Art Imperial

05.04.2012

[LP] Art Imperial – CULT OF LOVE (w/ “Cult Of Love”)

i worshipped you like a born again christian but god is dead and i failed to listen

♫ Art Imperial – Cult of Love

Who: Arthur Imperial
What: Garage surf pop, like The Fantasies, Here We Go Magic, Generationals.
Where: Toronto + Facebook
When: Name your price for the Cult Of Love LP now.
Why: A year ago the very handsome Art Imperial solidified himself as the gold standard in Canadian garage surf made by Asian dudes. No

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01.04.2012

The Best EPs of 2011

The little bird in the artwork above may be a nod to the smaller nature of the EP but don’t think for a second that these mini-albums aren’t serious beasts. This is some … continue reading

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08.24.2011

[MIX] TBE Presents: The 2011 Summer Mega-Mix!

Cover Art by DARTS

I don’t wanna hear one peep about how “summer is almost over!” or “but it’s not even sunny where I am” or “this mix is late” or “my eyes are melting from that album art.” Summer is a frame of mind and TBE is about to whip yours into shape! Now that you have grown tired of your own summer mix as well as all the ones that other blogs put out months ago, it’s time … continue reading

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05.31.2011

[EP] ART IMPERIAL is MY ep of the summer and it should be CRYSTAL clear why

oh life with you there are no obstacles, just sunny days spent licking popsicles

♫ Art Imperial – My Crystal

Art Imperial is the name of a man understads the pain of a long winter. Living in Toronto he spent the last winter dreaming of sunnier climates and in an attempt to capture some of that sun-kissed glory he crafted the excellent Surf Suburban EP. It’s as if Best Coast and Wavves stopped toking long enough to actually get on a … continue reading

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