There's one aspect to booking Man or Astro-Man? for an in-studio session that the band didn't reveal until they were on air. "We steal one thing from you guys, and if you figure out what it is, we'll give it back." Well, we don't think they took anything when they stopped by KEXP's studio in March, but they sure as hell left an impression for those of us who have never seen a surf-tinged punk band in spacesuits tear it up. (Not to mention that their banter ranks up there with such greats as Father John Misty, Jeff Tweedy, and Ryan Adams [on a good day].) "Some slacker radio stations don't understand how to adjust their atmosphere, so we appreciate that," smirks bassist Coco in between songs and one-liners with DJ Morgan. Watch the quartet tear up new songs, threaten to steal things, and go through the ending of "Evil Plans of Planet Spectra" four times below.
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Close your eyes. Recall that garage with cardboard boxes in the corner, shelves stacked with hammers, duct tape and screwdrivers, and the faint aroma of fresh paint? You’re laying on your back, daydreaming, and you hear rock and roll music playing somewhere. This is the sound of Beach Fossils. The …
When Sweden's Shout Out Louds came onstage for their 6:50 p.m. show at Sasquatch Music Festival this year, the weather started to shift from sunny skies to cloudy weather, but where most bands would thrive in a warm-natured festival environment, Shout Out Louds' melancholy pop benefitted from the o…
