It's hard not to accuse these guys of being unoriginal. The sound is unmistakably 60s surfer/garage rock. Yet the charm with which they pull it off and the comfort with which they do it makes this a rather good listen.
Allah Las Official Website.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fiJYecS0vU0]
Friday, 11 May 2012
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Exitmusic
Band of the moment, a husband and wife combo, Exitmusic's 'The Sea' shimmers, swells, recedes and... entertains.
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Their new LP will be out on 22 May, and I'm really looking forward to it. I have also added the Secretly Canadian record label to our list of resources.
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Their new LP will be out on 22 May, and I'm really looking forward to it. I have also added the Secretly Canadian record label to our list of resources.
Bibelots
Up and coming London band Bibelots caught my attention recently.
A band that aren't ashamed to wear their Britpop influences on their sleeves, which is no band thing when it results in great songs such as their latest, The Revolution Will Be Digitised. I have a feeling this is a band to watch out for in the near future.
You can get a free (and legit) copy of the song here. There's also a couple more songs you can download at their official website, the link to which is just underneath.
Official Website.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3RyXLnulWVg]
A band that aren't ashamed to wear their Britpop influences on their sleeves, which is no band thing when it results in great songs such as their latest, The Revolution Will Be Digitised. I have a feeling this is a band to watch out for in the near future.
You can get a free (and legit) copy of the song here. There's also a couple more songs you can download at their official website, the link to which is just underneath.
Official Website.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3RyXLnulWVg]
More different...
Ok my next something different is way different. Let me preface this by saying not only do I love music, I love games too. I mean I do love a great game to while way some down time or to get my mind off of things while I try and dream up some ridiculous theme for a set. So Just like with how indie music has some fantastic artists, there are some fantastic indie developers out in the game world too! So with all this being said there is this fantastic site that combines the best of both of my worlds. They support Indie games as well as music and let you buy games, albums etc for whatever price you want to pay. Best of all, they allow you to determine what portion of your payment goes to the artists / developers/ *charities they support* and of course to support the fantastic site. So now after all of my blabbing I hope it has piqued at least some of your folks' curiosity and you end up enjoying this site as much as I do. So with no further ado let me provide you with a link to Indie Gala!
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Have You Heard The Latest From France?
This song, from one-woman outfit Melody's Echo Chamber, is burning up the indie music blogs right about now. This taste makes me reallish that the CD was out right now! Give a listen to the Soundcloud stream from Fat Possum Records and let me know what you think of the song.
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From the RCRD LBL site: "A melody? Not really. Echo chamber? That's about right. A new tune from this one-woman, mysterious project was mixed by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker and sports all the psychedelic charm you'd except to emanate from under his thumb. Two-thirds of the way through, "Crystallized" really starts to drive as the Parisian songstress' coasting vocals get put on the back-burner."
"Crystallized" will be released on 7" via Fat Possum later this year. She will also be touring the US this Fall.
[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/44958720" iframe="true" /]
From the RCRD LBL site: "A melody? Not really. Echo chamber? That's about right. A new tune from this one-woman, mysterious project was mixed by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker and sports all the psychedelic charm you'd except to emanate from under his thumb. Two-thirds of the way through, "Crystallized" really starts to drive as the Parisian songstress' coasting vocals get put on the back-burner."
"Crystallized" will be released on 7" via Fat Possum later this year. She will also be touring the US this Fall.
Animal Kingdom Drops 2nd Album
Animal Kingdom released their second album yesterday - The Looking Away. This is the follow up to 2009's Signs and Wonders, and although they've kept their basic sound - emotive indie ballads sprinkled with some catchy pop touches - The Looking Away is a bit more upbeat than Signs and Wonders.
"Straw Man" reminds me a lot of a song you'd hear on Death Cab for Cutie's Transatlanticism, slow and soulful with an overlying vocal seemingly crooned in moments of pure emotion. Conversely, the first single, "Strange Attractor" (which is becoming ubiquitous here in the States on TV shows that like to showcase new artists), resonates the catchy Brit-pop inspired sounds we're hearing from bands like fun. and Neon Trees. The other eight tracks are all somewhere in the continuum of these styles.
Although I've enjoyed the album on my first listens, and Strange Attractor has been an earbug since I first started hearing it on AltNation, the album overall lacks a definite progression and flow. The songs are all good in their own ways, but you could play this on shuffle and not lose the experience of the album itself. This is after all only a sophomore effort, but approach it with an attitude of enjoying the songs as a collection of singles.
Check out the official video for Strange Attractor here:
"Straw Man" reminds me a lot of a song you'd hear on Death Cab for Cutie's Transatlanticism, slow and soulful with an overlying vocal seemingly crooned in moments of pure emotion. Conversely, the first single, "Strange Attractor" (which is becoming ubiquitous here in the States on TV shows that like to showcase new artists), resonates the catchy Brit-pop inspired sounds we're hearing from bands like fun. and Neon Trees. The other eight tracks are all somewhere in the continuum of these styles.
Although I've enjoyed the album on my first listens, and Strange Attractor has been an earbug since I first started hearing it on AltNation, the album overall lacks a definite progression and flow. The songs are all good in their own ways, but you could play this on shuffle and not lose the experience of the album itself. This is after all only a sophomore effort, but approach it with an attitude of enjoying the songs as a collection of singles.
Check out the official video for Strange Attractor here:
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Broken Needles - Abattoir Song
So...I don't really know much about this band and can't find a useful clip. Their album is fabulous. A hard decision for which song to feature here but this is my current favourite. You can sample all of the album from this link anyway.
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