In recent years lo-fi indie music has steadily risen up, like a giant cumulus nimbus, reaching it's uppermost heights with the likes of Toro Y Moi , or Beach House , or Tennis - or any others from the multitude of artists that seem to fry their music by utilising the power of the sun through the magnifying glass that is Stereogum or Gorrila vs Bear . Today we bring you the next in line on the horizon, the Brooklyn-based Ex-Cops . Just like their genre-mates, this is atmospheric mood music, [...]
In a lot of ways, I look at my youth . . . my days in high school, that is, as a very blessed time. Sure, I went through my various growing pains like any adolescent, but I was fortunate to have a soundtrack to accompany me through some of those tougher times. I was even more fortunate to have that soundtrack come from a home grown place. In the late 80’s/early 90’s, sleepy coast town San Diego was home to a vibrant, eclectic, and passionate group of musicians. It was a time when genre borders were crossed with nary [...]
IN CASE OF EVACUATION , remain calm and allow Exploding In Sound to be your guide. It is amazing what can be accomplished in the span of two and a half years. Since the inception of Exploding In Sound, their aim has been to bring great new music to an ever growing audience. A simplistic mission statement from one music obsessed fan with a desire to help the artists that deserve to be heard. Now comes the newest release in the beloved compilation series… IN CASE OF EVACUATION, with a line-up that can't [...]
You know the drill (and if you don't, you soon will): skip this word stuff and head tuneward. The Long Blondes - Here Comes The Serious Bit mp3 EZ Basic - I Can Only Break Your Heart mp3 - Thanks to Coast Is Clear for the headsup. A Place To Bury Strangers - My Weakness mp3 Black Helicopter - Buick Electra mp3 Mobius Band - Baby, We’ll Be Fine (National cover) mp3 Ric Menck - Hey War Pigs mp3
Feb 29, 2008, 12:38pm
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Song Black Helicopter ~ " Buick Electra " download (via SXSW ) This is another band I found out about from the SXSW player. They had black in the title and Helicopter is a cool word (wasn't Airwolf a black helicopter?). It doesn't take much to get me to listen to a band, but something needs to be there for me to like the sounds. Check out the song from the trio out of Beantown. [...]
Back By Popular Demand - As a new series.... Blow Off Some Steam!!! Editor's Prologue: Regular readers know I am upbeat and positive pretty much every day but everybody gets upset, stressed out and angry when put under the right circumstances. I last posted an angry song selection back in January and it was VERY POPULAR . So popular in fact, it was a little scary. Here we go again... [...]
Edgy? Sometimes Life Pushes and Pushes and Well, We all have our limits. Damn this feels good - Angry Songs for Stressful Days! Shut Up by artist "Niagra" Speeding Violations - Parking Tickets Passive Aggressive Co-Workers Idiots and Imbeciles Unfair Expectations and Deadlines [...]
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