July « 2010 « Knox Road

Hip Hatchet

It’s been a while since I’ve given you some good folk pop, hasn’t it? I mean, I recently posted about Arran Arctic’s new single, “The Door”, but he changed his direction slightly with that song so it wasn’t fully soft folk anymore. Well, here’s to hoping Hip Hatchet, out of Middlebury, Vermont, (which […]

Lee

[MP3] Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin: “Banned (By The Man)”

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin are sharing the second promo track off their forthcoming album Let It Sway, due out next month. The song is called “Banned (By The Man)”, and reinforces the effervescent pop of SSLYB, which comes at a perfect time. It’s a major breath of fresh air from all […]

Lee

[MP3] The Cascade: “Super Television”

After hearing that our good friends The Scarlet Ending will be sharing a D.C. billing with The Cascade, I naturally needed to find out more. And by more, I mean anything at all.

The Cascade began early this year in D.C. and quickly turned into a FIFTEEN piece musical collective. The leader of the pack is James Wolff, who sings and composes the music. He’s backed by horns and a variety of other orchestral instruments (for your sake, and mine, you’ll find a listing of everyone after the jump.) “Super Television” is a cathartic anthem of a song, slowly building until the final full-on crescendo with essentially every instrument in play.

The Cascade – “Super Television” [MP3]

You can hear another song on their MySpace called “Make This Night Ours”. The promise of these couple tracks leaves me hoping for more in the near future, and I think I’ll get my wish as they’re looking to play more often and quickly picking up steam.

See the full band after the jump.

Continue reading [MP3] The Cascade: “Super Television” →

Lee

I Am The Dot

I Am The Dot is the project of Zach Tipton, from Georgia by way of Denver. He recently released a new EP, titled The Royal Few, which you can get on the major cheap (one dollar…) from his Bandcamp. Tipton has plenty of material under his I Am The Dot moniker, including five […]

Lee

Let’s Colour Project commercial: Jónsi’s “Go Do”

Jónsi recently licensed his song “Go Do” off his stellar solo debut, Go (our review here), for use in a new commercial (Dulux Walls Ad) for the Let’s Colour Project. The Let’s Colour Project is a worldwide initiative for local communities to paint schools, streets, homes, and squares. My words will probably get in […]

Lee

Hands release video for “Hold”

L.A. based Hands just released the music video for “Hold”, their first official HIT single, which we covered some time ago. The video is a complete reinterpretation of the song. Hands wrote “Hold” with the theme of having a constantly changing perspective on life, whereas the video, conceptualized and directed by two University […]

Lee

In Case You Missed It: Week In Review

Did you enjoy your short week? We sure did! The heat stayed around but our whining ceased (well, mostly). You may have missed Knox Road this week due to, oh I dunno, taking too many xanax to deal with Bron Bron’s DECISION. Or you were arguing about how Friday Night Lights didn’t get […]

Jon

Phenomenal Video Saturday: DeVotchKa

Welcome, minions, to Phenomenal Video Saturday. I’m using the video I have this week to make a point. A very important one, too.

See, there’s a school of thought out there of people who saw Little Miss Sunshine, a fine film, and latched onto DeVotchKa‘s “How it Ends,” the song that begins the movie. […]

Abby

[Abby’s Road] A sonic childhood revisited

Grandmother Lois: top row, far left. Great aunt Gladys: top row, third from the left. My father: bottom row, far right. I’ll allow you the pleasure of figuring out the rest.

(Note: This is Part II of what will eventually be a three-part, Summer 2010 Youth Series. Part I arrived at Knox […]

Lee

Glass Animals

Glass Animals, from London and the Southeast UK, have a comforting, unique sound. Their ability to mix experimental, electronic samples with accessible rhythms is not an easy feat. The music is at once tranquil and calming, but the grooves-driven sound gives Glass Animals a great deal of swagger.

Dave Bayley is the leading […]