The gritty, dark futurism of Nail Club’s lo-fi electronic music belongs in films. The new album Mise en Abyme combines grungy synth riffs and dirty beats with cryptic vocal performances, in a dramatic mix. And that’s perfect, because the woman behind the project, Sara Storm, will graduate with a degree in Criminal Theory that she will put to use in an unconventional way.
Each song on VONAMOR is like a mini movie, with weird, moody soundscapes and literary lyrics that parlay Italy’s legendary cultural equity into art that capitalizes on the immediacy of the pop format.
The band Night Crickets are as fascinating as the origins of their name, and then some. Falling in an odd sonic space between alternative jams and retro rock, their debut album “A Free Society” addresses current events through a nostalgic lens.
Music For Underwater Supermarkets evokes imaginary environments, with original compositions that are painstakingly composed and recorded. Like the famous Muzak, aka ‘Elevator Music’ or music for supermarkets, these tunes feature sounds so smoothly produced that the effect is almost surreal.
‘Pearldiving’ is a mellow album, awash in reflective moods different from the pop-flavored offerings of the Cocteau Twins.
Arizona-based software salesperson John Gluth has an alter ego –he recently dressed up as Santa for a series of stylish photos. It started innocently enough, with the growth of some modest facial hair early this year, but as Gluth’s imagination got carried away, he found himself at the helm of a very impressive Santa Claus-themed photography project.
Makes you wonder: in the other universes, was Parker called “Palmer” there as well? Or was it due to a glitch in the Multiverse that Peter Palmer slipped into our reality for just one issue?