The National, but happy and fanciful instead of dark and brooding. The Annuals, without the early days of throaty screaming? Kinda like Arcade Fire, but less intense. If Arcade Fire met Freelance Whales, and they had a Scandinavian baby. There are so many comparisons that can be tossed around when it comes to the… [Read more…]
While it may not be fresh-off-the-shelves new, I felt it necessary to shine some light on one of my favorite artists and give you a taste of their recent EP. Experimental-prog rock band Evaline have been delighting my earbuds ever since I discovered their 2006 EP Postpartum Modesty: A Portrait of Skin. A dazzling, tireless… [Read more…]
Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody has teamed up with an array of talented musicians, including Peter Buck from R.E.M., indie sensation M. Ward, Tom Smith of Editors, former Snow Patrol member Iain Archer, Richard Colburn of Belle & Sebastian, and the lovely Zooey Deschannel of She & Him for his solo debut album under the… [Read more…]
Pop-rock quartet The Lonely Forest are set to release their debut album on September 14th on the newly formed label Trans, which is headed by Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla. The new album, titled Arrows, was also recorded, mixed, and engineered by Walla.
In an effort to get back into a regular blogging schedule, we’ve come up with a new series of posts for all to enjoy. The first in that series, is New Music Mondays, where we’ll highlight a new artist we discovered that week. Stay tuned for more updates and enjoy this week’s edition of New… [Read more…]
August 30, 2010 by emma.s.
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