Rättö Ja Lehtisalo - UU Mama

2010; 11 tracks

Rättö Ja Lehtisalo is the project of Finnish musicians Mika Rättö and Jussi Lehtisalo, who can be associated with acts like Circle (!!!!!!!), Moon Pharaoh Overlord, and others. UU Mama is their fourth full-length, as far as I'm aware, and there was just a new release by the duo this year.

This is pretty much a mixed bag. Although there are elements of the folky, psychedelic, and daring electronica, one might describe their music as just catchy pop (or something closely related). From what I translated of a certain review, they consider Kraftwerk to be an influence? Not important. It's Finnish, which already adds a degree of unusual atmosphere to the listening experience.

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Wiccans - Skullduggery

2011; 12 tracks
I included a track by Wiccans in one of my mixes (link) a while back, but I feel like this album is a relevant and important album. Really. It's just hardcore punk from Texas, but there's a lot more to it than that.
PLAY LOUD.

White Suns - Waking in the Reservoir

2011; 7 tracks
White Suns is a Brooklyn, NY-based noise trio. Theirs is a chaotic, angry, yet uplifting noise. Holy and untouchable, or something. On their last.fm, one person says, "Lightning Bolt meets Slint?"

Here is a quote by Kevin Barry, guitarist and vocalist in White Suns:

"I don't identify with the shut-your-eyes-and-pretend-nothing-is-happening mindset, like the chillwave bullshit going on right now. We live in NYC, where there's homeless people facing tough times making ends meet, and the economy is shitty. For someone to sit in their room and make bedroom pop music that isn't about anything outside of some girl who doesn't like them, I think that's irresponsible when you have a large audience."
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