…with current bands out there like, The School, the Pipettes and The Like trying to recreate that girl-group feeling, The Primitives show a good way to attack it is straight on.
Articles by Mike Elias
Beck, I Just Started Hating Some People Today
Posted on June 3, 2012 Mike Elias
Is this song supposed to be funny? Is it a parody of country music? Or does Jack and Beck have to step back every now and then and realize not every creation is worth a pressing. Yes, I understand this is a one-off recording and maybe the two were just having a little fun, but I still don’t get it.
Best Coast, The Only Place
Posted on May 25, 2012 Mike Elias
Carole King, The Legendary Demos
Posted on May 17, 2012 Mike Elias
Where much of pop music has been the flavor of the day, true craftsmanship stands the test of time.
Various Artists, Where Is Parker Griggs?
Posted on January 13, 2012 Mike Elias
To answer the question, Parker Griggs is on tracks one and four on this label compilation. Griggs is a member of the two-piece power trio, Radio Moscow with bassist Zack Anderson.
Marianne Faithfull, Horses and High Heels
Posted on November 15, 2011 Mike Elias
Faithfull is a great interpreter. She’s a squatter, claiming what she lands on and taking ownership.
Kasey Anderson, Heart of a Dog
Posted on October 26, 2011 Mike Elias
Heart of a Dog opens with, “The Wrong Light;” a song built on a fuzzed-out guitar riff, part Neil Young, part Black Sabbath, and a lot of nasty.
Nick Lowe, The Old Magic
Posted on October 14, 2011 Mike Elias
If you pick up the vinyl version, it’s pressed at 45 rpms with wide grooves and it sounds spectacular. Yep Roc should’ve leased the RCA Living Stereo logo for this release.
The Dum Dum Girls, October 12, 2011, Turf Club
Posted on October 13, 2011 Mike Elias
The Girls could obviously catch your ear (as well as your eye) with their three-chord DIY attack, proving that simplicity sounds best when distinguished by nuances and honesty.
SuperHeavy, SuperHeavy
Posted on September 30, 2011 Mike Elias
SuperHeavy tried to make a record that would incorporate so much, reach so many, but it collapses on itself like Wall Street and the Greek economy.