Dream Luvin

Puro Instinct – “Dream Lover”

LAST TIME WE checked in with Los Angeles group Puro Instinct, the crew had just released their debut LP, Headbangers In Ecstasy, released last February on Mexican Summer.

This week saw the premiere of the latest Puro Instinct track, “Dream Lover”, a sun-soaked tune perfect for your summer afternoon listening. Not sure exactly what is in store regarding future releases from Piper & Skylar Kaplan and crew, but it’s nice to hear the latest direction Puro Instinct is moving towards.

Texas Toasted

HIATUSXSW PLAYLIST: http://www.youtube.com/p/CF27211AF9A5E090?hl=en_US&fs=1

HAJJ TIME FOR jazner.

SXSW is calling, and jazner is going on a pilgrimage, taking an aeroplane straight to Austin (via layover).

So the posts will be on hold for the week, but once jazner returns, expect interviews with good friend Tom Greenberg of BOBBY, who will be reeking havoc on stage and in the streets, as well as some new groups that piqued interest with their good vibrations throughout the week’s festivities.

Don’t think jazner would leave you empty handed though.  Check the playlist above that highlights the SXSW artists on notice.  There are some extra sprinkles added on top, just cuz he loves you.

Talk to y’all soon!

Creeper In The Night

WITH SXSW JUST around the corner, the lovely Kaplan sisters of Puro Instinct have just dropped a video for “Stilyagi” off their debut LP, Headbangers In Ecstasy. Click the picture above to check it out.

Ariel Pink is the showcased creeper, lurking in the multi-colored twinkling night amidst the super hip Piper and Skylar, with shades drawn and attitude in full effect.

Puro Instinct will be at day parties throughout the week’s festivities, slated to play at Altered Zones, Mexican Summer, and many other spots strewn about Austin.  jazner will be there, will you?

Pure Puro Instinct

IT’S ALWAYS THE pure that gets you the most lifted.  One hit of Puro Instinct’s upcoming full-length, Headbangers In Ecstasy, and it’s blastoff to outer space on a light beam of jangly, dreamy guitar, heady synths and womping bass, accompanied by master space cadet Ariel Pink trailing through the wake.

L.A. natives Piper and Skylar Kaplan anchor the crew formerly known as Pearl Harbor, whose  glam infused Russian Constructivism “Stilyagi” 7″ garnered some buzz throughout the indie world.

Headbangers In Ecstasy is ready to drop on what happens to be jazner‘s birthday, Feb. 22nd. Like the name suggests, the album  juxtaposes seemingly contrasting ideas and coexists in polar worlds.  There’s a twisted, distorted, nightmarish vibe to the tracks, balanced by 90s sunny sways with piping synth. An uncanny, creepy innocence rides throughout, waving through cheery rifts and fuzzy, haunting lo-fi.

Of course, if you prefer the geniuses at Pitchfork to jazner‘s humble views, you’ll see they gave Headbangers a 5.8 (whatever that means) and writes, “you can hear a bass at points, though its presence is all but theoretical.” Take a listen to the funky line thrown down on “Silky Eyes” and see if you agree. That is, if you can even catch it…

There are gems throughout the album, with a fuller, more developed “Slivers of You” updated from the Pearl Harbor EP version you can catch here. “Vapor Girls” has a downtempo Stereolab tone that’ll get you to ecstatic headbanging status.

Headbangers will be coming to a local record store near you Feb. 22nd.  Support them both!

Silky Eyes / Stilyagi