YUNOREVIEW: SEPTEMBER 2014

The magical monthly segment where I briefly touch down on a gauntlet of albums I didn't get a chance to review this past month. These are just my short, straightforward, passionate, biased opinions. Saor - Aura Yob - Clearing the Path to Ascend Bones - Skinny King 810 - Memoirs of a Murderer Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lose Dilated Peoples - Directors of Photography J. Mascis - Tied to a Star Ariana Grande - My Everything White Fence - For the Recently Found Innocent Kimbra - Golden Echo

Ty Segall Band- Slaughterhouse / Ty Segall & White Fence- Hair

With two new releases in 2012, garage rock revivalist Ty Segall has pushed himself to the forefront of this rough and wild style of music.

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White Fence- "Green Balloon"

Lo-fi rock project, White Fence has released a new single for 7" on Sexbeat records. The song has plenty of trippy, nostalgic vibes to offer; however, the sentiments feel a bit sour. "Green Ballon" seems to simultaneously celebrate and parody the idea of psychedelic rock & pop from the 60s, embracing the sentiments of both the Beatle's Revolver and Zappa's We're Only In it For the Money. There is also a nice echo effect put on the vocals providing a density to the song that directly accents the old school psych rock feel that the track aims for. This is the fortunate kind of song that rather than reminding you of a specific band it is more of a throwback to a different era of music.

Ty Segall & White Fence- "I'm Not A Game"

[audio:http://www.dragcity.com/system/tracks/downloads/5336/original/1-02_I_Am_Not_A_Game.mp3] A fun, old school-sounding track from Ty Segall & White Fence. Since building buzz for himself in the mist of 2009's lo-fi craze, Ty Segall has become a major player in the world of rough, rowdy, self-recorded garage rock. White Fence is a bit of an underdog in the style, but clearly has the ability to work on the same level of Ty, bringing a lot of chemistry to this track. Something about the song's build just makes me want to shake my hips like I’m doing the twist. Then when it finally breaks into some distorted, screeching guitars and vocals my entire body starts gyrating until I have to get out of my chair to satisfy my insatiable urge to dance.

The collaborative track this album comes from, Hair, is set to release April 24 on Drag City.