Stevens is "star struck," but manages a Q&A with current tour/band-mate Nedelle Torrisi -- "her exotic Italian pout, her '80s housewife attire" -- covering Judas Priest, Lebanon, pimped-out tour buses, ESL, and Joaquin Phoenix. It's at Asthmatic Kitty.... CONTINUE READING SUFJAN INTERVIEWS CRYPTACIZE»
Posted on October 9, 2009 (3 comments)
Tags: Cryptacize | Sufjan Stevens
Recently Sufjan revealed he's "at a point where I no longer have a deep desire to share my music with anyone, having spent many years imparting my songs to the public." Later that day, high-quality video of three mind-bending new... CONTINUE READING SUFJAN STEVENS/CRYPTACIZE @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN 10/6/09»
Posted on October 7, 2009 in , (15 comments)
Tags: Bryce Dessner | Clogs | Cryptacize | Rosie Thomas | Sufjan Stevens
Scott tells me that when he lived in Ithaca the only live music there was ska. Well, now the live music includes expansive glitch-y songs by Sufjan Stevens. No sooner did we post the man's interview with Shannon Stephens, then... CONTINUE READING NEW SUFJAN STEVENS - "THERE'S TOO MUCH LOVE"/"AGE OF ADZ"/"IMPOSSIBLE SOULS" (LIVE IN ITHACA)»
Posted on September 25, 2009 in , (30 comments)
Tags: Cryptacize | Radiohead | Sufjan Stevens | Thom Yorke
There's been some action in camp Sufjan lately, though much of it's a retread/revisiting of past material. Good news, then, that the man's hitting smaller east coast venues with Cryptacize ("refreshingly coherent!" -S. Stevens) this fall and, as Asthmatic Kitty... CONTINUE READING SUFJAN & CRYPTACIZE ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR»
Posted on August 10, 2009 in (10 comments)
Tags: Cryptacize | Pavement | Sufjan Stevens
It's unclear how long we can mention that Sufjan-approved Cryptacize's Chris Cohen used to play in Deerhoof. Maybe when his new band eclipses the old? And, really, maybe we shouldn't even say "Sufjan-approved," considering the band's on the man's label.... CONTINUE READING NEW CRYPTACIZE VIDEO - "BLUE TEARS"»
Posted on March 31, 2009 in , (8 comments)
Tags: Cryptacize
Ex-Deerhoof guitarist Chris Cohen's present project Cryptacize hit the Asthmatic Kitty roster last year, subsequently earning this gush from St. Sufjan: They make music that is refreshingly coherent, stewed with deliberate melodies, a refinement of instrumentation, no excess, nothing wasted,... CONTINUE READING NEW CRYPTACIZE - "TAIL & MANE" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on March 6, 2009 in (5 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Burning Star Core | Cryptacize
We've posted a couple of original tracks by Asthmatic Kitty trio Cryptacize, as well as their cover of Steely Dan's "Peg" (for which, they were taken down a few pegs in the comments). That said, the smartest way for a... CONTINUE READING SUFJAN DIGS CRYPTACIZE'S DIG THAT TREASURE, MAYBE ISN'T SO INTO VAMPIRE WEEKEND»
Posted on June 10, 2008 (49 comments)
Tags: Cryptacize | Sufjan Stevens
We don't mean to dwell on Coachella, but when our plane touched down at LaGuardia late Monday night, they were playing Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen." We notice things like this because we like Steely Dan ... and that song could... CONTINUE READING CRYPTACIZE COVER STEELY DAN»
Posted on May 1, 2008 in , (25 comments)
Tags: Cryptacize | Steely Dan
We once said Asthmatic Kitty trio Cryptacize "remind us of a Renaissance Fair held on the moon," but that was a long time ago, like, last year. We've changed our minds. After watching their video for "Cosmic Sing-A-Long," we'll say... CONTINUE READING NEW CRYPTACIZE VIDEO - "COSMIC SING-A-LONG"»
Posted on January 28, 2008 in , (3 comments)
Tags: Cryptacize
The new trio Cryptacize sorta reminds us of a Renaissance Fair held on the moon, so we were happy to see that their promo pic finds the California weird-pop crew perched together in outer space (ah, if only they were... CONTINUE READING NEW CRYPTACIZE - "NO COINS" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on December 5, 2007 in (0 comments)
Tags: Cryptacize