Q&A: Bat House

By Liz Partsch, Contributor [Photo by Harley Wince, Visual Media Director] Q&A with Shane Blank and Emmet Hayes of Massachusetts-based “neo-punkadelica” outfit Bat House. How did the band form?  SHANE: We met in school. So the four of us are all from different places in the country. I’m from Florida, Emmet here is from California…

Lobsterfest 2017 Q&A: Bat House

By Eli Shively, General Manager A group of four friends that met during their time attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Bat House have spent a lot of time honing their craft. Though they like to remain humble about their wealth of instrumental talent, their self-released,…

Album Review: Bat House – Bat House

By Eli Shively, General Manager [Self-Released; 2017] Rating: 8.5/10 Key Tracks: “Yarn,” “Chemical X,” “Viridian City (Party)” In an age of immediacy, accessibility and prolificacy in the indie music world, being a band for upwards of two years without any recorded material seems a bit risky. However, up until they released the single “Patterns” last…

What We’re Playing – Week of 4/3/17

What’s going on, all you Rock Lobsters?!?!?! Here’s everything we’ve added to rotation this week that you can add to that perfect end of the semester playlist. You’re welcome. ANOHNI – Paradise Following her critically acclaimed 2016 record Hopelessness, ANOHNI teams up once again with Hudson Mohawke and Oneohtrix Point Never for this follow-up EP,…