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 just spent the last six weeks talking about… Continue reading [Hype Hype Hooray] When I Passed Out at an Of Montreal Show
Month: March 2012
[MP3] The Sinclair Sinclair: “Feel”
The Sinclair Sinclair have reclaimed a small piece of the early ’90s 4AD sound for themselves. While not as sugary sweet as Cocteau Twins, they’re mining the same ethereal landscape much of the 4AD roster owned at that time. “Feel” is a nice sample of what The Sinclair Sinclair do. This Estonian duo only formed about a year… Continue reading [MP3] The Sinclair Sinclair: “Feel”
San Cisco
San Cisco has a pep to its step. The band’s music is bouncy and jubilant, with the free-spirited ramshackle instrumentation of Delta Spirit and Cold War Kids. The band is giving away its track “Awkward,” a simple, cute back-and-forth between its easily likable male and female vocalists. San Cisco – “Awkward” [MP3] San Cisco’s best song,… Continue reading San Cisco
[MP3] Cold Bear: “Peloponnese”
There are few things nicer than stumbling on really fantastic new music on Bandcamp. A few weeks ago I ran across Brooklyn’s Cold Bear and I’ve been hooked on their amazing 8+ minute song “Peloponnese.” This track begins almost as a pulse that slowly comes to life, breathing on its own and literally shouting.The song grows into… Continue reading [MP3] Cold Bear: “Peloponnese”
[Abby’s Road] And on the seventh day…
So, I might be a day late in blowing the trumpet (I have a Friday column, damnit) but this is it. According to My Bloody Valentine, the long-awaited reissues of Isn’t Anything and Loveless will be released this May. To paraphrase something a friend of mine said earlier today, I guess pigs do fly. While I’m still… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] And on the seventh day…
White Hills’ Frying on this Rock is space-rock at its finest
The heavy freight train that is White Hills seems to stop for no man. It’s not even been a full year since the release of the classic H-p1 and we now have a new epic space-rock document in the form of Frying on this Rock. This record is much more raw and blunt in its… Continue reading White Hills’ Frying on this Rock is space-rock at its finest
Desert Stars
Brooklyn five-piece Desert Stars start 2012 off right with the release of their first single. “Boys I Like” and “Farewell Decade” are glossy pop songs that shimmer and shine from start to finish. These tracks are very well polished and seem a bit too slick to carry the shoegaze tag, but there are certainly elements.… Continue reading Desert Stars
[Hype Hype Hooray] How 9/11 Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Part 3
Jamie normally snarks on the music industry and the indie blog scene, but for the next three installments he will explore how the attacks on September 11 changed the course of rock music (note: he’s not talking about pop music, just rock). I know it’s about 9/11, but don’t get all weird about it, ok?… Continue reading [Hype Hype Hooray] How 9/11 Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Part 3
[soundscape] a season of loss
photo: ‘something single and solitary and perfect’ song: ben howard – “promise” [stream only] (buy) [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15567770/ben_howard_promise.mp3] ‘somewhere, something amazing is waiting to be known.’ – carl sagan my very first memory is from when i was three or four. i was with my family, we were outside and it must have been fourth of july… Continue reading [soundscape] a season of loss
Elise Vatsvaag
It’s been a while since I’ve posted some straight up female singer/songwriter stuff, so I’m excited to have stumbled upon a goodie last weekend in Elise Vatsvaag. Vatsvaag, out of Norway, is releasing a new (free) song on the 10th of every month for her album, This Is Not My Music. I took a strong liking… Continue reading Elise Vatsvaag