yosho songs for yr myspace (Not on Label) Dublin, California emo sadpunks yosho (not yoshi) open up the new decade with their most fully realized project to date with their EP songs for yr myspace, six economically written tunes filled with raw performances, self-loathing lyrics, and of course, a Nintendo reference or two. "lil' plicky" opens [...]
Tonight, we're excited to premiere the visual album for Delphinium Event, the latest ambient EP from experimental artist and COUNTERZINE regular Petridisch. The third in a series of 'events', following Blue Event on Infinite Sync Studios, later reissued on Petridisch's own label Fish Prints (which Petridisch kindly broke down for us last year), and Malaise Event on Houdini Mansions, Delphinium [...]
8track is a new COUNTERZINE feature where we review 8 tracks by 8 artists and arrange them in sequence like those old 8-Track tapes (the WCW of portable analogue audio media you don’t remember). This edition, Program 1 includes tracks by S3LF, Toko Joyce, Thrillhouse and Pedazo de Carne Con Ojo, while Program 2 features [...]
El Poder de la Infancia Live Session (Not on Label) While it seems to happen rarely, there's a good amount of sense to, as a band, introducing yourselves to the world with a live record. You're likely playing out before you hit a studio, and for fans, a live recording is more indicative than a [...]
Bandcamp Roulette is a feature from contributor Secat that scours Bandcamp for interesting, new, and under-the-radar releases. This edition features albums from Cypher Sanctuary, randal b., and Ghetto Henry. Sumptuous sweets! Decadent delights! It’s a smörgåsbord of . . . uhm . . . symphonies! Today’s Bandcamp Roulette lunchbox is packed to the brim with [...]
We are stoked (yes, stoked) to share with you the music video for "Humming", the latest track from COUNTERZINE favorite lo-fi rocker Red Pants, featuring guillaume AltamirA. Following last year's brilliant Distortion and Snow (which we were also fortunate enough to premiere), DIY enthusiast Jason Lambeth (Red Pants, as well as the owner of Painted Blonde) is [...]
Today, we're delighted to premiere "Sophie", the newest single from Chicago power pop act Boy Romeo. The second single from Boy Romeo's upcoming sophomore LP Pure Soul following "Let's Roll", "Sophie" is a bouncy and infectious pop tune with a dark but playful wit. The lyrics namely reference the tarot reading of the reversed seven [...]
Today, we're thrilled to premiere the latest track from Los Angeles shoegaze band Twilight Rays, "Moonlight". Twilight Rays, formerly The Asteroid Shop and brainchild of guitarist/vocalist/synth player Eric Brendo, come through with "Moonlight", a gorgeous, shimmering piece of dreamy rock where guitars twinkle like stars in the night sky, the vocals are exhausted [...]
Bandcamp Roulette is a feature from contributor Secat that scours Bandcamp for interesting, new, and under-the-radar releases. This edition features albums from Tunnel One, Agus Garcia, and Midpoint Union. Bandcamp Roulette is back on the lightwaves after a brief break! I’m easing back into the usual workflow with some short and sweet projects. Here, have [...]
Today, we're excited to premiere the new music video for "Echo", from Brooklyn indie rocker Katie Capri, aka Fern Mayo. Premiered by Stereogum last year, "Echo" is bottled-up emotion profusely spurting out after too much pressure has built up: verses leak out as tense, pained wails without pauses, words oscillating and bleeding into each other with no [...]
