Friday, December 25, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Very Indie Xmas!!!!
Slaraffenland - “Little Drummer Boy”
Blitzen Trapper- "Christmas Is Coming Soon"
Amos – XXXmas
Sufjan Stevens -That Was The Worst Christmas Ever
Belle & Sebastian -Are You Coming Over For Christmas
Cracker - Merry Christmas Emily
Mogwai - Christmas Song
Shawn Lee - Little Drummer Boy
Scott Matthew - Silent Nights
Lightspeed Champion- Another Song About Being Alone At Xmas
Royal Bangs - Shit XMas
The Leisure Society - The Last Of The Melting Snow
Barbara Morgenstern - White Christmas
Timid Tiger - Ring The Bells
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Audra Mae
ARTIST / BAND: Audra Mae
MP3: The River
ALBUM: Haunt
FILE UNDER: Indie / Folk Rock / Swing
LABEL: SideOneDummy Records
INFO: Audra Mae is a natural. Once the Oklahoma native opens her mouth and lets loose with that voice, pure and strong, with a hint of country twang and a twinkle of good humor, you realize this is what she’s meant to do; Stand in front of an audience and entertain, not just with her singing, but a distinctive songwriting voice, one that’s capable of relating fully developed characters and stories.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
The J. Davis Trio
ARTIST / BAND: The J. Davis Trio
MP3s:
"Court Is Now In Session" (MP3)
ALBUM: These Things Happen
FILE UNDER: Jazzy Hip Hop
LABEL: Yo Yo Smuggler Records
INFO: The J. Davis Trio is fronted by vocalist/multi-percussionistStuart, and backed by bassist Flav-R-Ice, drummer The Planet and trumpeter Benjamin Pendulum. These Things Happen , released on Yo Yo Smuggler Records, brings power and precision together with grace and beauty. Big beats join with trumpets, violins, vibraphones, Rhodes pianos, congas and Stuart's smart lyrics to create their signature sound, an idiosyncratic mix of hip hop, jazz and soul.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Lou Barlow
ARTIST / BAND: Lou Barlow
MP3: Gravitate
ALBUM: Goodnight Unknown
FILE UNDER: Indie
LABEL: Merge Records
INFO: In the four years since his career-redefining, mostly acoustic record Emoh, Lou Barlow has reunited with Dinosaur Jr. and reissued three of Sebadoh's classic albums. But as the brilliant new Goodnight Unknown illustrates, hes hardly living in the past. Borrowing the live-band energy of Dinosaur Jr. and the stylistic reach of Sebadoh, Barlow has built on Emoh's full production and written a set of immediate, melodic pop songs that Lou describes as, "a cross between my later work with Folk Implosion and my earlier work with Sebadoh...to my ears, anyway."
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Sea Wolf
ARTIST / BAND: Sea Wolf
MP3: Wicked Blood
ALBUM: Leaves in the River
FILE UNDER: INDIE / ALTERNATIVE / ROCK
LABEL: dangerbird records
INFO: Taking its name from novelist Jack London’s 1904 seafaring adventure, Sea Wolf has evolved organically from its hermetic origins in Alex Brown Church’s living room into a muscular, full-bodied musical entity with passion to burn. After adopting the sobriquet, Church burst onto the music scene in two-fisted fashion with the EP, Get to the River Before It Runs Too Low, and the subsequent full-length debut album, Leaves in the River, about which Interview magazine observed, “His music is both erudite and unvarnished, a blend of swirling melodies, literary balladry and damaged art-rock composition.”
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Beach Fossils
ARTIST / BAND: Beach Fossils
MP3: Time
FILE UNDER: Indie Pop
LABEL: Captured Tracks
INFO: The jangly, self recorded ramblings of Brooklyn’s Dustin Payseur, Beach Fossils offers hauntingly catchy tunes that blend the energy of an impulsive road trip with the melodious wandering of a lucid dream. Sun drenched riffs, kaleidoscopic rhythms and hazy lyrics saturate Beach Fossils’ first release, the album’s carefree vibe perfectly summed up through song titles such as “Daydream,” “Vacation,” and “Lazy Day.”
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