Dragons Power Up!, Educate Her Hair
Azure Ray, Nothing Like a Song
Autolux, Sugarless
Neverever, Baby Oil and Iodine
Zee Avi, Bitterheart
Au Revoir Simone, Through the Backyards
Hindi Zahra, Beautiful Tango
Audrye Sessions, Nothing Pure Can Stay
Babes in Toyland, All by Myself
Liftoff, Kool It Man
The Bad Plus Joined by Wendy Lewis, Barracuda
Baby Guts, Rum and Coke
Big Deal, 13
Bambara, Snakes in Our Hair
Balbec, Nova
Olivia Broadfield, Coming for You
Bangs, S.O.S.
Bagheera, Solstice
Jessica Jalbert, Daniels
Bang! Bang! Eche!, (You + Me) As Thick as Thieves
Bardo Pond, Just Once
Sumner Brothers, Big Rock Candy Mountain
Beat Happening, Teenage Caveman
Bat for Lashes, Horse and I
Damn Handsome and the Birthday Suits, Incredibles
The Bears of Blue River, Tickled Pink
Belle and Sebastian, Act of the Apostle
Axelle Red, Elle Est Tout Pour Lui
Beirut, Vagabond
The Anthemeers, Stray Dog
Belly, Slow Dog
Best Coast, When the Sun Don’t Shine
Claps, Final Time
Ben + Vesper, Honors
Benyaro, Dogs
Old Monk, Telephone Bones
Be Your Own Pet, Spill
Bikini Kill, Rebel Girl
Voltaire Twins, Romulus
The Bird and the Bee, I’m a Broken Heart
Bis, Popstar Kill
Phenomenal Handclap Band, Following
Big Tree, October
Posts Tagged ‘bang bang eche’
Alphabet Soup, Episode 2, April 25 2010 Playlist
April 25, 2010Audrye Sessions, Nothing Pure Can Stay
Au Revoir Simone, Where You Go
Azure Ray, We Are Mice
Bangs, S.O.S.
Bang! Bang! Eche!, 4 to the Floor
Babes in Toyland, Won’t Tell
Bagheera, Isolation in an Accelerating Universe
The Bad Plus Joined by Wendy Lewis, Barracuda
Beat Happening, Other Side
Bat for Lashes, Daniel
Be Your Own Pet, Summer Sensation
Benett, Just Because I Liked You (In the Summertime)
Belle & Sebastian, The Gate
Belly, Slow Dog
Various Artists “Phase Five NZ Music”
March 18, 2010I picked up this one for two reasons: New Zealand is the only other country I have been to, and the first track was from Bang! Bang! Eche!, which was one of the first bands I reviewed for KSCU.
Bang Bang Eche, as they are called here (no factorial), are showcased on the record with “Fist Full of Dollars.” It makes sense because I had not heard of any of these other bands. The Naked and Famous do “All of This,” and it has a familiar ’80s modern rock sound.
Kidz in Space is an excellent happy hardcore name, but instead they are some sort of Everlast ripoff. “Ocean of Drugs” doesn’t impress me. Surf City presents “Kudos” and makes us long for some Catherine Wheel. It’s quite proficient at this. Collapsing Cities remind me a bit of She Wants Revenge in “Tazers.”
Motocade is the only act on a label other than Control (Mushroom), but this Duran Duran-inspired doesn’t seem to be any worse for the wear because of it. And the hidden gem that these comps always have? It’s from your good friends Kingston, who bring us “Good Good Feeling.” Pure power-pop happiness is found on this one.
David Dallas was inspired by westside rappers, and I feel comfortable saying this because I am 10,000 miles from him. It’s not bad. It sounds like the rap music that was in The Sims Online. Oh, the song is called “Indulge Me.” Smashproof picks up the rear with an East Coast rap-inspired “Ordinary Life.” I withhold comment why these two tracks are buried at the end. They are both layered a little bit too much, but there’s a vibe, and it’s not lame, and you wouldn’t think it was from New Zealand. It’s good for the Facos and Versatiles of the world.
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