
Ensemble - Excerpts Οι Ensemble είναι ο εξής ένας. Ονομάζεται Olivier Alary και έχει γεννηθεί στην Τουλούζη. Η μουσική που κάνει είναι «κινηματογραφικ ή» και μελαγχολική pop που έχει δανειστεί πολλά από Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg και λοιπούς Γαλλοβέλγους που εμπνέουν όλους τους καλόγουστους γαλλόφωνους. Ο Alary φέτος κυκλοφόρησε μόλις τον δεύτερό του δίσκο ως Ensemble παρότι συνεργάζεται με την Fat Cat Records απο τα τέλη της δεκαετίας του '90. Ο πρώτος του δίσκος φοράει περήφανα το παράσημο του δίσκου που άκουγε η [...]

It's a big week in terms of quantity and quality, but next to Spoon , I know nothing makes Drake 's week like a new release from Dan Bejar 's Destroyer . -ed. Drake's Take: New Releases 01.25.11 While last week was the first bonafide release day of the year, this week marks the first mother lode drop of 2011, including what many are already designating the album of the year in Destroyer's Kaputt . Besides that, there's Gang of Four [...]

While last week was the first bonafide release day of the year, this week marks the first mother lode drop of 2011, including what many are already designating the album of the year in Destroyer's Kaputt . Besides that, there's Gang of Four's first album of new material in 16 years along with the latest from Iron & Wine, Deerhoof, Lila Ices , John Vanderslice , Sic Alps , Fujiya & Miyagi , Wanda Jackson , Thank You , Ben + Vesper , Say Hi , Delicate [...]
This week's Best New Releases includes new singles from new LPs and EPs from bands all across the indie spectrum. We've been loving The Radio Dept.'s work for about three or four years, so it's just fitting to include a great track from their new singles collection, available now. Following TRD is a terrific, minimalistic, [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe

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weil wir erst kürzlich bei sounds familyre records waren, wäre es sträflich, nicht auf das neue album von ben + vesper zu verweisen. am 25. januar erscheint "honors". es ist das werk einer musikalischen gemeinschaft, die ihre gründe in tiefer verbundenheit findet. und das geht weit über den ehelichen aspekt hinaus. die popselige note, die sich in verklausulierten und dirigierten arrangements wiederfindet, muss erst einmal geboren werden. new england ist der zauberhafte platz, an dem sich die beiden begegneten. die mär berichtet, dass die mittagshitze schnell für einen überspringenden funken sorgte. eine physikalische größe, die heute noch ihre [...]

Muchos streams y mp3. Muchos. Amos Lee: Mission Bell Stream del álbum completo Apex Manor: The Year of Magical Drinking Apex Manor: "Under the Gun" [mp3] Download audio file (underthegun.mp3) [...]

The floodgates have opened this week with a torrent of excellent new releases. I'm really looking forward to diving into Iron & Wine's new LP Kiss Each Other Clean (pictured above) as well as Cold War Kids' Mine Is Yours . Destroyer's Kaputt and Deerhoof's Deerhoof Vs. Evil will be queued up as well. You can check out Iron & Wine's Tiny Desk Concert [...]
The Garden State's musical husband-and-wife team of Ben + Vesper fashion resplendent, left-of-center pop that is as strangely endearing as it is flat-out wonderful. New album Honors , arriving January 25 (Sounds Familyre), has a basic-sounding simplicity in the production style, everything is laid out without clutter or overembelished studio polish. That being said, we can also tell you that Honors is also a marvel of sophisticated pop songwriting, glorious vocal harmonies and creative instrumental arrangements. It's an odd but interesting dichotomy, drawing comparisons to the naked sound of early David Byrne/ Talking Heads, Ben [...]

Knee-Hi Wall The married musical couple Ben + Vesper offer up their newest track Knee-Hi Wall, a delightful duet pop adventure that will be on their January 25th release, Honors. Honors was produced by Daniel Smith and Brian McTear and includes contributions from Sufjan Stevens which could make this album quite amazing. What's fantastic about their sound is how personal it sounds. It's got a fun quirky vibe and it's lovely to hear these two sing together, they harmonize remarkably well and their voices complement each other nicely. The golden oldies 702s vibe, with the keyboard flourishes [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Ben + Vesper : "Knee-Hi Wall" [mp3] from Honors (out January 25th) search for more Ben + Vesper posts at Largehearted Boy Easter Island : "Proud" [mp3] from [...]
The married musical couple Ben + Vesper offer up their second LP of pop adventurousness this January with the release of Honors . The married musical couple Ben + Vesper offer up their second LP of pop adventurousness this month with the release of Honors coming on the uber-packed released day of January 25th via Sounds Familyre Records. The group has taken its time over the past few years to compose these new pop gems in the four years since the lauded debut, All This Could Kill You. Despite the time Ben Stamper spent writing the new songs,...
Through pounding piano and delicate, spot-on harmony, husband-and-wife duo Ben + Vesper has created an eerily honest and rich single in "My Father's Eyes," from the pair's sophomore album, Honors, due out January 25 on Sounds Familyre. Inspired by Ben Stamper's childhood, the song alludes to the stern, but equally compassionate, look he would receive [...]
Ben + Vesper's anticipated sophomore release, HONORS, is slated for release in January, and the buzz that accompanies it is well deserved. The album's 12-tracks find the New Jersey couple redefining their penchant for vivid storytelling accompanied by layers of sound, joined by notable musicians like Sufjan Stevens. Check out "My Father's Eyes" from HONORS which is slated for January 25 release
How do I know the summer is officially over? Because all the music industry folks are working. How do I know all the music industry folks are working? Because the Consequence of Sound inbox is chock full of emails, many of which feature brand new mp3s. Thus, our Friday Mixtape is again jam packed. We have new singles from Kanye West, Memory Tapes, Fang Island, and The So So Glos, plus remixes from Ariel Pink and The Gaslamp Killer. And, as always, our partner site, Cover Me , provides a whole bunch of quality covers. So please enjoy everything [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Ben + Vesper : "My Father's Eyes" [mp3] from Honors (out January 25th) search for more Ben + Vesper posts at Largehearted Boy Blonde Summer : "Cathode Ray" [mp3] from [...]
BEN + VESPER'S HONORS OUT JANUARY 25, 2011 ON SOUNDS FAMILYRE As previously announced, the husband and wife duo of Ben + Vesper will be releasing their sophomore full-length, HONORS, January 25, 2011 on Sounds Familyre. In the lead up to the release, the band is giving listeners a taste of what's to come by sharing album track, "My Father's Eyes". On this new single, Ben + Vesper stand shoulder-to-shoulder belting out the disquiet and solace of an omnipresent fatherly interest, while the deft rhythm section creates a bounce prevalent throughout the new album. As Jessica [...]
Our friend Will Wiesenfeld has had a fantastic year. His debut LP Cerulean is adored in all kinds of independent circles, and he supposedly impressed everybody at CMJ. Enjoy previously unreleased jam "Pop Song." Baths - Pop Song Next up is a new track from Tobacco, featuring Zackey Force Funk. It's just as grimy and [...]

auf temporary residence ganz frisch aus der presse der neuling namens "pyramid of the sun" dieser wirklich erfahrenen truppe, der appetizer ist schon mal der hammer, eine wall- sound- fahrt: maserati - we got the system to fight the system sie sind unter dem genre psychedelic pop abzulegen und stammen aus montreal, mit "anthems for a doomed youth" legen sie am 02. november (rainbow quartz) ihren neuling vor, darauf: zeitloser powerpop, untermalt von folkigen elementen und shoegaze parts: the high dials - [...]