Local Support 064: You will still need me and we will still feed you.

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Local Support 064: You will still need me and we will still feed you.

POSTED: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 7:49 PM

Filed Under: Music | Local Support Philly Bands

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Freddie Mercury must be smiling in approval on his shiny bicycle in the sky at the sugar-coated vocal harmonies of Spinto Band's "The Black Flag.” These guys, technically are not all the way local being from Delaware, but CP standards state that being reachable by SEPTA makes you an extension of Philly, so I won't argue.

The Clubber Lang Gang

Katie Strzeszewski | myspace.com/clubberlanggang

Crank up the downers, synths and reverb effects for The Clubber Lang Gang's "Thinning Of The Veil," a song that evokes images of stumbling through the desert to a wedding ceremony. Or a funeral march. Appropriately, it's dedicated to broken people everywhere. I hope these Bethlehem-based guys are happier in real life than their music implies.

"Papers from Skyscrapers" — a cute rhyming song title that eerily reminds me of the Twin Towers. The music of Instimatic is upbeat and synths are used effectively to merge a new wave vibe with the proliferation of that modern electronic music that is so darn popular these days. Real instruments are overrated, anyway. Apparently these guys have two synths per member. Reminds me of that line from LCD Soundsystem's "Losing My Edge": "I hear that your band sold their guitars and bought synthesizers/ I hear that your band sold all of their synthesizers and bought guitars.”

A well-rounded combination of rock, down-tempo and electronic has seared East Hundred's "Slow Burning Crimes" into my sub conscious. Kudos to them. I'm looking forward to their upcoming album Passenger, which drops in January '09.

The Ben Wah Torpedos and their blistering track "Debbie's Like London" — it sounds sort of like the blessed love child of the Clash and the Ramones — could've very well been released in 1981.

Prowler come off just as one would expect a more electro Man Man side project sound like, with big batches of quirky, unorthodox sprinklings of sound effects and instruments. Extra points for the stringy bass fills. Oops, I got up to throw something away and the song is over already.

“City Gardens” by The Thirteen is a song I would definitely rock flannel and wave mugs of Kenzinger to.

The Mural and the Mint

myspace.com/thetmuralandthemint

I'll keep “I Never Knew” by The Mural and The Mint for the next time I have a picnic on a lazy riverfront — or find myselfe jonesing for a convincing homage to our own Dr. Dog. They also draw parallels to U2 and Coldplay, but I won't hold it against them. Did you notice the harp at the end? Such a nice touch.

To end on the classic old-endings-signaling-new-beginnings tip, our beloved A-Sides are no more — but Sun Airway has risen from its ashes. Their first track, "Waiting on You," shows major promise.

The Spinto Band - "The Black Flag" - Moonwink
The Clubber Lang Gang - "Thinning Of The Veil" - Now Hear This
Instamatic - "Papers From Skyscrapers" - mp3
East Hundred - "Slow Burning Crimes" - Passenger
Ben Wah Torpedos - "Debbie's Like London" - Hyped To Death #5 (c)

Prowler - "Pis Pis" - En Garde
The Thirteen - "City Gardens" - The Secret History Of The Thirteen
The Mural & The Mint - "I Never Knew" - Private Pockets
The Mud Pie Sun - "Worrisomer" - S/T
Sun Airway - "Waiting On You" - mp3

Like Moving Insects - "Giant Prices" - Burn Your Bridges
Joe Lentini - "Haley Prog Ladel" - Technicolor Hell (c)
Blood Feathers - "Cat Can Coo Too" - Curse & Praise
Ghosts In The Valley - "On Air" - Figure.1
McRad - "Prevent That Tragedy" - Absence Of Sanity
Panama - "Athletics" - S/T
The Minor White - "Static Redbeard" - Daily Vacation
Prestige - "The Point At" - Brightening
Gogreengo - "Estrellas" - Cdr

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