Lewsburg - "Six Hills"

Photo by Els Kuijt

Hailing from Rotterdam in The Netherlands, Lewsberg have just released a new single for Speedy Wunderground's 7" singles series. "Six Hills" is going to remind you a ton of The Velvet Underground, in particular spoken word songs like "The Gift." It's not just the rhythmic spoken word aspect of The Velvet Underground that is reflected in "Six Hills." You even get the guitar tunings along with the freak out groove from the art rock pioneers. Lewsberg do add in some more modern day indie rock feedback and fuzz, but this could have been a song played at The Boston Tea party decades ago. None of this is meant as a negative comment. If more bands wore their Velvet Underground fandom on their sleeves like this, music would be a whole lot more interesting. 

You can watch the video for "Six Hills" below. The song is available as a single via Speedy Wunderground and can be downloaded here. Physical copies can be found here. For more on Lewsberg, check out the artist's website.

Lewsberg - "Terrible"

Photo by Tommy Ventevogel

Rotterdam's Lewsberg are set to re-release their debut album, and since we've never heard it before, we can pretend it's brand new. One of the lead singles, "Terrible," would be called a slacker anthem if it was released 25 years ago. It has this incredibly laid back vibe despite having a quiet intensity. It just chugs along at it's own set pace, meandering slightly but not much. It reminds me a lot of Pavement meets DEVO. That would be until the guitar solo kicks in. The late guitar solo has the crazed energy/laid back feel of a J Mascis solo. Plus, with a opening line like "“I’m about to do something terrible, I’m about to do something nice," how more early 90's slacker can you possibly get?

You can watch the video for "Terrible" below. Lewsberg's self-titled debut album will be out February 1 on Cargo Records Distribution. For more on Lewsberg, be sure to check out their website.