The Most Definitely » The Most Definitely | » shoegaze http://themostdefinitely.com Brooklyn based creative event agency & music blog Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:38:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 The Negative Nancies of Nothing http://themostdefinitely.com/the-negative-nancies-of-nothing/ http://themostdefinitely.com/the-negative-nancies-of-nothing/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2016 18:47:38 +0000 http://themostdefinitely.com/?p=52472 Typified in the early 90s by the blurring of component musical parts, typically guitar distortion, feedback and obscured vocals, the term “shoegaze” was coined by the British music press to ridicule the stage presence of artists who stood still during live performances, detached, introspective, and non-confrontational with their heads down. Their heads were down staring at their “shoes” in the aforementioned “gaze,” as the genre requires the heavy use of foot pedals – hence “shoegaze” (mystery solved). The noise-rockers from Philly, Nothing, have a rocky origin story. Here’s the condensed version: Man is in to hardcore punk scene. Man and friends enjoy getting violent at shows and causing mayhem. Man stabs another during fight and spends two years in jail. Man spends four years soul searching, debating whether to “blow his brains out every day.” Man makes new music and signs to Relapse Records, releasing now two albums (2014 & 2016) with favorable to very favorable reviews. New album out 2 weeks ago, Tired of Tomorrow, is worth a listen through. Today, though.

Feli back with tunes for summer 2016

]]> http://themostdefinitely.com/the-negative-nancies-of-nothing/feed/ 0 Teenage Wrist: a band, not a medical condition http://themostdefinitely.com/teenage-wrist-a-band-not-a-medical-condition/ http://themostdefinitely.com/teenage-wrist-a-band-not-a-medical-condition/#comments Fri, 06 May 2016 14:35:02 +0000 http://themostdefinitely.com/?p=52435 There isn’t much to know about the 90’s nodding, Goo alluding, Yuck guitaring, semi-shoegazing trio Teenage Wrist (that’s basically ALL of the things to describe them:-/). A collaborative side project of some dudes from Colorado who full-time other bands, Teenage Wrist formed up in 2015 and are really just getting their feet wet with one EP. The thing I really wanna know is where their name came from. It just sounds ominous to me… especially given their brooding sound. And since there’s exactly ONE interview available online, I will take the opportunity to “interview” them in my mind:

“So, since this is side project, are you guys ever gonna spend any real time doing this? Or is it just random fun that fans shouldn’t really get excited about?” – “ya.. idk man. we’re just a couple a guys who really like Sbarro, i guess.”

“Cool cool. Me too. Highway rest stops are dope. So your name is pretty heavy, unless is supposed to be ironic, which wouldn’t make much sense. What’s up with that?” – “sometimes you just get inspired to be something more than just what you are. you want to embody the essence of a time long gone. a time that maybe never was or will be.”

“Ya umm, for sure, for sure. I guess I can see that. So like, what’s that mean to you?” – “if you could just BE apart, and fill the void between the past and present, wouldn’t you?”

Totes.

Feli Says guitar action at 1:40 is on point.

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