Purling Hiss | Water On Mars

Purling Hiss | Water On Mars

In case you’ve been reading my reviews, all but one of the bands I have reviewed in 2013 so far have been from Philadelphia. This has been purely coincidence. But, just like the rest of the bands, this band, Purling Hiss is from Philadelphia, PA. I’ve always heard of these guys, but never heard them until I saw them open for Dr. Dog in March of last year. They did not fit the bill whatsoever, but I thought they were fucking great. The crowd, however, did not agree. Everyone seemed to be so confused on why these guys were playing. And that bummed me out that people couldn’t enjoy it. It’s probably because, for some reason, lots of “bros” go to Dr. Dog shows now. I’m not sure why. But the last 2 that I went to was full of frat guys who were just there to get drunk. Anyway, Purling Hiss is usually great. Their album Water On Mars is not so great. I cannot stand the “chorus” of Lolita. He just strains his voice when he says Lolita. Don’t get me wrong, not all the songs are not that great. I do really like Dead Again and The Harrowing Wind the most. The rest of the album is basically okay or not okay. And the jam on the title track Water On Mars is pretty great. I love the noisy guitars and feedback sounds (that sounds really sarcastic when I read it to myself, but I assure you, I am being sincere)  It’s really weird that I find myself not enjoying this that much because I love the side project Spacin’. I feel bad giving a fellow Philadelphia a “low” score, but I just really didn’t enjoy this album a whole lot. Who knows, maybe it will grow on me the more I listen to it. But for now I’m giving it a –

3/5

There doesn’t seem to be a streaming link anywhere, so if you wanna hear it, find it!

Stinky Smelly is a band from Philadelphia, PA. My friend introduced me to these guys after seeing them play at the famous Philly basement venue Maggot House. After hearing their name, I had to hear them. They have broken up since then, but this release is their last album. Which really sucks because they are really great. The opening track The End (fin) is very literally the beginning of the end. This album has an overall feeling of angst and frustration. The only time I find myself skipping a song is on Plastic Bag Factory and A Boy & His Dog. This is only because these songs do not flow with the rest of the album at all. Plastic Bag Factory is basically a rap song. But other than those 2 out of 16 songs, this album is fucking great. A lot of these songs are older songs, but recorded a lot better. Get it now because it’s free. Plus, since they’re broken up, it probably won’t stay on the internet forever. Or they might forget about it and it will stay on the internet forever. Either way, download it because it’s fucking good and fucking free.

4/5

(Source: http://bandcamp.com/)

Wavves | Sail To The Sun

Wavves | Sail To The Sun

Wavves released a single off their upcoming LP. They still sound like Wavves, which is a good thing. And when I say that I mean the “newer” Wavves. Their new album should be out sometime this year.

Free Music of the Week 1: January 5th, 2013

Happy New Year everyone. This is a new segment I’m going to be doing every Friday. Free Music of the Week. It doesn’t have to be new or by well-known artists. This week, the very first free music of the week is Business Cats from Azusa, California. This was suggested to me by an anon on here. They’re demo is the only thing on their bandcamp, but it’s really fucking good. It’s lo-fi pop. When I say lo-fi, I really mean lo-fi. It basically clips the entire time and some of the tracks only come out of the left speaker. But don’t let this keep you away from it. It’s fucking good. Super short, sweet, catchy songs. I hope one day they’ll make their way over to Philadelphia so I can get to see them live. They sound like they’d put on an awesome show. So, Business Cats, if you can hear me, PLEASE COME TO PHILADELPHIA. If you need help finding a venue to play, I may be able to help! PLEASE OH PLEASE. 

A$AP Rocky | 1Train (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T.)

A$AP Rocky | 1 Train (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T.)

This is the second track to be released from the upcoming LongLiveASAP. Although, I am pretty sure this one was leaked and not released officially. It was on 2dopeboyz, but they have taken it down. Luckily, I have found another blog that had the song available for download. The first track to come off this album, Fuckin’ Problems, I did not like that much. One of the main reasons I didn’t like it was because he had way too many features. And one of those features was Drake, and I HATE Drake. This was also one of the main problems I had with his first mixtape. Almost all of his features I did not like. But this track. THIS TRACK. Is an exception. It has Kendrick Lamar and Danny Brown. Two of my most favorite rappers right now. I have never really listened to Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Action Bronson, or Big K.R.I.T.. I’ve heard of them, but just never to listened to them. But after hearing this, I will be most definitely checking all of them out. This is produced by Hit-Boy. He also produced one of my favorite ASAP tracks Goldie. There isn’t a chorus or anything; it’s just an orchestral loop as the beat and each rapper taking their one turn putting in their verse. This is getting me hyped for the release of LongLiveASAP which is out January 15th, 2013. 

This track is very very good.