“I think I’m getting better at translating what I hear in my head to tape,” Mikal Cronin says. “I’m really excited about that. This record comes from the same place as what I’ve done before, but it’s bigger, more filled-out.”
“Mac Demarco, who will be here next week with Ty Segall, has announced a March tour surrounding his appearance at SXSW in Austin. Most of the tour is with Captured Tracks labelmate Naomi Punk and fellow Canadian Calvin Love…”
“By selling out this hallowed ballroom, the good-natured USF grad officially crossed that line from popular local artist to major national touring act, and cemented his place among the most successful local bands of the last few years.”
“…The foursome never strayed from the fuzzy, fast-paced, assaultive garage rock for which they’re best known…”
“Reverse Shark Attack is the closest thing to re-living Segall’s journey without asking him ourselves. And it’s a most engaging tale…”
“…unlike their distant cousins hardcore and ‘70s punk, Cronin and Segall’s refurbished garage jams are neither brooding nor predatory. Stunningly raw — fresh, even — Reverse Shark Attack prowls at the unsuspecting ear instead of tearing at flesh…”
“Shut up and watch the gruesome new video for Twins’ track, ‘Thank God For Sinners,’ then look inward and thank hell for the shimmerin’ gift of Ty Segall.”
“2012 was a touchstone year for Ty Segall, who spent the past five years growing as a musician in the Bay Area, cranking out albums, singles and EPs, but still has time for side projects and constant touring…”
“DeMarco’s trickster persona is on full display in the video for “Dreamin,” one of many tangled, mellow rock songs on the album that could carry that name…”
Mac DeMarco’s video for “Dreamin”, off 2012’s 2, premieres on Vice.
“…the video for “Dreamin,” which takes the numb-to-my-surroundings vibe of the song and uses a visual that is basically just DeMarco in an old-timey wig playing his guitar by the water, driving a car, getting gas, and then (spoiler alert) getting slimed.”
“The restless Ty Segall has formed a new band, Fuzz, with his guitarist Charlie Moothart, as SPIN reports… Amusingly, Segall and Mootheart attempted to keep their identities anonymous with the project.”
“Here, Ty sings but is on drums and like their name implies, this is the kind of thick and heavy rock that descended straight from Hendrix…”
“Not busy enough, apparently, releasing 800 records a year under his own name, Ty Segall has formed a new outfit, Fuzz, with Charlie Moonheart who has played in his live band for a while (they were also both in Epsilons). Here, Ty sings but is on drums and like their name implies, this is the […]
“Guitarist and garage-rock fanatic Ty Segall, already one of the most ridiculously prolific artists of the past few years, has dropped two new songs under yet another band name. This time the group is called ‘Fuzz.’”
“The restless Ty Segall has formed a new band, Fuzz, with his guitarist Charlie Moothart, as SPIN reports. Their 7″ single– out via Chicago label Trouble in Mind, and already sold out– offers the cuts ‘This Time I Got a Reason’ b/w ‘Fuzz’s Fourth Dream’”
“Both ‘This Time I Got a Reason’ and B-side ‘Fuzz’s Fourth Dream’ are galvanizingly sludgy, proto-metal psych rock, and though the single is sold out, the music is streaming for your head-banging delight.”
“In this special episode of Delicious with Mish, my good pal Mac DeMarco and the love of his life, Sweet KiKi, join me back stage after his set to talk about love…”
“The studio output and relentless touring schedule of Thee Oh Sees is nothing short of superhuman. Despite releasing the album Putrifiers II this September, the band are already gearing up to hit the studio to record a follow-up before the year is through…”
“Whatever the literal truth of DeMarco’s persona on 2, at least someone’s putting effort into playing the provocateur– and without dumbing his music down as part of the act…”
“Lo-fi, garage rock, punk, noise– Ty Segall is not concerned with these distinctions. He just makes rock’n’roll albums that make sense to him…”
“Psych noise careening off of a scuzz-splattered garage floor, what’s not to like?”
“Obviously, we love this guy…”
“…DeMarco taking notes from his hero, Jonathan Richman, both in style and attitude.”
“…it whirrs and shakes like a horse ready to burst through a starting gate, and once Thee Oh Sees launch into a motorik, Can-on-speed groove, “Lupine Dominus” certainly feels like some kind of race…”
“…The song that follows that initial word is loose and groovy, a blurry little super 8 film that’s sort of a paean to his favorite smoke but really more about a vibe, something you screw in like a red lightbulb…”
“…Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin spend the first 40 seconds of “I Bought My Eyes” harmonizing ethereally, singing what sounds like a traditional folk song over guitar tones that seem ready to give out any second…”
“Throughout the show, the crowd thoroughly enjoyed themselves—perching on top of benches, dancing on the narrow side shelving, indie moshing (not as fierce as a punk or metal pit), spraying drinks and stage diving/crowd surfing…”
“Despite the album’s humble home-brewed beginnings, it’s attracting serious attention internationally: it was named the 29th best album of 2012 by influential UK music mag NME (they called him “Ferris Bueller with a guitar”), and is sure to figure prominently on other lists before the year is out…”
Quintron & Miss Pussycat will perform for the benefit on Dec. 14th.
