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Silver Shore's Lake

by Pure Bathing Culture
album pure bathing culture

Pure Bathing Culture Silver Shore’s Lake

I cannot wait for Pure Bathing Culture to release some new tunes. Until they do, this track will be on repeat, like it has been…for months. The band just played a sold out show at Doug Fir in Portland with my pals Radiation City, so felt the need to revisit this jam. This duo in general, but this jam in particular reminds me of The Carpenters mixed with Kool and the Gang, which inherently reminds me of my childhood because that’s all my parents listened to when I was growing up. Images of those moving ocean clocks that would change colors come to mind. Oh nostalgia.

I have a hunch PBC is putting some tunes out on either Secretly Canadian or Fat Possum, and for reasons I can’t reveal, possibly Domino, sometime this spring. The duo are also in the San Francisco indie rock outfit Vetiver, which is on Sub Pop. Guess we’ll have to wait and see. Love speculating though.

Pure Bathing Culture | Bandcamp | Facebook

Teeth

by ILLLS
album ILLLS e.p.

ILLLS Teeth

Apparently playing playing their first show ever only weeks ago, according to a Facebook invite for a show at Dude Ranch in Oxford, MS, as the opening act for Youth Lagoon, the “mysterious” new band ILLLS have been kicking up some serious dust in the indie music scene. I stumbled onto this band due to that very Facebook invite continuing to pop up on my page of “Friends Events.” I’m actually curious if Fat Possum sponsored the invite as a publicity stunt. Regardless, this is one instance I’m glad I clicked.

With only two incredible garage-psych songs, wielding a slightly du-wop, pop exuberance, released thus far, I am shakin’ in my boots with anticipation for more tunes.

If the rumors are correct, ILLLS is made up of musicians from local Oxford, MS bands Slow Talk (Steven Ross) and Young Buffalo. Which makes sense as the two songs fall in vein of these bands, along with other Oxford faves Dead Gaze, and Dent May. They sound a bit like Portland’s Nurses too. Whoever they are, this newly forged exploration into southern-soaked, experimental gaze is insanely infectious. Can’t wait to hear more.

DOWNLOAD “Teeth” HERE.

ILLLS | Bandcamp | Facebook Invite | Cats Purring

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Seventeen

by Youth Lagoon
album The Year Of Hibernation

Youth Lagoon Seventeen

And just then, every emotion you’ve ever wanted to express poured out onto the stage. Youth Lagoon. It get it.

-my thoughts the moment I realized I was taking part in something very special.

“Don’t stop imagining. The day that you do, is that day that you die.”

Youth Lagoon show #2. Tour #1. The Echo, Los Angeles, CA 11.02.11

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