Company of Selves
On the heels of new LPs by psych-gurus Jerry Paper and Jib Kidder, Company of Selves released its own, Butterfly Handlers and Memory Travelers, in September. The EP combines ’80s psychedelic influences (especially Momus), with intimate “bedroom pop” arrangements. “Presidential Model” is the most obvious single, though “Pyramid Schemes” may best exemplify their toggle between upbeat melody and tension. (Paolo De Gregorio)
Painted Zeros
The modus operandi for shoegaze music is feedback guitar over dreamy, lo-fi pop vocals—a sound which Brooklyn’s Painted Zeros narily departs. Their most popular single thus far is titled “Polar Night”; a new LP—Floriography—strikes a happy medium between the hyper-real shoegaze of past days and the more subtle, clean genre known as “dream-pop.” (Paolo De Gregorio)
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sharkmuffin
In addition to recent rip-em-up local gigs, the glam/grunge incarnation known as Sharkmuffin unveiled a new LP titled Chartreuse. With lyrics like “Never want me around to hang loose,” the band’s existential tension stays front-andcenter. A noisy guitar squall and aggressive, Siouxie-esque vocals make songs like “First Date” beyond sensible. They’re like shots in the dark. (Dave Cromwell)
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infinity girl
This band’s newest single, “Young”—taken off its new LP, Harm—shows an incremental shift towards pop music, away from the stately surrealism of 2012’s Just Like Lovers. Released this past August by Top Shelf Records, the sum-total is a peppier, cleaner sound, yet echoes of My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless remain throughout. (Dave Cromwell)
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No Honeymoon
Shades of ’90s era neo-psych is found woven through the music of Brooklyn’s No Honeymoon. Their most recent EP, Together Alone, opens with “Yes/No,” a Slowdive/ Souvlaki-style rocker that sets the stage for the band’s full-bodied record, replete with fuzz-buzz guitars, fluid drumming, and semidistressed vocals by singer Cait Smith. It’s on Bandcamp and is name-your-own-price. (Dave Cromwell)
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