Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
My Morning Jacket
ARTIST / BAND: My Morning Jacket
ALBUM: Circuital
FILE UNDER: Psychedelic rock
LABEL: ATO Records
INFO: “The new record, Circuital, is named after the title song,” explains Jim James, of My Morning Jacket’s sixth studio album. “On that song I sing about ending up in the same place where you started out. And that makes a lot of sense for this album… I hate the phrase ‘going back to our roots’, but for this record we came home and made it in Kentucky. And it just felt a lot like it did when we were first starting out…”
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Making Friendz
ARTIST / BAND: Making Friendz
MP3: "Situation" / Situation (Teen Wolf Mix)
ALBUM: Social Life
FILE UNDER: lo-fi punk/ pop
LABEL: Last Bummer Records
INFO: Nearly ten years after her two solo records, New York Times “Artist to Watch” Tami Hart is back with the debut album from the latest of her many projects, Making Friendz.Social Life, her much anticipated return, is a sweet, sweaty mixture of lo-fi punk and glossy pop, R&B and disco, rooted in a spirit of collaboration with fellow artists and friends. But make no mistake, Making Friendz is Tami Hart.
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Friday, June 03, 2011
Thursday, June 02, 2011
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Silver Swans
ARTIST / BAND: Silver Swans
MP3: Mother of Pearl
ALBUM: Forever
FILE UNDER: Indie Pop
INFO: The Silver Swans are three fictional characters in the Wonder Woman stories. Each Silver Swan has the ability to create powerful sound waves with her voice. Her "swan song" is capable of devastating a small area of land with its destructive force. By creating a low-level humming, the Silver Swan can form a protective shield around herself that can deflect bullets and projectiles. They also have the telepathic ability to control birds and re-arrange matter with the sound they generate.
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NYC Popfest 2011: Silver Swans performs "Let It Happen" at The Rock Shop, Brooklyn from BlearyEyedBrooklyn.com on Vimeo.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
RYAN DRIVER
ARTIST / BAND: RYAN DRIVER
SONG (MP3): Am I still too late / Everything Must Spin
ALBUM: Who's Breathing?
FILE UNDER: Folk / Lounge / Psychedelic
LABEL: Fire Records
INFO:Ryan Driver is this unstoppable, quietly torrential flow of music, that has been coming out of Toronto, Ontario for a number of years now. He’s been a key member of a number of the most interesting ensembles in the city. He’s worked with Sandro Perri , Eric Chenaux and Jennifer Castle and he has his own mutant jazz standards group, The Ryan Driver Quartet. He plays guitar and sings, but while he’s recognised as an accomplished improviser he has also just made the greatest soul record of the decade read more from the source...
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Baby Baby
ARTIST / BAND: Baby Baby
SONG (MP3): "Kidz" / "Breakin"
ALBUM: Money
FILE UNDER: fun rock
LABEL:The Gospel of Rhythm
INFO:"At first glance, the motley crew of Fontez Brooks (Vocals, Guitar), Kyle Dobbs (Bass), and Grant Wallace (Drums), along with newcomer Colin Boddy (Percussion) do not seem like serious musicians. It might be the fact that they are constantly shirtless, wearing only fluorescent colored short-shorts. Maybe it's the tribal face paint that they sport at shows. Or it could be that they named their last album something as nonsensical as Wabadabadaba. Whatever the case may be, one thing is for certain, Baby Baby is very serious - about having fun. read more from the source...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Las Kellies
ARTIST / BAND: Las Kellies
SONG (MP3): "Perro Rompebolas"
ALBUM: Kellies
FILE UNDER: punk, indie
LABEL: Fire Records
INFO:There’s only thing you can bank on when you’re confronted with Las Kellies: to expect the unexpected. From the raw rock & roll of their 2007 debut Shaking Dog – described by the great Everett True as “entirely ace” – to the Devo and ESG influenced sound of 2009’s follow-up Kalimera, this Argentinian three-piece have carved out a reputation for ripping up the form-book, delving into their box of magic tricks and serving up something entirely different. And so it is again on their third album Kellies: whether it’s embracing what they term as their “new sound” of groove-laden and irresistibly catchy post-punk or recruiting reggae legend Dennis Bovell to help in the studio, it’s the sound of a band who always keep things fresh. Kellies will be released in the United States on July 5th. read more from the source...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Fan Modine
ARTIST / BAND: Fan Modine
MP3: "Through The Valley" / "Julu Road"
ALBUM: Gratitude for the Shipper
FILE UNDER: indie pop
LABEL: Daniel 13 Press
INFO: Since the release of Slow Road to Tiny Empire, Fan Modine’s first album, in 1998, Gordon Zacharias has been known as an artist who mixes buoyant orchestral pop music with oftentimes more gloomy lyrics. This disconcerting combination has won him a cult following among fans of obscure rock bands, and of indie-pop artists in particular. With Gratitude for the Shipper, Fan Modine’s first album in six years, his music adds dimensions both lyrically and sonically, drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as French symbolist poet Stephane Mallarmé and Southern pop trailblazer Alex Chilton. “Waiting for Distant Light,” the album’s finale, is a tribute to the recently-deceased songwriter, singer and guitarist.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Qluster
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Qluster – Haste Töne
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Thundercat
ARTIST / BAND: Thundercat
SONG (MP3): For Love I Come
Wed. May 18th, 2011ALBUM: Golden Age of Apocalypse
FILE UNDER:
LABEL: Brainfeeder
INFO:In between playing gigs with the Suicidal Tendencies and jamming with jazz groups, Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner spent a lot of time working with Flying Lotus. The bassist/singer appeared on "MmmHmm" off the producer's Cosmogramma and they joined forces to form the Infinity band, which played BBC Radio 1 in December 2010. And on the low, they were also putting together Thundercat's debut on Brainfeeder. The progressive galactic-jazz project, The Golden Age of Apocalypse, is entirely produced by FlyLo and features guest vocalists such as Erykah Badu. read more from the source...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Shit Robot
ARTIST / BAND: Shit Robot
SONGs (MP3):
“Losing My Patience” / "Tuff Enuff" / I Found Love (TBD Remix)
FILE UNDER: Electro pop / Techno / Electronica
LABEL: DFA
INFO: Working as a DJ in New York in 2000 he befriended James Murphy later of LCD Soundsystem and started a DJ partnership with him.[2]Lambkin moved to rural Germany in 2004 and started producing his own music, with a number of releases on DFA Records from 2006.[2] He released his debut album From the Cradle to the Rave in September 2010 to positive reviews from Entertainment.ie[3] and NME[4] The album features contributions from Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip and James Murphy amongst others.[2] read more from the source...
Monday, May 09, 2011
Hella
ARTIST / BAND: Hella
MP3: TBA
ALBUM: TBA
FILE UNDER: math rock, experimental
LABEL: Sargent House
INFO: As high school students Spencer Seim and Zach Hill were both members of the NorCal band Legs on Earth along with Josh Hill on guitar and Julian Imsdahl on bass and vocals. The band achieved some moderate local success, becoming renowned for their wild live shows, young age, and Primus-esque sound. The band sounded similar to Primus, especially the vocals and bass but Zach Hill described it in an interview as "Devo, Talking Heads kind of thing".[1]
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Sunday, May 08, 2011
Fav videos / Directed by Tarik Saleh
Do enjoy these two very inspiring works of egytian-swedish director Tarik Saleh
Lykke Li
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Friday, May 06, 2011
DownloadThursday, May 05, 2011
Ganglians
ARTIST / BAND: Ganglians
MP3: "Jungle"
Ganglians - Jungle by souterraintransmissions
ALBUM: Still Living
FILE UNDER: Post punk
LABEL: Lefse
INFO: Onetime mysterious, psychedelic Sacramento outsiders Ganglians stepped out of the shadows with a couple Woodsist albums in 2009. Then, last May, we heard an early version of “My House,” a song from their then in-progress Robby Moncrieff-produced double LP Still Living. The completed album’s due in August. Here’s another taste via “Jungle.”
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Seapony
ARTIST / BAND: Seapony
ALBUM: Go With Me
FILE UNDER: dream pop, indie
LABEL: Hardly Art
INFO:
The music of Seapony is refreshing in its simplicity. Most songs on Go With Meuse no more than three chords, with an average running time around two-and-a-half minutes. In lieu of a human drummer, the Seattle trio entrusts time-keeping to a vintage gizmo the size of a desktop calculator. The lyrics to "Dreaming," the track that catapulted them into the spotlight, are just six lines long. Like Young Marble Giants and Beat Happening before them, this young three-piece has generated excitement that belies their music's modest means. And their back story is just as no-nonsense
Monday, May 02, 2011
Art Brut
Art Brut - Lost Weekend by One Thirty BPM
Info:
Brilliant! Tragic! is the fourth studio album by Art Brut, to be released on May 23, 2011. The first single from the album will be "Lost Weekend". The album was recorded in Salem, Oregon and is the second to be produced by Frank Black, best known as the frontman of Pixies.
The tracklisting and release details were confirmed in early March 2011.[1]
Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos has already described "Brilliant! Tragic!" as his "favourite" Art Brut album, saying that it was definitely their "greatest" album so far. [2] "Bang Bang Rock & Roll did what it said on the tin", Argos explained, "It's A Bit Complicated was a bit complicated. On Art Brut vs. Satan we had to fight Satan. This one follows the same pattern, it is a 'brilliant, tragic', record. If it was a TV show you'd define it as a dramedy." [3]
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Finn - I Just Called To Say I Love You / CRYING IN THE RAIN
ARTIST / BAND: Finn
SONG (MP3): I Just Called To Say I Love You
ALBUM: I Wish I Was Someone Else
FILE UNDER: Folk, singer songwriter, Indie
LABEL: sunday service
INFO:Hamburg-based singer-songwriter Patrick Zimmer, better known as finn., has entertained us for the last ten years mostly with his own songs – fragile and sensitive pieces of music, which the listener has no trouble feeling close to. With his new record, finn. enters new territories by covering 13 songs, which – despite all novelty – seems very coherent a move: just like bedtime stories addressed to no-one but ourselves, the songs bring up memories long lost. finn. sings to us while we curl up in the duvet of collective memory. read more from the source...
finn. & Dirk von Lowtzow "CRYING IN THE RAIN" from finn. on Vimeo.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Coldplay album for free
ARTIST / BAND: Coldplay
ALBUM: LeftRightLeftRightLeft (Live Album) download here
FILE UNDER: Rock, Pop
LABEL: EMI
INFO: LeftRightLeftRightLeft is a live album that Coldplay gave away at every live show from May 2009 onwards [1] (apart from festival shows). Starting with the band's first North American tour date, at West Palm Beach in Florida on May 15th 2009, every fan attending a show was given a free copy of the nine-track CD, which wasn't available elsewhere. Also on May 15th at 9am (GMT), theLeftRightLeftRightLeft live album was be made available as a free download at Coldplay.com, for everyone who submitted an email address (and for the same time period).
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
El Obo
ARTIST / BAND: El Obo
MP3: Vrgn Evl
ALBUM: Oxford Basement Collection
FILE UNDER: Indie, Folk, Psychedelic
LABEL: Esperanza Plantation
INFO: It’s time! We’re kicking off our 2011 release schedule with a record several years in the making. May 10th will see the debut release of El Obo, the solo side-project of Colour Revolt frontman Jesse Coppenbarger. The ten tracks that comprise Oxford Basement Collection were recorded over a five year span during Jesse’s spare time between Colour Revolt releases and tours, and highlight his quick development into the accomplished songwriter heard on their 2010 release, The Cradle. The El Obo project is a singer-songwriter venture that focuses on Jesse’s talents as a vocalist, so fans of Colour Revolt tracks like “A New Family” and “Moses of the South” will feel right at home. To capture the warm tones of this debut, we are releasing it in a deluxe vinyl edition, that features the album on blue vinyl plus a copy of the record on cd (with 3 bonus tracks) in the LP jacket. Pre-order your copy today in our e-store!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Grimes
ARTIST / BAND: Grimes
MP3: Vanessa
ALBUM: Darkbloom EP
FILE UNDER: Avant Pop
LABEL: Arbutus Records/Hippos in Tanks
INFO:
Grimes is weird pop influenced by styles such as R&B, Industrial, goth, hip hop and Western medieval organum. She is noted for simple but strong percussion, vocal virtuosity, and addictive melodies. Despite having little acquaintance with music before the age of 18, Grimes (born 1988) has overcome this barrier and used it to her advantage, exploding onto the music scene with a sound that is that is far different from that of her peers, and extremely broad in it’s references (Mariah Carey, Salem, Cocteau Twins, Gang Gang Dance, The Smiths, Prince). And yet, while all Grimes songs are different and genre-bending, there is a strong sound that is fully her own, characterized primarily by her chameleonlike voice.
She cannot read music and has no understanding of theory or notation, so her attempts to imitate often fail. Rather, the result is particularly unique, strangely beautiful, sometimes scary, frequently melancholic and catchy as hell.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Thao & Mirah
ARTIST / BAND: Thao & Mirah
Download: “Eleven” from Thao & Mirah via Pitchfork
Download: “How Dare You” via Kill Rock Stars
Listen: NPR First Listen Exclusive Album Stream
FILE UNDER: Indie
LABEL: Kill Rock Stars
INFO: With most collaborations come a push and pull between what each artist brings to the table. The most successful musical partnerships use those differences, and occasionally opposition, to force each musician out of a comfort zone and create something new that neither would have come up with by his or herself. That's certainly the case with Thao & Mirah, a new record from Thao Nguyen and Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn that finds a lot of common ground between the indie-folk singer-songwriters, while also delving into new territory for both.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The Knocks
ARTIST / BAND: THE KNOCKS
FILE UNDER: electro
LABEL: Neon Gold Records / HeavyRoc
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (The Knocks Remix) by The Knocks
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Henry Clay People
ARTIST / BAND: Henry Clay People
MP3: California Wildfire
ALBUM: This Is A Desert EP
FILE UNDER: Classic Rock / Indie / Rock
LABEL: TBD Records
INFO:
Fresh off the full length release of “Somewhere On The Golden Coast” and months of touring with The Drive By Truckers, Against Me, and The Silversun Pickups, The Henry Clay People wasted no time diving back into the recording studio and surfacing with “This Is A Desert”, a five track EP to be released in May on TBD. “This Is A Desert” is a collection of the familiar and a daring exploration of the new.
On the opening track “The Honey Love He Sells” The HC Peeps show off their punky side, like an early Replacementsesque kick in the teeth. On the other end of the spectrum the track "The Winter Song” displays a fresh, dense, and relatively bizarre production of what would otherwise be a straight ahead slacker ballad, kicking off with a doozy of an opening line:
"If you're feeling lost then maybe we'll get found...we'll kill some time watching cars drive by...we'll make some messes just to clean up...drink our faces numb or maybe fall in love for the first time since the last time..."
Zeroed in on this earnest spunk, we find The Henry Clay People writing their most mature music yet. “This Is A Desert” acts as both an addition to The Henry Clay People’s already impressive discography and acts a an audible evolution of their approach to indie rock and roll.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Friday, April 08, 2011
Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells
ARTIST / BAND: Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells
MP3: Cages
ALBUM: Everything’s Getting Older
FILE UNDER: Alternative / Folk Rock
LABEL: Chemikal Underground Records
INFO: Some partnerships just work, even if it takes time. Eight years in the making, the debut album by Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat is a special thing, full of gorgeous, jazz-inflected love songs fleshed out with a mixture of spoken word pieces and vocals delivered in Aidan's distinctive rhotic singing voice
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Monday, April 04, 2011
Mount Moriah
ARTIST / BAND: Mount Moriah
MP3: "Lament"
ALBUM: Mount Moriah
FILE UNDER: Americana / Classic Rock / Folk
LABEL: Holidays for Quince Records
INFO: Heather McEntire (of post-punk veterans Bellafea) and Jenks Miller (of heavy-psych/metal outfit Horseback) met in 2005, while working at a record store in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. After collaborating as Un Deux Trois on the stripped-down, pop-inflected Lovers EP (2007), they established Mount Moriah as an outlet for their mutual interest in classic American folk and rock music. Mount Moriah’s 2010 EP, The Letting Go, highlighted the band’s thematic range, moving from delicate acoustic narratives to a dark, fuzzed-out, soulful stomper in just three tracks. Mount Moriah’s long-awaited, self-titled debut -- featuring guest instrumentation by members of St. Vincent, Megafaun, and many other North Carolina-based musicians -- is cut from the same cloth, offering a far-reaching and non-traditional take on classic folk themes like devotion, tribulation, redemption, and an indelible sense of place.
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Sunday, April 03, 2011
The Extraordinaires
ARTIST / BAND: The Extraordinaires
MP3: "Laugh Out Louder" / "The Big Show"
ALBUM: The Postcard EP
FILE UNDER: Powerpop / Rock / Zouk
LABEL: Punk Rock Payroll
INFO:
The Extraordinaires were formed in 2004 by beard enthusiasts Jay Purdy and Matt Gibson. Joined last year by Smoker, Zach, and Koof, they spend their time perfecting the art of space travel.
Music is the only thing keeping the members of The Extraordinaires alive. Going on tour not only allows them to try new fast foods, it is a good cover for their ongoing search for the Holy Grail. "Writing a song is easy", says Jay Purdy, "I usually take care of it in the bathroom."
Between their naturally high IQ's and there onstage antics, the Extraordinaires always pack a punch! available for bar mitzvahs!
Aside from theater, film, and visual art they play music. "We would describe our music by saying "swoosh", or with a picture of Shaq slamming a dunk." says Matt.
Friday, April 01, 2011
Nat Baldwin's
ARTIST / BAND: Nat Baldwin
MP3: "Weights"
ALBUM: People Changes
FILE UNDER: Free jazz /Experimental / Minimalist
LABEL: Western Vinyl
INFO:
Double bassist/singer-songwriter Nat Baldwin’s forthcoming album People Changes, out May 24 on Western Vinyl, is much like the stark Maine setting which it was created. Of course, his fourth full-length shows welcome markings of his experimental bent from years as the Dirty Projectors bassist and former disciple of free jazz legend Anthony Braxton, but the serene isolation of 17 million acres of New England forestland make this cabin-born set intimate and sincere. The album follows A Split EP with Extra Life (2008, Shatter Your Leaves) on which earlier versions of “Weights” and “Lifted” appear,Most Valuable Player (2008), Enter the Winter (2006) and Lights Out EP (2005) on Broken Sparrow Records, and his experimental free jazz debut Solo Contrabass (2003, Peacock Recordings). In addition to Dirty Projectors, Nat Baldwin has performed on Vampire Weekend’s Contra andDepartment of Eagles' In Ear Park. He will tour behind the album’s release this spring.
Head over to Brooklyn Vegan to check out the video for “Weights” from People Changes.
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