The album sold more than 20 times as many copies as its predecessor, It’s Never Been Like That, and catapulted the band from relative obscurity to playing the world’s biggest stages. But while Phoenix may have seemed an …