Bot’Ox’s newly released “Basement Love” is a musical odyssey and it takes the listeners on a journey with raw poetry at the beginning, beautiful synth playing throughout and a dance beat that carries you all the way home. When listening to the song it’s hard not to become hypnotized and you feel like you’re traveling through space. This song is just so right on and timely. If this is the future of electronic/synth music we are in for the ride of our lives. This is an incredible song and it’s worth the 12 minute techno trip. The best part is that you can listen to this song over and over again and it will seem like it’s the first time over and over again. Bot’Ox’s “Basement Love” is a hit and it is definitely a song that will go all the way to the top of the techno skyscraper.

Touché is a music duo consisting of singe-songwriters Alex Lilly and Bram Inscore. Touché is also used to acknowledge a hit in fencing or the success or appropriateness of an argument. “Wild Horses” is the new single delivered to Ellenwood-ep on December 4, 2012 and it is certainly a hit. The vibe of the song is cool, and sexy with a soft relaxing electronic beat that sounds like a whisper. It gets your attention from the first note. Alex Lilly’s voice is enticing and when listening to the song, it almost feels like she’s singing directly to you. Bram Inscore who is a bassist and has recorded with Beck harmonizes with Lilly and it’s not forced it just flows like water down a stream. This is a song for those moments when you just want to chill and kick back to some solid vibes. Touché definitely delivers on this new single and “Wild Horses” is just the beginning.

Naomi Punk’s The Feeling is everything you would expect from a post-punk band. They lay down nonstop artsy, complex, and experimental jams with a hint of punk and grunge thrown in the mix. The only problem that comes with the post-punk genre, in general, is that sometimes the songs tend to bleed into each other and, although heavy, they all tend to be at the mid-tempo/slow side. However Naomi Punk never get too experimental, which makes The Feeling a nice, easy listen. Easy if you like loud, crashing, powerful tunes that is. One issue that tends to arise with the album is that the vocals are so subtle that they hide behind the music. This isn’t a major complaint considering the fact that the music is so solid it probably doesn’t need vocals at all. It also keeps you focused on each song.

The song is an instant winner in my book. The music is hard and gives your anger and frustrations a release with thundrous drumming and full force energy thrown into each of their lyrics. The song rises and falls with the speed only to slow down to emphisize certain lyrics that hold weight and leave you to take it in, “ When we scream we silence us.”

Yuck returns with a new single “Chew” which they will be premiering live at Coachella this Friday and next. They’re also playing a handful of other California dates next week, a couple w/ La Sera opening and one show opening for Girls.