Hero and Leander are five guys and one special lady out of Liverpool, Essex, and Reading, fusing energetic pop with darker overtones for a scintillating sound. Three-part harmonies dominate the landscape on “Una,” the first single off their debut E.P. to be released this summer. It’s one lively listen. Hero and Leander – “Una” [MP3]… Continue reading [MP3] Hero and Leander: “Una”
Tag: Pop
Notable Album Release: Butcher The Bar – For Each A Future Tethered
Butcher The Bar is Joel Nicholson out of Rotherham, UK, who last graced our ears with his debut album three years ago, Sleep At Your Own Speed. He’s back and at ’em come June 21, the date he releases his follow up album, For Each A Future Tethered, via one of my favorites, Morr Music.… Continue reading Notable Album Release: Butcher The Bar – For Each A Future Tethered
[MP3] Little Owl: “Black on White”
Little Owl. Piercing gaze. Tethered to its own fright. Little Owl – “Black on White” [MP3] Little Owl on Facebook
[MP3] YesYou: “Half Of It”
Certainly not me, but definitely this Brisbane producer duo (Jono Kirkham and Gav Parry, aka YesYou), who enjoy the help of James O’Brien (of The Boat People) and the St. Margaret Angelican Girls’ School Choir on vocals for the first single, “Half Of It”, off their forthcoming dance pop debut. You know what? I’m impressed… Continue reading [MP3] YesYou: “Half Of It”
[MP3] Color of Clouds: “Sleep”
Yes, it’s true; new music from Knox Road favorite, Color of Clouds! Dan sent us their new four-song EP, Tiny Hammers, to be digitally released May 17, and it shows a new side of CoC. I’m providing the track “Sleep” below, as it best represents the slight change in sound. Kelli Scarr’s vocals are still… Continue reading [MP3] Color of Clouds: “Sleep”
Winter Villains
So, interesting story. Mostly. Late last night, I was listening to a new band, as has become par for the course writing a music blog and all. (End of story. Just kidding!) I quickly became enamored with their sound, and decided to check everyones’s best friendĀ last.fm to see if any tags were associated with the… Continue reading Winter Villains
Notable Album Release: Falcon – Disappear
Brooklyn’s Falcon are set to self-release their debut full-length, Disappear (which you can already download on Bandcamp),Ā on May 17. They’ve toyed around a bit with the Falcon EP in 2008 and composed a soundtrack to author Daniel Wallace’s illustrated book O’Great Rosenfeld. But what’s really interesting here is that Falcon’s songs were written by two… Continue reading Notable Album Release: Falcon – Disappear
[MP3] Cisco Adler & The Pigeons: “Body Language”
Looks like Cisco Adler & The Pigeons’ “Body Language” has been floating around for quite some time, but a fully mastered/finished version was recently posted on Bananabeat Records’ website for free consumption. It’s not so similar to the music we typically post here (then again, we try not to fully pigeonhole (so sorry) ourselves), but… Continue reading [MP3] Cisco Adler & The Pigeons: “Body Language”
The Pear Traps
So, I’ve had to listen to my fair share of lo-fi over the past few years or so as I’ve become a music “blogger” and the scene has changed to hype the bedroom rock stars. I used to really dislike the sound; why would I listen to such raspy music when I could hear higher… Continue reading The Pear Traps
Teletextile
I don’t know how I missed Teletextile. They’ve been on all sorts of our friends’ sites and have performed at CMJ, among many other nearby places, yet only now am I hearing their music. Guess I should actually listen to something aside from what we post here…novel and modest idea, huh? Anyway, it took a… Continue reading Teletextile