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Elf Power - "Mutiny"
Last month longstanding Athens-born E6 crew Elf Power released their ninth album In A Cave on Rykodisc. They recorded "Mutiny" during the Cave sessions. It didn't end up on the final tracklist, but you can hear it in this week's Drop. We spoke with frontman Andrew Rieger about the apocalyptic storyline behind this horn-lined chunk of psychedelic pop.
Why a mutiny? In the narrative, things are being burnt and purified, and we're starting over. Metaphor? Or is there some sort of literal cleansing you'd like to initiate? I wrote the lyrics after reading a book by the author Derrick Jensen called Endgame, which basically advocates ending human civilization for the good of the planet. He believes that we've exhausted the earth's non renewable resources to such a point that the collapse of human civilization is inevitable ... basically, in his eyes, it's too late to save the world. I found this idea pretty intriguing, though obviously quite grim, so I wrote this song with that in mind, sort of seeing the world in this sort of post-collapse scenario. Let me just say that though I don't completely agree with a lot of what Jensen has to say, I liked the idea of viewing this scenario in song form.
Premature Evaluation: Beach House - Teen Dream
When we meditated on Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally's gorgeous sophomore album Devotion we had the following to say: [Y]ou can't fall back on Mazzy Star or Galaxie 500 references because they've pushed themselves into their own, unique solar system.... (more)
New Jonathan Boulet Video - "A Community Service Announcement"
This dude's the latest signing to Australia's Modular label, landing with a tidy package of promotional offerings: a catchy, moistly breezy indie-pop debut single that couldn't be better titled for a meet-the-artist track; a subtly arresting/marginally tricked-out video; and a... (more)
New El Guincho - "Antillas (XXXchange Remix)"
When we first heard onetime BTW Pablo Díaz-Reixa, aka El Guincho, we were drawn in by "Antillas," a song we described as "a five-minute bundle of clattering loops and sunny harmonies." It was from the self-released Alegranza!, before he'd signed... (more)
Muse To Headline Coachella 2010?
According to Consequence Of Sound, a previously reliable source pins Muse to the coming year's desert fest headlining slot. Glenn Beck just bought a ticket. The dates are April 16-18. Oh and these Coachella headliner rumors? Needs more Pavement.... (more)
Parents Just Don't Understand Horrorcore
From hardcore to heavy metal to gangsta rap, local TV news teams have long warned parents about the terrifying new sounds rotting teenage brains. This week it's San Fran's KPIX on the horrorcore scene. Not all juggalos are murderers, dad!... (more)
