Posts Tagged ‘SideOneDummy Records’

KISSISSIPPI – ” Sunset Blush “

Posted: April 8, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Philly indie folk act Kississipi have announced the release of their upcoming debut album, ‘Sunset Blush’.

The Philadelphia-based project have announced that their debut full-length will come out in just a little over two weeks. The album’s called Sunset Blush, The opening track starts off pillowy and warm, the synths making space for Zoe Reynolds’ voice the same way she’s trying to be more accommodating for the person she’s singing about. “Up to now I’ve given all I’ve got/ You could always keep it if you want/ I’ll make myself easier to love,” she sings. The song operates in a grey area — its final hook of “I didn’t think it would be you” suggests that maybe all that change was worth it, but some of the verses seem to lean towards the other end of the spectrum, giving up too much of your independence in order to be there for someone else. That’s true of the constant push-and-pull of an adult relationship, though, balancing autonomy with partnership.

It will be released in April next year via SideOneDummy Records

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Performed by Kississippi, Kyle Pulley.
Drums by Michael Tashjian.
Backup vocals on Cut Yr Teeth by Mary Allen.
Backup vocals on Easier to Love and Shamer by Kaylen Alan.
Backup vocals on Lash to Lash by Sofia Verbilla of Harmony Woods.
Guitar Feature on Cut Yr Teeth by Katie Capri of Fern Mayo.
Cello on Shamer by Luke Shefski.

KISSISSIPPI – ” Cut Yr Teeth “

Posted: January 4, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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After a promising 2015 EP, Philly’s Kississippi (the project of Zoe Reynolds) signed to SideOneDummy and released the single “Cut Yr Teeth,” which is easily the best thing they’ve done yet. It’s cut from a similar indie/punk cloth as stuff like Waxahatchee, Hop Along, and Modern Baseball, and it proves that Zoe is increasingly gripping as both a singer and songwriter. (It also benefits from the drumming talents of Michael Tashjian of Thin Lips and The Superweaks.) Album info is still TBA, but if the rest of it is like “Cut Yr Teeth,” it’s gonna be a good one.

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PUP – The Dream Is Over

Posted: June 19, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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PUP — The Dream Is Over“I’ve been blessed with shit luck/ There are some things that’ll never change,” Stefan Babcock shouts in his trademark full-blooded howl on the track “Can’t Win,” one of 10 barnburners on their album “The Dream Is Over”. That defeatist attitude is the crux of PUP’s formidable sophomore album, but this Canadian band turns self-doubt into brash defiance, self-loathing into something worth celebrating about. It’s a record plagued by hyper-aggressive machismo and a selfishly egotistical streak — see the noxious “Old Wounds” or “DVP”‘s dizzying tailspin — and the only reason it works as magnificently as it does is because you can tell Babcock doesn’t believe in any of his own bullshit.

He’s already given up on himself as much, if not more so, than everyone else has given up on him, and The Dream Is Over is the sound of him pummeling himself into submission. But throughout, PUP never lose their sense of humor or fun. As a result, they’ve made the summer soundtrack to sweat-filled days, beer-soaked nights, and the regretful, wheezing feeling you get the morning after chain-smoking too many cigarettes. you’ve gotta love a rock album that opens with a tongue-in-cheek band-mate-related death threat. “If This Tour Doesn’t Kill You, I Will” is the perfect introduction to the Toronto four piece’s particular brand of pop punk.

PUP’s The Dream Is Over is full of this unrelenting fatalism and , balanced out by hooky and happy melodies, scream-sung choruses and drums kept so high up in the mix that the percussion practically become a second frontman

The Dream Is Over pulls off a thrilling balancing act between rising from the ashes and falling apart, and that makes it one of the best, punk records released in a long while.