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Artists: Homemade Hits Vol. 1
The Homemade Hits soon-to-be series proves that the DIY ethic is still breathing, growing and very much alive in all genres. This collection of new tracks is do-it-yourself homemade basement experimental music at its finest. The majority of the acts on here have discovered their own unique blend of indie electro pop, with the occasional fully instrument-armed sing-along pop or rock group. Coming across with a very professional sound and feel to it, the collection glides from one track to the next extremely effortlessly and smoothly. Kittridge seems to have spent time on the actual bone structure of the tracks. Kudos to 'em. Now the only way I can think to effectively and fairly discuss this 26-track album is to list off the bands in order with a quick crash course description until I run out of room, so bear with me and check these bands out, be it through searching for their full lengths, 7s, or EPs, or simply running out and buying this compilation (which you should do). -Layton Blends reverbed vocals over heavy pop rocked choruses done in a 70s Grease musical style. Perfectly catchy pop. Maybe my favorite track. -Rose for Bohdan and Lil Pocketknife collaboration Infectious. Disco fed electro dance groove. -Persons Unexpectedly tampered-with pop noise. Sounds like a song was conceived, chopped up, sent through a fizzy processor and spliced back together to a moving rhythm. -National Splits Think stripped down Get Up Kids-esque emorock with a couple of blipped out bridges. Really good. -Going Stagg Harmonized, soft and subtle female vocals over a druggy, slowed-down and layered rock drone. A must-check-out for fans of well constructed indie folk rock. Wonderful guitar work. -Pumpkin Picasso More lo-fi than Lou Barlows lo-fi side project, Sentridoh, to his already lo-fi Sebadoh. Confuse ya? This guy would like to do that too. Interesting. -New Bethel Another close contender to Chazs favorite track on the collection. Very well constructed, interesting spazz-out pop. Swirling organ, singing bass, quick shouts and emotion drive this to the edge of freak-out. The female and male vocalists are locked together in two different worlds and times, but still manage to weave mismatched shouts around each other while sparring on the keyboards and drum crashes. Definitely check these guys out. The comp continues in this manner springing from electro pop to pop to rock and back again bringing bands closer and more familiar to you than they would have ever made it. Ah, the beauty of the comp. Sorry I ran out of room other tracks! This is definitely a strong album Kittridge has constructed for us. (One more: I have to mention Luke Tops track - great psychedelic swirls and swooshes that glide under your skin, creep into your veins and force you to relax while his wonderfully haunting vocals ease over these waves of music he lays out. Check him out.)
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