Certainly not me, but definitely this Brisbane producer duo (Jono Kirkham and Gav Parry, aka YesYou), who enjoy the help of James O’Brien (of The Boat People) and the St. Margaret Angelican Girls’ School Choir on vocals for the first single, “Half Of It”, off their forthcoming dance pop debut. You know what? I’m impressed… Continue reading [MP3] YesYou: “Half Of It”
Category: Artist Profiles
Winter Villains
So, interesting story. Mostly. Late last night, I was listening to a new band, as has become par for the course writing a music blog and all. (End of story. Just kidding!) I quickly became enamored with their sound, and decided to check everyones’s best friend last.fm to see if any tags were associated with the… Continue reading Winter Villains
[Video + MP3] Black Light Dinner Party: “Older Together”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/21676854[/vimeo] Music videos I love have been popping up with more frequency this past week or so, including Germany Germany’s “Take Me Home,” and now Black Light Dinner Party’s “Older Together.” I’m only familiar with Black Light Dinner Party because it’s a project of a good Knox Road friend, whose identity I can’t share with… Continue reading [Video + MP3] Black Light Dinner Party: “Older Together”
Jhameel
Jhameel makes fun music. Out of Berkeley, it’s hard to classify the sound as, well, anything. In my book, that’s usually a good thing, as long as the sound flows. And in Jhameel’s case the music flows like a river with streams of life. (That’s from some random hymn I just found online. I can’t… Continue reading Jhameel
Notable Album Release: Falcon – Disappear
Brooklyn’s Falcon are set to self-release their debut full-length, Disappear (which you can already download on Bandcamp), on May 17. They’ve toyed around a bit with the Falcon EP in 2008 and composed a soundtrack to author Daniel Wallace’s illustrated book O’Great Rosenfeld. But what’s really interesting here is that Falcon’s songs were written by two… Continue reading Notable Album Release: Falcon – Disappear
[MP3] Cisco Adler & The Pigeons: “Body Language”
Looks like Cisco Adler & The Pigeons’ “Body Language” has been floating around for quite some time, but a fully mastered/finished version was recently posted on Bananabeat Records’ website for free consumption. It’s not so similar to the music we typically post here (then again, we try not to fully pigeonhole (so sorry) ourselves), but… Continue reading [MP3] Cisco Adler & The Pigeons: “Body Language”
Folly and the Hunter
A welcome weekend band and song. Give me those harmonies. Folly and the Hunter – “Cost” [MP3] Folly and the Hunter is a new trio out of Montreal. They released their debut album, Residents, on March 5. Folly and the Hunter on Bandcamp | Website | Facebook
[Video + MP3] Germany Germany: “Take Me Home”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/22354003[/vimeo] I love instrumental songs (in this case, mostly instrumental…) with a story to tell. Even if it’s telling someone else’s story. Such is the case with “Take Me Home”, whose music video is comprised of clips from the independent German film, Marsmädchen, made by Sophia Emmerich. Marsmädchen is almost exclusively soundtracked by Germany Germany, aka… Continue reading [Video + MP3] Germany Germany: “Take Me Home”
[MP3] Ghosts I’ve Met: “Blackwoods”
Everyone needs a soft Sunday night tune to wind down the weekend and prepare for the likely grueling week ahead. There’s typically no better way to do that than listen to a Slowcoustic artist (keep reading), and true to form, we’ve got Ghosts I’ve Met’s “Blackwoods” to ring in your ears. Ghosts I’ve Met is… Continue reading [MP3] Ghosts I’ve Met: “Blackwoods”
Notable Album Release: Soft – Dogs
It’s always nice (and pretty surreal) when a band gets in touch with us about coverage after we were fans of them before the blog even started. Such is the case with Soft, whom I actually featured on my first music blog way back in high school (don’t worry, that blog is longgggg gone). Thing… Continue reading Notable Album Release: Soft – Dogs