Grant Olsen, the Arthur portion of Seattleās Arthur & Yu, is gearing up to release his debut solo album. Using the moniker Gold Leaves, Olsen will release his album, The Ornament, on the Hardly Art label on August 16th. From the sound of the first single, also called āThe Ornamentā, Gold Leavesā music lands solidly… Continue reading Notable Album Release: Gold Leaves – The Ornament
Tag: Indie Pop
Twintapes
Twintapes are Pavel and Jon. From the info on their Facebook page, they live in different cities (though, apparently “based” in Brooklyn), but you’d hardly know it by listening to their music. The sound depicts happier days in colorful ways. Think of a better description and you win. Twintapes – “Painting Ocean Dreams” [MP3] Twintapes… Continue reading Twintapes
[MP3] Letting Up Despite Great Faults: “Teenage Tide”
Having become a staple on Knox Road and one of our good friends from our few years of blogging, electronic pop masterminds Letting Up Despite Great Faults will continue to get play here as long they keep making music we love. They recently released a new track off their forthcoming EP, Paper Crush, for free… Continue reading [MP3] Letting Up Despite Great Faults: “Teenage Tide”
Fialta
Let’s take it back to 2004 like we’re listening to The Format or Guillemots again. Popular indie music has recently transformed into a “my stuff must be weirder than anything you’ve heard in your life for me to be cool” thought process. Well, you know who doesn’t fall into that fast-becoming quicksand? Fialta, a fun-loving… Continue reading Fialta
Jhameel
Jhameel makes fun music. Out of Berkeley, it’s hard to classify the sound as, well, anything. In my book, that’s usually a good thing, as long as the sound flows. And in Jhameel’s case the music flows like a river with streams of life. (That’s from some random hymn I just found online. I can’t… Continue reading Jhameel
Crash Collect
It shouldn’t come as much surprise that I’m featuring Crash Collect a few days after profiling Nijae Draine (the lead singer). Crash Collect relies less heavily on Draine’s voice than her solo material and incorporates a good deal of electronica. The duo’s sound is poppy and experimental, crescendoing and decrescendoing at unique times. I can… Continue reading Crash Collect
The Downer Party
The Downer Party’s name makes sense, I guess. The songs aren’t exactly the happiest stories in the world (downer), but their sounds burst with life (party!). Insightful, right? I know! Thanks. The foursome is based out of San Francisco and is readying a new EP, Cities, set to drop April 1. The album captures the… Continue reading The Downer Party
Pastel Group
It’s Free EP Friday! Pastel Group, out of Boston (in case you can’t tell from the album title below), began as the solo project of singer/songwriter Nick Pastel and turned into a threesome after the first songs were recorded. Now we have the privilege of hearing guy-girl harmonies with the original experimental pop. You can… Continue reading Pastel Group
[MP3] All The Damn Kids: “The Books Stop Here”
Wow. I can’t believe it has taken me this long to find and post about All The Damn Kids, a five-member Sheffield (UK) based indie-pop band. (Actually, I can believe it as I’ve been out of town away from any sort of competent internet outside my cell phone, but dramatic effect works wonders, right? On… Continue reading [MP3] All The Damn Kids: “The Books Stop Here”
[MP3] Bettie Serveert: “Deny All”
Woooooo! Look who’s back: the one and only Bettie Serveert, those lovely Dutch rockers. Carol Van Dyk sounds like a rejuvenated soul on “Deny All”, the lead single off their first new release in four years, Pharmacy Of Love, which is set to drop March 23 via Second Motion Records. “Deny All” is alllll up… Continue reading [MP3] Bettie Serveert: “Deny All”