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Starfucker | Buy Miracle Mile | Original Photos | Our Interview

One of the best parts about running a blog like this is keeping up with artists coming in and going out of their scene. Some continue a slow and steady rise to their deserved spot on a headlining stage. Others get their five minutes of fame, and then they are gone faster than they got in. Not only is it cool to see artists do well that deserve it, it’s inspirational. It makes it that much more real that if you truck through the harder times, stay persistent, and don’t give up, it WILL pay off. Starfucker is one such story that continues to surprise me every time I see them.

Starfucker – Atlantis
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22-year-old Trevor Powers is a pioneer, diving into and exposing the youth psyche of today’s technology housed culture. A year and a half since the release of his harrowing, self-made debut Powers is back with his sophomore release. This time, he’s dragged his dreams and fears from the bedroom into a studio to produce something massive and weird and potentially ground-breaking. Wondrous Bughouse, experimental and sonic, is proof that the indie genre is alive and well and actually going somewhere from the folk-pop wannabes that dominate the more prominent arena of the indie music scene. It’s out today via Fat Possum. From start to finish, the album dives headfirst into the rabbithole that is Powers’ brain. Much like The Year of Hibernation, it’s psychedelic and booming, textured with hollow echoes that make listening to it a strangely solitary experience. At times it wanders into and gets lost in a dizzy circus melodrama (see: “Attic Doctor”) and stays there, perhaps a bit too long. It’s almost scary, but almost catchy. It’s tracks like that which are bound to amass some attention (and some criticism). Debatably the pinacle of the album, “Dropla,” is a haunting visit to a hospital room where a loved one passes. It’s a reminder of our mortality, but also showcases once again Powers’ immense talent for depressing songwriting.

The album is punctuated with a pervasive sense of proleptic nostalgia. Despite its depressing and lonely undertones, there is something oddly optimistic and youthful about it. Go figure. It’s bound to be a tad controversial, given its experimental edge. Yet its honesty also guarantees it to hit home with a lot of people. Powers is just doing his own thing and I hope he doesn’t stop.

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22-year-old Trevor Powers is a pioneer, diving into and exposing the youth psyche of today’s technology housed culture. A year and a half since the release of his harrowing, self-made debut Powers is back with his sophomore release. This time, he’s dragged his dreams and fears from the bedroom into a studio to produce something massive and weird and potentially ground-breaking. Wondrous Bughouse, experimental and sonic, is proof that the indie genre is alive and well and actually going somewhere from the folk-pop wannabes that dominate the more prominent arena of the indie music scene. It’s out today via Fat Possum. From start to finish, the album dives headfirst into the rabbithole that is Powers’ brain. Much like The Year of Hibernation, it’s psychedelic and booming, textured with hollow echoes that make listening to it a strangely solitary experience. At times it wanders into and gets lost in a dizzy circus melodrama (see: “Attic Doctor”) and stays there, perhaps a bit too long. It’s almost scary, but almost catchy. It’s tracks like that which are bound to amass some attention (and some criticism). Debatably the pinacle of the album, “Dropla,” is a haunting visit to a hospital room where a loved one passes. It’s a reminder of our mortality, but also showcases once again Powers’ immense talent for depressing songwriting.

The album is punctuated with a pervasive sense of proleptic nostalgia. Despite its depressing and lonely undertones, there is something oddly optimistic and youthful about it. Go figure. It’s bound to be a tad controversial, given its experimental edge. Yet its honesty also guarantees it to hit home with a lot of people. Powers is just doing his own thing and I hope he doesn’t stop.

Check out the tracklist and some sample tunes after the jump (more…)

C+A+D essentials Born Ruffians released another taste of their upcoming album Birthmarks today. It’s indicative of a potentially new direction for them. Not going to lie, I was expecting their new stuff to sound more like frontman Luke Lalonde’s solo stuff but it doesn’t. At the beginning, it could almost be confused with a Fleet Foxes song with airy harmonies and gentle echoes. By the end of the song, it is unmistakably Born Ruffians.

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C+A+D essentials Born Ruffians released another taste of their upcoming album Birthmarks today. It’s indicative of a potentially new direction for them. Not going to lie, I was expecting their new stuff to sound more like frontman Luke Lalonde’s solo stuff but it doesn’t. At the beginning, it could almost be confused with a Fleet Foxes song with airy harmonies and gentle echoes. By the end of the song, it is unmistakably Born Ruffians.


RAC | Buy Chapter One | TICKETS

Private Label Fridays in Hollywood is back! We got to go last week to see Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs play for the intimate showcase that is Lure Hollywood. This is one of the most consistent event series in LA, that we hope becomes a staple of the city. The lineup this time around includes: Treasure Fingers, Oliver, Breakbot, Aeroplane, Flight Facilities, and many more (Click here for the full lineup). The plan is to keep you guys updated as these events come and get you tickets when we can. We’ll definitely be there. Up front. Dancing. Let’s kick it! Just a pro tip with Lure…drinks are expensive. Like, really expensive. Like, “are you kidding me?” expensive. That is all.

The contest ends at 12PM Friday February 15th! The more ways you enter, the better your chance is to win. Be sure to be ready to check your e-mail, because I’ll be giving it to the first person who responds when the winner is chosen. GOOD LUCK!

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RAC | Buy Chapter One | TICKETS

Private Label Fridays in Hollywood is back! We got to go last week to see Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs play for the intimate showcase that is Lure Hollywood. This is one of the most consistent event series in LA, that we hope becomes a staple of the city. The lineup this time around includes: Treasure Fingers, Oliver, Breakbot, Aeroplane, Flight Facilities, and many more (Click here for the full lineup). The plan is to keep you guys updated as these events come and get you tickets when we can. We’ll definitely be there. Up front. Dancing. Let’s kick it! Just a pro tip with Lure…drinks are expensive. Like, really expensive. Like, “are you kidding me?” expensive. That is all.

The contest ends at 12PM Friday February 15th! The more ways you enter, the better your chance is to win. Be sure to be ready to check your e-mail, because I’ll be giving it to the first person who responds when the winner is chosen. GOOD LUCK!

One of the fondest, realest memories of my music collecting career was going to Target and dropping eight bucks on The Killers’ Hot Fuss. I put countless hours into that album. Learning the words and singing to myself. Namely “I got soul, but I’m not a soldier.” If you know, you know. Hearing Brandon Flowers voice is known to take my mind down Nostalgia-Ville. RAC’s remix of their single “Runaway” simply puts me in a happy place. The song finds such a fine balance of the beauty of RAC’s synths, and the soul of Flowers’ vocals. The beginning of the track briefly reminds me of the intro to Dillon Francis’ “I.D.G.A.F.O.S. 2.0.” See if you agree:

The Killers – Runaway (RAC Mix)
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Dillon Francis – I.D.G.A.F.O.S. 2.0.
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One of the fondest, realest memories of my music collecting career was going to Target and dropping eight bucks on The Killers’ Hot Fuss. I put countless hours into that album. Learning the words and singing to myself. Namely “I got soul, but I’m not a soldier.” If you know, you know. Hearing Brandon Flowers voice is known to take my mind down Nostalgia-Ville. RAC’s remix of their single “Runaway” simply puts me in a happy place. The song finds such a fine balance of the beauty of RAC’s synths, and the soul of Flowers’ vocals. The beginning of the track briefly reminds me of the intro to Dillon Francis’ “I.D.G.A.F.O.S. 2.0.” See if you agree:

The Killers – Runaway (RAC Mix)
[audio:https://controlaltdelight.com/Music/01%20Runaways%20%28RAC%20Mix%29.mp3]

Dillon Francis – I.D.G.A.F.O.S. 2.0.
[audio:https://controlaltdelight.com/Music/YOLO83/I.D.G.A.F.O.S.%202.0%20%28Original%20Mix%29.mp3]

CoachellAltDelight brings attention to special artists that will be featured in Indio come April.
Some we love. Some we just discovered. All essential.
Click here for more from this series.
72/79 Days

Some good things go away and never come back. Some good things go away and come back more powerful than before. I thought indie rock essentials Spoon were gone for good, until listening to a song a friend recommended recently. I recognized the voice, the unmistakable voice of Britt Daniel. Years after Spoon broke up, Daniel got together with Dan Boekner of Handsome Furs and Wolf Parade and made one good looking baby. That baby–Divine Fits–is really something beautiful and probably a force to be reckoned with live. If you look at the fine print of the Coachella ’13 lineup, you’ll see their name. That font should be bigger. It’s guaranteed to be an amazing show. Don’t miss them. You won’t regret it.

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CoachellAltDelight brings attention to special artists that will be featured in Indio come April.
Some we love. Some we just discovered. All essential.
Click here for more from this series.
72/79 Days

Some good things go away and never come back. Some good things go away and come back more powerful than before. I thought indie rock essentials Spoon were gone for good, until listening to a song a friend recommended recently. I recognized the voice, the unmistakable voice of Britt Daniel. Years after Spoon broke up, Daniel got together with Dan Boekner of Handsome Furs and Wolf Parade and made one good looking baby. That baby–Divine Fits–is really something beautiful and probably a force to be reckoned with live. If you look at the fine print of the Coachella ’13 lineup, you’ll see their name. That font should be bigger. It’s guaranteed to be an amazing show. Don’t miss them. You won’t regret it.

Check out some choonz and a video

After the jump. (more…)

Wow. I just…don’t even…First the Coachella lineup, now this? 2013 trying to be the best ever or something? If you didn’t know already, this is half of C+A+D’s favorite band. They’re just that important. Download the song free from here. Excuse me while I cry happy tears. Strokes are coming back!

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Wow. I just…don’t even…First the Coachella lineup, now this? 2013 trying to be the best ever or something? If you didn’t know already, this is half of C+A+D’s favorite band. They’re just that important. Download the song free from here. Excuse me while I cry happy tears. Strokes are coming back!