Ian Dick Jones, Author at Pop 'stache

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We Are Hex band portrait at Abbey Pub in Chicago

We Are Hex on Jack White and Being in it for Life

written by: Ian Dick Jones on August 19, 2011

If you’ve grown tired of your friend’s boring garage band and wish they could just kick it up a notch, you’re probably not talking about We Are Hex.

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Art vs. Science – The Experiment

written by: Ian Dick Jones on August 2, 2011

Because of this strange and unique sound and style that Art vs. Science has, some songs excel in their originality while others fall flat and are simply annoying and headache-inducing.

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The Chain Gang of 1974 – Wayward Fire

written by: Ian Dick Jones on July 29, 2011

The Chain Gang of 1974 slips frenetically between rock, electro, dance and little bit of funk.

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Biosphere – N-Plants

written by: Ian Dick Jones on July 15, 2011

Biosphere’s N-Plants is a half-boring, half-intriguing trip through ambient soundscapes mixed with traditional techno beats and eerie sampled sounds from old movies.

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YACHT – Shangri-La

written by: Ian Dick Jones on July 6, 2011

Shangri-La isn’t a bad album, it just seems that YACHT didn’t try to expand their sound.

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Ty Segall – Goodbye Bread

written by: Ian Dick Jones on July 1, 2011

He’s collecting riffs and guitar tones from all over the place, from psychedelia to grunge, sounds from the ’60s to Wavves.

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Ford & Lopatin – Channel Pressure

written by: Ian Dick Jones on June 23, 2011

Ford & Lopatin sound like your typical electronic band trying to be retro, but for some reason you keep listening.

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Chicago’s Blues Pop Darlings: Bailiff

written by: Ian Dick Jones on June 22, 2011

Both Ren and Josh admitted they were much more into dirty blues while recording their first EP, but were listening to a lot more pop while they were writing and recording Red Balloon.