May « 2011 « Knox Road

Little Arrow

Slipping blades of grass between her toes. She’s draped across the lawn, twirling the pen from pinkie to thumb, sundress lying gently beside her. She sits up; looks up; puts the pen to paper.

The clouds refuse to move today. Time stops for just this once, she writes. Just this once, she hopes.

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Lee

Brother John

Brother John is the artsiest of the artsy. And I don’t just mean that in a dumb music blogger statement way. Everything about them screams ART. Note:

– They are a 14-piece Avant Folk Orchestra.

– They were started by a composer and a social psychologist.

– Their recently released debut EP is […]

Jamie

[Hype Hype Hooray] Please Allow Me to Ramble About Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

Every [two weeks?] Jamie Hale takes a long, hard look at the music industry and the blog scene that feeds it. Here, he releases those findings and makes snarky, sarcastic remarks. Admittedly, both Jamie and Knox Road are a part of this scene. So sue us.

I forgot this week was my week […]

Lee

Fialta

Let’s take it back to 2004 like we’re listening to The Format or Guillemots again. Popular indie music has recently transformed into a “my stuff must be weirder than anything you’ve heard in your life for me to be cool” thought process. Well, you know who doesn’t fall into that fast-becoming quicksand? Fialta, […]

Lee

Lorena B

Music is kinda fun when you don’t know what half the sounds you’re listening to are. Welcome to my musical life, Lorena B. It also helps that they’re from Tel Aviv – Israel has a knack for progressive music.

Lorena B just released their debut album, Siblings, on April 30 in Israel, produced by […]

Lee

Phantom Kicks

San Fransisco’s Phantom Kicks create minimalist electro-pop, with shades of post-rock thrown in to even things out. Minimalist and post-rock in the same sound? I thought it was impossible once, too. But after listening to more and more “genrefied” music, the lines have been blended and barriers taken down.

A picturesque sound is […]

Lee

The Wealthy West

Brandon Kinder, out of Austin, Texas, is The Wealthy West, which showcases his impressive singer/songwriter skills. Employing a pensive demeanor and a forlorn timbre, Kinder delivers short, melancholic tunes with a powerful affect.

Kinder recently released a five song acoustic EP with just enough despair to make you slightly unstable. But emotion is […]

Abby

[Abby’s Road] You and I are Gonna Live Forever?

Your ultimate top 25; the best EVER mixed tape…the track list of all track lists and what people will remember you by. Ever consider it? Any idea where I am going with this?

Ye Ol’ Funeral/Memorial Service Playlist. Got one? Kind of taboo but I’m going to roll with it anyway. In the […]

Lee

[MP3] Hero and Leander: “Una”

Hero and Leander are five guys and one special lady out of Liverpool, Essex, and Reading, fusing energetic pop with darker overtones for a scintillating sound. Three-part harmonies dominate the landscape on “Una,” the first single off their debut E.P. to be released this summer. It’s one lively listen.

Hero and Leander – […]

Lee

Notable Album Release: Butcher The Bar – For Each A Future Tethered

Butcher The Bar is Joel Nicholson out of Rotherham, UK, who last graced our ears with his debut album three years ago, Sleep At Your Own Speed. He’s back and at ’em come June 21, the date he releases his follow up album, For Each A Future Tethered, via one of my favorites, […]