Aqueduct Or Give Me Death (Barsuk) So, like, you're totally in love with synths, right? You consider laptop pop a genre? And your childhood included that period when people unironically listened to Soft Cell and Appetite for Destruction was not yet a classic, but was just like, totally, totally awesome? Then Aqueduct's Or Give Me Death is for you, particularly if you liked the last Aqueduct album. If you didn't like the last Aqueduct... more ›

Seattle's Aqueduct have been doggedly honing an indie/laptop pop sound for several years. Essentially a one-man studio band, David Terry channels influences ranging from a suburban Oklahoma upbringing to fandom of Guns 'N' Roses and The Princess Bride into his catchy, lo-fi home studio creations. Live, the band is a very different animal: at SXSW two years ago, they simply demolished the crowd with a blend of original tunes, rap covers, an Aqueduct theme... more ›