MEN on MySpace
Even though LeTigre is sort of in limbo and nothing's really apparent about the future of the group, JD Samson (DJ/Keyboardist/singer) has taken this time to work on his own awesome project called MEN. Their first full-length release (Talk About Body) will hit the ears of the masses at the beginning of February.
I have to admit that when I first heard this, it was just kind of 'meh'. Upon listening to it again I can't wait to hear what a full album might sound like. Definitely something to keep an eye on next month. Check out the link I've provided to their MySpace profile to hear a couple more songs from MEN.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Radical Dads - Recklessness
From Robbie Guertin (singer/keyboardist/guitarist of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) comes this awesome little project called Radical Dads. Currently Radical Dads keeps popping up on stage with bands like the Dum Dum Girls (who I'll be lucky enough to see in March) and Crystal Stilts. Like the Dum Dum Girls, Radical Dads has that fuzzy 'We're makin' this in the spare bedroom for fun' sound with a slight hint that someone who's done this before is behind the wheel. Give'em a listen and leave a comment about what YOU thought of this first released single (which has been shot onto a limited edition 7").
Radical Dads "Recklessness" Official Music Video from Shahin Izadi on Vimeo.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Gabby Young and Other Animals - "We're All in This Together"
Gabby Young and Other Animals Official Site
Yet another piece of the UK music scene that will probably go unnoticed here in the states. Always a shame that performers like this don't get international recognition here. There isn't much to say about GYaOA. This eight piece 'folksy' group from Britain features the amazing opera-trained Gabby Young. Just listen and be swept up into the warmth of her voice. Just gorgeous.
Yet another piece of the UK music scene that will probably go unnoticed here in the states. Always a shame that performers like this don't get international recognition here. There isn't much to say about GYaOA. This eight piece 'folksy' group from Britain features the amazing opera-trained Gabby Young. Just listen and be swept up into the warmth of her voice. Just gorgeous.
Smith Westerns - Weekend
Smith Westerns Official Site
Smith Westerns are from Chicago, Illinois. Their second album, Dye It Blonde was release only a couple of days ago at the time of this posting.
Their first single off the album should help you understand why they're considered one of Pitchfork's rising stars.
Smith Westerns are from Chicago, Illinois. Their second album, Dye It Blonde was release only a couple of days ago at the time of this posting.
Their first single off the album should help you understand why they're considered one of Pitchfork's rising stars.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Allo Darlin' - My Heart is a Drummer
Allo Darlin' Official Site
There's not a whole lot to say about this one. Just get ready to fall in love with some of that cute, Aussie, old-school indie pop. Just wish they'd come state-side again.
Enjoy!
There's not a whole lot to say about this one. Just get ready to fall in love with some of that cute, Aussie, old-school indie pop. Just wish they'd come state-side again.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
Someone had me listen to this. At first I hated it. After giving the band my ear for a couple listens, I really started to enjoy them. I'd first heard them on some crappy video shot from a phone during SXSW 2007. Decided I was done with them after that. I was wrong.
Surrounding themselves with bands like Bat for Lashes, Simian Mobile Disco, MGMT and Florence and the Machine shows the kind of crowd they keep and that alone is a fair indicator of the kind of interesting and listenable sound that they'll be putting forth in the next couple of years.
I'm actually falling asleep as I write this, so I'll just leave you with Yeasayer.
Enjoy!
Surrounding themselves with bands like Bat for Lashes, Simian Mobile Disco, MGMT and Florence and the Machine shows the kind of crowd they keep and that alone is a fair indicator of the kind of interesting and listenable sound that they'll be putting forth in the next couple of years.
I'm actually falling asleep as I write this, so I'll just leave you with Yeasayer.
Enjoy!
Janelle Monae - Tightrope (featuring Big Boi)
Why Janelle Monae was passed over at last years Grammy Awards will forever be a mystery to me. Hopefully, with appearances on So You Think You Can Dance and about a dozen other various shows, she'll get what she deserves: a Grammy for making music interesting again. I've been following Monae since 2006 and have secretly been hoping that this little lady would explode like a monster. Somehow it hasn't happened and I'm really baffled that she's still relatively unknown.
Consider yourself lucky and ahead of the curve, people. I DARE you not to enjoy this song. I predict that you'll be checking out more of her stuff as soon as you're done giving this song a listen.
Just get ready to get hooked on an up-and-comer who stands above all the musically regurgitated debris that keeps getting served to the normal folks.
Consider yourself lucky and ahead of the curve, people. I DARE you not to enjoy this song. I predict that you'll be checking out more of her stuff as soon as you're done giving this song a listen.
Just get ready to get hooked on an up-and-comer who stands above all the musically regurgitated debris that keeps getting served to the normal folks.
Small Black - New Chain
Official Blog for Small Black
Another modern band with that aural, 'shoe-gazing' type of dreamy sound. I've been cleaning out a couple hundred old cassettes for another blog I'm working on (I'll reveal the link later on this month). While I'm tossing them, I'm popping a few into a ratty old cassette deck and just listening. Small Black sounds like something that I might've had hidden in that pile of import cassettes from almost (gulp) twenty years ago.
During the transition from the 80s into the 90s, European 'alternative' bands were drifting into the territory that's being explored by Small Black. Mostly on their b-sides, bands like the Charlatans sounded like you were lost on the ocean with not a care in the world and the most beautiful weather ever encountered.
Put their newest album on and just sail away.
Enjoy!
Another modern band with that aural, 'shoe-gazing' type of dreamy sound. I've been cleaning out a couple hundred old cassettes for another blog I'm working on (I'll reveal the link later on this month). While I'm tossing them, I'm popping a few into a ratty old cassette deck and just listening. Small Black sounds like something that I might've had hidden in that pile of import cassettes from almost (gulp) twenty years ago.
During the transition from the 80s into the 90s, European 'alternative' bands were drifting into the territory that's being explored by Small Black. Mostly on their b-sides, bands like the Charlatans sounded like you were lost on the ocean with not a care in the world and the most beautiful weather ever encountered.
Put their newest album on and just sail away.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
April Smith and the Great Picture Show - Colors
April Smith and the Great Picture Show Official Site
When I'd first heard this song, I just hit repeat and listened to it again...FOUR times in a row! I was just bouncing along. Needless to say, I purchased a copy of her album 'Songs for a Sinking Ship' as soon as I got home. The whole album is just subversive fun as Smith sings about everything from beating the crap out of the competition for a man you admire to a vague ode to Dexter (the television series) that recounts something the woman in the song has done that's just too horrible to mention.
Here's to hoping that we hear more from April Smith and the Great Picture Show!
Enjoy.
When I'd first heard this song, I just hit repeat and listened to it again...FOUR times in a row! I was just bouncing along. Needless to say, I purchased a copy of her album 'Songs for a Sinking Ship' as soon as I got home. The whole album is just subversive fun as Smith sings about everything from beating the crap out of the competition for a man you admire to a vague ode to Dexter (the television series) that recounts something the woman in the song has done that's just too horrible to mention.
Here's to hoping that we hear more from April Smith and the Great Picture Show!
Enjoy.
First Aid Kit - Hard Believer
First Aid Kit Official Site
After covering the Fleet Foxes song, 'Tiger Mountain Peasant Song', in a simple YouTube video, the Swedish duo of Klara and Johanna Soderberg were caught up in the new machine of internet word-of-mouth. While they've been around since 2008, it's only recently that they're gaining popularity here in the states. Someone sent me the YouTube video and I was just sort of hypnotized by the quality of the girls' voices together. I just couldn't NOT listen to their version of the Fleet Foxes song. I'm hoping that you'll enjoy that same hypnotic feeling when you watch their video for 'Hard Believer'.
After covering the Fleet Foxes song, 'Tiger Mountain Peasant Song', in a simple YouTube video, the Swedish duo of Klara and Johanna Soderberg were caught up in the new machine of internet word-of-mouth. While they've been around since 2008, it's only recently that they're gaining popularity here in the states. Someone sent me the YouTube video and I was just sort of hypnotized by the quality of the girls' voices together. I just couldn't NOT listen to their version of the Fleet Foxes song. I'm hoping that you'll enjoy that same hypnotic feeling when you watch their video for 'Hard Believer'.
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