I've been mainlining the Acetone discography over the past few weeks, in preparation for their shows in Brooklyn this weekend. They were great last night, with the 100-year old Marshall Allen opening for them. Tickets remain for tonight and tomorrow.
Their music has an appealing vibe: warmly depressive, youthful 90s-slacker counter-culture sounds. Nice, quiet harmonies, and really clever guitar playing. Varying amounts of country flavor, depending on the moment in their history. RIYL: Low, Red House Painters, MJ Lenderman, Townes Van Zandt
Jun 21, 2024
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okayyy so dutch interior had a PI feature (https://www.pi.fyi/p/dutch-interior) a little bit ago, but i just saw them open for Acetone at the Regent in DTLA and boy do these guys rock! stringy as hell, crunchy noise that can flip and become twangy on a dime!!! some great tunes, fantastic live energy, solid sound, so pumped for their upcoming album u can pre-save on Spotify. they r opening for Frog at the Echo next month and oh boy am i excited.
Feb 23, 2025
Great band from Long Beach. They have a really incredible live sound and just great music overall.
Aug 26, 2024
The band.
When I was in college in Nashville I would always see ads for their shows written in chalk on the sidewalks on campus, and people wearing their crew neck sweaters.
Then I saw them play live in the backyard of the now shutdown(?) Ooko Studios in East Nashville.
They haven’t released much music recently, but what they have out is great!!
Feb 9, 2024
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Blindsided by this, really sad. The list of Albini's productions is jaw-dropping. Magnolia Electric Company is one of the great pieces of post-industrial Americana, bleak and beautiful. Farewell Transmission is Jason Molina's most powerful recording, but the album (incl. outtakes) is stacked. Heavy & gorgeous, suitable for the moment.
May 8, 2024
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Tearing up right now instead of working. I moved to the city as the last of Williamsburg's artistic energy was spent, and I moved to the edge of the neighborhood after it was already hollowed out. God bless the few places that are still interesting: Spectacle, Union Pool, Ore Bar, Blue Sun, Miriam Gallery, The P.I.T., Baby's, etc.
Are there places in NYC with a real artistic scene now, or did our new way of living end that possibility? Please don't say Hudson, there's no way I can learn to make furniture.
Jan 30, 2024
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More of a look back on the making of the album, no footage from the actual recording, iirc. But great banter, good insights into the process.
The Wilco doc about making Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is good and dramatic, too—I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.
Jan 25, 2024