What a great night last night with Gauntlet Hair and friends. Even with a less than substantial crowd at Rotture's all the bands played a great show. The night started off with Dana Buoy from Akron Family. He's got a cool sound with great rumbling bass lines and tribal drum loops and some guitar riffs as well. Definitely along the lines of tribal pop. Check it out below.
After Dana Buoy was the band Yukon Blonde from Vancouver, BC. They just came out with their second full length called Tiger Talk back in March. They are a punk influenced pop-rock band that put on an excellent live show. Check out some of their stuff below.
Gauntlet Hair was finally up to conclude the night with a great set. They played all the good songs from their debut album plus a couple of new songs like "Keep Time" and "Top Bunk." They had a really fantastic show. A couple of us even got up on stage and danced for a song.
Welcome to the final installment and last post of the year. This year has been a treat, there has been so many great albums, it was hard to choose what was the best of the best. Even though I have listened to a lot of albums this year, I know I have missed out on some good stuff. So if you think that there should be a record on any of these lists then please leave a courteous comment on my posts. In the end it's really not the number that counts, it's how the music makes you feel, and that's how I base this list off of. So as I sign off for the rest of the year I would like thank everyone who reads this and I hope that you are sharing all this great music that I am sharing with you. Happy Holidays to you all and I hope to see you all next year.
So there you have it. It is ok if you disagree, let me know what your favorites are in the comments box.
Honorable mention to the incredibly talented Purity Ring for their 7" release this year.
Killing Sasquatch will be back next year to bring you even more music so stay tuned. Thanks again.
So another year is coming to an end, and that means best music lists will be popping up everywhere including Killing Sasquatch. I'm going to do it a little differently. I'll have 4 categories of great music then a top 15 list at the end.
So to start it off is the world renown genre of pop. Pop music is music that everyone can enjoy, no matter where you are from. It always has a catchy beat with lyrics and themes that embodies people's emotions. I feel like these albums have not only embraced those ideas, but pushed popular music into a great direction. This list is alphabetical order.
Finally after a couple of weeks without some great new music, today's releases are Jane's Addiction's newest The Great Escape Artist, Gauntlet Hair with their debut self-titled album, M83's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, and Real Estate's sophomoric effort Days.
Real Estate had one of the best releases in 2009 and they don't disappoint with Days. Much of their old sound is intact for this new release, of course with some neo-70s folk-pop added to it. Much like the last one, this album is great for hanging by the beach and just chillin' out with homies.
So this Gauntlet Hair debut album is absolutely awesome. It has everything that you want, groovy drum beats (handclaps included), clangy guitars, hazy vocals, and some sweet bumpin' bass. If I had to classify it, indie dream-pop? I think that's pretty close. You should listen here and figure it out yourself.
The newest from M83 is a double album titled Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. This is a very beautiful and well put together album, I enjoy it a lot. I wouldn't say it's a concept album like some double lengths, but there are a couple of weird tracks that seem sort of out of place. Check it out here and this awesome video for the single "Midnight City." It really previews the album nicely, so if you like the single you will definitely like the rest of it.
