True story: The other day I ordered Gary Wilson’s latest LP, Electric Endicott, directly from the label, Western Vinyl. A label employee emailed me saying my record had been shipped and to please enjoy a free mp3 download link while I waited for it.
The link included in the message, however, was not for the Gary Wilson album. It turned out to be a five-song EP from a much younger, yet equally electronically inclined artist I had never heard before.
It was almost as though the universe was saying to me, “You think you wanna listen to some weird-ass, electro-funky pop. But what you really wanna listen to is chillwave.”
Botany, I have come to learn, is the moniker of a 22-year old Texan named Spencer Stephenson. He used to perform under the name Abacus. He also played drums for a Denton, TX band called Sleep Whale. His debut EP Feeling Today is the precursor to a full-length album due out sometime this Spring.
You could sit there and cringe while I use the same words others have used to describe the music he makes: lush, layered, dreamy, shimmery, blissed out. Bleh! Or you could just enjoy yourself and listen to it.
- Pam Torno
Paucity of Worthy New Releases, but…
There has been a dearth of notable new release on my radar as of late. However here are a few links to some things I do look forward to hearing.
Toro Y Moi – Underneath The Pine
Releases February 22 but you can stream the entire lp at urban outfitters now here. Like Destroyer’s “Kaputt” indie rock has started getting smoothed out, groovy and leaving a little something for the ladies.
Oh Snap! here is the official video for ” New Beat”
Gil Scott Heron and Jaime XX “We’re New Here”
released February 21 via XL recordings. You can stream that now *with your smart phone ( by jumping through some hoops) here
Read More Comments 0