30 Second Reviews from 10/7

Girls
Album
SOUNDS LIKE: Two druggy 29 year olds making ethereal California pop with asides in garage and psychedlia and it's as dank as their herb
FREE ASSOCIATION: Good thing you ran away from your Children of God childhood
FOR FANS OF: Ariel Pink, Holy Shit!, No Age

Wild Beasts
Two Dancers
SOUNDS LIKE: Quirky, breezy indie rock from Britain with equal moments of lightly bouncy and theatrically dramatic; quite good, cheerio
FREE ASSOCIATION: The lady voice, Hayden Thorpe, has a Kate Bush thing goin' on
FOR FANS OF: Happier Antony & Johnsons + Queen

The Hidden Cameras
Origin: Orphan
SOUNDS LIKE: The gay boys from Canada fill out their sound some taking queer political ditties and making them big, dark and symphonic
FREE ASSOCIATION: I miss the simpler days of "Boys of Melody" and "Awoo"
FOR FANS OF: Magnetic Fields, gayer Belle & Sebastian

Dodos
Time to Die
SOUNDS LIKE: The San Fran duo's third and follow-up to the effing amazing "Visiter" is a slightly calmer version of their guitar/drums explosiveness
FREE ASSOCIATION: Yup, pretty much screwed yourself with that badass sophomore
FOR FANS OF: Vampire Weekend, slow Animal Collective

Amy Milan
Masters of the Burial
SOUNDS LIKE: A soft and spare collection of simple folksy songs from our Stars girl, usually just her and a guitar with splashes of country and blues
FREE ASSOCIATION: She's got a cute transmitter lodged in her vocal chords
FOR FANS OF: Broken Social Scene, slow Metric

Air
Love 2
SOUNDS LIKE: A slowed down version of the Frenchies' electronic futuristic space pop crafted for lounging, soundtracks and making love
FREE ASSOCIATION: Dippin' into the red wine, haven't you? Or you're turning 40, or both!
FOR FANS OF: Boards of Canada, Phoenix/Daft Punk

Kurt Vile
Childish Prodigy
SOUNDS LIKE: Local boy done good with this epic rock record that is somehow punk and pop, sloppy and neat, harsh and sweet at the same time
FREE ASSOCIATION: Behind all that distortion and reverb lies a romantic gentleman
FOR FANS OF: M. Ward x J Cash + My Bloody Valentine

Melvins
Chicken Switch
SOUNDS LIKE: Experimental remixes of the post-punk minimalists that range from dancy electro to unlistenable grindy, crunchy noise
FREE ASSOCIATION: What the hell is that... Is something wrong with my stereo?
FOR FANS OF: Brian Eno PISSED/on acid

SO REAL.