Week 004 - 5/16/16

Red Giant - Infinity

  

Release Date: May 16th, 2016

Genre: Trip Hop/Downtempo
Price: $5.00

For Fans Of: Massive Attack

Recommended Tracks: Infinity, Tears in the Rain, Salute, Open

Red Giant's brand new EP is an obvious extension of their previous effort, Drones, from last year. This time around Red Giant dabble in darker flavors of trip hop with voice samples being used more spasticly, harsher basslines, more expansive hip hop elements, and of course; dreamy vocals that feed power to the dark atmosphere. If you were a fan of their previous, you will without a doubt enjoy this six track powerhouse.
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RX Bandits - ...And the Battle Began 

 

Release Date: October 10th, 2006

Genre: Progressive Rock/Ska
Price: $5.99

For Fans Of: Sublime, Grand Mexican Warlock, Solterra, Mutemath

Recommended Tracks: And The Battle Begun, In Her Drawer, Only For The Night, Apparition, Crushing Destroyer

An oldie but a goodie, ...And The Battle Began is an excellent prog rock record that introduces elements of ska through wind sections and the genre's signature off-beat syncopation for a hard hitting, fast moving record. There is plenty of sophistication in the band's chemistry that lends strength to the hard edge of lead vocalist Matt Embree, who's very distinct vocal style mixing smooth vocals and slight rapping give the fast moving guitar leads extra strength. An absolute fun record, if you haven't heard it yet then do yourself a favor.
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Foreign Fields - What You Kept In Hiding

 

Release Date: March 11th, 2015

Genre: Folk
Price: $5.99

For Fans Of: Sufjan Stevens, The Sky Life, Ben Howard, Bon Iver, Son Lux

Recommended Tracks: I Have Your Weapons, Little Lover, Subtle Weight, Hold Me Down

Foreign Fields' What I Kept In Hiding is a very soft, delicate record. Their mixture of folk and electronic elements are sparse, but are absolutely powerful when used in full swing. The softness and delicacy is emotional, with very dreamy guitar leads moving elegantly about the small beeps and synth work of the instrumentals. Tracks like I Have Your Weapons and Subtle Weight are especially vulnerable thanks to their vocalist. Honestly this is a record you'll have to listen to yourself, but if you like Bon Iver or Sufjan Stevens in the slightest, you will love this.
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Giles Cory - Giles Cory

 

Release Date: March 1st, 2011

Genre: Slowcore/Black Folk
Price: $5.00

For Fans Of: Have A Nice Life, The Horse Museum, Mount Eerie, Carissa's Wierd

Recommended Tracks: The Haunting Presence, Graves Filled With Books, I'm Going To Do It, A Sleeping Heart, Buried Above Ground

Not to be confused with the accused witch of the same name, Giles Cory is the side project of Have A Nice Life's vocalist Dan Barret based around the legend of accused witch Giles Cory. Dark is a nice way to put how desolate this record is. Instrumentally, the record is black as night with sparse guitar arrangements, heavy industrial noise, and weak vocals that explore the topics of death and depression through the projected lens of the accused witch himself. Very interesting, and very sad, if you like slowcore of any kind then be sure to give this one a browse.
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Rainbow Danger Club - Where Maps End

 

Release Date: March 19th, 2011

Genre: Progressive Rock
Price: FREE

For Fans Of: N/A

Recommended Tracks: Live on Photographs, Drown the Creatures, To Where The Maps End, Enduring Love, We Can Be Friends
What can you really expect from a band named Rainbow Danger Club? If you said quirky prog rock that blends a dizzying amount of other genres and styles into the mix then you are correct! Your prize is a free album from the band named Where Maps End. This one hour rock opera is filled to the brim with prog rock, opera rock, electronics, cheer vocals, dream pop, random bleep boop sounds, falsetto, ect, ect, ect and its amazing. Enjoy!
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