2016 Favorite : Fir Cone Children

Dreams do come true! Heavy, distorted, GORGEOUS indie-pop from Berlin so down and dirty it could strike oil. You know all those bands who clearly worship My Bloody Valentine but then try to make a pathetic soulless copy of the band? Well, Fir Cone Children finally got this inspiration right. There is a shade buzzsaw guitar groups like Jesus and Mary Chain and the likes here but Fir Cone Children put a unique spin on it all. I could see outsider Metal fans (think Aquarius Record shop pick of the week) finding something to love among all the shimmering and buzzing. But I could also see Slumberland Records fans who believe there will never be anything better than the early years that included Lilys and Velocity Girl worshiping this too.