10 albums I liked in 2011 (part 2)

White Noise Sound "Blood" from White Noise Sound (Alive/Total Energy). Welsh noise merchants with a love for all things Stooges and Spacemen 3.



The Lost Rivers "See Me Alive" from My Beatific Vision (Northern Star). German noise merchants with a similar vision to the above.



Kids On A Crime Spree "Sweet Tooth" from Love You So Bad (Slumberland). 60s Who meets Psychocandy. Perfect pop.



Singapore Sling "Never Forever" from Never Forever (Outlier). Icelandic golden gods.



Ringo Deathstarr "Two Girls" from Colour Trip (Sonic Unyon). Probably my favorite album of the year. Youngsters who totally get it. The kids are alright.

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The Lost Rivers - My Beatific Vision

The Lost Rivers may hail from Germany but this is no cheesy Euro techno trip. Their debut seven-song EP My Beatific Vision (Northern Star Records), is a no-holds-barred noise rock masterpiece. The ten-minute opener "Death of Eve" (see above) is a statement in itself with its mesmerizing wall of sound that touches on bands such as The Stooges, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Telescopes, and A Place To Bury Strangers. The Lost Rivers are already at work on a full-length album. Can't wait to hear more. 

The Lost Rivers – My Beatific Vision

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