posted by Leigh on January 29, 2010
Do you ever wish that you had the perfect soundtrack for those long skips that you like to take through the effervescent forest, your feet lightly bouncing off each patch of candy-striped path as you bury yourself deeper and deeper into the anthropomorphic trees, whose sinuous branches seem to individually caress you as you pass them by? Look no further, Dance Mother, from Brooklyn’s Telepathe, is here for just that occasion. Well technically, Dance Mother was here in early 2009, so your forest romp could have been that much better for months and months and months, in the event that you had you not listened to them already. Minor details.
Onward. The voices that emanate from this two-piece girl band are pleasing, like the elevating sounds you would expect to rise from little elves dressed in colorful parkas who wave at you as you run through that psychedelic forest. Start or repeat your synthesized and experimental dream here, with “In Your Line” and “Can’t Stand It”. Blips and bleeps never sounded so good (again).
Telepathe - In Your Line (Downloaded 94 times)
Telepathe - Cant Stand It (Downloaded 105 times)
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» Meaningless labels: ambient • Electro • Experimental • Female vocal • With Bleeps & Blips
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Midlake’s music makes me want to go dwell in a forest somewhere. Admittedly, though, many of my favorite bands give me a similar feeling, but in Midlake’s case, it’s a wood that does not–and cannot–actually exist. Chess-playing lead singer Tim Smith’s vocals are calming and lush, as are the songs on the last album, ‘The Trials of Van Occupanther’ (2006). “Roscoe,” available here, is from that album, which is pervaded by a hushed sort of delicate nostalgia. Now, almost four years later, the band is set to release ‘The Courage of Others’ on February 2nd in the US. “Rulers, Ruling All Things” is from this new album, and it seems a lot more driven by complex melancholy than its predecessor. Whereas ‘Van Occupanther’ was more of a cream puff, ‘Courage’ promises to be a hauntingly serious continuation of that sound. I, for one, can’t wait to hear the rest of it.
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(4 votes) Loading ...posted by Patrick on January 15, 2010
Sad news today that Jay Reatard, age 29, has passed away. He was off-kilter but inventive and will be sorely missed. His version of Nirvana’s ‘Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle’ is below.
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(5 votes) Loading ...posted by Tina on January 12, 2010
How I let this band escape my ears these past few years, I’ll never know. But luckily for me, I caught a tune and immediately went to search for more. Simply put, what grabbed my attention was the use of different harmonies in each tune. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin makes that Alto and Soprano work in each and every tune. If you think the name is a little too long then just refer to them as SSLYBY. However, you might find that difficult for people to figure out so just stick to Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. The band consists of Will, Phil, Jonathan, and John. Out of Springfield, Missouri, these boys bring us this extremely catchy and harmonic music. I can take a guess that their influences would definitely consist of some great 70’s music such as Blue Oyster Cult and a few others from back then? But that’s just an assumption after hearing various tunes. “Glue Girls” in particular. The phrase “more cow bell” may come to mind. As I mentioned, these guys make it work and its what separates them from the rest and what has earned them a record deal with Polyvinyl. This is a band I can listen to over and over again and never get tired of.
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Glue Girls (Downloaded 184 times)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Boring Fountain (Downloaded 169 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Catchy • Clever • Harmonic • indie
(14 votes) Loading ...posted by Leigh on January 8, 2010
Atlas Sound’s second full-length album, Logos, has been on constant rotation in my musical library since its release last year. (Yes Folks, it is the New Year already). Atlas Sound is Deerhunter frontman Bradford James Cox. Atlas Sound is ambient and experimental surrounded by a halo of seamless effects. Its meditative repetition and crisp harmonies capture you, and you don’t even try to flee. You ask for the chains to be bound tighter.
It was painstakingly difficult to choose two tracks to share with you here, as there is not one mediocre track on the album. Nevertheless, sometimes we must choose: “Walkabout” (with Noah Lennox, AKA Panda Bear) and “Quick Canal” (with Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier). You will enjoy, and will want to hear the rest of Logos.
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Atlas Sound - Quick Canal (Downloaded 279 times)
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