News
Cryptacize and Dent May Will Support
Oct 01, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
The Fiery Furnaces seriously got back on track for their old TV shows-inspired eighth LP, I’m Going Away (out now on Thrill Jockey). After some summer of festivals and whatnot the brother-sister band will tour North America in November and December. More
The Tour, Like a Certain Geographically Themed Musical Project, Won’t Be Visiting All 50 States.
Aug 10, 2009
By Laura Studarus
As reported by Asthmatic Kitty, Sufjan Stevens will be blessing North America with a brief tour…well, part of it anyway. We have details and dates. More
Interviews
May 13, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
Pseudologia, fantastica, or mythomania, is the scientific term for pathological lying, but the clinical jargon can also uncoil plenty of meanings in the imaginative realm of pop music. What comes out of the jukebox and the music halls are often enchanting twists of the truth. For Cryptacize singer Nedelle Torrisi, guitarist Chris Cohen (former Deerhoof member), drummer Michael Carreira, and new bassist Aaron Olson, the term is inverted and warped by Torrisi and Cohen’s sped-up and indolent guitar and organ figures and the jerky rhythms of the quartet’s new tempo duo. The Oakland band’s Asthmatic Kitty 2008 debut (Dig That Treasure) gave fans of quirky pop a gem to unearth and the aptly-titled Mythomania continues the trend. As the group prepared for a European and U.S. tour that will take them well into the summer months, several members of Cryptacize spoke at length about the concept of their new album, the gift and slight embarrassment of encouraging parents, the Bay Area music community, and the Brazilian drumming style called ‘Maracatu.’ More
