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CD reviews

IndianGiver — Plafond EP

If you were to peruse the “About” section of IndianGiver’s Facebook page, you’ll notice how the instruments attributed to each of the Oklahoma City band’s five members are described with downright flippancy: Dylan Jordan plays “sticks & animal skins,” while Jazzton Rodriguez earns his keep with “shanties & loud noises,” and so on.
05/22/2013 | Comments 0

Various artists — Never Give Up: Celebrating 10 Years of The Postal Service

Few indie bands have had the impact on current music that The Postal Service has. Even fewer have done so with only one album.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0

Big Worm — Bench All-Stars

Fans of the comedy classic Friday may recognize the name Big Worm, but the Big Worm behind Bench All-Stars is rooted not in South Central L.A., but on the streets of Oklahoma City.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0

Code 22 — Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!

The guys of Oklahoma City’s Code 22 seem like a likable group of fellas. Their latest release, Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!, is likable enough as well — so likable that on first listen, I took its clean, acoustic sound and clear, unstressed vocals as an alternative praise-and-worship band.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0

Eureeka — Polysynthetic Fields

It’s always refreshing to hear music that embraces its own eccentricity, yet presents it in an accessible and meek fashion. Eureeka — the Norman-based duo of Jordan Vargas and Devin Wahl — has tapped into this rarified air on its self-released EP, Polysynthetic Fields.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0

VOTD: Lonely dancer


Viral video masters The Black Keys debut new single with a clip they may have shot this morning.

By Matt Carney October 26th, 2011

Delivering on the awesome, Bob Odenkirk-starring digital advertisement for the Danger Mouse-produced “El Camino” (due out Dec. 6 via Nonesuch), here’s “Lonely Boy,” our first taste of The Black Keys’ new material.

It’s pretty vanilla: straightforward blues-rock in their rust-bucket, Midwestern style, and uptempo like the many hits “Brothers” produced just last year. Danger Mouse’s influence on the record remains to be seen, but I’m hopeful for good things.

Unfortunately, this video — while a pretty great expression of how everybody dances when they’re alone in a room in front of a mirror — just pales in comparison to the grindhouse trailer for “Howlin’ for You” and even the Frank the Dinosaur series. You can preorder “El Camino” now.

 
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