Damn Fine AD+UX

GAD!!  The lil sis & I tossed around the idea of doing Castlepalooza in Ireland this year, but alas, couldnt make the dates work.  Over the past few months, I keep stumbling across new great bands & musicians, and they all seem to be gearing up for the festival…  Ahhh there’s always next year, I suppose. 

For now, let’s wax anticipation about two particularly great acts in store for festival goers:

The band We Are Losers, hailing from Dublin, Ireland, combine ambient environmental sounds with an echoing hypnotic reverb reminiscent of a more instrumental Echo & the Bunnymen, and to an extent, The Flaming Lips, though perhaps less epically conceived and more zoned-out play-whatchya-feel.  In a word, experimental.  Give them a listen on bandcamp, and grab some free songs while you’re at it: http://growuptobelosers.bandcamp.com/

MOTHS. God I am talking full-on lose your shit & melt into a puddle of blissed-out shoegaze goo.  If you haven’t heard them yet, where on earth have you been?  Hop on over to their soundcloud and give a listen to their tracks, remixes & samplers.  They have yet to release a full album, but I can guarandamntee ya they’ve already convinced me to gladly fork over the $10-15 for it when they finally do.  Some favorites are <3, Summer, and Jimmy Francis.  Find them all here: http://soundcloud.com/mmoths

Go see some musics in a friggin CASTLE, ya’ll.