Artist: Shuteye Unison
Release: Our Future Selves
Label: Parks and Records
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Daniel Mckenzie and Jon Fee of the bass-driven and melodic indie pop/noise rock outfit The Rum Diary, veteran studio/touring drummer Jake Krohn, and Remco Vanderheide (a Dutch transplant with bluegrass roots and a penchant for blowing amps) are Shuteye Unison. They call San Francisco home and share an affinity for good songwriting and post-rock that pushes experimentation almost to the point of self-indulgence. Their sophomore effort, "Our Future Selves", serves up sweet indie pop gems and the sort of sprawling, atmospheric rock you can temporarily lose yourself in. The album showcases a wide range of influences, from the classic John Hughes movie soundtracks to the organic post-punk grooves found on a Fugazi album.
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Artist: Harmonious bec
Release: Her Strange Dreams
Label: Monotreme
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Harmonious bec is the Japanese duo ZaMaRoo and From Vapor to Water, covert composers of intriguing, eclectic electronica. The songs on "Her Strange Dreams" have everything from the ominous ambience of a dream world, the relentless techno groove of an urban nightscape, jazzy piano, staccato cut-up hip-hop, and ethereal female vocals to exploding artillery, playful upbeat bleepery, and hyperactive R.E.M. states - all while Japanese themes/traditional instrumentation weave in and out. Think of musicians like DJ Shadow, Boards of Canada, Múm, The Books, FourTet, and Radiohead. Guest artists on the album include Mizube and 1968.
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Artist: Unknown Component
Release: The Infinite Definitive
Release Date: October 12, 2010
Unknown Component, the solo project of self-taught musician Keith Lynch, is "a one-man band who has got some major talent and really needs to be recognized" (The Rock Scene). The diverse musical style has similarities ranging from Oasis to Radiohead, whereas Lynch's vocals are reminiscent of Kurt Cobain and his thought-provoking lyrics have drawn comparisons to Bob Dylan. An Iowa City, IA native, Keith Lynch began performing as Unknown Component in 2002, and to date he has recorded seven self-released albums, and two unreleased albums, all of which were written and recorded by Lynch. He plays every instrument on all of the recordings (guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums), and he performs live on acoustic guitar. "This guy is so good at doing his own thing," says Static Multimedia.
VIDEO: "Moving Out of Frame" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WpIbNvxhtQ
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Artist: Dina Maccabee
Release: Who Do You Suppose You Are
Label: Antephonic
Release Date: October 12, 2010
Dina Maccabee, a veteran of the San Francisco Bay Area scene and frequent contributor to the likes of Vetiver, Carla Bozulich, Vienna Teng and lo-fi favorites Ramon & Jessica, will be unleashing her solo debut entitled "Who Do You Suppose You Are", a true collaboration with free-jazz Chicago guitarist Tobin Summerfield. In the vein of Laura Viers or Edith Frost, and with the subtle influence of Fleetwood Mac filtered through the speakers of Pavement, Maccabee, Summerfield, and drummer/keyboardist Eric Kuhn (Silian Rail, Sean Hayes) round out perfect pop pieces that augment Maccabee's catchy, haunting vocals and carpet of viola and violin strings.
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Artist: Nuclear Power Pants
Release: Wicked Eats the Warrior
Label: Anchor Brain
Release Date: September 28, 2010
"Wicked Eats the Warrior" is the debut album from Nuclear Power Pants, an act born out of the Wham City Collective in Baltimore, MD. They're a five-piece band of blipping, beeping, shouting, moaning, grinding, pounding, leaking craziness fronted by two male anti-crooners and three gorgeous, choreographed, female backup vocalists. To anyone who has ever been obsessed with the hypnotizing Moog madness of Kraftwerk, the energy of "First Issue" by PiL, or anyone who has ever been afraid to admit how much they adore The Shangri-Las, then this record is for you.
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