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Showing posts with label Indie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indie. Show all posts
Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
If you haven't heard of Franz Ferdinand, quit life.
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Good Old War - Only Way To Be Alone
These guys rule. Upbeat, acoustic, indie, folk. They're touring with Anthony Green right now. Just listen to it.
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Brazilian Girls - New York City
Brazilian Girls is a band from New York City known for their eclectic blend of electronic dance music with tango, chansons, house and lounge styles. None of the members are actually from Brazil and the only female member is lead singer Sabina Sciubba. Didi Gutman plays keyboards for the band, Aaron Johnston plays the drums and Jesse Murphy plays the bass.
The album features legendary Senegalese singer Baaba Maal on "Internacional", plus jazz percussionist Kenny Wollesen and his Himalayas on a trio of tracks.
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Van She - V [2008]
I seem to recall someone requested this like 3 months ago in the cbox.
V is the first studio album by Australian pop group Van She, released on August 9, 2008 by Modular Records. Writing a bulk of the songs from a small farm house in Sydney, in early 2007 the band packed for the UK, where they recorded the album with UK producer Jim Abbiss, whose previous work includes productions with Arctic Monkeys and Massive Attack.mediafire
Anthony Green - Avalon
Anthony Green. Former lead singer of Saosin (Translating the Name EP), current lead singer of Circa Survive, and member of The Sound of Animals Fighting. A legend.
1. She Loves Me So ( 3:53)
2. Dear Child (I've Been Dying to Reach You) ( 3:23)
3. Drugdealer ( 2:52)
4. Stonehearted Man ( 3:24)
5. Babygirl ( 3:29)
6. Miracle Sun ( 3:42)
7. Califone ( 3:31)
8. Springtime Out The Van Window ( 4:28)
9. Slowing Down (Long Time Coming) ( 1:44)
10.The First Day Of Work At The Microscope Store ( 3:09)
11.Devils Song (This Feels Like A Nightmare) ( 5:25)
12.Babygirl (High & Driving EP Version) ( 2:32)
13.The First Day Of Work At The Microscope Store (High & Driving EP Version) ( 1:44)
14.The Fisherman Will Be Bewildered (High & Driving EP Version) ( 3:32)
15.Plays Ugly for Daddy (High & Driving EP Version) ( 2:47)
16.She Loves Me So (Demo) ( 3:33)
17.Stone Hearted Man (Demo) ( 4:05)
18.Slowing Down (Demo) ( 1:57)
19.Devils Song (Demo) ( 2:46)
20.Dear Child (Ive Been Dying To Reach You) (Good Old War Version) ( 3:26)
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Lykke Li - Youth Novels
Li Lykke (stage name Lykke Li) is a singer from Stockholm. This album was released this past February but surfaced in Europe earlier this month & I can't stop listening to it!
I recommend:
-Dance Dance Dance
-I'm Good, I'm Gone
-Let it Fall
-Little Bit
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Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Searching For The Hows And Whys
One-man band Sam Duckworth, from Southend, Essex, UK, writes socially-motivated acoustic songs, set to a background of scatty electronic beats running from his laptop; what you might call “folktronica”. Influences include Roni Size, Athlete, Gomez, Elbow, The Streets and Rival Schools.
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Horse Feathers - Words Are Dead
I'm sorry that it took me so long to post this! This cd is a favorite of mine. I first had the pleasure of seeing this ridiculously talented ensemble last September with Caroline Smith & Johanna Kunin. "Hardwood Pews" and "In Our Blood" are two of my favorites!
For more band info & tour dates you can check out their myspace!
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In Flight Radio - The Sound Inside
As some may know, I'm nearly finished with my Music Production Minor at my college. I want to produce, or at least engineer the recording of music. My purpose in bringing this up is to describe In Flight Radio:
Brooklyn-born songwriter, lead singer and guitarist, Peira, has an amazingly smooth and wispy voice, the tone an audio engineer dreams about. Her vocal tone is the centerpiece of the album. I can only imagine, but I would guess that every mixing decision was made with her vox in highest priority. Everything else on the album compliments her voice perfectly. A job well done by the studio team.
Ethereal British-influenced rock with lush female vocals and atmospheric guitars.
In Flight Radio has arrived at a place where they feel they can stay true to their indie-rock roots, while also touching on the British rock anthems and shoegazing textures that they grew up listening to. It's a sound that can be felt as well as heard. It is truly The Sound Inside.
-CD Baby
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The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
The Ting Tings are an English indie/electronic band, consisting of two members: Jules De Martino (drums, vocals) and Katie White (vocals, guitar, bass drum). The female vocalist trend is getting big now, but The Ting Tings bring a fresh sound.
The band was formed in 2006, and by January 2008 they were voted third in the annual BBC 6 Music poll of industry experts Sound of 2008, for acts to emerge in the coming year. They were the opening slot act on the 2008 Shockwaves NME Awards Tour, performing with The Cribs, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong and Does It Offend You, Yeah?.
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Balance Problems - Morning Sun (2008)
A parallel exists between waking up in the morning and defining the day that has risen, but a paradox rests in every experience. Embedded in ten tracks, Brack Cantrell's new album, Morning Sun, traces the highs and lows of the seasons that filter into days, hours and minutes.
Balance Problems modestly embodies the essence of simply being alive, even if you're living in unfavorable conditions. Morning Sun ends with a hint of hope that maybe that morning parallel will happen each time you wake up to the sound of a new day, offering a new start and a change of heart.
review by Sophia Shah
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The Weepies Discography
The Weepies are an indie/pop/folk band fronted by singer-songwriters Deb Talan and Steve Tannen. Their music has been described as "subtly intoxicating folk-pop". Currently, Talan and Tannen are married and reside together in California.
The couple produces some amazing material. Their vocal harmonies are heavenly.
I'd recommend starting with their oldest album, Happiness, and listening in the order of release.
Happiness
(November 29, 2003)
*independently released
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Say I Am You
(March 7, 2006)
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Hideaway
(April 22, 2008)
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The Little Ones - Terry Tales & Fallen Gates
The Little Ones are a band I have always had a bit of a soft spot for, they are pretty much the happiest band going at the moment with their infectious melodies, harmonies and hooks they provide something to smile about in a world full of troubles. This is why I was disgusted to hear they were dropped by their label putting their debut LP on hold indefinitely... so whilst we wait for this album to surface they have provided an EP in the mean time & all signs seem positive, they seem to have grown into their sound further... the music is more infectious then ever and the is a lot more going on... whilst the debut seemed quite obvious and in comparison sparse this is more dense but no less the catchier or fun, if you want to listen to care free music which can put a smile on your face... this is the EP for you.
Emily Wells - Beautiful Sleepyhead and the Laughing Yaks
Singer/songwriter Emily Wells became part of the Indianapolis music scene in 1998 at the age of 16, hoping to follow in the footsteps of her role model Ani DiFranco.
She's still rather underground but with the powerful combination of a unique voice & reflective lyrics, she'll at the very least become a staple of the indie music scene.
Here's what NPR said about her:
“Multi-instrumentalist Emily Wells says she's ‘most influenced by the songs and voices of Nina Simone and Bob Dylan.’ You can hear it in Emily's music. She's a singer-songwriter with unconventional and often chilling vocals.”
- NPR, June 2oo7
I ordered this album from her website and it took a little longer than expected. To my surprise Emily included a personal apology note for the delay and a copy of some tracks from an upcoming release. Talk about hospitality!
My personal favorites are "Mt. Washington" and "Supermarket". They're both hauntingly beautiful.
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Sage Francis - A Healthy Distrust
somehow in all the sage francis posts this album was left out. how? this is probably his strongest release. killer tracks from danger mouse and reanimator and the lyrical genius of sage are found throughout. 'slow down ghandi' is a great political angst track in the vein of well, hip hop, before it went commercial.
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Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning + Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground
Stars - Set Yourself on Fire
As per request.
The 2004 release of Stars, from Toronto based record label Arts & Crafts (Broken Social Scene, Feist, et al). A really fresh and dramatic CD, I really enjoy all of it, except maybe the politically-driven "He Lied About Death." Favorites: "Reunion" and "The First Five Times."
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Subtle - exitingARM
Subtle are considered by many to be one of the finest musicians currently active in music today & with good reason, all of their albums have been stone cold genius.... so with this heavy weight placed firmly on their shoulder how do this experimental hip hop group fair? Well the answer is quite simple in this case & that is, rather well indeed..... NO!... I was wrong they don't fair rather well, they fair better then RATHER well, they have put out the album of their career so far & I will tell you why this is & it comes in the words of 'FOCUS'. Sure the group are just as eclectic as ever and I never felt the need to criticise the groups focus before but on this album it just all makes sense more so then ever, it's not jarred at all & where as in their previous albums they would swing one way rapidly to another in the space of 3mins this album seems to have all the same elements but used more coherently and sparingly & it works brilliantly.
The album is as usual heavy and dense and produced brilliantly, the dense nature of the album means the is something to discover each & every listen.... the melodies within are hooky and very on the up but on first listen this may not seem the case, notes and drones dance and inter lay within one another & it's not until you listen to this album repeatedly will you even begin to get the patterns and see the true beauty, its pretty at first but now on my 6th listen I find this album all the more captivating & generally surprising... it's a hard thing to get right & I honestly thought it would lack the depth of the earlier albums due to it's surprisingly approachable first listen.
I have heard 'Third' by Portishead, 'April' by Sun Kil Moon & 'Alopecia' by Why? but for me I think this album out does them all and so far is the best album of the year & I would be very suprised if anything beats it.
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