These lovely guys (and girl) go by the name Parts & Labor, and they’re from the ridiculously fertile music grounds of Brooklyn. Technically, their music is some mishmash of indie, punk and noise, but with their latest album, Receivers (released in late 2008), they’ve injected their noisy tendencies with some more poppy song structures. What… Continue reading I don’t have a witty pun to describe Parts & Labor, but their music is awesome
Category: MP3
Dirty Projectors’ Bitte Orca is erratic and sweet
Dirty Projectors have been wowing critics and fans with strong material for years, and have recently impressed with ther Dark Was The Night David Byrne collaboration. But now, they’ve released their latest LP, Bitte Orca, and it’s nothing short of wonderful. What we have here is something sweet, melodic and experimental. Drums go from consistent… Continue reading Dirty Projectors’ Bitte Orca is erratic and sweet
Sarah RabDAU and Self-Employed Assassins
Having just been told about Sarah RabDAU and Self-Employed Assassins (h/t Becca), based out of Boston (hometown nod), I’m frankly surprised I’m featuring them so quickly on the blog. But the music got me in a heartbeat, what with the enormously catchy piano riffs and a voice with a slight quirk that makes Rabdau stand… Continue reading Sarah RabDAU and Self-Employed Assassins
[MP3] Jon Hopkins remixes Headless Heroes, Alela Diane on vocals
Two Three awesome artists = one hell of a track. Jon Hopkins offered up this remix of a Headless Heroes track, “Hey, Who Really Cares” with Alela Diane on vocals. We’ve spoken plenty about both Hopkins and Diane here on KR, so it would be in your best interest to look around a bit and… Continue reading [MP3] Jon Hopkins remixes Headless Heroes, Alela Diane on vocals
Some br(easy) listening for a Saturday: Mary Stewart
Yes, breezy is spelled wrong purposely. It’s supposed to be clever. I realize it’s probably not. 🙁 Regardless, I proclaim today Mary Stewart day. From Nova Scotia, she fits the subdued mood quite well, as I can sit back, close my eyes and relax, watching birds swoon out the window while listening to her charming… Continue reading Some br(easy) listening for a Saturday: Mary Stewart
And now for something completely different: Max Richter
Yeah, I know, this doesn’t fit in the traditional “indie” mold. But it’s gorgeous, incredible music, so bear with me. It’ll be worth it, promise. Max Richter is a British composer; a modern classical composer, at that. His work is full of elements you’d expect in classical composition: piano, a wealth of strings, some horns… Continue reading And now for something completely different: Max Richter
I dunno, Wikipedia, I always pronounced it “Low.” Hooray for ignorance!
Logh – prounounced log, according to the truth factory that is Wikipedia – is a Swedish sextet that makes music that is widely classified as post-rock. But… eh. Don’t get me wrong, I love post-rock in all its forms, but Logh doesn’t strike me as a band that’s quite over that bridge. What they are… Continue reading I dunno, Wikipedia, I always pronounced it “Low.” Hooray for ignorance!
Erik Enocksson is ominous and I love it
Let’s get this out of the way while we can: in terms of love-it-or-hate-it voices, Erik Enocksson is one of the most polarizing artists this side of Tom Waits. Some cannot stand his delivery, which tends to become awfully strained when he moves outside of his range, and some can’t stomach the voice itself, which… Continue reading Erik Enocksson is ominous and I love it
New Regina Spektor MP3 from upcoming album Far
Another catchy, eccentric, and unconventional Regina Spektor ditty from the soon-to-be-released (June 23), Far. See our previous post with two other new songs (“Laughing With” and “Blue Lips”) from Far here. This track is called “Folding Chair”, and hearkens back to the old weirdo Regina, mixed with the new semi-less weirdo Regina. Which Reg do… Continue reading New Regina Spektor MP3 from upcoming album Far
Opposites attract: What’s Up and Lullatone
We recently received a couple nice mp3s from one of our trustworthy sources, but didn’t really expect to feature the songs because of the backlog of other material we have at hand. Well… I changed my mind – I’m posting them. When I listened to one right after the other, I thought about something bizarre… Continue reading Opposites attract: What’s Up and Lullatone