Viet Cong -
Cassette (2013)
Quite an impressive demo tape from a former member of Calgary's
Women, a member of
Chad VanGaalen's live band, and two other guys. It's post-punk with some 60s influence, neo-psych and noise rock, and jangly/angular in that sort of
Women way, with better vocals from what I gather (though I thought
Women's vocals were great on the whole, they were maybe a bit too nasal at times, and often unintelligible). Oh and it features a cover of
Bauhaus' "Dark Entries", that appears to be live. They're polishing up a full-length for release hopefully later this year. I'm excited.
Tall Dwarfs -
Fork Songs (1991)
First time listening to this New Zealand band and I quite enjoyed it. It's labeled as Lo-fi Indie on RYM, but it doesn't sound intentionally or overly lo-fi. I was reminded of
The Feelies a bit, as well as other like-minded post-punk and jangle pop influenced bands, with a bit more experimentation. I was even reminded of some of
The Beatles' less accessible, more trippy songs. You can kind of hear the band's influence in later lo-fi Indie bands like
Pavement,
Guided by Voices, etc.