[mp3 roundup #51] Local Natives, Fuzz, Eat Skull, more…

Jan 04, 2013

Local Natives – “Heavy Feet”

“’Feet’ sees the band earning their indie rock credentials, pumping the song with the resplendent guitar and pianos of Veckamitest-era Grizzly Bear.”

Eat Skull – “Space Academy”

“Beneath the dense plume of fuzz and vocals that sound like they’re being shouted at passing cars, there’s an internal stillness throughout, one that’s especially apparent during the two minute instrumental outro.”

Sufjan Stevens – “Which One Are You?”

“…captures the sprawling majesty of fairy tales and the crushing melancholy of youth, with a sound that jumps from pop, rap, to folk and back again, casting alluring new veils over ancient advice.”

Factory Floor – “Fall Back”

“It’s just as impossibly dancey as anything that fellow noise-punks HEALTH have created, and has the same flair for chilly and disconcerting elements…”