Sunday, September 30, 2007

WHITE LIGHT RIOT


ARTIST / BAND: WHITE LIGHT RIOT

SONG (MP3): 3 OUT OF SIGHT

ALBUM: Atomism

FILE UNDER: Rock / Indie / Alternative

LABEL: www.50records.com

INFO: White Light Riot consists of Minneapolis natives, brothers Mike and Mark Schwandt, Joe Christenson and Dan Larsen. These incredibly talented musicians craft catchy songs that appeal to fans of both indie rock and Britpop. Though often compared to The Killers, The Strokes or Franz Ferdinand, White Light Riot blend originality with influences of the past. Atomism, their first full-length album, was produced/co-engineered by Brent Sigmeth (Grant Hart, They Might Be Giants, Tim O’Reagan, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott), co-engineered by Paul Marino (The New Congress, Desdemona) and mastered by Bob Ludwig. It was released nationally August 21, 2007 by RED Distribution (Sony BMG). It has already been named one of the best releases out of Minneapolis in 2007. The first single, “Out Of Sight,” was the #4 most added single at college radio earlier this summer and is currently charting on all 3 charts at specialty radio nationally.

The foursome have been playing together since 2005 and already have released two EPs, The Dark Is Light Enough, produced by Erik Appelwick (Tapes ‘N Tapes) and Out of Sight, produced/co-engineered by Sigmeth. They were named one of the best new bands in Minneapolis in 2006. With sophisticated lyrics, perfected melodies and tight, driving rhythms, their music keeps audiences engaged and attracts new fans with every show.

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MILTON AND THE DEVILS PARTY


ARTIST / BAND: MILTON AND THE DEVILS PARTY

SONG (MP3): MUSE OF MUNDANITY

ALBUM: How Wicked We've Become

FILE UNDER: Rock / Indie / Pop

LABEL: www.transitofvenusmusic.com

INFO: Milton and the Devils Party is a rock band for thinking people. Or perhaps a think band for rocking people.

Okay, we admit it: two of us are English professors. This means some of you out there will have some kind of ax to grind, grudge to bear, whatever. We don’t think having English professors in the band makes our band better than bands that don’t have English professors; but we think, our label thinks, and our publicist thinks that telling the truth about who we are in the requisite band biography isn’t a bad idea.

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Siberian


ARTIST / BAND: Siberian

SONG (MP3): Belgian Beer and Catholic Girls

ALBUM: With Me

FILE UNDER: Indie / Rock

LABEL: Sonic Boom Recordings

INFO: "This Seattle band's debut is a sparkling set of melodic indie-rock, combining some gorgeous guitar jangle with frontman Finn Parnell’s emotive crooning." - KEXP

"Siberian exhibit a cohesiveness and musicality that most other self-styled indie rock groups take several years and releases to achieve, offering a welcome respite from bands that seem to graze from the same indie pop pasture." - The Stranger

"Soaring melodies, extremely skilled musicians, and a sense of quiet grace onstage." - Three Imaginary Girls

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British Sea Power


ARTIST / BAND: British Sea Power

SONG (MP3): Atom

ALBUM: Krankenhaus EP

FILE UNDER: Indie / Alternative / Pop

LABEL: www.roughtraderecords.com

INFO: British Sea Power play amplified rock music and are based in Brighton, on England’s south coast. You may have seen them, loitering outside the racecourse and telling you to bet on the three-legged horses with the beautiful names. All very well, but British Sea Power have also turned up some interesting names in the real world. Their debut album was conspicuously praised by David Bowie, Radiohead, Lou Reed and the nice young man who plays Harry Potter, while their last concert in Japan was attended by several Asiatic Black Bears. It’s all true, but how did it happen? In Brighton, BSP began to stage their own Club Sea Power night. This was 2001, the year which also saw the release of the band’s first record, the single Fear Of Drowning on their own Golden Chariot label. With beech branches arcing up over the amplifiers and a plastic peregrine falcon peering out at the crowd, Club Sea Power soon became a byword for a remarkable night-out.

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Monday, September 24, 2007

Roisin Murphy



ARTIST / BAND: Roisin Murphy

SONG (MP3): Modern Timing

ALBUM: Overpowered

FILE UNDER: Electronica / Disco House / Pop

LABEL: EMI

INFO: n May 2006, Murphy announced on her website forum that she had signed with EMI and was working on new material. It has since been revealed that she is to release a new single, entitled "Overpowered", on July 2, 2007. "Overpowered" was written by Murphy and Seiji of Bugz in the Attic and mixed by Tom Elmhirst (Amy Winehouse, Röyksopp, Grace Jones). The single is accompanied by a series of remixes from the likes of Seamus Haji, Kris Menace, Hervé and Loose Cannons.[5] This is will be followed up with a second single "Let Me Know" (a collaboration with Groove Armada), out in September with the album, named Overpowered, to follow in October. [6] Her forthcoming solo album is described as 'a heady mix of electronic dance anthems and soul-stirring pop songs'. Murphy co-wrote and co-produced the album whilst working with a variety of producers, writers and mixers.[7]

In September 2007, Róisín got nominated for an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Intreact. The winner will be announced in November.

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The Most Serene Republic


ARTIST / BAND: The Most Serene Republic

SONG (MP3): Why So Looking Back

ALBUM: POPULATION

FILE UNDER: Indie / Experimental / Progressive

LABEL: Arts & Crafts

INFO: he Most Serene Republic is a Canadian indie rock band formed in Milton, Ontario, most members having left post-secondary studies to pursue more artistic ventures. It takes its name from the sobriquet of formerly independent Venice under the Doges, which was regarded as "The Most Serene Republic of Venice".

Originally formed in mid-2003 by Ryan Lenssen and Adrian Jewett under the name Thee Oneironauts (O-nye-rawn-nauts), the pair recorded and self-released an EP entitled Night of the Lawnchairs on Lenssen's GROK Studios imprint, based on the concept band Rushing to Redlights started by Lenssen. Thee Oneironauts grew to trio status with the addition of Nick Greaves on guitar.

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Via Audio



ARTIST / BAND:
Via Audio

SONG (MP3): Harder On Me

ALBUM: Say Something

FILE UNDER: Pop / Indie / Experimental

LABEL: SideCho Records

INFO: The adage of too many cooks spoiling the broth can be applied on a number of levels, particularly in artistic relationships. Often too many musicians' egos clash during the writing and recording of an album. But in the case of New York-based indie rock outfit Via Audio, having three-fourths of the band penning material for its SideCho debut album , saysomethingsaysomethingsaysomething, has only made a great collection of tracks even greater. Drummer Danny Molad, vocalist/guitarist Jessica Martins, guitarist Tom Deis and bassist David Lizmi discovered each other as musical kindred spirits while at college in Boston back in 2003.

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Mariee Sioux


ARTIST / BAND: Mariee Sioux

SONG (MP3): Friendboats

ALBUM: Faces in the rocks

FILE UNDER: Folk / Indie / Acoustic

LABEL: www.grassrootsrecordco.com

INFO: The tale of Mariee Sioux began as delicately and spiritually as her captivating song, as a small ember introduced to the universe that soon grew into a flame of hope and illumination. Her dazzling debut album, Faces in the Rocks, weaves together the poetic interpretations of the universe’s deep truths and interconnectedness that have intrigued her since childhood. Each spin invites listeners to be the cast in Mariee’s entrancing tale with a journey ahead that is only beginning.

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Rogue Wave


ARTIST / BAND: Rogue Wave

SONG (MP3): Lake Michigan

ALBUM:

FILE UNDER: Alternative

LABEL: Brushfire Records

INFO: Emerson once wrote, “When it is darkest, men see the stars” and he might as well have been penning a poem for Rogue Wave. Last year was a rollercoaster ride for the foursome – drummer Pat Spurgeon had a kidney transplant, keyboardist Gram LeBron lost his father, singer Zach Rogue had a daughter and the band recruited a new bass player (Patrick Abernethy, formerly of Beulah). But instead of falling apart, they converted all their heartbreak, love, hurt, pain, elation and insight into a most affecting and beguiling record, Asleep At Heaven’s Gate. read more from the source...

Saturday, September 22, 2007

PHOSPHORESCENT - A PICTURE OF OUR TORN UP PRAISE


ARTIST / BAND: PHOSPHORESCENT
SONG (MP3): A PICTURE OF OUR TORN UP PRAISE
ALBUM: Pride
FILE UNDER: Experimental / 2-step
LABEL: MISRA

INFO: Truly great songwriters hit people in a particular way - for some it's the sound of Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum or Palace's Will Oldham. Others hear that extraordinary something in Bob Dylan or Neil Young - it can't easily be defined and is a power possessed by only the rarest of songwriters. It is bold to say, but 26-year-old Matthew Houck is one of them. As with the illustrious names above, behind Houck's songs lies nothing but the raw compulsion to write and play them, the fateful, joyful yearning to connect - the intuition that making music, for Houck, is inevitable.

FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE FEAT KID HARPOON - I'M GOIN' DOWN (SPRINGSTEEN COVER)



ARTIST / BAND: FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE FEAT KID HARPOON
SONG (MP3): I'M GOIN' DOWN (SPRINGSTEEN COVER)
ALBUM: Florence Demo
FILE UNDER: Grindcore / Acousmatic / Tape music / Melodramatic Popular Song
LABEL: none

THE PHANTOM FAMILY HALO - LADY BLUE


ARTIST / BAND: THE PHANTOM FAMILY HALO
SONG (MP3): LADY BLUE
ALBUM: The Legend Of Black Six
FILE UNDER: Psychedelic / Rock / Experimental
LABEL: Psychedelic / Rock / Experimental

INFO: The Phantom Family Halo are hard to describe. Can you imagine Mark Bolan and Syd Barrett wanting to start a band thats equally into pysch and folk, as well as bits of Suicide and early Faust? Wrap yer mind around that and welcome. TPFH feature members of The For Carnation, Dead Child and Slint (Reunion). This is their debut release "The Legend Of The Black Six."

CHROMATICS - NIGHT DRIVE

ARTIST / BAND: CHROMATICS -
SONG (MP3): NIGHT DRIVE
ALBUM: IV
FILE UNDER: Indie Pop
LABEL: ITALIANS DO IT BETTER

INFO: It was just announced today that you can order "IV" (or "Night Drive" - I'm so confused), the new full length from CHROMATICS, directly from the band. At this point the album is not available any other way, though it is supposed to be released by Italians Do It Better in a few weeks. Here is the full announcement from the Chromatics myspace blog:

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CARIBOU - YO-YO


ARTIST / BAND: CARIBOU
SONG (MP3): YO-YO
ALBUM: Andorra
FILE UNDER: New Psychodelia
LABEL: http://www.mergerecords.com/

INFO: Caribou is Dan Snaith (b. 1979), who formerly recorded under the moniker Manitoba. Known for altering his sound with each subsequent release, he incorporates electronic psychedelia, krautrock rhythms, and breakbeat drums and creates a swirling, lush panorama.

SUNSET RUBDOWN – WINGED/WICKED THINGS


ARTIST / BAND: SUNSET RUBDOWN
SONG (MP3): WINGED/WICKED THINGS
ALBUM: Random Spirit Lover
FILE UNDER: Electro / Indie / Other
LABEL: http://www.absolutelykosher.com/ /
http://www.jagjaguwar.com/

INFO: Sunset Rubdown started as a Krug solo project, but now includes Jordan Robson Cramer, Mike Doerkson and former Pony Up! member Camilla Wynne Ingr. The group are recording a still-untitled new album at Montreal's Breakglass Studio this month in advance of a scheduled May 2 release. The record will come out in Canada on Vancouver's Global Symphonic label, which previously released the group's Snake's Got A Leg CD. —Olena Kutin

YEASAYER - 2080



ARTIST / BAND: YEASAYER
SONG (MP3): 2080
ALBUM: All Hour Cymbals
FILE UNDER: Visual / Gospel / Showtunes
LABEL: http://www.monitorrecords.com/

INFO: We live in Brooklyn, NYC. We do harmonies. Dancing. Rituals. Baltimore. Philly. We will be putting out our debut with Monitor records in the early fall. It will be very exciting for everyone involved. ..

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OAKLEY HALL - NO DREAMS


ARTIST / BAND: OAKLEY HALL
SONG (MP3): NO DREAMS
ALBUM: I'll Follow You
FILE UNDER: Indie
LABEL: Merge

INFO: Flight tests. That's what Oakley Hall's previous efforts feel like after cranking I'll Follow You, the band's high-flying new record and debut for Merge. Working with producers Peter Katis (Interpol, The National) and Nicolas Vernhes (Fiery Furnaces, Ted Leo, Silver Jews) the Brooklyn sextet has finally mastered how to best record and capture its wholly original rock & roll on this, their fourth full length. Of course, there are familiar musical touchstones - Richard & Linda Thompson, X, Doug Sahm, Neu!, the Funk Brothers, The Feelies - but in the age of retro-everything, Oakley Hall reveals its knotted bloodlines in the course of severing itself from them. With I'll Follow You the sextet fully comes into its own.

ENTRANCE - GRIM REAPER BLUES


ARTIST / BAND: ENTRANCE
SONG (MP3): GRIM REAPER BLUES
ALBUM: Prayer For Death
FILE UNDER: Psychedelic / Blues / Other
LABEL: Tee Pee

INFO: ENTRANCE is the musical vehicle of Guy Blakeslee, a self-taught Visionary singer and musician from Los Angeles via Baltimore, Maryland. "Prayer of Death" is the fourth ENTRANCE recording, but it is the first to feature all original compositions: a fully amplified electric orchestra and a high-flying, free-flowing sense of spiritual theater inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Timothy Leary, and Delta-Blues legend Charley Patton. “Prayer of Death” is a conceptual meditation on the urgency of life-awareness and death-awareness in a war-torn world; the album has already received some deep and perceptive critical response in the underground press.

GLASS CANDY - COVERED IN BUGS


ARTIST / BAND: GLASS CANDY
SONG (MP3): COVERED IN BUGS
ALBUM: Solid Gold
FILE UNDER: Freestyle
LABEL: ITALIANS DO IT BETTER

INFO: one the label’s best known signings is glass candy from texas (pic above), whose cool, minimal slo-mo kraftwerk variant ‘the chameleon’ contrasts markedly with the congo-funk of the slits-esque ‘nite nurses’ or their cover of ‘iko iko’. their latest recording ‘rolling down the hills’ tips their hat pointedly in the old-school disco direction with a nodding low-tempo sample loop and a pining glitterball vocal.

DR. DOG - THE GIRL (BECK REMIX)


ARTIST / BAND: DR. DOG
SONG (MP3): THE GIRL (BECK REMIX)
ALBUM: The Girl 7"
FILE UNDER: Rock / Psychedelic / Pop
LABEL: Park the Van

INFO: Dr. Dog has been creating music in various incarnations in their hometown of Philadelphia for nearly six years now. From the humble beginnings of THE PSYCHEDELIC SWAMP, a concept album realized in the damp ruin of a flooded basement, through the critically acclaimed EASY BEAT (2005) the band has cultivated a strong national following through their energetic live shows. They spent the better part of 2006 in the studio cooking up two new releases: a six song EP called TAKERS AND LEAVERS, which will be released worldwide on Sept 12, 2006, and WE ALL BELONG, a long player that will see the light of day February 27, 2007.

A-TRAK - MIA-RODER


ARTIST / BAND: A-TRAK
SONG (MP3): MIA-RODER
ALBUM: Dirty South Dance
FILE UNDER: Electroacoustic / Big Beat / A'cappella
LABEL: http://www.obeygiant.com/

INFO: When I was 13 I took my bar mitzvah money and bought myself some turntables and a mixer. I practiced for about 18 hours a day. Then I came out of my basement, packed my lunch and won a bunch of world championships. Joy! I formed a DJ crew called the Allies with Craze and friends. We toured the world for a while... I guess I've been touring for the last 10 years. Time flies.

WE ARE WOLVES - FIGHT & KISS


ARTIST / BAND: WE ARE WOLVES
SONG (MP3): FIGHT & KISS
ALBUM: Fight & Kiss 7"
FILE UNDER: Indie, Electronic
LABEL: FAT POSSUM RECORDS

INFO: A gang of three, four including rock. We are Wolves imposes a music that's both free and honest, like the celestial lightning on the mystic mountain. It's a post-punk landscape filled with analogue trees. It's like rock after the post-modern explosion.

LITTLE NAME - HOW TO SWIM AND LIVE


ARTIST / BAND: LITTLE NAME
SONG (MP3): HOW TO SWIM AND LIVE
ALBUM: How To Swim And Live
FILE UNDER: Indie / Alternative
LABEL: none

INFO: The biggest thing that has ever happened to me wasn't losing my virginity, my first wage slip or even falling in love, it was something that happened on 16th August 1994 when I first felt fear on a scale Id not known and for reasons that had no tangibility.

EARWIG - USED KIDS


ARTIST / BAND: EARWIG
SONG (MP3): USED KIDS
ALBUM: Center Of The Earth
FILE UNDER: Indie / Alternative / Rock
LABEL: LFM Records

INFO: Tune in as Earwig begins their rise to the top of the Rock 'n' Roll mountain, all while being thrown into the thick of a mind-control scheme by megalomanical record executives who want to control the world! Lizard McGee (guitar), Matt Wagner (bass) and Justin Crooks (drums) struggle as an aspiring garage band that is discovered by a shady Major Label record boss, who runs an industry powerhouse.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Svanset Festival 2007


Check out the latest pics, videos and sounds of the Svanset Festival.
Svanset is a festival of modern music taking place on high altitudes of Svaneti,
Caucasus region of Georgia. The festival is supported by department of Tourism and Resorts of Georgia and organized by FestivalGeorgia.

Festival Georgia MySpace


Saturday, September 08, 2007

PLAYLIST MUSICHALL 6 SEPTEMBER


Koma & Bones

MUSICHALL IS BROADCAST WEEKLY (Thursdays, 23:00) ON: RADIO FORTUNA+ (FM103.4, TBILISI, GEORGIA) & RADIO DANCE.GE

PRODUCED BY KOMUNIKATORI

LISTEN TO THE SHOW

fRew - Call Of The Crow (CDR / Vacation promo)

DJ Icey - Gonzo Fuse (CDR / Functional promo)

Baobinga & I.D. Present Big Monster - Jewelz (CDR / FAT promo)

Mr Frogg - Seciov (Vandal Remix) (CDR / Spinout promo)

Uberzone - 4 Bit (Nuitrus)

Atomic Hooligan - Papercuts (Botchit & Scarper)

Rogue Element - The Machine (CDR / Passenger promo)

Koma & Bones - Letters (CDR / Burrito promo)

Meat Katie & D Ramirez - Stop The Revolution (Bassbin Twins Remix (LOT49)

Affinity - Break (ILS Remix) (Hardcore Beats)

Burial - Forgive (Hyperdub)

Monday, September 03, 2007

BEAR IN HEAVEN - BAG OF BAGS


ARTIST / BAND: BEAR IN HEAVEN
SONG (MP3): BAG OF BAGS
ALBUM: Red Bloom of the Boom
FILE UNDER: Psychedelic / Indie / Dub
LABEL: Eastern Developments

INFO: Generally speaking, the only way to keep an old model for music-making interesting is to continually change the existing structure so that it becomes something new while retaining the characteristics that define its identity. Pop music would have died long ago if it weren't for people who felt the need to resist and subvert dominant ideals in music rather than doom their music to a life of repetition and derivation. These are the kinds of thinkers who will be remembered 30 years from now and while the new EP from Bear in Heaven may not exactly be a potentially historical document, it's certainly worthy of as much praise as anyone might lavish upon it.

HAM1 - WHITE RAT


ARTIST / BAND: HAM1
SONG (MP3): WHITE RAT
ALBUM: The Captain's Table
FILE UNDER: Psychedelic / 2-step / Death Metal
LABEL: Orange Twin Records
INFO: A ringing attribute of Jim Willingham’s songwriting is that it manages to be both exuberant and high-minded -- inviting and literate -- all at once. Combining the terse acoustic propulsion of the late-model Feelies with the breezy, half-stoned-on-the-beach pop-ambiance of Dean Wareham’s Luna, Willingham nevertheless brings a distinctive Athenian warmth to his Captain’s Table. It figures: there are horn-charts and string-sections, burst veins of Link Wray-ish guitarplay, pastoral keyboard-drones, tremulous bits of Hawaiian slack-key guitar and some country-fried saunter up under the rhythm section.

MANATELLA - APOCALYPTIC OWL


ARTIST / BAND: MANATELLA
SONG (MP3): APOCALYPTIC OWL
ALBUM: Fashionable Neighborhood
FILE UNDER: Indie / Rock / Tropical

INFO: Manatella’s first full-length album, Fashionable Neighborhood, was recorded by producer Jeff Panall of Palliard at Husband Studios in Chicago in June 2007. A little bit softer than their previous releases, Fashionable Neighborhood, feels like "sharing a cold glass of beer" with your best friends. Songwriters Alissa Leonard and Lauren Chase each have distinct voices and songwriting styles and with some songs lyrically and vocally collaborative, the album is full of sweet surprises. Simple chord progressions and catchy licks drive most songs on the album and guest drummer Adam Cisney of Chicago band Grinner fills each song with charisma and skill.

MANCINO - FIVE BLADES


ARTIST / BAND: MANCINO
SONG (MP3): FIVE BLADES
ALBUM: Manners Matter
FILE UNDER: Indie / Pop / 2-step

INFO: From the depths of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, the trio mashes elements of 60’s pop, psyche, circus squawks, and solid rock music into a potent stew that possesses the shy wallflower to boogie and the dancing queen to strap on a pair of headphones and geek out.

THE WEAKERTHANS - NIGHT WINDOWS


ARTIST / BAND: THE WEAKERTHANS
SONG (MP3): NIGHT WINDOWS
ALBUM: Reunion Tour
FILE UNDER: Folk Rock
LABEL: Epitaph

INFO: The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P. Sutton and drummer Jason Tait, and created The Weakerthans as a vehicle for a more melodic and introspective brand of songwriting than that of Propagandhi. The band's name originates in a line from the 1992 film The Lover: "Go ahead, I'm weaker than you can possibly imagine."[5]

ANDY DITZLER - ANOTHER CUSTOMER


ARTIST / BAND: ANDY DITZLER
SONG (MP3): ANOTHER CUSTOMER
ALBUM: Songs From Yes And No
FILE UNDER: Pop / Indie
LABEL: http://www.frequentsmallmeals.com/
INFO: Andy Ditzler is a composer, performer, and curator working in Atlanta. He studied percussion in the School of Music at Indiana University, and has performed in musical contexts ranging from classical and jazz to free improvisation and rock. As composer and performer, Ditzler has explored video, audio phonography, and other multimedia forms. His one-man theater show Yes and No was commissioned by Clayton State Theater and premiered there in 2002, later running in Atlanta. In 2003 he received a grant from the King Baudouin Foundation to travel, perform and research in Belgium. In 2006 he released his first music CD, Songs From Yes and No, which he produced, arranged, and recorded over two years.

CANNONBALL JANE - TAKE IT TO FANTASTIC


ARTIST / BAND: CANNONBALL JANE
SONG (MP3): TAKE IT TO FANTASTIC
ALBUM: Knees Up!
FILE UNDER: Pop / Electro / Hip Hop
LABEL: http://www.fortunapop.com/

INFO: I am an elementary school music teacher during the day!
And during the night... I write, perform, record and mix in my home studio.

CLARE & THE REASONS - PLUTO


ARTIST / BAND: CLARE & THE REASONS
SONG (MP3): PLUTO
FILE UNDER: Pop / Alternative
LABEL: frogstandrecords.com
INFO: About Clare & The Reasons First, Clare writes songs. Then she brings them to the Reasons' test lab. There, the songs are submitted to a series of intense treatments and tests until they become what some people call: "lush and sinfully beautiful". This process named in the scientific community "Reasonitis Polymorpheus Synthesis" or RPS, lead to the making of "The Movie" (Frogstand Records) their debut album. (no known side effects.

MOSTLY BEARS - ONLY CHILD


ARTIST / BAND: MOSTLY BEARS
SONG (MP3): ONLY CHILD
ALBUM: Only Child
FILE UNDER: Rock / Experimental / Psychedelic
LABEL: Funzalo Records

INFO: We are a lifeguard, a librarian and a beekeeper's assistant. Our combined age is 64. Our family tree has a John Dillinger branch. We play air hockey. A lot. We run for the health of it. We write our letters in octopus ink. Hablamos espanyol, pues, probamos. We always draw a big yellow sun in the top right corner. We all live together in a giant candid camera. We are very pleased to meet you. We are Mostly Bears.Love.

BALD EAGLE - THOSE ARE COBRAS, MAN


ARTIST / BAND: BALD EAGLE
SONG (MP3): THOSE ARE COBRAS, MAN
ALBUM: Hot Shoulders
FILE UNDER: Rock

LABEL: Emergency Umbrella RecordsINFO: "Think fuzzed out bass guitar, sloppy drums, high-energy guitar antics and all the '70s rock influences you can possibly muster up in 30 seconds (AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, The Who) then remove the classy vocals and add some grating rawk-star lungs and you've got Bald Eagle."

PASH - THE BEST GUN


ARTIST / BAND: PASH
SONG (MP3): THE BEST GUN
ALBUM: The Best Gun
FILE UNDER: Indie
LABEL: http://www.exoticfever.com/

INFO: I’ve been reading that their live show is not to be missed, and they sound to me like the type of band who’s stuff really translates well to a live show, lots of fun, dance-y energy. The kind where you worry that the lights hanging from the ceiling may become dislodged due to the fact that everyone is jumping around so much. Scary, but in a fun way. Like rollercoasters. Or watching a zombie movie

THE COATHANGERS - SHUT THE FUCK UP


ARTIST / BAND: THE COATHANGERS
SONG (MP3): SHUT THE FUCK UP
ALBUM: The Coathangers
FILE UNDER: Experimental / Rock / Rock
LABEL: Rob's House Records

INFO: It all began in that dimmly lit back ally in the summer of 2006. It was there that four ladies of leisure, bound by circumstance, joined forces to disorganize rock and/or roll. Forged from the blood of aborted fetuses and risen from the ashes of blunt roaches...Coathangers will devour your immortal soul. Who's in? You?? If you said no, fuck your dad...your mom's alright.

GRAND OLE PARTY – LOOK OUT YOUNG SON


ARTIST / BAND: GRAND OLE PARTY
SONG (MP3): LOOK OUT YOUNG SON
FILE UNDER: Club / Big Beat / Funk
LABEL: DH RECORDS

INFO: San Diego trio, Grand Ole Party are a band to keep on your radar this Fall. The energetic threesome will be opening for current FILTER cover stars, Rilo Kiley on their upcoming Under The Blacklight tour. In addition to warming up crowds and winning over fans across the country, Grand Ole Party's debut full length (recorded earlier this year with Blake Sennett of Rilo Kiley & The Elected), Humanimals, will be getting a digital release September 4th, exclusively on iTunes, with a hard copy release available for purchase January 2008, courtesy of DH Records. Check out all the dates with Rilo Kiley below and make sure to show up early to the shows for your invitation to the Grand Ole Party.

THE MARY TIMONY BAND - SHARPSHOOTER


ARTIST / BAND: THE MARY TIMONY BAND
SONG (MP3): SHARPSHOOTER
ALBUM: The Shapes We Make
FILE UNDER: Indie / Rock / Other
LABEL: Kill Rock Stars

INFO: Timony attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., where she played guitar in the jazz band and also studied viola.
In 1990-91 Timony played guitar and shared lead vocals in the Washington, D.C.-based all-female band Autoclave. She later relocated to Boston, where she graduated from Boston University with a degree in English literature and formed the band Helium in the summer of 1992, recording three albums and two EPs with the group between 1994 and 1997. Helium disbanded in 1997 or 1998, whereupon Timony embarked on her solo career, recording albums in 2000 and 2002 (Mountains and The Golden Dove).

THE MABUSES - MIRTH


ARTIST / BAND: THE MABUSES
SONG (MP3): MIRTH
ALBUM: Mabused
FILE UNDER: Pop / Indie / New Wave

INFO: The Mabuses is a band which formed in London in 1991 and released two albums to considerable critical acclaim. Led by the enigmatic Kim Fahy, the Mabuses offer music which mixes pop sensibilities with more esoteric concerns such as film and literature. The name "Mabuses" is a tribute to the Fritz Lang film trilogy about a master criminal called Dr. Mabuse. The sheer profusion of influences in their work made The Mabuses impossible to categorize. Lyrically and musically, the result of their output can only be best described as modern psychedelia.

JAMIE T - SALVADOR



ARTIST / BAND: JAMIE T
SONG (MP3): SALVADOR
ALBUM: Panic Prevention
FILE UNDER: Rap / Reggae / Punk
LABEL: Pacemaker Recordings

INFO: Jamie Treays (born January 8, 1986), known by his stage name Jamie T, is a 21-year-old English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London. He attended Reed's School in Cobham, Surrey until he was 16 and is currently signed to Virgin Records, but released his Betty and the Selfish Sons EP on his own Pacemaker Records label.

He defeated Jarvis Cocker and Thom Yorke to win the Best Solo Artist at the 2007 Shockwave NME Awards[1]. He has also been nicknamed "one man Arctic Monkey".[2] Canvas Magazine have described him as "like the bastard lovechild of Billy Bragg and Mike Skinner doing his best Joe Strummer impression" [3].

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