December « 2009 « Knox Road

[MP3 + Video] Bromheads: "Magic Number"

When I first listened to “Magic Number,” courtesy of UK-based lamp-lovers Bromheads, I enjoyed it but at the same time wasn’t particularly thrilled. So I went back to saving babies from house fires, like any usual day, but I realized that after about three minutes the song was irrevocably stuck in my head. Irrevocably. […]

Lee

[MP3] The Car Is On Fire: "Ombarrops!"

The Car Is On Fire is a four person act from Poland, a highly fertile barely existent indie music breeding grounds. Also, if there is such a thing as twee garage pop, these kids would define the genre. “Ombarrops!” is the single from their latest album Ombarrops! which dropped earlier this year and […]

Lee

The mix shop closes for '09; will reopen in 2010

So Jamie’s been doing his whole “Off My Radar” thing, and while I’d love to contribute, I don’t really want to step on his toes, you know? It’s a neat feature and unique to him, so I’ll let him stick with that little Ed. Note and go along on my own way. In […]

Jamie

Magic Wands all about the wind and confetti in "Kiss Me Dead" video

We all love fake wind, fake driving and confetti, don’t we? With oversized tiger heads? And ferns? Good, I’m glad we’re all on the same page. So let me direct you, now to the new Magic Wands video for “Kiss Me Dead.” It was clearly shot in a basement on a low budget, and […]

Jamie

[Off My Radar] Real Estate

[Ed. Note: A lot of music comes out in a given year. I’m busy, ok? I don’t have all the time in the world to hear everything released and tell you about it. So I’ve decided to go back and visit all the great music that was, clearly, just off my radar.]

Their […]

Jon

World's End Girlfriend

Figured I’d interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for some World’s End Girlfriend. Because why not? Everyone needs some nice ol’ Japanese experimental music from time to time, mom always says.

World’s End Girlfriend is the project of Katsuhiko Maeda, who creates completely odd soundscapes using all sorts of sounds — guitars, programmed and […]

Jamie

[Off My Radar] The Drums

Haven’t […]

Lee

[MP3] Hands: "Windows"

Stumbled upon this beauty of a track today and couldn’t help but post it ASAP. Mixing everything we’ve come to love about 2009’s progression of tribal influences and experimentation, Hands, a duo out of Los Angeles, are more than ready to carve out a role for themselves in the indie pop scene of […]

Lee

In Case You Missed It: Week In Review

Should I think outside the box and say hey, maybe you missed Knox Road this week because of something other than the holidays? Like watching all the TV shows you’ve missed or want to catch up on?? (Includes me and definitely Frank from Chromewaves – read his tweets about Lost.) Eh, holidays are […]

Jon

[MP3] Green Pitch: "A Letter of Stone"

Supposedly, Danish band Green Pitch released its most recent album, La Jolla, in April 2009. And I haven’t heard of them until today? What’s up with that, am I right? So I checked them out, and as it turned out the music was a perfect complement to today: lying in bed while the […]