Category Music

KANE & JAMES

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? K&J: I’d say folk-pop, with all the guitars and slang and bits of harmonica. Barn pop if you will.  CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? K&J: Lately the sixties and seventies. Big family-style harmonies.  […]

ZOO/ CORY PAVLINAC

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? Z: I’d say it definitely has a jangly, folk rock dimension and also elements of dreamy, psych-pop, with introspective lyrics. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? Z: In terms of music, I get inspired […]

PERSONAL SPACE

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? PS: Yacht rock for sacred geometry nerds. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? PS: We all come from somewhat different music fandoms, but interconnect on things like prog rock, Steely Dan, and early aughts […]

CRUSASIS

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? C: The music I release is generally low fidelity rock. Within rock music lots of stuff comes through, it’s a huge world to work within. Generally I’m defined by the instruments I’m choosing to play and […]

PHANTOM HANDSHAKES

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? PH: Lo-fi Jangle Dreamgaze. We combine elements of dream pop, janglepop, shoegaze; and we record everything ourselves using lo-fi recording techniques. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? PH: We draw inspiration from the immediacy, […]

ZACK WOOLFSON

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? ZW: If I were to put it into a neat box, I guess you could describe it as Indie Folk! But Folk/Singer-Songwriter would be fine too! I describe it this way as its indeed inspired by […]

SCARVES

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? S: We’ve been everything from punk to experimental. Scarves is a hard band to categorize. These days, our music has skewed towards dreamy indie rock. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? S: Bands like […]

ILITHIOS

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? I: I struggle to categorize the style, but I try to write pop songs that often just turn into sort of indie rock tunes, and vice versa.  CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? I: […]

PSYCHIC SHAKES

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? PS: Downtempo, ethereal pop with a thin layer of fuzz. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? PS: My musical inspiration comes from experimentation. I’ve completely changed how I write music over the past few […]

HIGH WAISTED

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? HW: We’ve always considered ourselves Surf Pop because of the vintage gear and tones, mixed with catchy melodies. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? HW: NYC. Hopes. Mistakes. CH.89: What made you want to […]