Author: Jamie

[Hype Hype Hooray] Because I CARE about your Halloween playlists

Every [two weeks?] Jamie Hale takes a long, hard look at the music industry and the blog scene that feeds it. Here, he releases those findings and makes snarky, sarcastic remarks. Admittedly, both Jamie and Knox Road are a part of this scene. So sue us. Normally this column would be used to talk snark… Continue reading [Hype Hype Hooray] Because I CARE about your Halloween playlists

[MP3] Reading Rainbow: “Always On My Mind”

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16203739[/vimeo] Philadelphia duo Reading Rainbow has already made some great stuff I’m not afraid to admit I love. Most recently, they sat down with Philadelphia-based Shaking Through to record three tracks, one of which, “Always On My Mind” was featured and for good reason! The fuzzy pop track harkens back to recent bands like Dum… Continue reading [MP3] Reading Rainbow: “Always On My Mind”

Mountain Goats’ Darnielle takes iPhone onstage, sings into it at show

Mountain Goats’ frontman/pretty much only man John Darnielle is known for being a bit eccentric, especially onstage. Self-proclaimed Darnielle fan Brandon Korch found this out first hand while filming him, touring as duo The Extra Lens, during a show at D.C.’s Rock and Roll Hotel on Wednesday. About halfway through the track, Darnielle notices Korch,… Continue reading Mountain Goats’ Darnielle takes iPhone onstage, sings into it at show

[MP3] Chad Valley: “Ensoniq Funk”/”Up And Down”

Here’s a couple of fun tracks from upbeat Oxford grooveman Chad Valley. The style is mindboggling, with synth and beats flying around your head like those keys from that scene in the first Harry Potter movie. Well if each of those keys was making just one note in this song. Right? Harry Potter anyone? Well… Continue reading [MP3] Chad Valley: “Ensoniq Funk”/”Up And Down”

[MP3] MillionYoung: “Calrissian”

MillionYoung, who is Florida’s Mike Diaz, will be playing at I Guess I’m Floating’s upcoming Floating Fest at CMJ and the blog has graciously shared his fantastic track “Calrissian.” The song has the sort of washed out, ambient vocals we’ve come to love in today’s indie scene, with rambling Discovery-esque synth and straight-up Christmas bells.… Continue reading [MP3] MillionYoung: “Calrissian”

M.I.A. releases “Bedroom To The Hallway To The Road To The World” to continue to make some kind of point?

M.I.A.’s latest album got panned pretty roundly, and in seemingly some kind of face-saving apology, the indie-rapper has been releasing a handful of new standalone tracks. The newest of said tracks, “Bedroom To The Hallway To The Road To The World,” is a sort of droning, typical M.I.A. b-side that honestly I think most people… Continue reading M.I.A. releases “Bedroom To The Hallway To The Road To The World” to continue to make some kind of point?

Arcade Fire make a personalized, interactive video for “We Used To Wait”

Well this is something new and different. The Arcade Fire have always been into pushing the themes of their albums and the suburban angst from their latest, The Suburbs, is no more clear than in their new video for “We Used To Wait.” The music video website asks you to first enter the address of… Continue reading Arcade Fire make a personalized, interactive video for “We Used To Wait”

[Stream/MP3] Sufjan Stevens: “I Walked”

Well Sufjan really likes surprises. First the out-of-nowhere All Delighted People EP, then the news of his long-awaited new full-length, The Age of Adz, and now a stream of one of the tracks from Adz! This guy knows just what we want and he’s delivering. The track is definitely not quite what we’re used to from… Continue reading [Stream/MP3] Sufjan Stevens: “I Walked”

Sufjan announces new album, “The Age of Adz”

The day has come! Put down your worn-out copy of Illinois and get ready for The Age of Adz, Sufjan Stevens’ LOOOONG awaited new (song-based) album. On the heels of the mysteriously surprising All Delighted People EP last week, Sufjan has announced the release of the new album (pronounced The Age Of Odds) officially due out… Continue reading Sufjan announces new album, “The Age of Adz”