It is a gorgeous notion at its core, mirroring images of multi-culty folks, paws locked or arm and arm, hugging trees and drinking Cokes. This imagery, however, isn’t the stuff of reality if you pay society too much attention. Lucky for me, for as I run from the images of discord into the arms of… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Harmony.
[MP3] Maria Taylor: “Tunnel Vision”
Um, how did this one just pass me by? Maybe because it premiered in the Wall Street Journal (everyone loves indie!). Whatever, all that matters is that Maria Taylor is coming back with a new album,Ā Something About Knowing. It drops October 29 (via Saddle Creek) so that’s really all I’ll be listening to at the… Continue reading [MP3] Maria Taylor: “Tunnel Vision”
Peggy Sue: “Idle”
Tragic events have afflicted my hometown this past week, one hitting closer to me personally, but both just as heartbreaking. It’s the small things in life that we don’t pay any attention to until it’s too late, and often not even then, that help us become whole. We all work. We all look for a… Continue reading Peggy Sue: “Idle”
GEMS: “Medusa”
Oh yeah. I am feeling GOOD about this song. “Medusa” is the title track off GEMS’ forthcoming EP and it is instantly mesmerizing. The juxtaposition of the strong-bodied female alto with the deep male bass is near perfect, and even more so when the falsetto harmony rings out. (In other news, there was a bizarre… Continue reading GEMS: “Medusa”
Fossil Collective: “Half Light”
Fossil Collective is in the midst of a strong run of single releases lately as they prepare to officially releaseĀ The WaterĀ EP. The Leeds duo knows not to add extraneous noise to their enchanting vocals. The piano and acoustic guitar are all we need for the delicate, magnetic track. Simple is better. The Water EP is… Continue reading Fossil Collective: “Half Light”
Colorful Electricity: The Naked and Famous
In 2011, New Zealand’s The Naked and Famous released their synth-pop debut Passive Me, Aggressive You; which included the sugary electro-pop anthem “Young Blood,” which hit the radio like a runaway train carrying a cargo of starburst choruses, metallic synths, and soaring vocals. With comparisons to early MGMT floating around the blogosphere (which wasn’t fair,… Continue reading Colorful Electricity: The Naked and Famous
[soundscape] and here, instead.
photo: ‘for everything.’ song: secret players society – “keep me” ‘now rushed into this brightness, as if by a shutter that, once opened, can never be closed.’ — billy collins it’s something i think about regularly, whether the smoke from a cigarette i inhaled two years ago on the beach in california, or the mountains… Continue reading [soundscape] and here, instead.
Nothing Romantic About UK’s Savages
“The world used to be silent / Now it has too many voices.” – Savages (Silence Yourself Manifesto) As I prepare to see Savages at theĀ Fonda TheatreĀ in L.A. tonight, I look back at my first experience seeing this band earlier this year. Jerking her head back-and-forth, with sudden and purposeful movements, Jehnny Beth’s dark, piercing… Continue reading Nothing Romantic About UK’s Savages
THUMPERS: “Unkinder (A Tougher Love)”
I haven’t really been posting about “popular” indie music lately, but it doesn’t mean I’m not enjoying it. So I figured I’d take a break from my recent experimental folk pop and provide a danceable new tune from THUMPERS, a duo from London. They’re expected to release their debut full length in early 2014 via… Continue reading THUMPERS: “Unkinder (A Tougher Love)”
[MP3] The Landing: “Strange Charm”
The Landing’s “Strange Charm” is a soft piano falsetto track that’s right in my wheelhouse. Not overly experimental, which keeps it listenable, but still layered and sophisticated. It’s pretty; it’s hopeful; it’s mesmerizing. Go ahead and take the plunge. The Landing on the web | Facebook