Articles Tagged "Essential Wax"
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Essential Wax with Portugal. The Man
Earlier this summer, Portugal. The Man finally released the record that they’ve hinted at for years…’Woodstock’. As the Pitchfork headline reads “The Alaska psych-pop group have embraced modern-rock glitz and EDM bombast” and that they did! ‘Woodstock‘ is a complete departure from the band’s indie-psych-pop history and as the band warned with t-shirts before the […]
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Essential Wax with Deerhoof
20 years have gone by since Deerhoof released ‘The Man, the King, the Girl‘ and not much has changed, but everything has changed for the band since. Throughout this journey one thing has remained consistent, Satomi Matsuzaki and her bandmates have been incredibly hard to categorize. From indie rock, experimental pop, to punk rock… Deerhoof […]
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Essential Wax with Jason Mantzoukas
This weekend marks the official end of Summer. I know, I’m devastated too… where did it go? Our new friend Comedian/Actor Jason Mantzoukas (The League, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Sleeping With Other People) is here to help us squeeze every last ounce of Summer with his five “literal” beach records! Little known fact… Jason is a rather […]
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Essential Wax with Tiësto
Tiësto needs no introduction. But for those unfamiliar with the legend, he’s the best of the best of EDM and continues to inspire up-and-coming DJs throughout the world. After rising to the top of the house and trance worlds, he led the charge in helping electronic music crossover into the mainstream with his latest record, ‘A […]
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Essential Wax with Cults
Cults have been absent from the world of synth-pop since touring on 2013’s LP, ‘Static’. Brooklynites Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion took time off to refuel their brains with new ideas some of which came from the band drawing inspiration from Discogs’ faves, Pink Floyd. Their forthcoming release ‘Offering‘ is the result of diving into the […]
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Essential Wax with Slowdive
I think most of us have noticed a Slowdive influence around Discogs lately, from Japanese Breakfast’s Essential Wax, to Royal Thunder’s Selection Section; the Slowdive exaltation continues as their new self-titled release on Dead Oceans release sits in the Top 5 of Discog’s Top New Album Sales of 2017. A pioneer in the shoegaze genre, […]
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Essential Wax with The National
The National have always seemed cut from the same cloth as Bruce Springsteen. The arc of critical acclaim (and modest sales) through their first three albums contiguous with the blue-collar determination of touring are kindred, to say the least. With the release of 2007’s ‘Boxer,’ The National landed in the ears of everyone on the […]
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Essential Wax with Buzz Osborne of Melvins
Melvins’ Buzz Osborne is a superhero. Before Nirvana. Before Soundgarden. Before Tool. Before Slipknot. Before Mastodon. There was Buzz and Melvins. Godfathers of Grunge. From their EP debut in 1986 ‘Melvins,’ to this year’s ‘A Walk With Love & Death,’ Buzz has created, destroyed, toured, and lived at a furious pace. Now twenty-five albums in, […]
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Essential Wax with Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear burst onto the global scene in 2009 with their album ‘Veckatimest‘, although some of us had been following the then Brooklyn band since their debut with Kanine Records ‘Horn Of Plenty‘. As the band toured the world with Radiohead, “Two Weeks” broke through, making Grizzly Bear the mainstream symbol of indie rock. Fast forward to […]
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Essential Wax with Beth Ditto (Bonus Edition)
Beth Ditto’s long-awaited first solo LP, Fake Sugar was released on June 16th. Though some have been waiting for this record since the break up of Gossip, (the band Beth fronted since 1999) I personally have been waiting for Beth to release a solo LP since she first told me she was recording one, 16 […]
