![]() ![]() What separates this California band and all the Mogwai wannabes is their electronic steez and ambient lady vox, to augment the shoegazing. (Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) For those who like getting lost all up in the gossamer, Timonium has been playing wistful, atmospheric guitar jams since 1993. So even if you don't like one song, wait for the next. Some songs are frantic instrumentals, others use sound effects and shiny happy tunes, ending up sounding like video game pop. (Ash Street, 225 SW Ash) Rizzudo combines a bevy of influences to create intensely varied, intensely played virtually vocal-free rock. That said, Japanese Karaoke Afterlife Experiment sounds like a robot malfunction, and that's pretty cool, too. Perhaps this is why they're essentially the flagship band for contemporary avant guitar noise (or whatever you wanna call it), and why, even in the most experimental of genres, artistic maturity super counts. The Providence duo actually delivers on its promise-a consistent, physically exhausting, unrelenting barrage of heavy-heavy noise that's played with equal respect for volume, art, and skill. (Million, 120 N Russell) Lightning Bolt shows are intensely satisfying, like having a rigorous pilates session or getting mad colonics (sorry if that was TMI). LIGHTNING BOLT, GET HUSTLE, JAPANESE KARAOKE AFTERLIFE EXPERIMENT, LAZY MAGNET ![]()
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