Coltrane Motion, an indie-rock duo from Chicago, recently released their newest album, Hello Ambition!, which combines electro synth with hazy guitar. Michael Bond, the vocalist, has become a friend of ours through music blogging forums and the like, and recently let us know about Hello Ambition!. I knew he used to write a music blog,… Continue reading Coltrane Motion releases new album Hello Ambition!
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In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
I don’t know about you, but I forgive Jim Joyce. He’s obviously a good guy, and mistakes happen. Armando Galarraga, meanwhile, has become one of my most (and I’m sure basically everyone else’s) respected players in the game. In other news, this season of Friday Night Lights (the show’s fourth) has helped ease my pain… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
Sam Billen returns, covers Passion Pit
Remember our friend Sam Billen, who brilliantly covered The Postal Service’s “This Place is a Prison” (among others)? He’s now providing the latest from his covers and remix album, Removers, this time taking on Passion Pit’s “To Kingdom Come”. But what about the “fragile, melancholic ting”, you ask? Still there, don’t worry. Get Removers for free here.… Continue reading Sam Billen returns, covers Passion Pit
[MP3] Candy Claws: “Silent Time of Earth”
Another great mellowed-out track by Candy Claws, the beach-loving Coloradans who keep giving and giving. The new album, Hidden Lands, sounds promising so far, although its August 3 release date (previously July 20) comes unfortunately at the tail-end of summer. What am I supposed to listen to for the other two months of summer while… Continue reading [MP3] Candy Claws: “Silent Time of Earth”
Young Rival makes solid indie rock ‘n’ roll on eponymous debut
Ontario-based three-piece Young Rival know how to make some good-old fashioned indie rock ‘n’ roll. Since their 2008 EP, Young Rival, the band has opened for Born Ruffians, signed to Canadian label Sonic Unyon and toured the hell out of Canada. “Your Island,” a single from the EP, earned them some blog love and gave… Continue reading Young Rival makes solid indie rock ‘n’ roll on eponymous debut
Los Apson
It’s hard to find a lot of information about 1960s Mexican Rock ‘n’ Roll band Los Apson, primarily because Google translator has a hard time accurately making Spanish websites into English (lame). But from what I can tell, they were a talented group of musicians who covered English songs for a Mexican crowd, on top… Continue reading Los Apson
Electric Tickle Machine’s Blew It Again to finally see wide release on June 29
Electric Tickle Machine powered themselves onto the indie pop scene pretty strong last year, as their debut album, Blew It Again, was a breath of fresh air for a lot of people who just needed a jubilant sound (and sexual innuendos / not really innuendos at all) to jump start their days. Blew It Again initially… Continue reading Electric Tickle Machine’s Blew It Again to finally see wide release on June 29
1960s Mexican group Los Beatniks does the “Tampico Twist”
In 1962, Mexican rock ‘n’ roll group Los Beatniks did a song called “Tampico Twist.” The song was recorded the same year by Bill Haley and His Comets, but my internet research this morning yielded no more information about either the band (not to be confused with Argentinean band of the same name) or the… Continue reading 1960s Mexican group Los Beatniks does the “Tampico Twist”
[MP3] Beat Radio: “The Best and the Brightest”
Beat Radio, aka Brian Sendrowitz, recently provided us (not an exclusive “us” – rather “all of us”) with the latest mp3, “The Best and the Brightest”, from his monthly “singles 2010” project. We basically get free mp3s every month. Not much else to it. Awesome, right? This one’s a winner from the outset (not that… Continue reading [MP3] Beat Radio: “The Best and the Brightest”
Stars release music video for “Fixed”
Stars just released the music video for “Fixed”, the first single off their forthcoming album The Five Ghosts, which we previously posted about here. Watch this “still photos vs. warped-band-that-looks-like-it’s-playing-on-speed” video below (it’s actually quite cool), and get yourselves reacquainted with the Canadians. Stars – “Fixed” [MP3] [youtube width=”540″ height=”360″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jdZdVmEuk[/youtube]