posted by Leigh on February 12, 2012
We previously featured I’m in You in 2008 after the release of their EP, Lurid View (see previous post here for all the juicy goodness). The band is at it again with a new single, entitled “Sure.” It comes with the same lengthy dreaminess that we’ve come to expect, all the space and time being used to its advantage. With “Sure” we get the added bonus of some 80′s nostalgia and electronic rhythms that will have you doing moves that you may have forgotten that you have. Perhaps while crying, or contemplating, simultaneously (or sporadically, depending upon your talents) in the corner. Check out their official site below for upcoming shows. Hint: If you are in New York, you may be lucky.
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» Meaningless labels: Danceable • Electro • Male vocal • Vintage
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I can not come fresh from seeing one of my all time favorite bands without somehow expressing in words the experience and sharing some music from the wildly unforgettable show. It doesn’t matter that I recorded the tracks on an IPhone 3 (I’m old fashioned … ) and that they are fuzzy and poor quality and unabashedly sound like a child pointed the recorder directly at the floor while the sound was coming from the ceiling and proceeded to stomp both feet (to the music, of course) … Even amidst this interference, the power behind this grandly influential band does not go unnoticed in these recordings. The Cure, a band that was so influential in shaping my musical repertoire of today, a band that once upon a time made me feel like I wasn’t so alone, and a band that can still make me feel that camaraderie in isolation today.
The Cure saved me many times over, so it’s not a surprise that they did so again. I was having a day of typical city set-backs … being pushed by a man twice my size on the train, feeling lonely and oppressed by the holiday madness, surrounded by displays of love while feeling my own need for it crushingly present … The minute I found my seat in the second row of the Loge at The Beacon, sharing a nod with a fan to my right also alone in his presence and excitement, I knew I was home.
The Cure guided us through three hours of time travel, through three pivotal years, exposing the evolution of their musical genius at every timepoint along the way. The journey, masterfully executed, involved 1979, 1980 and 1981, Three Imaginary Boys (“Fire in Cairo” always a favorite), Seventeen Seconds and Faith, respectively, played in succession in their entirety. Always giving their fans more, The Cure dazzled with two encores, consisting of less often heard B-Sides and some of their later, more popular tunes, all complemented by the usual charming banter and witticisms of Robert Smith. So charming was his stage presence that a fan in the front row could not help but jump onto the stage in the middle of “Let’s Go to Bed,“ managing to steal a kiss on the cheek before security hauled her away, forever outcast to the streets of the Upper West Side. Smith barely missed a beat, and segued comically into “The Walk.“ Follow along with the track below (and hope for some upgraded recording devices in my near future).
The Cure – Fire in Cairo (Downloaded 92 times)
The Cure – Lets Go to Bed and The Walk (Downloaded 98 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Beautiful Lyrics • Dark • Male vocal • New Wave • Vintage
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CMJ Preview Series: Get Ready
I often hear the question “What does CMJ stand for?” Why, it’s the College Music Journal, no doubt, and the festival is at it again. More than 1000 bands confirmed, playing over the span of 5 days, October 18th – 22nd, in my very own New York. See what Indieball was talking about during last year’s festival at the following links: CMJ 2010, CMJ 2010 Highlights and CMJ 2010 Highlights Part 2.
Check out our recent post on Alamo Race Track, and get familiar with the other Indieball-featured bands who will be playing this year’s festival, including Alberta Cross, Dinosaur Feathers, Dry the River, Geographer and An Horse. See what we had to say about them at the links above, and enjoy the tracks below. See the official CMJ site for the full schedule; if you are in New York this week, be there.
Alberta Cross – Wait (Downloaded 571 times)
Dinosaur Feathers – I Ni Sogoma (Downloaded 253 times)
Dry the River – Weights and Measures (Downloaded 300 times)
Geographer – Heaven Waits (Downloaded 308 times)
An Horse – Not Mine (Downloaded 215 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Amazing Voice • Best Of • CMJ 2011 • Female vocal • Fuzzy • Male vocal • Poppy • Synth
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CMJ Preview Series: Alamo Race Track
I often hear the question “What does CMJ stand for?” Why, it’s the College Music Journal, no doubt, and the festival is at it again. Almost 900 bands confirmed, playing over the span of 5 days, October 18th – 22nd, in my very own New York. See what Indieball was talking about during last year’s festival at the following links: CMJ 2010, CMJ 2010 Highlights and CMJ 2010 Highlights Part 2.
Alamo Race Track, from Amsterdam, has a fun, folky, punctuated sound, offering (my favorite) interesting, funny and introspective lyrics, told like the best bedtime story ever. Even when singing about a heart-wrenching topic, Alamo Race Track morphs the sadness into beauty and the beauty of that sadness becomes uplifting. Cathartic.
Their third album, Unicorn Loves Dear, was released last March. “Apples” has an upbeat foundation that just makes you want to do that subtle dance move that inadvertently escapes your body when you are bored out of your mind on a phone call that you would otherwise prefer not to be on. The pretty harmonies are an added bonus. “Motorman and Owls“ is the quintessential quirk meets folk, droningly lovely, comprised of mixed tempos that aid in the master story-telling. If you are in New York during the festival, be sure to check them out on either October 19th or 20th at The Delancey. See official CMJ website below for more information.
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Alamo Race Track – Apples (Downloaded 242 times)
Alamo Race Track – Motorman and Owls (Downloaded 194 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Clever Lyrics • CMJ 2011 • Folky • Harmonic • Male vocal • Quirky
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November 28th, 2011 at 2:48 am
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November 28th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Hey Leigh, check out this sweet recording gear. Works with the iphone, and not too expensive.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/22/tascam-unveils-im2-microphone-add-on-for-ios-devices-makes-live/