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HYPE CHECK: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Live @ Mercury Lounge)
Words and Photos by Aaron Richter It was a monstrous week for the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. The Brooklyn group dropped its terrific self-titled debut, earned a Best New Music tag on Pitchfork and caught a highly esteemed Burn It recommendation here at self-titled. There is no doubt in our minds that the […]
1MM: The Black Keys @ Terminal 5, 2.6.09
[Photos by Andrew Parks; slideshow available here] Swampy mix aside (your acoustics never cease to amaze us, Terminal 5), The Black Keys plowed through the first night of a sold-out New York residency on Friday, including such set standouts as “10 A.M. Automatic,” “Strange Times” and “Girl Is On My Mind.” Standing a few feet […]
WOLVES IN THE BELFRY: Xela Digs Spiders, Blood and Freaking Us the F*ck Out
Let’s be real here: What’s more frightening than Christianity? John Twells (better known as Xela) poses this very question with his latest series of soundscapes, In Boccas Al Lupo (translation: “Into the Mouth of the Wolfâ€). Finding common ground between the giallo films of Dario Argento and the creeping drone tones of Sunn O))), the […]
FROM THE STACKS: The Vox Jaguars
We get a lot of crap CDs at the self-titled offices. But once in a while, a pleasant surprise slips into our promo stack. Here’s a recent delivery that knocked the S/T staff on its collective ass.
Pelican Sign to Southern Lord, Reveal Tour With Tombs, Wolves in the Throne Room
[Photo by Ryan Russell] In a move that’s left the crossover metal scene–okay, maybe just us–wondering about a potential turf war, Southern Lord has snagged Pelican for their fourth full-length and a soon-to-be-completed EP. That means the Chicago-based quartet finally left their longtime label, Hydra Head. In some ways, the deal makes perfect sense (both […]
PRIMER: From Klaus Schulze To Conrad Schnitzler, Emeralds Give Us a Guide To Kosmische Musik
By John Elliott While many people may be confused by terms like “Krautrock,” “floating music” or “kosmische,” I believe that the music coming out of Germany in the 1960’s was genre defiant. There are many different terms to help organize them into one place for deep listeners, however. For instance, when I hear the word […]
FEED THE ANGER: Tombs @ Union Pool, 2.4.09
Words and Photos by Aaron Richter Whenever I catch a show at Union Pool, I can’t help but wish an unhinged musician would bash in a few of the lights that line the stage’s frame, like Paige or Townsend would have done. Glowing a faint, delicate, nearly-dead yellow, the bulbs are just begging to be […]
INSIDE ST002: Growing Explains the Drama, Rash Decisions Behind Their Drone-Tastic Discography
[Photo by Shawn Brackbill] For more links to stories in self-titled‘s second issue–including our “did that really just happen?” visit with Jay Reatard in Memphis–check out this breakdown. Our third digital mag goes live in a couple weeks. While we’ve always dug the shimmering dronescapes of Growing, self-titled has a hard time telling their records […]