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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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If you’ve already given up on the week at this early juncture as I have, and you’re weighing your options for this Friday night, heading out to Spaceland for The Parson Red Heads’ EP Release show should be at the top of the list. Not only are you in store for an assuredly impressive performance by the local carrot-topped clerics, but also playing are Austinites by-way-of San Francisco, Monahans. Mixing everything you (should) like about Springsteen, Stone Roses, and Jesus & Mary Chain, Monahans are able to remind us that qualitative adjectives like ‘ambient’ and ‘tranquil’ are not antithetical to rock & roll. To learn that their 2007 release, Low Pining, was almost an entirely instrumental endeavor is not surprising, as most songs have a very bottom-up structural feel to them, and while I’m glad that lyrics were ultimately included, the process clearly served them well. Make sure to catch their set this Friday.
You can hear the whole album HERE and buy it too!
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