Another week, another Mercury music section to flip through will you listen to your paper record player. Yes, paper. Meanwhile, I can’t make one stupid origami peace crane.
Can we start referring to Yuck as Dinosaur Jr. Jr.? The British act brings back ’90s alt-rock, but in a good way. Admit it, you kind of missed bands that sound like this.
LISTEN:
Yuck – “The Wall”
We geek out of Record Store Day and talk about some of the cooler limited-edition releases. We feel your pain, dying medium.
LISTEN:
Wild Flag- “Future Crimes” (from the Record Store Day 7-inch)
Cauldron doesn’t care about your titles, man. They just want to play some metal. And really, don’t we all?
LISTEN:
Cauldron – “I Confess”
The found sounds and tiny piano orchestras of Hauschka. Sure, that’s impressive, but it’s no dueling pianos.
LISTEN:
Hauschka – “Ping”
End Hits: Are dueling pianos the dinner theater of music?
Wasn’t 90’s indie rock bad enough the first time around?