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King Mez's My Everlasting Zealnew
As far as rap in The Tar Heel State goes right now, King Mez is our leader. And like The Listening a decade before it, this is the new classic text. (self-released)
Tripp's We Are Happy Herenew
Tripp is a purer brand of pop than the indie realm tends to traverse. Alex Wilkins has no interest in hiding behind sonic overload or trickery, putting the vocals up-front and pointedly singing with clarity. (self-released)
Tags: Tripp
The strange story and sound behind Supreme Dicks' new box setnew
Supreme Dicks' sense of unhinged possibility leads to a new brand of magical chaos.
INDY Week |
Marc Masters |
06-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Supreme Dicks
The drumming universe of Oneida's Kid Millionsnew
Man Forever isn't a band, a jam, or even a solo project. It's a piece of music, the kind of composition that can be taught to other musicians, a clockwork set to be wound and released in an exactly assembled way.
INDY Week |
Jesse Jarnow |
05-29-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kid Millions
Lee Fields: out from James Brown's shadownew
"I'm still a North Carolinian at heart. The way I approach songs, I think about some of the things I learned and experienced as a boy growing up in Wilson."
INDY Week |
John Schacht |
04-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lost in the Trees' A Church That Fits Our Needsnew
If you've come to get your heartstrings tugged, you won't be disappointed.
Caltrop's Ten million years and eight minutesnew
When it's exciting, Ten million years is a reminder of the energy to be found at the borders of hard rock and heavy metal. (Holidays for Quince)
Jazz pianist Robert Glasper doesn't have time for a dead formnew
"Nine times out of 10, when you turn on [a jazz radio station], they're playing stuff from like 1950. It makes the music sound old—like it's already done and now we're just paying homage."
INDY Week |
Eric Tullis |
03-31-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Robert Glasper
Bowerbirds' The Clearingnew
A few verses into The Clearing, it's clear that Bowerbirds aren't so interested in keeping things simple anymore.
Organos' Conchanew
Organos and Concha are happily different both in source and sound, offering a humbly memorable reappraisal of the limits of pop.
Tags: Organo
The Boast and Bluster of Rapper Big Poohnew
"I adjust to any circumstance/ handle my affairs/ shake the hatred off, show 'em I don't really care/ No we don't compare/ I'm on another stair/ case in point, you ain't fuckin' with my last year."
INDY Week |
Eric Tullis |
02-28-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Onward, Soldiers' Monstersnew
On Monsters, Onward, Soldiers' talent is clear, but their focus is not.
Tags: Onward, Soldiers
The ExMonkeys' Use Your Toolsnew
The body rock is strong on Use Your Tools. Yes, this is bass worth thumping; The ExMonkeys' percussive physicality translates nicely to headphones and car stereos.
Tags: The ExMonkeys
Jphono1's Living Is Easynew
Living Is Easy is a new double collaboration between Jphono1—the solo project of John Harrison, veteran frontman of stormy psychedelic act North Elementary—and area graphic artist Regina McCoy and Atlanta musician Corey Pallon.
Tags: Jphono1
Chuuwee & Sundown's The Millennium Falconnew
Instead of sitting on a pile of Sundown's emailed beats, Chuuwee decided to catch a flight to North Carolina for an 11-day, 12-song recording spree.
Tags: Chuuwee & Sundown
