HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! EXCLUSIVE! Quiet-core New Yorkers Ida started releasing records in 1994 with "Tales of Brave Ida" on Simple Machines. Mistakenly labeled "folk rock," it took years of constantly touring punk dives and house parties to clue the American rock scene into the truth about their beautiful, dense, dissonant, sad, and sublime musical language. A brief relationship with Capitol Records allowed for an unheard of and nearly infinite amount of recording time for extreme artistic experimentation. A...   [ read more ]

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Chock full of fuzzy keyboards, aggressive drums and a lifetime's supply of dark humor, Quasi's Featuring Birds is the perfect blend of pop and pessimism. "Life is dull, life is grey/At its best it's just OK/But I'm happy to report/Life is also short" begins the sarcastically sublime "California," which invites the listener to hum along, even if the subject is quite morbid. Failed relationships, death, being "swallowed by the work machine," and pretty much every other ulcer-inducing worry is handle...   [ read more ]

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RESTOCK. SECOND EP. Although titled "small", this release is anything but. Soundcard experiments give way to a layering that is controlled in some songs while allowed free reign over others. "Happysad like the hurt/tingle of one's feet when jumping off a swing." Reference: MBV, Radiohead, R.E.M., Yo La Tengo.

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