November « 2009 « Knox Road

tUnE-YaRdS gets remixed!

Queen of DIY, tUnE-YaRdS, released her (awesome) debut album, BiRd-BrAiNs, earlier this year, but a deluxe version is now out on 4AD with some bonus remixes of her track, “Hatari.” What a gift! The song was remixed by Drunkenmonkey, Karn and The Small Is Beautiful, but I’ll give you […]

Jamie

[MP3] Beach House: “Norway”

Beach House likes making dream pop. This is fact. They’re getting ready to release their third album, Teen Dream, in late January on Sub Pop. This is also fact. But is it true that they have released a VERY promising first single from said album that gives much more hope […]

Lee

[MP3] Holly Conlan: “Uh Oh”

I’ve been waiting to unleash this one on you guys, and today seemed appropriate. I HEART‘s pin-up girl calendar was officially made available online today, and if you aren’t totally lacking any sort of short-term memory, you’ll remember that Holly Conlan was involved with the singer/songwriter compilation for I HEART and the Bombshell […]

Jon

Toro Y Moi releases new album details

Man, press release authors can be really excitable sometimes. Look:

Toro Y Moi (a.k.a. Columbia, South Carolina’s Chaz Bundick) is the sound the world has been waiting for. This multi-cultural juggernaut gathers up the best musical elements from around the globe- R&B, Indie Rock, Electronic Dance and Psychedelica -and creates something-freaking-else!

Hyphen explosion, […]

Jamie

The Golden Filter make sweet, intimate video for “Thunderbird”

The Golden Filter released a gem back in September called “Thunderbird” that is just now getting the video treatment it SO deserved. It’s not adventurous or experimental or creepy (like some OTHER recent videos), but it’s sweet and intimate and, most importantly, it matches the soft nature of the song. The Thunderbird […]

Jamie

Hot Chip and The xx announce tour dates

Don’t get too excited, there isn’t a whole tour lined up or anything, but electronic dance heroes Hot Chip are teaming up with indie newcomers The xx for four shows across the U.S. and one in Canada. While not an immediately obvious pair, the two should make for an […]

Lee

New Radio Shack commercial features Let’s Go Sailing’s “Icicles”

Well, the mainstream is picking up on this a bit late, but better late then never, right? Let’s Go Sailing’s brilliantly sweet The Chaos In Order has been a constant listen since it came out a couple years ago. One of the catchier tracks is “Icicles” (though it’s hard to pick […]

Lee

In Case You Missed It: Week In Review

If you didn’t read Knox Road this week because you were/are too busy camping out to watch New Moon, you missed A LOT of creepy videos. Bet you’re feeling the regret now, huh? Well, have no fear, Week In Review is here! Everything you may have missed below.

Sunday: Knox Road Radio Playlist […]

Jon

Knox Road Radio show and playlist for 11.15.09

Today Lee and I learned a lot about ourselves during the radio show, like how Lee’s related to the late singer of Morphine, and how I’m just awesome in general. Even though we all knew that already. But anyway, this week will mark the one year birthday of Knox Road, so we made […]

Lee

Loch Lomond

Wake up, ceiling stare, hurriedly dress and walk with the wind to work. Hear something. Stop. Gate off to the right. Press your ear to the door. Echoes, bouncing sounds. Eyes to the hole. Kids running around, innocence abound. Flowers in full bloom. Weeping trees. Afraid someone will see you watching. Realize you’re […]