Eureka Birds return with new album “Strangers”

Chris walked up the front steps to the worn-down school he used to call home for 15 years. Fresh out of University, he taught English to seventh graders. It had been full of laughter, mischievous souls, and teachers who hated the place yet loved it at the same and wouldn’t give it up […]

Soul Glimpse

For as much as I love ambient music, it can be a bit of a one-trick pony. Baltimore’s Soul Glimpse, the ambient face of Austyn Sullivan, takes what could have been well-done-but-fairly-standard ambient fare and pumps it up a bit. Typically, this type of music sets a mood for me, then leaves me […]

Future Islands use sounds of 25 years ago for On The Water

On the Water, the latest album from Baltimore’s Future Islands, is the most interesting indie-dance record released this year. Wait, it’s not really a dance record, maybe I meant indie-rock record. Well, it’s not really rock either. Is it chill-wave? I’m thinking not. Honestly, On the Water doesn’t deserve to be shoved into […]

Eureka Birds release Eureka! EP

Eureka Birds, a four-piece (sometimes fiver) band I included in my Memorial Day mix back in May, released a new EP today, titled Eureka! How ’bout that!

The Eureka crew, from Baltimore, has been around since 2006 making sweet, subdued pop, with a self-titled debut album and now the Eureka! EP under their name. Frontman Justin Levy, who often tours solo as “Eureka Bird” (see dates after the jump), employs a delicate falsetto above the wistful tunes, which were crisply produced by Tyler Watkins of The Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s. Swift cello strokes play a vital role on the piano-led songs, heightening the dreamy affect.

It’s an EP to turn to as the leaves fall, your life transitions, and your once blurry vision becomes ever so clear.

Eureka Birds – “There Was Light” [MP3]

Eureka Birds – “Cactus Man” [MP3]

Eureka Birds on MySpace

[Photo by Julie Massimini]

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This week in concerts: We Are Scientists, Friendly Fires, Say Hi, etc.

It’s a firestorm of concerts in the D.C./Baltimore area this week and by firestorm I mean there will be a lot of solid acts coming. Lets go through the highlights, shall we?

Tuesday: Friendly Fires w/ White Lies

Both acts are pretty much big deals and will be on The […]

New Arbouretum: “False Spring”

Baltimore’s own Arbouretum just released “False Spring,” the lead track and first single off their new LP, Song of the Pearl. The track is nice and folky and runs long (nearly 6 minutes), just like it should! The album is out now on Thrill Jockey.

Arbouretum – “False Spring” [MP3]

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Los Campesinos! is coming to town

Welsh happy pop indie rock sensation Los Campesinos! is playing the Ottobar in Baltimore next Thursday, so get ready to fist-pump and pogo with all the cool kids there. The band is fresh off their sophomore album We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, which came only months after their debut Hold On […]

Andrew Bird and Frightened Rabbit concerts!

Andrew Bird is playing (with like a thousand other artists – notables include Tortoise and Ted Leo) at the Black Cat in D.C. January 19, the night before his album Noble Beast is released!

Andrew Bird – “Tenuousness” (MP3) (new song!)

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – “Biomusicology” (MP3) (from […]

The Spinto Band at Talking Head Club

Delaware’s own The Spinto Band is coming to The Talking Head Club in Baltimore Saturday, and it will be a show you won’t want to miss. Fresh off their September release, Moonwink, the band will be playing many of their magical melodic masterpieces (alliteration!). The new album is great, but it’s just […]

Manchester Orchestra at Ottobar

Manchester Orchestra, a new favorite of mine, are playing tomorrow (Dec. 11) at Ottobar in Baltimore along with crooner Kevin Devine, and two other groups (Dead Confederate and All Get Out). Manchester Orchestra is an up and comer in the indie scene, playing intimately melodic lo-fi pop. They’re one of those bands […]