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Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-60828673645302915522012-02-15T13:29:00.003+01:002012-02-15T14:19:00.264+01:00Listening...<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zcXB3eWl1KE" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aw9YFl3MagU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vsjM25eSkEY" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe>Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-77410857581868283372012-01-03T11:36:00.002+01:002012-01-03T13:06:29.103+01:00Best Albums 201110. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bon-Iver/dp/B004XE0P5E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325591464&sr=8-1">Bon Iver - Bon Iver</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519INieOT3L._AA115_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />09. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strange-Mercy-St-Vincent/dp/B005775O5M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325591638&sr=8-1">St. Vincent - Strange Mercy</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/310gF7l81CL._AA115_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />08. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/tUnE-yArDs/dp/B004LPNB74/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325591710&sr=8-1">tUnE-yArDs - Whokill</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41%2BMWUa1gCL._AA115_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />07. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Past-Life-Martyred-Saints-Ema/dp/B004GLDNW6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325591764&sr=8-1">EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ikc55LouL._AA115_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />06. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Bill-Callahan/dp/B004QL24GC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325591811&sr=8-1">Bill Callahan - Apocalypse</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PS0R-kzHL._AA115_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />05. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kaputt-Destroyer/dp/B004DY4Z6O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325591864&sr=8-1">Destroyer - Kaputt</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51b2x2o-wcL._AA115_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />04. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Smoke-Ring-Amazon-Exclusive-Version/dp/B004MWL7L8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325591899&sr=8-1">Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ebQzpqfxL._AA115_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />03. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/David-Comes-To-Life/dp/B004ZJEVUC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325591947&sr=8-1">Fucked Up - David Comes To Life</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41O7Tx8pa9L._AA115_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />02. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Father-Son-Holy-Ghost-Girls/dp/B005BJ7Y54/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325592220&sr=8-1">Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wZfmud7CL._AA115_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />01. <a href="http://http//www.amazon.com/Let-England-Shake-PJ-Harvey/dp/B004GHYCKW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325592275&sr=8-1">PJ Harvey - Let England Shake</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jCndu2qLL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!</span>Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-80626399323839252042011-11-18T14:34:00.004+01:002011-11-18T14:48:51.263+01:00New music... 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<br />Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-86740275961875484342011-07-14T12:59:00.005+02:002011-07-26T09:21:15.618+02:00Typhoon, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour<img style="width: 250px; height: 168px;" src="http://media.oregonlive.com/events_impact/photo/typhoon-band-79a12a9a87841f56_large.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><br />Portland, Oregon's <a href="http://www.wearetyphoon.com/">Typhoon</a> has been catching the attention of many since the release of their new EP, A New Kind Of House, out last month on Tender Loving Empire Records. With a captivating live show, one that was a main attraction at this year's SXSW Music Festival, the band is excited embark on a headlining tohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifur, join the Decemberists for a run of dates and play Lollapalooza, The Newport Folk & Sasquatch Music Festivals. Along with calling "The Honest Truth" one of "The Best Songs of 2011," Paste Magazine raves "Music critics throw around adjectives like 'orchestral' and 'expansive' all the time these days. But here's a band that actually deserves such labels. Portland's Typhoon is an indie rock geek's dream: a dynamic 12-piece with a seemingly unending reservoir of energy, emotive vocals, arpeggiated guitars, horns, multiple drum kits and strings ... Ladies and gentlemen, meet your new critical darlings."<br /><br /><a href="http://tenderlovingempire.com/thehonesttruth/">Typhoon - The Hones Truth</a><br /><a href="http://www.tenderlovingempire.com/Typhoon-SummerHome.mp3">Typhoon - Summer Home</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/wearetyphoon">Typhoon@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 249px; height: 166px;" src="http://beatcrave.frsucrave.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/asteroid-galaxy-tour-via-myspace11.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />The seeds of <a href="http://www.theasteroidsgalaxytour.com/">The Asteroids Galaxy Tour</a> were sown in a Danish small town in the late ’90s when Lars Iversen launched his career as a jazz pianihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifst when he was only a teen. After discovering David Bowie, he turned a corner, incorporating rock ’n’ roll into his repertoire. In his tiny apartment, Lars and his brother built their own studio and began experimenting, making beats and loops, cutting and sampling, learning the basic recording skills that way. Around this time, Lars crossed paths with Mette Lindberg, who he dubbed “the coolest singer in Copenhagen.” From there The Asteroids Galaxy Tour was born. In 2008, the band reached instant global exposure when their song “Around The Bend” was featured in an Apple iPod Touch advertisement. Their music has also appeared in Gossip Girl, Vampire Diaries and CSI Miami. “Around The Bend” was also one of the key tracks to the R.J. Cuttler documentary "The September Issue", based on Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.<br /><a href="http://www.girlieaction.com/music/the_asteroids_galaxy_tour/downloads/The_Golden_Age-Elecoustic_Version.mp3"><br />TAGT - The Golden Age (elecoustic version)</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theasteroidsgalaxytour">TAGT@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/mp3_mates_of_state_bring_you_maracas_filter_premiere">Mates Of State - Maracas</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Mountaintops</span>, out September 13th on <span style="font-style: italic;">Barsuk Records</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-6109607967967344592011-05-04T16:39:00.003+02:002011-05-04T18:00:23.126+02:00Atari Teenage Riot, Mount Moriah, Daniel Isaiah<img style="width: 201px; height: 143px;" src="http://www.salzhaus.ch/imgevent/ATR_2010_2_480x360_ins.jpg" vspace010="" align="left" hspace="10" />Reignited German/American cyberpunks <a href="http://www.atari-teenage-riot.com/">Atari Teenage Riot</a> have booked a return trip to America this Fall. With information warfare, net neutrality, government opacity, and human trafficking all in the news, Atari Teenage Riot’s 4th album Is This Hyperreal?, out digitally June 7th on LA Electro-stomp label Dim Mak, is their most topical yet. Atari Teenage Riot starts their campaign for justice across America in September. For a taste of the hardcore digital punk of Is This Hyperreal? check out the riotgrrl energy of "Blood In My Eyes" tale of human trafficking and "Activate!" a hyper-kinetic death ray call to action.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.girlieaction.com/music/atari_teenage_riot/downloads/Blood_In_My_Eyes.mp3">Atari Teenage Riot - Blood In My Eyes</a><br /><a href="http://www.girlieaction.com/music/atari_teenage_riot/downloads/Activate%21.mp3">Atari Teenage Riot - Activate!</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/atr922000">Atari Teenage Riot@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 183px; height: 186px;" src="http://www.indyweek.com/imager/mount-moriah/b/original/1326586/f5ed/mt_moriah_DLA-web.jpg" vspace010="" align="right" hspace="10" />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 the stripped-down, pop-inflected Lovers EP (Holidays for For Quince Records, 2007), they established <a href="http://mountmoriahband.com/">Mount Moriah</a> 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 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.<br /><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/mountmoriah_lament.mp3">Mount Moriah - Lament</a><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.com/file_download/1223/mountmoriah_onlywayout.m4a.link">Mount Moriah - Only Way Out</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/mountmoriah">Mount Moriah@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 165px;" src="http://exclaim.ca/images/daniel.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.secretcityrecords.com/">Daniel Isaiah</a> was born in Montreal and has been writing songs and leading bands there all his life, from very early teenaged days in the Harry Rags, to his later endeavours with Shoot the Moon and Percy Farm. (He has since begun using an abbreviated version of his actual name, Daniel Isaiah Schachter, as his stage name). He signed to Secret City Records in 2010 to record his first solo album, High Twilight. Daniel is also an award-winning filmmaker, and is just as likely to draw inspiration from Federico Fellini or Ingmar Bergman as Leonard Cohen or Lou Reed. His 2008 short film, Three Mothers, won the A&E Short Filmmaker Award in 2009, and his latest, L’homme qui se croyait l’eau, recently screened at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.secretcityrecords.com/press/danielisaiah/audio/02%20High%20Twilight.mp3">Daniel Isaiah - High Twilight</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/proshow06">Dainel Isaiah@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Richard%20Buckner%20-%20Traitor.mp3">Richard Buckner - Traitor</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Our Blood</span>, out August 2nd on Merge Records)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-10687204353284498442011-04-06T13:01:00.004+02:002011-04-06T13:36:49.952+02:00Maritime, Armand Margjeka, Wolf Ram Heart<img style="width: 175px; height: 117px;" src="http://bandcontent.baeble-music.com/maritime/maritime_2-498.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.maritimesongs.com/">Maritime</a> originally formed with members of the Promise Ring and Dismemberment Plan in 2003. They went on to sign to Anti- but released their J. Robbin's produced debut, Glass Floor, on Desoto Records. The latest lineup includes Promise Ring alumni Davey von Bohlen (guitar, voice) and Dan Didier (drums) as well as Justin Klug (bass) and Dan Hinz (guitar). Their newest album, Human Hearts, is being released by Dangerbird Records.<br /><br /><a href="http://cdn.epitonic.com/uploads/playlist_zips/EPITONIC_maritime_1.zip">Maritime - Paraphernalia/People Of London</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/maritimesongs">Maritime@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img src="http://glgpub.com/images/209t.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />People often talk of music opening new worlds for them, but perhaps this means more to someone like <a href="http://www.armandmargjeka.com/main.html">Armand Margjeka</a>. Margjeka grew up in Tropoja, an Albanian town at the foot of the Alps. "Tropoja was one of the most isolated villages in an isolhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifated country," Margjeka says. The communist regime he grew up with was oppressive, but somehow a mix tape of American rock n' roll found its way into Margjeka's hands. "Maybe my sister brought it back from university, I don't remember, but hearing Elvis, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard changed my life." It's been a long journey from Tropoja to Birmingham, Ala. for Margjeka, but he's clearly at home making music that brings to mind Sondre Lerche and the beautiful arrangements of Iron and Wine. Margjeka's first solo album, Margo, Margo, is due out August 9.<br /><br /><a href="http://glgpub.com/_/audio/Armand_Margjeka-Alive.mp3">Armand Margjeka - Alive</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/armandomargjeka">Armand Margjeka@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 182px;" src="http://stereosea.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/wolf-ram-heart-300x272.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" />A psychedelic-dark-pop group from Ohio, <a href="http://wolframheart.com/">Wolf Ram Heart</a> is bent on marrying art with popular music. Their new album, Betrayal of Hearts, is a hybrid of pop's faded echoing sensibilities, molded into a modern space, and created in a way that allows these sounds to transform. Influenced by the productions of Phil Spector and Brian Wilson as much as 4AD and Creation Records acts of the early 90’s, the band's music at times reflects these heavily layered moments and deceptively complex melodies held together with a string of mood and space, sewn into a beautiful and warm patchwork of something quite new.<br /><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/wolframheart_hummingdoves.mp3">Wolf Ram Heart - Humming Doves</a><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/wolframheart_viewgirls.mp3">Wolf Ram Heart - Viewgirls</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/wolframheart">Wolf Ram Heart@Facebook</a><br /><br />--<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />SONG OF THE DAY:</span><a href="http://girlieaction.com/music/they_might_be_giants/downloads/Cant_Keep_Johnny_Down.mp3"> They Might Be Giants - Can't Keep Johnny Down</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Join Us</span>, out April 26th via iTunes)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-50546414329536237292011-03-15T14:20:00.003+01:002011-03-15T15:00:12.107+01:00Athletes In Paris, The High Dials, Mathew Sawyer And The Ghosts<img style="width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhahqCtBkj4xL_BjCdhbuIN33taI-2LzcknCakHGlM6jmo8ixqcjRO7tPmBh2ZSmoH__qDRAE-PS8aO8ZHsjvUt58gGo1iG2KSRRB9QyqcVE7wGwl9PYB3vps__vvecKyIZ7Y_g/s320/athletes-in-paris-band-promo-photo.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/athletesinparis">Athletes In Paris</a> are an Indie Pop band from Newcastle, UK. The band belly their innovative and catchy pop-thrills upon you with chanted gang-vocals, frantically muted guitar picking, Latin-percussion grooves and pumping bass lines - you could do worse than to Imagine Earth, Wind and Fire, Friendly Fires, Jack Penate and Prefab Sprout in one big northern melting pot, but then you'd only be getting an idea. Their highly anticipated single 'Borrowed Time' will be released on The Animal Farm, April 4th.<br /><br /><a href="http://anonym.to/?http://depositfiles.com/files/u2gaiz53s">Athletes In Paris - Borrowed Time</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/athletesinparis">Athletes In Paris@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://www.christopherporter.com/images/high_dials.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://thehighdials.net/">The High Dials</a> are a psychedelic pop band from Montreal. Swirling guitars, 3-part harmonies and timeless songcraft combine to make anthemic power pop sometimes shaded with shoegaze and folk elements. Their recordings have been hailed by NME, Spin and the New York Post who called them a “must-see band”. They have toured extensively, including stints with Brian Jonestown Massacre, Neko Case and a recent support slot for Echo & the Bunnymen. “Anthems for Doomed Youth” is their fourth full-length album and sees them return to Rainbow Quartz Records, where they debuted in 2003. Anthems for Doomed Youth, The High Dials’ 5th release and their 3rd full-length is the band’s most authentic and mature work to date. It comes closest to capturing the energy of the band’s live sound and offers a snapshot of the band’s creative evolution, with triumphant returns to their jangly 60s roots as well as the moodier territory of later releases.<br /><br /><a href="http://sharkpartymedia.com/music/albums/55/05%20Chinese%20Boxes.mp3">The High Dials - Chinese Boxes</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thehighdials">The High Dials@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 150px; height: 226px;" src="http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/PictureGallery/5462.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Mathew John Sawyer (born 1977 Hammersmith, England) is a British visual artist and musician, who lives and works in London and Athens. His band <a href="http://www.mathewsawyer.co.uk/">'Mathew Sawyer and The Ghosts'</a> are signed to Fire Records (UK). They have two albums available: 'Blue Birds Blood' (2007) originally released on Stolen Recordings and Catbird Records (US) and 'How Snakes Eat' (2010). In 2007 'Mathew Sawyer and The Ghosts' played the Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of the Meltdown (festival) curated by Jarvis Cocker. Sawyer's artwork has been shown internationally in solo, and group exhibitions, including The Distance Between Me and You (Lisson Gallery), Documentary Creations (Museum of Art Luzern), Protest and Survive (Whitechapel Art Gallery) and Frieze Art Fair. After the cult success of Blue Birds Blood in 2008, Mathew Sawyer and his Ghosts are back again with eleven new laments, How Snakes Eat, being released in the United States via Fire Records at March 15th, 2011.<br /><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/mathewsawyer_revengeoftheextrafromzulu.mp3">Mathew Sawyer and The Ghosts - Revenge Of The Extra From Zulu</a><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/mathewsawyer_mynabirdcalls.mp3">Mathew Sawyer and his Ghosts - Mynah Birds Call</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theghostsmyspace">Mathew Sawyer and The Ghosts@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://assets1.subpop.com/assets/audio/8307.mp3">J Mascis - Not Enough</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Several Shades Of Why</span>, out March 15th on <span style="font-style: italic;">Sub Pop</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-83682869246083637752011-03-02T14:20:00.005+01:002011-03-02T16:30:02.749+01:00Vandaveer, Sandwitches, Easter Island<img style="width: 150px; height: 226px;" src="http://medias.cafebabel.com/9015/thumb/355/-/9015.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Mark Charles Heidinger is the alt-folk tunesmith behind the song-singing, record-making, globetrotting project that is <a href="http://www.vandaveer.net/">Vandaveer</a>. Born in Ohio, raised in Kentucky and now living in Washington, DC, Heidinger is joined by the extraordinary Rose Guerin in Vandaveer. They met during the heyday of DC’s folk collective known as The Federal Reserve. Informal collaborations during that time led to Guerin becoming a fixture in Vandaveer. Their two voices together create harmonies that convey truth and emotion with the greatest of ease. Their third full-length album, Dig Down Deep, will be released on April 26th via Supply & Demand Music.<br /><br /><a href="http://girlieaction.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1d59aca4aeedaab429816159e&id=f330db1c20&e=f05f562bdd">Vandaveer - Concerning Past & Future Conquests</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/vandaveer">Vandaveer@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 137px; height: 211px;" src="http://www.amoeba.com/dynamic-images/blog/Kelly/Sandwitches-live-heidi-grace.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />San Francisco's <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thesandwitches">Sandwitches</a> have been plugging away at their craft for a couple magical years now, sprinkling their barbed, alluring electric folk briars across unsuspecting gardens in the Bay Area and beyond. Previous releases, such as the swampy ecstasy of How To Make Ambient Sadcake and last year's oceanic ouija board of an EP, Duck Duck Goose!, captured distinct sides of the trio. Their latest platter, Mrs. Jones' Cookies (out March 29th via Empty Cellar Records), is here now to unify their uniquely whimsical and creepy vision.<br /><br /><a href="http://bantermm.com/tracks/TheSandwitches-JoeSays.mp3">Sandwitches - Joe Says</a><br /><a href="http://bantermm.com/tracks/TheSandwitches-Lightfoot.mp3">Sandwitches - Lightfoot</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thesandwitches">Sandwitches@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElEBX7YDsZoo4b4gHzG_t8PxbElbZL2Y-xFsdGhCIq9CxHAuiNWxkfTX6kWbIOv2l_cE4FKPY6y5h1gZTftCjhpD37-O7cPe9Mn8indCdz97Axnv1mNDKHSaFGrC5q1_Ex6Xblg/s200/Easter+Island.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/easterislandmusic">Easter Island</a>‘s progressive sound is re-forging the middle-class angst pop that defined the mid 90s and early 00s. This impressive group of classically trained guys hail from Athens, GA and have been playing together in a carousel of revolving bands since 2005, when vocalist Ethan Payne met lead guitarist Nathan Thompson. Payne (formerly of The Cubs, Union & Corduroy Road) has worked in the film industry for the past three years as a freelance shooter/editor/boom operator. As Easter Island forges a following in the South, their EP Better Things will be released March 1st. Better Things was produced by Five-Eight drummer Patrick Ferguson, at the newly renovated and reopened 1093 Boulevard Studio in Athens. They have already begun work on their next release, full of even more delicious sounds, galvanizing lyrics, and their emotive vocals. The band will celebrate the release of the EP with a special show at The Caledonia Lounge (Athens, GA) on March 26th with friends Five Eight and Little Horn.<br /><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.com/file_download/1144/easterisland_betterthings.m4a.link">Easter Island - Better Things</a><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/easterisland_proud.mp3">Easter Island - Proud</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/easterislandmusic">Easter Island@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://assets1.subpop.com/assets/audio/8330.mp3?utm_source=Girlie+Action+Master+List&utm_campaign=6f1f89bf84-mogwai_san_pedro1_11_2011&utm_medium=email">Mogwai - San Pedro</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will</span>, out February 15th on <span style="font-style: italic;">Sub Pop</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-85555354549336153102011-02-10T16:20:00.003+01:002011-02-10T17:03:15.987+01:00Dinosaur Bones, Jail Weddings, Zoey Van Goey<img style="width: 175px; height: 117px;" src="http://exclaim.ca/images/up-Dinosaur_Bones_1.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Toronto-based <a href="http://dinealonerecords.com/">Dinosaur Bones</a> are prepping the release of their debut LP, My Divider, on March 8th, 2011 via Dine Alone Records. My Divider is being recorded with Jon Drew (Tokyo Police Club, Fucked Up, Arkells). He also recorded and mixed the Birthright EP.<br />Having already shared stages with the likes of Man Man, Arkels, Handsome Furs, Crystal Antlers and Plants and Animals, the band have rightly earned their place in the indie pop scene of Toronto. Now they bring their sound stateside. They’ll also be touring Canada in April with Tokyo Police Club and will be playing the main stage at the famed Edgefest in Toronto this year, sharing the bill with A Perfect Circle and Rise Against.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.girlieaction.com/music/dinosaur_bones/downloads/Royalty.mp3">Dinosaur Bones - Royalty</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dinosaurbonesband">Dinosaur Bones@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 175px; height: 144px;" src="http://vvoice.vo.llnwd.net/e8/music-picks-jail-weddings-summer-darling-roky-erickson-jonathan-richman.4798318.40.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Los Angeles' garage-punk revision of 60s chamber pop, <a href="http://www.jailweddings.net/">Jail Weddings</a> has launched an endeavor as ambitious as the 10-piece band's size. Starting with the release of the video for "I Thought You Were Someone I Knew", Jail Weddings will release new videos for each of the 13 songs on their recent album, Love Is Lawless. Fronted by Gabriel Hart (explosive frontman and mastermind behind the now defunct LA noir punks The Starvations), Jail Weddings is often described as "Nick Cave fronting The Shangri-Las." The band has carefully crafted these 13 songs over a three year period (since their actual inception in the summer of 2007), released October 2010 on the still skidding heels of two sold out singles and 2009's critically acclaimed EP Inconvenient Dreams (White Noise/Tru-Vow).<br /><br /><a href="http://jailweddings.playwhitenoise.com/track/i-thought-you-were-someone-i-knew">Jail Weddings - I Thought You Were Someone I Knew</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/jailweddings">Jail Weddings@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 130px; height: 153px;" src="http://files.list.co.uk/images/2007/10/04/exposure-zoey-van-goey.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Zoey Van Goey is a band made up of Matt Brennan, Michael John McCarthy, and Kim Moore. Hailing from Canada, Ireland, and England respectively, they met in Glasgow, Scotland, and started making music together (Adam Scott joined as a fourth member in 2010). They released two singles on vinyl, first 'Foxtrot Vandals' (produced by Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian) and then 'Sweethearts In Disguise.' Then they got around to releasing their first full-length album, 'The Cage Was Unlocked All Along,' which was produced by Paul Savage (Delgados, Phantom Band, Mogwai) and is out now.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chemikal.co.uk/chempress/CHEM149DD-02.mp3">Zoey Van Goey - My Aviator</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/zoeyvangoey">Zoey Van Goey@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://www.thestrokes.com/download/">The Strokes - Under Cover Of Darkness</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Angels</span>, out March 22th on <span style="font-style: italic;">Sony Records</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-28393954597884781902010-12-20T14:54:00.002+01:002010-12-20T17:17:00.575+01:00The Best Albums Of 2010As usual, here are the Indie Surfer's picks for the best albums of the year.<br /><br />10. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Have-One-Me-Joanna-Newsom/dp/B0034C263A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292860955&sr=8-1">Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AkRWcX%2BiL._SL160_AA115_.jpg" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />09. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pauls-Tomb-Triumph-Frog-Eyes/dp/B003BWDE2U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292860991&sr=8-1">Frog Eyes - Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Od%2BPy3oCL._AA115_.jpg" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />08. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Before-Today-Ariel-Haunted-Graffiti/dp/B003G7DSHQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292861008&sr=8-1">Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61iq8R-%2BHpL._AA115_.jpg" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />07. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Suburbs-Arcade-Fire/dp/B003O85W3A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292861030&sr=8-1">The Arcade Fire - The Suburbs</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61B3oKLwUoL._AA115_.jpg" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />06. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teen-Dream-DVD-Beach-House/dp/B002ZIAC26/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292861049&sr=8-1">Beach House - Teen Dream</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41oEUD8dfDL._AA115_.jpg" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />05. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/High-Violet-National/dp/B003BKF696/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292861066&sr=8-1">The National - High Violet</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/619b7sAN26L._AA115_.jpg" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />04. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Black-Keys/dp/B003AO1SVS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292861085&sr=8-1">The Black Keys - Brothers</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5113GxfgY3L._AA115_.jpg" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />03. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/EXPO-86-Wolf-Parade/dp/B003KIR1RY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292861115&sr=8-1">Wolf Parade - EXPO 86</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Q5WZkLT-L._AA115_.jpg" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />02. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Monitor-Titus-Andronicus/dp/B00347ZXQC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1292861172&sr=8-1">Titus Adronicus - The Monitor</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Edwvqyx5L._SL160_AA115_.jpg" vspace010="" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />01. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Halcyon-Digest-Deerhunter/dp/B003XX2PD6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292861295&sr=8-1">Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest</a><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51vjJopSdxL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!</span>Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com75tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-14497047668054926582010-11-25T18:15:00.007+01:002010-11-25T19:02:42.547+01:00Shapers, La Femme, Tristen, Pujol<img src="http://bandcamp.com/files/14/30/1430135015-1.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Chicago's <a href="http://www.myspace.com/momn">Shapers</a> arrived with an eruption! The newly formed four piece bonded based on a shared passion for sonic explorations. The resulting material playfully experiments with atmospheric waves, ambient soundscapes, squalling jazz blasts and pulsing Kraut-rock. Their debut album Little, Big, released last winter, garnered massive praise around their hometown. Whistler Records is releasing Shapers next missive, Happy Birthday Polywog, on November 16th and the band will hit the road to the East Coast and back. With plans for a new album and full US tour this spring, the band will certainly to ascend far and wide.<br /><br /><a href="http://riotactmedia.com/mp3/virginiareel.mp3">Shapers - Virginia Reel</a><br /><a href="http://shapers.bandcamp.com/track/nadya-lyons-and-the-imposing-peril-of-a-brave-new-world">Shapers - Nadya Lions And The Imposing Peril Of A Brand New World</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/momn">Shapers@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://extramusicnew.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/la_femme_lo_res_photo_11.jpg?w=300&h=202" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />As <a href="http://www.thirdsiderecords.net/">La Femme</a> prepares to for their first U.S. gigs, the band remains an enigma. Hailing from Paris, the group walks the line between erotic avant-pop and lo-fi surf rock. Their music can be flippantly light-hearted or aggressively dark depending on their mood. The one thing is clear though: La Femme is part of the 2010s, a decade that has yet to be written. La Femme will be spending the next 2 months in the U.S.A., playing the East Coast and creating general mischief. Keep an eye out for the band’s debut EP set for release on December 13th on 3rd Side Records.<br /><br /><a href="http://girlieaction.com/music/la_femme/downloads/Sur_La_Planche.mp3">La Femme - Sur La Planche</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/lunaetlescontacts">La Femme@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/142/m_c558a9292359441b927ca898a3eac449.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/tristentristen">Tristen</a> is the 87th most popular baby name in the United States, and has been consistently among the top 1,000 names given to baby boys since 1971. From the Old French Tristran, which is from the Gaelic Drystan, a name derived from drest (tumult, riot). The name was borne in medieval legend by a knight who was sent to Israel by King Mark of Cornwall to bring Isolde back to be the king's bride. On the return trip, Tristan and Isolde accidentally drank a love potion intended for the king and fell in love. Tristan left to fight for King Howel of Brittany and, seriously wounded in battle, sent for Isolde. She arrived too late and died from grief next to Tristan's deathbed. The tale was the subject of many popular tragedies during the Middle Ages... Tristen is currently in the middle of a South East tour, ending December 4th in Nashville, TN with an in store 7" release show at Grimey's New and Pre Loved Music. She will be releasing her full-length Charlatans At The Garden Gate on the 1st of February 2011. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://ouramericanmyth.com/tristendl/Tristen_BabyDrugs.mp3">Tristen - Baby Drugs</a><br /><a href="http://ouramericanmyth.com/tristendl/Tristen_EagerForYourLove.mp3">Tristen - Eager For Your Love</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/tristentristen">Tristen@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 170px; height: 170px;" src="http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Music/c5/f6/26/mzi.qghhnnru.170x170-75.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/danielluccapujol">Pujol</a> was raised in Tullahoma, Tennessee, where he lived in a haunted house which sat one block away from the wrong side of the tracks. He spent his formative years scribbling on walls, shredding behind closed doors, and riding around in cars with older kids. He took his first communion at 13 and secretly drank his first beer shortly thereafter in St. Cecilia's bathroom, emerging an identity-inclusive Peter Panentheist. Pujol's "Black Rabbit" 7" is out now on Third Man Records. Look out for his upcoming limited edition 7", "No Feeling", out later this month on Turbo Time Records.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.spin.com/audio/download/80569/Pujol-Too_Safe.mp3">Pujol - Too Safe</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/danielluccapujol">Pujol@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://www.girlieaction.com/music/the_puppini_sisters/downloads/Last_Christmas.mp3">The Puppini Sisters - Last Christmas</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Christmas With The Puppini Sisters</span>, out 2010 on <span style="font-style: italic;">Verve Records</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-32015743716782707822010-11-12T15:51:00.004+01:002010-11-15T11:46:20.031+01:00Jenny O, Wildlife, The White Buffalo<img src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/152/m_ebbb3e3ffc224206bfd63ec435966bd9.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://jennyo.tumblr.com/">Jenny O.</a> is an artist whose musical career has been in the works since she was a toddler, and now we're pleased to announce the details of her debut EP, Home, which will be released digitally on November 30th via Manimal Vinyl Records (also home to Bat For Lashes and Warpaint), with details for the physical release coming soon. Though she’s performed in countless bands, Home is surprisingly her first solo release (which she produced and engineered herself). On the EP, you can hear influences as varied as wide-eyed folk, jazz-fueled hip hop, and 60s & 70s pop. The lyrics are irresistibly frank and evocative, especially sung by her fresh, soaring voice. Throughout the tracks, the light-hearted, sunny L.A. vibe is always present. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://girlieaction.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1d59aca4aeedaab429816159e&id=8d84800e76&e=f05f562bdd">Jenny O. - Well Ok Honey</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/jennyo">Jenny O.@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/19/m_f8032b5f221e43c591becb398265fc6d.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/wildlifemusic1">Wildlife</a> is between the ages of 26 and 29, fun, funny and mostly single. Their interests involve sending their own brand of harmonies, flashing guitars and swirling synthesizer hooks down through the bedrock filters of noise, infectious pop, and electronic mess. They boast one of this country's most talented rhythm sections. The songs they write are crafted, a labour of science and love. Thier live shows have made people sweat, jump, dance, scream, cry, sing, fight or stand there and order pizza. They love their friends, their mothers, their parties and their pets. Wildlife announced the release of their first full-length album Strike Hard, Young Diamond on November 16th, which comes at the heels of their EP of the same name. Recorded with Michael Keire and Glen Marshall (Feist, Apostle of Hustle, Dark Mean), Strike Hard, Young Diamond furthers an understanding of what it is to be naive and full of spark: it embraces our failures, nurtures our successes; and most importantly, it celebrates them. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended!</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><a href="http://wildlifeband.bandcamp.com/">Wildlife - 3 Songs Sampler</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/wildlifemusic1">Wildlife@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/149/m_8ed3bf82b46845c787e8b46dbadc2e0c.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.thewhitebuffalo.com/">The White Buffalo</a> represents an authentic homage to the times of hard touring, hard drinking artists who truly lived what they sang about. Seamlessly moving from heartfelt ballads to raucous bar songs, The White Buffalo sings with integrity and pensive reflection as he wanders the road, sharing his music. Everything about him is big, from his imposing physical size to his amazing vocal range. From his whiskey-drenched, growling lows to his heart stopping highs, The White Buffalo paints a touching picture, whether he stands alone or performs with his energetic band. Fresh off his tour with Angus and Julia Stone, The White Buffalo embarks upon yet another headlining US tour with the release of the new EP. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.plaidelephant.com/audio/twb_ohdarling.mp3">The White Buffalo - Oh Darlin' What Have I Done</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thewhitebuffalo">The White Buffalo@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://teamclermont.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/modernskirts_bumpercar.mp3">Modern Skirts - Bumper Car</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Gramahawk</span>, out January 18th 2011, self-released)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-13244280521578021022010-10-28T17:14:00.005+02:002010-10-28T17:56:29.715+02:00Teletextile, Waxx Maxx, Generationals, Pepper Rabbit<img style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41sKqIhcBgL._SL500_AA280_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.teletextile.com/">Teletextile</a> is the creation of multi-instrumentalist (Harp, Piano, Violin, Guitar) and vocalist Pamela Martinez. She just finished making her Reflector EP with Producer Al Carlson (GAMES, Oneohtrix Point Never, St. Vincent). She recorded with her primary band members Caitlin Gray (Bass, Guitar, Vocals) and Luke Scheiders (Drums, Bells). And a lot of friends in bands played on the EP as well, including Brian Hamilton (Cymbals Eat Guitars), Anysley Powel (Tigercity, St. Vincent), Elliot Krimsky (Glass Ghost), and Dave Sheinkopf (The Subjects.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.teletextile.com/music/03_What_If_I.mp3">Teletextile - What If I</a><br /><a href="http://www.teletextile.com/music/02_I_Dont_Know_How_To_Act_Here.mp3">Teletextile - I Don't Know How To Act Here</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/teletextile">Teletextile@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 201px; height: 112px;" src="http://web.me.com/tobeythelion/waxxmaxx/media_downloads_files/celine%20water.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />The threesome that is <a href="http://www.waxxmaxx.com/">Waxx Maxx</a> assembled in the Spring of 2010 in Minneapolis. Waxx Maxx was originally a collaboration between established producer/guitarist Mark Mallman and vocalist Nicole Godiva. The drumming talents of Alyssa Marie (NG's sister) were added later to compliment the budding sounds being created. The trio is releasing one track per month at their website: www.waxxmaxx.com You can also find tour dates at the site as well as videos (in the future).<br /><br /><a href="http://web.me.com/tobeythelion/waxxmaxx/wmxx_files/EATEN%20ALIVE%20-%20WAXX%20MAXX.mp3">Waxx Maxx - Eaten Alive</a><br /><a href="http://web.me.com/tobeythelion/waxxmaxx/media_downloads_files/PHENOMENA%20-%20Waxx%20Maxx.mp3">Waxx Maxx - Phenomena</a><br /><a href="http://web.me.com/tobeythelion/waxxmaxx/media_downloads_files/CELINE%20AND%20JULIE%20GO%20BOATING.mp3">Waxx Maxx - Celine And Julie Go Boating</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/waxxmaxx">Waxx Maxx@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.parkthevan.com/img/comingsoon/Gens_TrustEP.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />New Orleans sunny indie poppers <a href="http://www.parkthevan.com/">Generationals</a> recently announced the details of their brand new EP, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trust/dp/B0046Q17X8/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1288280462&sr=301-2">Trust</a>, which will be hitting all digital stores on 11/16 via Park The Van (iTunes gets it a week early, on 11/9). In their second release, the band is audibly transitioning from a jangling, sun-kissed sound in the vein of Aztec Camera or Felt to pop drones distinctly more hypnotic, textured, and challenging to conjure accurate comparisons for.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailyrindblog.com/audio/generationals_trust.mp3">Generationals - Trust</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/generationals">Generationals@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xmlhmrEoL._SL500_AA280_.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Recording sessions often take unexpected turns. At least, that's what happened when Los Angeles songwriter Xander Singh began tracking his solo album with drummer Luc Laurent. The pair quickly realized an unusually strong musical connection between them, and decided that they needed to form a band. Armed with some additional samplers and loops, Xander and Luc began performing under the name <a href="http://www.myspace.com/pepperrabbit">Pepper Rabbit</a>. Since then, the psych-pop duo has been building quite a following both live and on the interwebs, counting among their fans fellow L.A. darlings Local Natives, with whom they’ve toured. This week Pepper Rabbit released their debut LP, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beauregard/dp/B0044CVO5A/ref=sr_shvl_album_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1288100603&sr=301-3">Beauregard</a> on Brooklyn’s Kanine Records (Surfer Blood, Depreciation Guild).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailyrindblog.com/audio/pepperrabbit_babette%21.mp3">Pepper Rabbit - Babette!</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/pepperrabbit">Pepper Rabbit@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">FREE MUSIC:</span><br /><a href="http://thecaretakers.bandcamp.com/">The Cartakers - Daddy Laughed (EP)</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://bit.ly/dqpxRR">Lykke Li - Get Some</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Get Some/Paris Blue EP</span>, out October 2010)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-56097113694967639172010-10-14T16:32:00.004+02:002010-10-14T17:25:37.217+02:00Shellshag, Street Eaters, The Driftwood Singers<img src="http://riotactmedia.com/covers/shellshag_cover_thumb.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />In attempts to dance about <a href="http://www.starcleaner.com/">Shellshag</a>'s architecture, they've been explained as an amalgam of The Breeders, Sonic Youth, The Ramones, DFA, David Byrne, Guided By Voices, Moldy Peaches and early Superchunk—and, because they're a male guitarist/female drummer duo, those touch points (Jack and Meg, Matt and Kim, Juicifer) get tossed around like so much confetti, too. They've played with everyone from Iggy Pop, The Slits, The Cramps, Lightning Bolt and J. Mascis to Evan Dando, Les Savy Fav, Shonen Knife and their label mates Screaming Females, and their first (and now out of print) Gary Young EP was recorded by Pavement's Gary Young in 2004. Together, Johnny "Shell" and Jen "Shag", have forged a legacy on both coasts over the course of this crazy thing we call life: as seminal members of the '90s DIY scene in San Francisco, they ran the now-legendary public arts space Starcleaners, the former home of the Dandy Warhols, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Residents and others, they launched their own label of the same name, releasing Destroy Me, I'm Yours in 2007, and they moved to Brooklyn, forming Shellshag and becoming integral members of the Jersey-based Don Giovanni family of artists and musicians.<br /><br /><a href="http://riotactmedia.com/mp3/shellshag_resiliant-bastard.mp3">Shellshag - Resiliant Bastard</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/shellshag">Shellshag@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/files/19/03/1903346620-1.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://streeteaters.com/">Street Eaters</a> from Oakland, Ca. will be releasing two new songs on a 7" picture disc, the first picture disc release on Starcleaner Records, on November 8th. Starcleaner Records is the record label founded and ran by Shellshag whom you might remember from their album (of the year?), Rumors In Disguise, that came out earlier this year on New Jersey's stellar Don Giovanni records. Both Megan March and Johnny Geek, equal parts of Street Eaters, were born and raised in the Bay Area of California where they met Shellshag. Their sound teeters back and forth from bellowed call and response vocals alongside blown out bass and drums to shared melodies complete with enough "whoah-oh"s and "hey"s to get stuck in your head for days.<br /><br /><a href="http://streeteaters.com/track/useless-eyes">Street Eaters - Useless Eyes</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/streeteaters">Street Eaters@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/files/35/07/3507940187-1.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />While most of their contemporaries are surfing the blogosphere daily to figure out what new hip direction they should take their band in to get some notice, LA’s <a href="http://thedriftwoodsingers.bandcamp.com/">Driftwood Singers</a> have taken a very un-contemporary route. The duo of Kris Hutson and Pearl Charles play a simpler kind of folk that one might’ve heard on the southern front porches of 1930’s America. The Driftwood Singers debut EP, Look! carries on where their demo’s left off. After attempting to record the songs in a studio, they decided to record them at home on a hand held cassette recorder that was then cleaned up in mastering. The resulting 5 songs are showcased in a way that lets you feel the warm crackle of the phonograph they appear to be coming from. Inspired by beat poetry and murder ballads, songs like “Coco Ellis”, “Come Across the Tracks” and “Rosalee Little” are irresistible gems for anyone with an old soul and an ear for the yester year.<br /><br /><a href="http://yukonpromotions.com/driftwoodsingers/01%20Coco%20Ellis.mp3">The Driftwood Singers - Coco Ellis</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thedriftwoodreunionband">The Driftwood Singers@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Avey%20Tare%20-%20Lucky%201.mp3">Avey Tare - Lucky 1<br /></a>(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Down There</span>, out October 26th on <span style="font-style: italic;">Paw Tracks</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WATCH LIVE:</span> <a href="http://vimeo.com/15581812">Black Francis - The Golem</a> (DVD)<br />(out November 16th exclusively from <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Francis Web Store</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-41965244779952265522010-10-07T16:44:00.004+02:002010-10-07T17:10:57.499+02:00Led To Sea, Exray's, Deep Sea Arcade<img src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/134/m_bfef9d30ab834fc38a376a642c11d339.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.ledtosea.com/">Led to Sea</a> is the solo project of Seattle-based violist Alex Guy and after spending recent years as a touring musician with Mirah and Laura Veirs, Led To Sea is proud to release her new album of beautiful orchestral and stripped-down songs for viola and voice. Into The Darkening Sky is currently available nationwide. With Andrew Bird and St. Vincent comparisons abound, her voice has a hypnotic quality to it, when coupled with her viola, silence the audience.<br /><br /><a href="http://riotactmedia.com/mp3/isthisthelasttime.mp3">Led To Sea - Is This The Last Time</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ledtosea">Led To Sea@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img src="http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/118/m_2f9a4e32b5a041bdb0ac5ade29ccd5ea.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/exraysvision">Exray's</a> slips through the genre cracks and past the time bandits to deliver an eclectic new voice. The San Francisco based duo of Jon Bernson and Michael Falsetto-Mapp specialize in lo-fi grime pop, undeniable songs and man versus machine experimentation. Throw in some precarious beats, voice mail vocals, plenty of short-circuited melodies and you have undusted yet addictive gems for an imperfect future. Their debut cassette EP 'Ammunition Teeth' is released on 10.12.10 via the Howells Transmitter art collective & label (it will also be available digitally). The Exray's S/T LP will arrive on 1.25.11.<br /><br /><a href="http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Exrays%20-%20Hesitation.mp3">Exray's - Hesitation</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/exraysvision">Exray's@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/133/m_ee7b29a4d2ef4e75a28a96e545f3ffbb.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Sydney’s <a href="http://www.myspace.com/deepseaarcade">Deep Sea Arcade’s</a> reverberated pop recalls Portishead and The Zombies yet with a character and charm that is undeniably unique. Ethereal guitars and lyrical quirks will transport the listener to a dark, watery world of mystery and enchantment, and leave their heads swimming with unforgettable melodies. As winners of the Hopetoun’s 2008 Homebake/EMI incentive and with appearances at Peat’s Ridge Festival and Playground Weekender, Deep Sea Arcade have also played shows with Aussie acts such as Bluejuice, Expatriate, Yves Klein Blue, Holly Throsby, Jack Ladder and Philadelphia Grand Jury, Whitley and Kid Sam.<br /><a href="http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/triplej/newmusic/deep_sea_arcade/keep_on_walking.mp3"><br />Deep Sea Arcade - Keep On Walking</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/deepseaarcade">Deep Sea Arcade@MySpace</a><br /><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/playlist/rye_rye_sunshine_feat._m.i.a">Rye Rye feat. MIA - Sunshine</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Go! Pop! Bang!</span>, out 2011 on <span style="font-style: italic;">N.E.E.T/Interscope Records</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-28839025380547020262010-09-28T11:21:00.004+02:002010-09-28T13:12:23.457+02:00Bird By Snow, Suuns, In Grenada<img src="http://www.birdbysnow.com/images/records/commonwealth_LP_tiny.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Recording as <a href="http://www.birdbysnow.com/">Bird By Snow</a>, Fletcher Tucker has been releasing deep, genre-refracting sounds for the past five years with his output varying from dreamy drones to eccentric lo-fi pop to mountainous dub. His latest effort Common Wealth finds Tucker masterfully refining his songcraft with powerful arrangements, graceful melodies, and moving poetic imagery. Today, The FADER premieres one of the upcoming album's many highlights "There Is A Marriage". The songs on Common Wealth feel harvested (rather than written) from somewhere ancient, mysterious, and otherworldly. Recorded with Tim Green and arranged in collaboration with percussionist Spencer Owen, the album embraces the West African and dub influences hinted at on Bird By Snow's previous work.<br /><br /><a href="http://terrorbird.alphapupserver.com/online/BBS-04_There_Is_A_Marriage.mp3">Bird By Snow - There Is A Marriage</a><br /><a href="http://terrorbird.alphapupserver.com/online/BBS-02_Friends_In_The_City.mp3">Bird By Snow - Friends In the City</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/birdbysnow">Bird By Snow@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img src="http://secretlycanadian.com/thumbs/SC125.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.secretlycanadian.com/artist.php?name=suuns">Suuns</a> were born during the summer of 2006 when vocalist/guitarist Ben Shemie and guitarist/bassist Joe Yarmush got together to make some beats which quickly evolved into a few songs. The duo were soon joined by drummer Liam O'Neill and bassist/keyboardist Max Henry to complete the line-up. Last year, Suuns entered Breakglass Studios with Jace Lasek of the Besnard Lakes co-producing and engineering, and recorded their first album. The group wanted to create something that couldn't be pigeonholed as simply indie rock. he resulting Zeroes QC is a warm yet dark, propulsive collusion of pop, post-punk and experimental rock – one that allows the group to musically shapeshift without losing any of the sense of tension and unease that runs throughout the record.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scjag.com/mp3/sc/nursery.mp3">Suuns - Up Past The Nursery</a><br /><a href="http://www.scjag.com/mp3/sc/arena.mp3">Suuns - Arena</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/suuns_">Suuns@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://you-are-in-grenada.com/files/breaklorescover.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ingrenada">In Grenada</a> was born from the ashes of Philadelphia’s premier ukulele indie-rock band, Movable Type, during the summer of 2007. Now, they make their presence felt with their debut release, Break, coming out nationally tomorrow, September 28th. Stuck with a few left over songs and an environmental conscience, songwriter/instrumentalist Jesse Leyh plucked the tunes from the trash and saved them for his compost heap. Over the next two years those first few songs grew in the fertile environs of a home studio, watered by a monsoon of shifting and breaking relationships and the pressures of finding a new place in the world and life. Beginning in 2008 a fleshy incarnation of In Grenada was assembled for playing shows and being seen on the street. Ranging from four to seven people depending on the season and the show, In Grenada continued to grow into “one of the most tuneful, fired-up pop groups Philly currently has.” In the fall of 2009, the recorded song count began to approach 20 strong, and it became clear that the ripest fruits needed to be picked. The self-released Break is labor of all those fruits. The 10 songs that comprise Break draw inspiration equally from the pain of country, the joy of pop and the attitude of rock 'n' roll, and those inspirations are represented musically in layers of cowboy-harmonicas, shimmering guitars and thundering toms.<br /><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/ingrenada_hillsfloodedvalleys.mp3">In Grenada - Hills (Flooded Valleys)</a><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/ingrenada_distanceandtemptation.mp3">In Grenada - Distance And Temptation</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ingrenada">In Grenada@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://girlieaction.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1d59aca4aeedaab429816159e&id=60b0a39993&e=f05f562bdd">The Concretes - Good Evening</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">WYWH</span>, out November 8th at Friendly Fire Recordings)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-10133497304790371152010-09-22T16:44:00.003+02:002010-09-22T17:23:51.466+02:00Parlovr<img src="http://rcrdlbl.com/files/rblog_images/parlovr.jpg" /><br />A cheap Kmart guitar with its guts ripped out, a two-piece drum kit and a keyboard with a mind of its own would all be alone if they weren't all thrown in the mess that <a href="http://www.myspace.com/parlourmontreal">PARLOVR</a> got them in when they stumbled together in the wintry months of 2006. Reacting against the multi-instrumental, many-membered orchestral bands that crowded the local Montreal scene at the time, PARLOVR was started with the intention of blowing amps and streamlining pop melodies, bringing back the power-trio of the 90s with an off-the-wall twist.<br /><br />PARLOVR's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Parlovr/dp/B0037FFBKY/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1285167376&sr=1-1">self-titled debut LP</a> (Independent, 2008) was produced and recorded by Martin Horn at Digital Bird Studios over the course of six weeks and has brought into focus each of the three members' unique personalities while not losing sight of their pell-mell live show.<br /><br />At October 19th PARLOVR is to release Heaven/Hell/Big/Love EP. The songs on the EP were formed around 'Hell, Heaven', a tune the band started playing a little over a year ago at shows. The idea was to craft 3-4 other additional songs in the studio without any rehearsals or premeditated parts. We also wanted create 4-5 pieces that had no direct thematic connection to one another. While 'Hell, Heaven' has me abstractly meandering through the thoughts of a childhood spent in the middle east, 'Big Love' invokes a more sarcastic, cheeky side of the band with Louis crooning about an ex-girlfriend who has the 'look of a man'. 'Where Is The Sun' and 'Tehching Hsieh' each show a more surreal side of Parlovr's epic reach: 'Where Is The Sun' has a dreamy romantic punch and 'Tehching Hsieh' is a twisted bio-tune (biographical tune!?) of an obsure 70s performance artist.<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.media.514blog.com/Hell-Heaven-Big-Love-Album-Art-590x590.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />The result is a collection of songs that feel like flipping through cable t.v. channels in a roadside motel while half asleep. It's an epic meets tongue-in-cheek set of songs, with melodies that contrast quickly from catchy to twisted, and guitars and drums that go from pell mell to streamlined, sometimes several times within song. Even the bass synth can't settle down into one kind of emotional pattern. It's all amused chaos from afar, but pretty thick and holistic when listened to up close.<br /><br />Like Parlovr's self-titled debut, the EP was recorded with Martin Horn at Digital Bird Studios in Montreal, intermittently while the band found breaks from various tours. A lot of Roland Space Echo was used, as well as an old analog snythesizer called a Yamaha CS-5. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://stereogum.com/516072/parlovr-hell-heaven/mp3s/">Parlovr - Heaven, Hell</a><br /><a href="http://www.tellallyourfriendspr.com/singles/Parlovr_PenToThePaper.m4a.zip">Parlovr - Pen To The Paper</a><br /><a href="http://rcrdlbl.com/2010/06/22/premiere_parlovr_archy_mehitabel_pen_to_the_paper">Parlovr - Archy & Mehitabel</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/parlourmontreal">Parlovr@MySpace</a><br /><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">FREE ALBUM:</span><br /><br /><img src="http://johnvanderslice.com/images/album_thumbs/204x204-whiteborder/ggrg.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Another surprise from a Dead Oceans artist! <a href="http://www.johnvanderslice.com/">John Vanderslice</a> recently completed an EP that he's giving away to his fans on his website. From JV himself:<br /><br />Happy fall everyone. I've had a good year of recording, working at Tiny Telephone, buying all kinds of crazy heirloom tomatoes at the Alemany farmer's market, and living the domestic life. Let's celebrate by downloading my new EP, Green Grow The Rushes.<br /><br /><a href="http://johnvanderslice.com/green-grow-the-rushes">John Vanderslice - Green Grown The Rushes (EP)</a><br /><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://www.refused.tv/rs/Giving_Birth_To_Imagined_Saviors.mp3">Red Sparowes - Giving Birth To Imagined Saviors </a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer</span>, out April 6th on <span style="font-style: italic;">Sargent House</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-7749943392518677552010-08-23T11:08:00.005+02:002010-08-23T13:09:58.842+02:00Brazilian Money, Dead Confederate, She Sir, etc.--<br /><br /><img src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:fLPMcGZ9D2XY2M:http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/163/bmons.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/brazilianmoney">Brazilian Money</a> are a double-drumming four piece from Edmonton, Alberta. Writer Garrett Johnson started in Edmonton's tightest band (The Mitts) and quickly parted for Edmonton's loosest band (The Wicked Awesomes!). Brazilian Money have released one EP to "critical" acclaim and successfully completed a cross-Canada tour. Continuing with their omnifarious pop flirtations, Brazilian Money’s follow-up to the hugely popular Friendly Neighbor EP is a monstrous attack against the DIY pop vernacular. Existing in the inexplicable pop-punk-fringe territory, Doing What I Want contains four wild adventures into chromatic catchiness, granular distortion, and anthemic harmonies. Exhaust the air in your lungs with every attempt to sing along. Released via Edmonton’s newest vinyl imprint, Totally Disconnected. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://totallydisconnected.com/binary/brazmoney-doing.mp3">Brazilian Money - Doing What I Want </a><br /><a href="http://totallydisconnected.com/binary/brazmoney-gold.mp3">Brazilian Money - Gold Chains</a><br /><a href="http://totallydisconnected.com/binary/brazmoney-bones.mp3">Brazilian Money - Bones</a><br /><a href="http://totallydisconnected.com/binary/brazmoney-macaroni.mp3">Brazilian Money - Macaroni Makeout Party</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/brazilianmoney">Brazilian Money@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://www.kevchino.com/graffix/bandphotos/DeadConfederate_bp.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Winter storms are punishingly cold and uncomfortable, but are an important source of water for spring growth. Likewise for <a href="http://www.deadconfederate.com/">Dead Confederate</a>, the series of New Jersey blizzards that besieged the recording of sophomore album Sugar (a reference to the record snowfall) also heralded growth from the darker, somber realm of their critically acclaimed Wrecking Ball. With an evolving approach and focused, streamlined sound, Sugar explores new styles beyond the aching, bleak psychadelia of the debut. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended!</span><br /><a href="http://www.deadconfederate.com/mp3/runfromthegun.mp3"><br />Dead Confederate - Run From The Gun</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/deadconfederate">Dead Confederate @MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img src="http://www.indiecater.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Yens-Front-Art.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Russell Karloff and M. Grusha formed <a href="http://www.shesir.com/">She Sir</a> at college. After their first record ‘Who Can’t Say Yes’ climbed into the top 100 on the CMJ charts back in 2006 (it was also named one of the best of the decade by The San Francisco Appeal) they set out to solidify and expound upon their brand of art-rock. The follow-up, <a href="http://www.indiecater.com/she-sir-yens/">‘Yens’</a>, took years to make but it contains the blueprints for the future She Sir sound. The band is currently hard at work recording their third and most radical release working with legendary producer Erik Wofford at Cacophony Recorders (White Denim, Black Angels, Okkervil River). <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.indiecater.com/promo/She%20Sir%20-%20Lemongrass.mp3">She Sir - Lemongrass</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/shesir">She Sir@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">FREE ALBUMS:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/josephjamestunes">Joseph James</a> is a singer/songwriter from the South Coast of the UK, and he has been really busy over the past few months writing and recording an EP titled "The Summer Songs And Sing Alongs EP" which is released on August 1st 2010, and is available for free download!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?c7d8ocn54uliree">Joseph James - The Summer Songs And Sing Alongs EP</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/josephjamestunes">Joseph James@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><a href="http://tmwwth.wordpress.com/">Tin Pan Alley</a> is a powerpop quartet from Bydgoszcz/Toruń (Poland). Thier music unites sunny, light-hearted and mellow melodies with dissonance and distorted sound of post-punk and noise-rock but also draws inspiration from the post-rock movement of the "Windy City" in 90's. Their live performances are full of spontaneous ideas, energy, humour, improvisation and psychodelic passages.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?llv55p80ty3eazz">Tin Pan Alley - EP</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/tpa">Tin Pan Alley@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">SONG OF THE DAY:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/cskVDQ">Villagers - Becoming A Jackal</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Becoming A Jackal</span>, out June 8 on <span style="font-style: italic;">Domino Records</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-29508904218141815482010-08-12T15:00:00.004+02:002010-08-12T16:17:34.811+02:00Ganglians, S.Carey, Jarrod Gorbel--<br /><br /><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ZHY0jXiOL._SL160_AA160_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Falling somewhere between the noise-pop of bands like Wavves and Woods and the blissed-out psychedelia of the Beach Boys, Sacramento, CA’s <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ganglian">Ganglians</a> features Ryan Grubbs, Kyle Hoover, Alex Sowles, and Adrian Comenzind. The band spent much of 2008 recording, and their debut single, a limited-edition split 7" with Eat Skull, appeared in January 2009 on Dulc-i-Tone Records. The band’s tours and releases came quickly after that, with an appearance at that year’s South by Southwest festival that March and a self-titled EP and a full-length album, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Head-Room-Ganglians/dp/B002DYKPMO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1281622020&sr=1-1-spell">Monster Head Room</a>, arriving within weeks of each in May on the hip lo-fi label Woodsist.<br /><br /><a href="http://bantermm.com/tracks/Ganglians-MyHouse.mp3">Ganglians - My House (demo)</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ganglian">Ganglians @ MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FkP%2B7AtQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />The debut album from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/scareymusic">S. Carey</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-We-Grow-S-Carey/dp/B003TTZSVK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1281622093&sr=1-1">All We Grow</a>, is the result of a young lifetime spent immersed in music. As a band member of Bon Iver from the very beginning, Sean Carey witnessed a flip of his formal training to step firmly into a worldwide-touring rock band. His performance degree in classical percussion from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and his love for jazz drumming prepared him for a central role in the inspiring force of the Bon Iver live show. All We Grow is a classic album born without expectation and met with adoration - a cathartic result of Carey's extraordinary and vibrant life experiences that resonates loss, dreams and heart in a manner so instantly relatable, you feel as though you can touch it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scjag.com/mp3/jag/inthestream.mp3">S. Carey - In The Stream</a><br /><a href="http://www.scjag.com/mp3/jag/inthedirt.mp3">S. Carey - In The Dirt</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/scareymusic">S. Carey@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Tt7L09kaL._SL160_AA160_.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter <a href="http://jarrodgorbelmusic.com/">Jarrod Gorbel</a>, formerly of The Honorary Title, will release his first solo album Devil's Made a New Friend August 31 on independent label Burning-house Records and his own imprint, Gorbel Music. Blake Sennett (of Rilo Kiley and The Elected) produced the album, which features many collaborations and a band made up of members of Rilo Kiley, Black Crowes, Mystic Valley Band, and Azure Ray. After several years performing under the moniker The Honorary Title (which eventually evolved into a full-fledged quartet praised by Spin and Rolling Stone,) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Made-Friend-Jarrod-Gorbel/dp/B003VC8TZC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1281622240&sr=1-1">Devil's Made a New Friend</a> is Jarrod's debut full-length release under his own name. The peaks and valleys of both his musical career and personal life resulted in this candid, passionate collection of songs, which sees Jarrod looking to classic soul, traditional folk and Americana for inspiration.<br /><br /><a href="http://soundcloud.com/bighasslemedia/02-ill-do-better">Jarrod Gorbel - I'll Do Better</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/jarrodgorbelmusic">Jarrod Gorbel@MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FREE ALBUMS:</span><br /><a href="http://dancetotheradio.bandcamp.com/album/dance-to-the-radio-stage-2010-digital-e-p">VA - Dance To The Radio - DIGITAL EP</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://www.blinkeractive.com/mf/dofd.mp3">Arab Strap - Daughters Of Darkness</a><br />(previously unreleased)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-29212690286117581522010-08-05T16:49:00.005+02:002010-08-05T17:31:23.343+02:00Fox In The Henhouse, Tjutjuna, Shapes And Sizes, Invisible Elephant, ...<img style="width: 206px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s0vlULnGCPKWlRlvcyeEicMQuH8b-pdrQdPwA5muon0bCMyQ_ZuiCfBZtj23xP7m6k5Efw8Tfu89i7qNLjOa3aO-HF2EGDBAJwFoT136m9DcbmjZgbXeOZlkdbFlkSvrcYJjqw/s400/TeamClermontPublicity_ryanfoxinthehenhouse2_3.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />After moving from coast to coast, and spending two years writing and recording, Wakefield's Ryan Escolopio has finally settled down in Baltimore, MD. Taking his pop punk roots to another level, Ryan broke into the indie rock scene with his new project <a href="http://www.ibotrecords.com/">Fox in the Henhouse</a> - The Fox EP, on iBOT Records. The band's upcoming self-titled album, Fox in the Henhouse, unites his poignant lyrical styling with rollicking guitars to spark a number of crowd pleasers. The album, with standout tracks like “Fears,” which appeals to indie rock fans and non-indie rock fans alike, is set to release October 12, 2010.<br /><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/foxinthehenhouse_fears.mp3">Fox In The Henhouse - Fears</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/fintheh">Fox In The Henhouse @ MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/147/m_f0c2f142407346199aea4e125bd4bad7.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />While art is certainly a form of self-expression, artistic communities tend to gravitate towards styles that fit within the popular pallet. Yet it is those fearless in their dissension that make the deepest mark. It is with that familiarity of the unknown that <a href="http://tjutjuna.blogspot.com/">Tjutjuna</a> have settled in a sound that is both rich in texture, and aural dynamics as well as a respect for the listener’s patience. Delicate in both their attack and release, Tjutjuna’s debut and self-titled album offers listeners moments of discreet levity before striking with fangs. Unwilling to merely satisfy the sonic trajectory which would label their sound as “psych rock”, Tjutjuna proves that in the recesses of a landlocked music scene, four childhood friends can craft something that forces us, as listeners, to demand more from our own tastes and imaginations. Tjutjuna is due out September 28th via Fire Talk, the new imprint from Woodsman's Trevor Peterson.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bantermm.com/tracks/Tjutjuna-BottleKids.mp3">Tjutjuna - Bottle Kids</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/tjutjuna">Tjutjuna @ MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/137/m_6f7887f3f7794779bf70e5c5b7d22e4d.png" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Montreal's soulful, psych pop quartet, <a href="http://asthmatickitty.com/shapes-and-sizes">Shapes and Sizes</a>, just released their third full-length this week. "Candle To Your Eyes" is three years in the making and worth every second of that wait. Some might talk about the album's flirtation with modern soul, its darkness, its reverberant space, or argue over whether or not it is a rock album. This kind of talk has no importance. At the core of this record is a self-assuredness, a calm, consistent fire. And just like the promise of this beautiful spring day, this record is a new beginning, new life.<br /><br /><a href="http://terrorbird.alphapupserver.com/online/ShapesAndSizes-TellYourMum.mp3">Shapes And Sizes - Tell Your Mum</a><br /><a href="http://terrorbird.alphapupserver.com/online/SnS-06_I_Need_an_Outlet.mp3">Shapes And Sizes - I Need An Outlet</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/shapesandsizes">Shapes And Sizes @ MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><img style="width: 170px; height: 127px;" src="http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/143/m_9fac9bd976a94837b4e10c0d9db343da.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" /><a href="http://invisible-elephant.bandcamp.com/">Invisible Elephant</a> is the project of one man and his assortment of randomly acquired instruments, ranging from frog guiros to pre-school toy drum kits. These are melded together with found sounds, synthesizers and spectral vocals to create a dream-like wash of psychedelic noise which defies simple categorisation. Veering from ethereal softly-spoken psych folk to walls of monolithic feedback in a heartbeat, it's difficult to pin the sound down to one genre. The indefinable nature of Invisible Elephant's music isn't really surprising though given the huge influence it takes from the muddied existential narratives of Haruki Murakami as well as the hazy sounds of the likes of My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth. This informs the sound which fuses the kind of downbeat sincerity of freak-folk with the visceral force of shoegaze and the cinematic euphoria of post-rock. The end result is transcendental music which simultaneously exhibits subtlety, ferocity, discordance, melody and an acute ear for imbuing the familiar with the futuristic.<br /><br /><a href="http://bantermm.com/tracks/InvisibleElephant-Wind-UpBird.mp3">Invisible Elephant - Wind-Up Bird</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/invisibleelephant1">Invisible Elephant @ MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FREE ALBUMS:</span><br /><a href="http://lapdanceacademy.com/gottalose/">Alex Walker - Gotta Lose</a><br /><a href="http://what-is-the-internet.blogspot.com/">The Internet - The Internet EP</a><br /><a href="http://secretlycanadian.com/suuns/">Suuns - Zero EP</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://girlieaction.com/music/the_drums/downloads/Down_By_The_Water.mp3">The Drums - Down By The Water</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">The Drums</span>, out September 14th on<span style="font-style: italic;"> Downtown Records</span>)<br /> --<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-40972187779790754452010-07-28T18:48:00.003+02:002010-07-28T19:07:08.421+02:00Abner Trio<img style="width: 500px; height: 329px;" src="http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/115/l_355fe7fb449e4b238c29d9e588378f6a.jpg" /><br />Boosted by a fearless, punch-you-in-the-face positivity that is both rare and refreshing, <a href="http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/">Abner Trio</a> mash tumbling guitar lines, bewildering arrangements, and idiot-savant-spoken-word into songs that (amazingly) sound a lot like pop music. Beneath the weirdness, the music of Abner Trio contains an unwavering and highly developed pop-sensibility, brought to the forefront by their densely layered and meticulously arranged vocal melodies. Bothering very little with traditional song structures, Abner seems to allow the songs to move where they’re supposed to, lilting and bursting along like a feel-good Sebadoh gorged on US Maple.<br /><br />Beginning in 2005, and releasing their first album Distant Thunder of the Sacred Force on Joyful Noise in 2006, Abner Trio has always been a band that thrives on the unique and organic interaction between band members. The intricately calculated yet gritty style of Clinton Hughey’s guitar work combines with Daniel Paquette’s stream of subconsciousness lyrics – which themselves seem to embrace a brave sense of humor (see: opening lines to “Scurvy Killers”) while channeling madmen and Old Testament prophets. Behind it all sits the patiently powerful drumming of Karl Hofstetter, punching in explosive accents when necessary, and seeming to thrive on the re-assemblage of simple beats into his own occasionally confounding patterns.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/images/releases/jnr42.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Abner Trio will release their second full-length, <a href="http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/catalog/jnr42">The Giant Crushes You</a>, August 24, 2010 on Joyful Noise Recordings (founded by the band's drummer, Karl Hofstetter, and home to Joan Of Arc, Jookabox, Marmoset, Child Bite, among others). With The Giant Crushes You, Abner Trio have created an album that triangulates exactness, rawness and beauty. Nearly three years in the making, Abner Trio’s second full length is hands-down the most accomplished documentation of their mathy, artsy, honest, and all-around original blend of indie-rock. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://teamclermont.s3.amazonaws.com/mp3/abnertrio_youregorgeousbelieveit.mp3">Abner Trio - You're Gorgeus, Believe It!</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/abnertrio">Abner Trio @ MySpace</a><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103587554980&s=14983&e=0018ZhNWf1ihJFalw3-pNO2EVE4h2x2rsiqEkqHkmF7FqiTDzP28fPt-ecm5AZZlouEg2y_1ZBv_OPZvB7DIFYw4cguGnEbuSxyheGkyS295tv8r1Oq_hmsmfnRvqgQWqAund5PvOwMaXFHTwNJDWBsJnpsgGj-IwGsTb7VH1AaA0CQOemts01ih4MAEpW1HBoz">Pete Yorn - Precious Stone</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">self-titled album</span>, out September 28th on <span style="font-style: italic;">Vagrant Records</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442676.post-81326772209278245102010-07-13T14:52:00.003+02:002010-07-13T16:22:56.353+02:00The Joy Formidable<img style="width: 500px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DNdmrckOkNP997sf8DLqS-p6kgHt3rF_iFp9wqBSq6CX22zU7TbG-ZgOWkKSNsTLjuJDfLcKMIQkO-baBtGgy2VJYYFVE7PKDl5-JKpWbz-w8usvCuzYZCSQAA_6o9FO_fMnSA/s1600/16497_jabez_date_the_joy_formidable.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://www.thejoyformidable.com/">The Joy Formidable</a> was conceived by music-obsessed friends Ritzy Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd when they were both students in Wales. After a brief hiatus, they relocated to London, brought in drummer Matt Thomas, and got down to writing and recording a record. The resulting sound melds the huge expanses of the band members' native Welsh countryside with the hectic nature of their new London home. That sound has won them the praise of the highly influential NME and airplay on the UK's Radio 1.<br /><br />The Joy Formidable has sold out multiple UK tours throughout the past year and supported several standout bands including Editors and The Temper Trap. After touring the UK with Passion Pit, the band was invited to join them as the opening act to their shows at New York's Terminal 5. Additionally, this past spring the wowed audiences on an East Coast run, prompting Spin on its website to laud their show at the Bamboozle as "best breakout performance " of the entire festival.<br /><br /><img style="width: 248px; height: 248px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41nlR1m3NVL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" />The band's eight-song debut <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Balloon-Called-Moaning-Joy-Formidable/dp/B003C5FMQ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1279025875&sr=8-1">EP A Balloon Called Moaning</a> has been critically well-received, with SPIN calling the release "ambitious... drenched in...fuzzy bass, propelled by...driving percussion... the album transforms shoegaze's ear-stabbing reverb into something pretty, airy, girly...and sometimes dark." FILTER went on to say that The Joy Formidable "rocks like a grungier version of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs...joyous." The New York Times congratulated the songs' "cryptic lyrics that glint with urgency" and said that "the music regenerates the turbulent haze of 1990s shoegazer rock, but... it's less tormented and more anthemic, confident of the pop structures at its core." <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Highly Recommended!</span><br /><a href="http://anonym.to/?http://www.dtrux.com/joy%20formidable%20-%20first%20you%20have%20to%20get%20mad/"><br />The Joy Formidable - Live at the Relentless Garage, London 30 September 2009</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thejoyformidable">The Joy Formidable @ MySpace</a><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W66yhfMb4d0&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W66yhfMb4d0&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="540" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SONG OF THE DAY:</span> <a href="http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Women%20-%20Eyesore.mp3">Women - Eyesore</a><br />(from <span style="font-style: italic;">Public Strain</span>, out September 28th on <span style="font-style: italic;">Jagjaguwar</span>)<br /><br />--<br /><br />Check Comments for Bonus!Ziggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726152717578184932noreply@blogger.com1