Alana Harper
Production Assistant Alana Harper joined Studio 360 in 2011. A writer and longtime public radio listener, Alana first developed an interest in radio while earning a master’s degree in arts journalism at Syracuse University. She ...
Gig Alerts: Small Black
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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Gig Alerts
Every weekday, we're offering free mp3s from artists playing in the metropolitan area. Download the song, and if you like what you hear, click the tickets link to see the show.
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Small Black
"Despicable Dogs"
Playing at: Mercury Lounge (217 E. Houston St., East Village)
Get: Tickets | Directions
The songs from Small Black's debut were recorded in the attic of band member Josh Kolenik's uncle's house as his uncle made surfboards beneath them, and appropriately, Small Black have a summer-at-the-shore kind of sound. But like their fellow chillwave compatriots, the electro-pop quartet possess an iciness, thanks to vintage keyboards and samplers. On this track, a reedy drum machine beat gently pounds underneath waves of lo-fi synths and nonchalant vocals.
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