Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

In this first installment of classics week 2014, Anthony Fantano reviews a shirt.

Cold Cave - "God Made The World"

Cold Cave drops a moody, new single with "God Made The World," which is due for a 7" picture disc release on The Heartworm. Enjoy!

PVT - "Homosapien"

PVT bringing the moody glitchy electronic tunes with a lot fun in the mix too.

One of the members was quoted as saying they listened to a lot of Joy Division while writing this song and that is pretty imminent here, but instead of groups like Editors who more less blandly follow the framework of that style of music with some added synthesizers, PVT makes this style wholly their own by adding the glitch electronic effects along with dreary vocals and thumping bass. This is inspiration done right where the artists have taken a style and made it their own.

BADBADNOTGOOD- BBNG

I've talked his young, Canadian jazz trio up before on the blog. Hopefully, you know the deal with them by now.

They've got a new release of jazz and hip hop fusions on their Bandcamp. It's titled BBNG, and features a little Joy Division cover for good measure! Download it over here and have a nice day.

The Horrors- "Still Life"

I remember when I first started my YouTube channel, it had no subscribers. Yeah, they all come that way, sadly. But when things started moving in 2010, I was getting a lot of disappointed comments asking me why I never reviewed the Horrors' previous album in '09. Well, my answer is that I was just starting to do this. I was young, brash, clueless, and didn't know how the sausage was made. Sue me.

Anyway, the Horrors, which is a rock outfit from the UK, has a new album dropping via XL on July 11th. The title is Skying.

I don't know how the band turned the word "sky" in to a verb, but I won't care as long as every song on this LP is as good as "Still Life." I definitely see what all the fuss is about. The Horrors may not exactly put a brand new spin on what influences them, but they certainly do these sounds justice. I'm positive these guys own some Bauhaus, Joy Division, and Echo & the Bunnymen records.

But also, there's something very rich and well-produced about this music, too. It's very concisely placed into a pop structure. In fact, the production is so good, I'd almost liken it to a U2 record--the vocals in the verses kinda help the comparison along, too. I could seriously see Bono singing over this thing. Crazy, I know.

Still, "Still Life" is a great tune, bursting at the choruses and cooling down everywhere else. I'm not a huge fan of fade-outs, but I'm officially psyched for this record.

Heavy Ghost's Ten Thousand Years EP

With their new EP, Ten Thousand Years, Heavy Ghost takes you on a fall from a jet into the hazy grey skies of psychedelic sound. Influenced by Joy Division and Boards of Canada, the band sets a mood of groove-laced melodies inside a sinuous cloud. Haunting and deep vocals bring you into a trance-like state that leaves you breathless. As you continue you’re decent, an eerie calmness comes over you. Then, as you hit the ground, you awaken to find that you’re not dead, only dreaming. Your eyes are heavy as you find clarity is just a figment of your imagination, and this beautifully inspired music is reality, the Serling reality of Heavy Ghost.

Name your price and download Ten Thousand Years via Bandcamp. Dig on a track from it below:

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