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Image Tame Impala, Innerspeaker [Modular, 2010]

Tame Impala are an Aussie three piece making psychedelic indie rock that's strangely accessible. Maybe it's the Beatles-esque vocals or the occasional hip-hop inspired percussion. Maybe it's just great fucking music. The album plays like a vocal version of Yppah's last two albums if you're looking for a frame of reference. The vocals are totally sublime and work extremely well in this territory though, taking us more firmly into indie rock. Hooks here emerge naturally instead of the "oh shit, it's time for the chorus" moments of a lot of indie rock. The albums flows together and it better listened to as a whole, but there are moments I feel will be on a lot of hipsters' playlists, including the opener "It's Not Meant To Be", the infectious "Make Up Your Mind", or "Expectations", which feels like 60s pop until the psychedelic denouement. Strangely, none of those are the opening single, which is "Solitude Is Bliss" and not one pf the lighlights for me, but solid. One of the better psychedelic records to come my way in a while, and probably the first I'd play in front of friends in a much longer while.

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Indielectronic
Image Tanlines, Settings [True Panther, 2010] Tanlines is a duo comprised of former members of Professor Murder and Don Caballero. Yeah, I don't see the connection either. But if you liked the former, Settings is a record you'll definitely want to check out. No, it doesn't sound like Professor Murder, but it has that sort of reverence to it. The actual sound is a mix of club sounds and indie pop sensibility. The EP is split between vocal and instrumental tracks, and thankfully both w...
 
Indie Rock
Image Dom, Sun Bronzed Greek Gods EP [Burning Mill, 2010] A very impressive EP; I'm convinced that Dom will be one of those "Pitchfork bands" once their first album comes out, for better or worse. Drug-addled psychedelic indie-pop music, lo-fi in a charming sort of way; and thankfully none of the songs overstay their welcome. The main thing is the guitar hooks, though; I've had a couple of these tracks in my head for weeks.
 
Experimental
Image Ulaan Khol, III [Soft Abuse, 2010] I know nothing about Stephen R. Smith, except that the creatively-titled "III" is his third album under the Khol moniker, and that he is signed to a label I haven't heard of.  "III" is really a magical little album; instrumental lo-fi psychedelic-ish pieces which cover a broad musical spectrum.  I feel like it should have been released on Type Records, it has that "Type" sort of vibe; anyway, defini...
 
Ambient
Image Unknown Artist, Mystery Cassette #1 [Attack9, 2010] The excellent Attack9 label seems to have finally awoken from a multi-year slumber; Casino versus Japan's album "Night on Tape" was released two months ago, and now we have this mysterious cassette, first in a series of four from unknown artists.  Three tracks, totaling about 30 minutes, are spread across the two sides; the quality is very high, and the music sounds something like the darkly glowing ambient of Huntington's ...
 

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