![]() If you want to talk atmospheric minimalism then look no further than Liz Harris’ Grouper. Iron & Wine may no longer be whispering homespun bedroom folk into a hissy tape recorder, but Beam still knows how to write a great song. Sam Beam has always been an indie favorite and Ghost on Ghost’s jazzier feel was a new direction. Unknown Mortal Orchestra: II #48 Iron & Wine Keeping the weird but also trading it for beauty, introducing funk and retro-soul into the mix and focusing on some pretty interesting themes nicely differentiates II from their self-titled debut. ![]() No sophomore slump here as Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s II incorporated more and kept it fresh! Unknown Mortal Orchestra didn’t create the perfect record but they did create one hell of a follow up. Joanna Gruesome: Weird Sister #49 Unknown Mortal Orchestra It is this type of effort that makes Weird Sister such an engaging record as Joanna Gruesome gives you a solid 28 minutes of diverse music that should easily appeal to indie rock fans. Boy/girl vocals, teenage angst, noise pop, loud guitars, high energy, feedback and double time drums are just some of the great rock n roll moments you will hear on the debut from the Cardiff-based five piece named Joanna Gruesome.
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