Author Archives: Timothy Hudson

The last time we talked about the Ontario based Junior Boys was just before the release of their album Begone Dull Care. Despite receiving a lukewarm reception from most publications, I thought it was a decently well rounded album, and certainly worthy of a follow up. Enter It’s All True, the indie-electronic duo’s fourth studio album, and the home of this tremendous gem “ep.”

Personally, I have always compared the band/duo to LCD Soundsystem, but this track evokes something more. The synthesizer’s sound like they come straight out of Paul McCartney’s legendary “Wonderful Christmastime” which gives a cool sort of nostalgic feel to the whole track. The vocals are typical of Junior Boys, but the lyrics seem somehow sweeter than usual, and much more poignant. The track’s ability to evoke nostalgia is strong, and certainly enough to warrant a few listens, if only to walk down memory lane.

It’s All True comes out on June 13^th through Domino Records.

Junior Boys – ep

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Berlin-based electronic artist Apparat has been known to take you on a journey through each individual track. It’s through this skill and delicate touch in music that he created last year’s fantastic “Sayulita,” off his DJ-Kicks album. No stranger to extravagant crescendos and brilliant arrangements, Apparat created a new journey that he wants to share with all of you, and it’s called “Ash/Black Veil.”

The track hits you immediately with its looped strumming and delicate piano, but quickly evolves a good drumbeat and ghostly vocals. The track goes from a walk into a run, but much like Foals‘ slow-burner “Spanish Sahara,” as the track progresses, it hits a number of crescendos that practically lets it fly. It’s a gorgeous—possibly even epic—journey, “Ash/Black Veil,” and I wouldn’t miss it for the world.

Apparat – Ash/Black Veil

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School of Seven Bells has proven over the years that they are nothing but a solid dream-electro band. With the New York based band’s last album Disconnect From Desire, the group built upon their previous success and emerged an even stronger band in my opinion. Brooklyn based electro-artists and producers Sepalcure pulled the already chilly “Babelonia” from it, and threw it into a snow storm.

The remix, while not immediately danceable, is a perfect tune for those moments of intense working or coding. The beats—which are elegantly spaced out—occupy that brilliant line between house and chillwave, and perfectly add to the smooth, melodic synthesizers. It’s something almost completely different from it’s source material, and yet it manages to drag me gleefully into it’s chilly soundscape again and again.

School of Seven Bells – Babelonia (Sepalcure Remix)

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