Y U NO REVIEW: AUGUST '12

In this installment of Y U NO REVIEW, I'm giving quick, undercooked opinions on the latest releases from Childish Gambino, Gojira, Anna Von Hausswolff, Fang Island, Jeremiah Jae, Coin Locker Kid, Micachu & the Shapes, Tenacious D, Debo Band, The Antlers, Jeff the Brotherhood, Guided By Voices, Peaking Lights, Garbage, John Frusciante, and the Gaslight Anthem.

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Peaking Lights- "Lo Hi"

First single from Wisconsin dub duo, Peaking Lights off their upcoming LP Lucifer. This track brings a real spacey atmosphere to the reggae style of music they are presenting. The song has the classic expected flow to a reggae song with a real groovy bass line, but they layer it with countless synthesizers, echoed vocal tracks, and samples giving it a more psychedelic feel than most songs in the genre. It runs for 7 over minutes and by the end the psychedellic nature of the songs takes control.

Lucifer is set to be released June 18.

Peaking Lights- "Tiger Eyes (Laid Back)"

Peaking Lights, Indra Dunis and Aaron Coyes, have a new LP out via Not Not Fun titled 936. Coyes skills with a soldering iron with the haunting vocals of Dunis. have added up into some lovely, dub-laced dream pop worth listening to while taking a midnight drive down a deserted highway. Dig on  “Tiger Eyes (Laid Back)” via the video above or SoundCloud, too. -