Archive for the “Indie” Category
Mar
03
2012
Mar
02
2012
Eight and a Half: “Scissors” (CD Preview; MP3)Posted by Christian Carey in Downloads, File Under?, Indie, Soundcloud, Uncategorized
Feb
28
2012
Hubble: “Nude Ghost Remixed” (Soundcloud)Posted by Christian Carey in CD preview, File Under?, Indie, Soundcloud, remix, streamNorthern Spy recording artists Hubble, featuring guitarist Ben Greenberg, has just released a remix of “Nude Ghost” via Soundcloud. Hubble Live % = w/ The Men
Feb
22
2012
Lambchop: “Gone Tomorrow”Posted by Christian Carey in CD preview, File Under?, Indie, Merge, Video, YouTube, folk
Feb
22
2012
Musical Water Cooler Chatter: Sleigh Bells on SNL (Video)Posted by Christian Carey in CD preview, File Under?, Indie, TV Appearance, Video, YouTube
Feb
21
2012
Nada Surf: The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy (Review)Posted by Christian Carey in Barsuk, CD Review, File Under?, Indie, Uncategorized, YouTube
Nada Surf The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy If, twenty years and seven albums in to their tenure as a band, Nada Surf aren’t quite as youthful as they once were, they’ve retained a strong sense of connection to the music of their heyday atop the indie pop charts in the mid nineties. On The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy, their latest full length recording for Barsuk, the songs’ lyrics may be more reflective, ruminating on the onset of middle age (“Clear Eye Clouded Mind” and “No Snow on the Mountain”) and casting a backward glance towards departed youth (“Teenage Dreams,” and see “When I Was Young” below). But there’s no bathetic nostalgia here. Rather, the band seems invigorated by the stocktakings. Guitars still crunch with elan, grooves are still propelled with taut energy, and hooks still buoy choruses aplenty. Indeed, the prevailing atmosphere is imbued with a similar zesty ebullience to that found in the power pop on Nada Surf’s earlier albums. Recapturing the enthusiasm of youth while retaining the wisdom of one’s middle years? Sounds like a formula for success, in power pop and in life in general.
Feb
19
2012
FRKWYS Vol. 9: “Happy Song” (Soundcloud)Posted by Christian Carey in Brooklyn, CD preview, File Under?, Indie, Los Angeles, Soundcloud, psych pop, reggae, tags: FRKWYS, Jamaica, LA, RVNG, Sun Araw, The CongosWho thought up the idea of of bringing together Los Angeles post-psychedelic artists M. Geddes Gengras and Sun Araw with famed Jamaican reggae vocal group the Congos to record on the latter’s home terrain? Judging by the first track shared via their label’s Soundcloud page (embed below), “Happy Song,” this is yet another inspired collaboration in FRKWYS’ series of inspired collaborations. From FRKWYS Vol. 9 – Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras meet The Congos – ICON GIVE THANK. Available April 10th, 2012 from RVNG Intl. Released by: RVNG Intl.
Feb
17
2012
St. Vincent: “Cheerleader” from 4AD Session (Video)Posted by Christian Carey in File Under?, Indie, Video, YouTube
Feb
13
2012
Something in BetweenPosted by Christian Carey in 7" single, CD preview, File Under?, Indie, Secretly Canadian, Uncategorized, Video, YouTube, experimental rockDo not adjust your set… ahem… monitor. Porcelain Raft’s video for “Something in Between” includes a number of bleary visuals. But once you get over the initial surprise, it because a fetching display of lights and colors. Much the same can be said for the hazy yet supple music crafted by Mauro Remiddi (Porcelain Raft). “Somewhere in Between” is the B-side to forthcoming single ‘Unless You Speak From Your Heart.’
Feb
12
2012
Wooden Shjips: “Lazy Bones” (Video)Posted by Christian Carey in CD preview, File Under?, Indie, Thrill Jockey, Uncategorized, Video, Vimeo
San Franscisco’s Wooden Shjips has released a video for their song “Lazy Bones.” It features an array of post-psych tropes presented in a fast paced and inexorably fluctuating kaleidoscope. It’s a dizzying sensory overload that’s analogous to much of the music on their latest album, West (out now via Thrill Jockey). |











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