'When the Yeah Yeah Yeahs first appeared on the {indie rock} scene, much was made of their stylistic connections to the New York {no wave} scene of the late 1970s, which were tenuous at best and based mostly on the fact that at some angles, Karen O looks kinda sorta like Lydia Lunch a little bit, maybe. As a result, even when more recent bands have exhibited a notable {no wave} influence -- Deerhoof, for example -- many critics have resisted using the tag. But in the case of Child Bite, echoes of acts lik...   [ read more ]

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Emerald Eyes is a startlingly strong debut statement, and showcases the group's diverse abilities as they both sing and play every keyboard strain, xylophone plink and drum machine thump. The music has been compared to Julee Cruise, the aforementioned High Places and the most mythically dark and mysterious 4AD acts such as This Mortal Coil. It is Fight Bite's tendency to balance the ominous qualities of these acts with classic pop songwriting that makes them unique.

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An intensely broad spectrum of sound and mood come with the music of Stationary Odyssey. While not entirely avant-garde or wholly conventional, Stationary Odyssey carries the passion and honesty of folk music in a package composed of the heady aspects of experimental-electronica and the explosive bombast of indie-rock.Stationary Odyssey began in 2002 as a home recording project of Evansville, IN native Aaron Tanner. Never intended for release and mass consumption, Tanner was sought after and eventually re...   [ read more ]

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