posted by Leigh on July 27, 2010
Beige, the natural state of color. Recently, seen at the Brooklyn Northside Festival (see previous post on Amazing Baby for more info on the festival), Brooklyn’s Beige was another local favorite of mine. Beige are three guys giving us fuzzed out melancholy and distorted hope (see previous post on The Horrors, because if you like these guys, you will like them too).
“Trailed” and “Plums” are provided here for your auditory pleasure. As I play them, I have flashes of scenes from an existentialist revelation. I have flashes of scenes from the end of the world. Maybe they are one in the same.
Beige - Trailed (Downloaded 34 times)
Beige - Plums (Downloaded 30 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Fuzzy • Lo-Fi • Male vocal • Psychedelic • Shoegaze
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Loading ...posted by Patrick on July 25, 2010
This isn’t indie and isn’t pop. It’s not even one band. What’s it doing here? Well, Indieball has always been about music we love, music that moves us and makes us move. And I’m happy to report that these tracks by Cee Lo Green and Sharam check all those boxes. They also pull off a neat trick I’ve always been fascinated with: the ability to evoke an earlier era while staying firmly grounded in the here and now. Cee Lo Green is an R&B/hip-hop artist best known as half of Gnarls Barkley and ‘What Part of Forever’ sounds like a souped-up Western singalong. Sharam is also known for being part of a more famous duo: the DJ supergroup Deep Dish. Sharam’s ‘She Came Along’ is a little more hip-hop, and a lot less clean, but there’s some fine 50’s harmony here too. Both tracks are thoroughly addictive and–somehow–fit perfectly together.
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Cee Lo Green’s Myspace || Sharam’s Myspace
Cee Lo Green - What Part of Forever (Downloaded 1249 times)
Sharam - She Came Along (Downloaded 249 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Catchy • Happy • Hip hop • Remix • Sugar • Upbeat
(8 votes) Loading ...posted by Tina on July 22, 2010
For my next choice….I’m taking a totally different direction. I recently had the pleasure of accompanying a friend of mine to a Calexico show here in the city. I had never heard this band before and let me just say I was blown away. I was immediately hooked the moment they started playing. Normally I tend to shy away from bands that have more than five people in them. But these boys out of Tuscan, Arizona make it work and make it work intrinsically. Each band member contributes from within themselves creating a sound that is not only pleasing to the soul, but makes it unavoidable to move with the rhythm and smile to yourself and to the room around you. Joey Burns’s voice will lock you in. It’s so serene. Is the music Spanish? Americana? Mariachi? Latin? Don’t let those labels fool you because to me…Calexico’s music is a little bit of everything. If you have the opportunity to see this band live, I suggest you take it. Don’t be that person who misses out.
Calexico - Crystal Frontier (Downloaded 115 times)
Calexico - Victor Jaras Hands (Downloaded 63 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Americana • Indie Noir • Male vocal • Spanish
(4 votes) Loading ...Like it, Tina. Great write-up.
posted by Ariana on July 20, 2010
Brace yourself for another scathingly short review: Delorean. Spanish quartet. Have been around for awhile. Their March 30 release, Subiza, is something special. It’s fun. It’s music for a certain mood, and the mood I’m in right now has me dancing while doing the dishes. PS: Yes, apparently Delorean is named after Marty McFly’s sick ride/time machine.
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Delorean - Stay Close (Downloaded 89 times)
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(4 votes) Loading ...posted by Patrick on July 18, 2010
You’d have to really try not to like The Mynabirds. With a sound aiming to be “Neil Young doing Motown” (except with the melodious Laura Burhenn filling in for Neil’s screeches and wails), The Mynabirds scratch an itch and fill a niche I never knew existed. Will this cure our collective existential angst? Probably, for a few minutes at least. ‘Let The Record Go’ is all rollick no chaser. Numbers Don’t Lie is less swing, more sway. Both are excellent, and foreshadow a terrific live show. Don’t miss them in a town near you.
The Mynabirds - Let the Record Go (Downloaded 167 times)
The Mynabirds - Numbers Don\’t Lie (Downloaded 140 times)
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(7 votes) Loading ...First time hearing the Mynabirds. Great band and thanks for the downloads. Hope they are coming to AL soon.
July 28th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Not really what I was expecting from Cee-Lo..but cool none the less
July 28th, 2010 at 10:52 pm
For some reason it just got way worse for me when I realized it’s just on the Twilight soundtrack. The lyrics just seem contrived when inspired by that.