Video: Tame Impala “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards”
It’s that time of year when we begin to whittle down our annual list of favorite releases. Tame Impala‘s Lonerism is a release that will be a consensus near-the-top pick across the indie blogosphere, and with good reason. The record has been accurately described as an update on Revolver-era Beatles and John Lennon’s solo work from the ’70s. Timeless stuff that cuts right to the core of our rock n’ roll DNA. Today, Tame Impala dropped the video for their single “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards.” The video was directed by Joe Pelling & Becky Sloan. Watch the video in all of its colorful, psychedelic glory below. Grab an autographed copy of Lonerism via Newbury Comics.
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Written by Rob Peoni
Fresh Track: Adam Green & Binki Shapiro “Collage”
Last month, we featured “Here I Am” the debut single from Adam Green and Binki Shapiro‘s forthcoming self-titled LP. “Here I Am” was the type of gorgeous bedroom folk that falls neatly within any rational expectations for an album from the co-founder of The Moldy Peaches and the indie songstress/heartthrob. Yesterday, the duo dropped “Collage” – a track that shatters and exceeds any and all expectations affirmed by “Here I Am.”
On “Collage,” Green and Shapiro wrap a restrained pop melody around bold horn charts, perfectly placed strings and an undercurrent of polyrhythms. The track culminates in a cacophony of distortion and dissonance between the strings and horns, reminding listeners that the two big D’s that have come define the indie sound have their origins in work by modern composers like Liszt and Schoenberg. Green and Shapiro use color to coat their lyrical canvas: “Blue for the blue I feel when I’m feeling down…”, “Green for the eyes…”, “Red for the light / Gotta stop this thing / Find a song to sing that has everything / That I meant to say…”.
“Collage” is a jam that legitimizes my excitement over this record. Green and Shapiro’s self-titled debut will be released on January 29. Pre-order your copy of the LP via Amazon. Listen to “Collage” here:
Written by Rob Peoni
Fresh Track: Earl Sweatshirt “Chum”
Earl Sweatshirt isn’t the type of rapper to drop a half-assed mixtape, let alone a throwaway single, so it’ doesn’t surprise that his first official solo song since his return from Samoa is the kind of track that deserves your undivided attention. “Chum” is the perfect way to get up to speed with the 18 year old MC’s perspective and talent if you haven’t been paying attention to this point. Earl addresses the newfound fame and attention he’s received, “Back a week and already feel like calling it quits” and shows off his ever present wordplay with lines like “Feeling as hard as Vince Carter’s knee cartilage is”. Earl’s solo album won’t be released until 2013, but if “Chum” is any indication it won’t be lacking the quality control that has been his trademark to this point.
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Written by John Bugbee
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