Cougar

Nov 22nd, 2006 Electronic/Dance, Instrumental, Rock steve 2 min read

SK Best of 2006 alert! Yesterday was a good day because of the arrival of this record, which immediately jumps to the head of the holiday listening line. If you are a fan of this site, then you like the mix of acoustic and electronic and no record released this year does it as well as Law by Madison, Wisconsin’s Cougar. These dudes are on…

Auto!Automatic!!

Aug 31st, 2006 Instrumental, Rock steve 1 min read

Not sure what’s up with the overuse of exclamation points (Thunderbirds Are Now! are also guilty) but that’s beside the point. Because Tampa’s Auto!Automatic!! are pretty! fucking! solid!! Long time readers are well aware that Scissorkick is a sucker for tight instrumental chops and this power trio deliver — channeling the old school (read Don Caballero, Breadwinner) through the new school (think Volta do Mar,…

Ratatat

Aug 15th, 2006 Instrumental, Rock steve 1 min read

Got back from DC and was happy to return to the Ratatat record sitting in the mailbox. Not only did the good people at XL send over the CD, they also sent over the first vinyl single from the record, “Wildcat, ” which includes a sick E*Vax remix on the A-side. What can be said about Ratatat that hasn’t already been said? The record has…