Filter Magazine features White Fence track, “Pink Gorilla”
“”Pink Gorilla” is a psychedelic garage pop tune with groovy riffs that will make you want to shake it.”
“”Pink Gorilla” is a psychedelic garage pop tune with groovy riffs that will make you want to shake it.”
“Turn it up loud, especially for the crashing finale that closes this out in ways that would make your greying pops (or surly uncles) smile…”
“Today they’ve released the closing track from the forthcoming LP, “Minotaur,” which updates the band’s usual out-there fuzz-punk frenzy into a clearer mid-tempo garage-psych ballad. John Dwyer’s vocals sit front-and-center amidst a pervasive sense of darkness…”
“Opening with mournful but warm strings, the track soon graduates to an off-kilter upbeat swoon as John Dwyer sings of fading dreams backed by the gushing ahhs of Brigid Dawson…”
“Just yesterday, Phoenix announced a return to North America for a tour leading up to Coachella. Now, Mac DeMarco has been confirmed as the opener for a string of those dates in March and April– an extension of his continued touring in support of last year’s 2 and Rock and Roll Night Club EP…”
“Ty Segall and Ex-Cults played their second of two shows in NYC at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday night (2/2), joined by Brooklyn wild childs K-Holes. Pictures from the show are in this post, including an on-stage collaboration between the touring partners. The pair also blessed Webster Hall on Friday with special guest Mac […]
“At a time of year when many of us would trade our mothers for a temperature above freezing, Mikal Cronin’s “Shout It Out” is an instant blast of summer, like drinking an ice cold beer at a bonfire or tossing a frisbee around in the sunlight…”
“‘Shout It Out,’ from Cronin’s May 7 album MCII — his second overall and first for Merge Records — is melodic, jangling, hand-clapping, #90-hashtagging indie rock; sure, there’s plenty of distortion, piss, and vinegar, but you don’t ever worry that Black Sabbath are about to bite off some poor critter’s head here.”
Mikal Cronin will release MCII, his Merge debut, on May 7 in the US and May 13 in UK/Europe. Recorded in late 2012 by Eric Bauer at Bauer Mansion in San Francisco, MCII includes guest appearances by K. Dylan Edrich, Charles Moothart, Ty Segall, and Petey Dammit.
“Since the first record came out, my life has changed quite a bit,” Cronin explains in a press release, referencing his move to San Francisco and his work alongside Segall. “I was presented with a whole new slew of problems and situations that I was trying to work through.”
“Plucking prolific musicians from both sides of the U.S./Canada border, the festival has announced it’s bringing Thee Oh Sees leader John Dwyer and homegrown electronic experimentalist Tim Hecker in as curators…”
“Call me a simpleton, but I much prefer Mac’s toothy grin, alcoholic antics, and raw funky riffs…”
“If Ty and his band weren’t such fierce performers, they may have been upstaged by the antics of Mac DeMarco and his band, whose onstage shenanigans (wacky voices, push-ups, covering Limp Bizkit) are becoming the stuff of legend.”
“Before the Webster Hall show, Mac Demarco played Pitchfork’s offices… He’ll be back for a show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on March 1 with Naomi Punk and Calvin Love and tickets (only ten bucks) are on sale now.”
“I saw Ty Segall I was lifting him into a crowd of people so he could surf along to the sounds of the Jesus and Mary Chain, he had a grin on his face and a air of “fuck it, let’s have fun” around him. When combined with his prodigious talent and seemingly tireless work […]
“On the heels of Putrifiers II, prolific Bay Area garage weirdos Thee Oh Sees have announced their next LP. Floating Coffin is out April 16 via John Dwyer’s Castle Face Records, and yes, that terrifying kaleidoscopic strawberry face up there is the album cover…”
“Looking to keep one of music’s best winning streaks going, John Dywer’s outfit will release their next LP Floating Coffin on April 16. That kaleidoscope image of eyes, fangs, and strawberries above is the album cover — always the Oh Sees’ strong suit — and the set appropriately features a track called “Strawberries 1 + […]
“As showcased during their blowout set at the third anniversary celebration for local blog-slash-record label Nashville’s Dead in September, The Ty Segall Band has become a brawny powerhouse, seamlessly integrating material spanning their frontman’s prolific solo catalog…”
“‘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.” Cronin, a fellow Laguna Beach, California native, longtime collaborator and bandmate to Ty Segall (their […]
“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.”