Home Blitz is an alternative rock band founded by Daniel DiMaggio in 2005. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, the group is known for its idiosyncratic punk-influenced pop music.
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| Origin | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Genres | Garage punk, alternative rock, power pop, lo-fi |
| Years active | 2005– |
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| Website | homeblitz |
Musical history
editDaniel DiMaggio, frontman and songwriter for Home Blitz since 2005, is known for what Pitchfork described as "genre-ambivalent" low-fidelity power pop with eccentricities that "flaunt his oblique streak like a point of pride" and "compel repeated listening."[1]
As of 2011[update], the band included frontman Daniel DiMaggio, drummer Henry Hynes, bass player Jason Sigal, and guitarist Theresa Smith.[2]
According to the Mexican Summer label, DiMaggio's approach to songwriting changes on each new record, with the result that no two Home Blitz releases sound alike.[2] Common threads include lo-fi recordings featuring DiMaggio's lead vocals, and "the sort of nervous energy that powered groups like the Feelies and Game Theory, two distinct touchpoints in Home Blitz's sloppy, floppy sound."[2]
The 2012 EP Frozen Track includes five original songs by DiMaggio and a "reverent" cover of Game Theory's "Rolling With The Moody Girls."[3]
DiMaggio recorded the 2015 album, Foremost & Fair, in a professional studio, unlike the band's previous material, resulting in clearer vocals and higher fidelity.[4] According to Vice, the album features "a noticeable UK folk influence creeping into the muscular guitar pop DiMaggio has become known for."[4]
Pitchfork wrote that DiMaggio "spikes saccharine melodies with bratty little gestures, rebelling against his own compositional knowhow."[1] The reviewer described DiMaggio's breathy and "unapologetically affected" vocals, layered over a mix "saturated with shimmery tones: teeming harpsichord, zippy keyboard, sunburst acoustic guitar picking."[1]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Year | Format | Label |
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| Home Blitz | 2007 | CD (compilation)[5] | Gulcher Records |
| Out of Phase | 2009 | LP, CD | Richie Records |
| Foremost & Fair | 2015 | LP | Richie Records |
Singles and EPs
edit| Title | Year | Format | Label |
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| Home Blitz | 2005 | 7-inch EP | self-released |
| Live Outside | 2006 | 7-inch EP | self-released |
| Weird Wings | 2008 | 12-inch EP | Parts Unknown Records |
| Perpetual Night | 2010 | 7-inch EP | Almost Ready Records |
| "A.T.K." b/w "Last Cycle" | 2011 | 7-inch single | Mexican Summer |
| Frozen Track | 2012 | 12-inch EP | Mexican Summer |
References
edit- ^ a b c Lefebvre, Sam (May 1, 2015). "Home Blitz: Foremost & Fair". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2016-05-16.
- ^ a b c Mexican Summer (2011). "Home Blitz: "A.T.K." b/w "Last Cycle"" (Description). Archived from the original on 2014-08-24.
- ^ Mexican Summer (2012). "Home Blitz: Frozen Track" (Description). Archived from the original on 2015-10-16.
- ^ a b Scott, Tim (May 1, 2015). "Home Blitz's Daniel DiMaggio prefers UK to Irish folk music". Vice. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Home Blitz: Home Blitz". AllMusic (review). 2007.
External links
edit- Official website
- Home Blitz at AllMusic
- Home Blitz discography at Discogs