Download: Alina Simone – "Black Water" Download: Alina Simone – "Saw-Edged Grass" She's already earned plaudits from publications like Pitchforkmedia, Magnet, The New Yorker, and Time Out New York, and for good reason. Alina Simone 's songs, driven by her razor voice, are heart-stomping marvels. She puts it out there in the manner of the early non-Starbucks-y Cat Power/PJ Harvey with a little of that Sleater-Kinney swagger, but she has her own voice, though. Her voice and guitar sit impossibly high in the mix, with every note hanging [...]
Download: Alina Simone – "Black Water" Download: Alina Simone – "Saw-Edged Grass" She's already earned plaudits from publications like Pitchforkmedia, Magnet, The New Yorker, and Time Out New York, and for good reason. Alina Simone 's songs, driven by her razor voice, are heart-stomping marvels. She puts it out there in the manner of the early non-Starbucks-y Cat Power/PJ Harvey with a little of that Sleater-Kinney swagger, but she has her own voice, though. Her voice and guitar sit impossibly high in the mix, with every note hanging [...]
Each weekday, My Morning Download introduces you to some of the coolest new music on the web. We clear through the noise so you don't have to. Meet Alina Simone who was born in the Ukraine and grew up in Massacheusetts. She's an incredibly talented new singer-songwriter on the indie rock scene and she releases her debut album Placelessness on August 21. Good chance that if you like PJ Harvey,
Here's a couple I discovered this week that deserve the serious rotations they've been getting. Saw Edged Grass - Alina Simone Alina Simone Alina's myspace Via the Pitch 2080 - Yeasayer Yeasayer myspace via Gorilla vs [...]
Download: Summer Hymns -- "Start Swimming" Download: Alina Simone -- "Black Water" Friday, July 27th—Caledonia Lounge (Happy Hour show), Athens, GA—Free Go There Now! Summer Hymns . Zachary Gresham's long-running project Summer Hymns just released what might be its finest album ever, 2006's Backward Masks, a cohesing of the band's experimental and traditional elements. Summer Hymns' songs are bittersweet and frequently lovely, but they come imbued with a shocking and caustic wit, which often translates to the band's free-flowing live performances. [...]
Download: Summer Hymns -- "Start Swimming" Download: Alina Simone -- "Black Water" Friday, July 27th—Caledonia Lounge (Happy Hour show), Athens, GA—Free Go There Now! Summer Hymns . Zachary Gresham's long-running project Summer Hymns just released what might be its finest album ever, 2006's Backward Masks, a cohesing of the band's experimental and traditional elements. Summer Hymns' songs are bittersweet and frequently lovely, but they come imbued with a shocking and caustic wit, which often translates to the band's free-flowing live performances. [...]
I don't usually do a "10 Reasons" post on a Monday, but I have some really good stuff this time. And while you're here, check out the sidebar for a Pearl Jam giveaway . Also, any D.C.-area fans out there who are free on Thursday night? If you want, hit me with an e-mail for free tickets to see Redwalls and Robbers on High Street at Arlington's Iota on Thursday, July 5! So: Here's 10 great reasons to listen here for [...]
The "name the influence" game, whether or not it turns out to be accurate, is way too tempting to play. It's just plain lazy to say a band sounds like "XTC and Journey carpooling to a Clap Your Hands Say Yeah show," but sometimes it's the most succinct way to sum up a band's sound. Reductive yes, but also succinct. When I first listened to Alina Simone's record Placelessness, many names starting coming to mind: PJ Harvey, Sleater-Kinney, Chan Marshall, Patti Smith. The influences seem obvious, and why not? Who wouldn't want to sound like those artists? Alina Simone -...
Alina Simone's debut solo album, Placelessness, is released August 14th. One of my favorite singer-songwriters, Simone has been chronicling her experiences (and life) as an indie musician at MOG in a blog titled, My So-Called Indie Rock Blog . Alina Simone : "Black Water" [mp3] from Placelessness Alina Simone : "Saw-Edged Grass" [mp3] from Placelessness other Alina Simone music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws [...]
from the onion at this point i hate the iphone much like jerry, elaine, kramer and george hated the drake. well, looky what we have here. i was pretty pscyed to find after waking up from nine hour slumber that a promotion company was kind enough to send me info on the upcoming adam franklin, ex-swervedriver, record. one thing i found interesting [...]
Alina Simone first caught my ear on the wonderful Yerbird folk compilation record (are you tired of me mentioning that record yet?). Her contribution – Gunshots – was a powerful, slow burner that made me wonder how I had overlooked her EP. Needless to say, I was super excited when her debut full-length ended up in my mailbox. Placelessness , like that song, is a showcase for Alina's vocals. Undoubtedly, the Ukraine born singer has a cannon for a mouthpiece, but a booming voice isn't the only thing needed to make a great record. [...]
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The Artificial Sea Genre: Indie / Electronica / Experimental From: Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn duo, The Artificial Sea, fashion melancholic, smoky jazz infused soundscapes that quietly crawl out of the speakers like silent tears from a weeping madonna. Like a Lamb/Bjork trip hop supergroup their haunting, etherael, slightly edgy music hints at a record collection that includes The Cranes, Portishead, Everything But The Girl, Tuxedo Moon and Massive Attack. [...]
Got a nice email from Alina Simone ( here ) the other day with news of her new album on a new label. It included links to two songs that I wasn't supposed to publish. However I think I've successfully gotten around that with a song linked from Alina's SxSW page. Here's a song off her debut record, Placelessness , due out this summer on 54 40 Or Fight . The song "Saw Edged Grass" from Placelessness has upped the ante with a more aggressive, dynamic sound. Catch Alina [...]
Here's part two of a mp3 mix featuring just a few of the many free music downloads found online in the SXSW 2007 band showcases. ox (pictured above) miss idaho [mp3] showcase the procession major and minor [mp3] showcase alina simone saw-edged grass [mp3 showcase daylights for the birds worlds away [mp3] showcase [...]
Two artists, one post? What gives? "Lately you be posting like MC Hammer on crack Mr. Earfarm." Noooo, that's not true. There's reason to the madness. Check it. The Mayan Empire Recording Empire is a brand new digital label started by Bryan and Mary (of Ruined Music fame among many other things ) and this is what they have to say about their first release: Musicians Alina Simone and Gabriel Miller-Phillips grew up a few miles from each other in Massachusetts and attended the same small [...]
The Mayan Empire is a new record label formed by Bryan Bruchman of Man in Gray and the music blog, Subinev . The first release will be a split EP featuring LHB favorite Alina Simone and singer-songwriter Gabriel Miller-Phillips . Alina Simone : "Winter in Massachussetts" [mp3] @myspace other music blog posts: @elbo.ws @hype Gabriel Miller-Phillips : "24 Karat Man" [mp3] [...]
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