This Week's Public Picks
The Public’s weekly local music reviews and previews.
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Video: “Burned Alive” by Ugly Sun Recommended if you like: Beach House, Wild Nothing, DIIV |
The new video from Buffalo trio Ugly Sun comes for their track “Burned Alive.” Not quite as violent as the name would imply, the song is still a driving indie-rock banger. The video features some gnarly motorbike riding, fireworks, beer chugging, and more general suburban mayhem.
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Album: 3 by Jawbone Recommended if you like: Suuns, Beak>, Deerhunter |
A new EP titled 3 by the band Jawbone mysteriously and unceremoniously emerged through local indie rock imprint Steak & Cake records this week. The band features Adam Steinbrenner, Elias Van Son, label head Brandon Schila, and Benjamin Randall belting out odd, discordant, and scenic indie-rock. The five song EP includes highlights like the brief yet satisfying weirdness of “Never Enough,” the more driving, structured “The Whip,” and wandering album closer “Spread.”