Barely out of their teens, but blessed with a talent that belies their tender years, Wild Swim have – somewhat incredibly – already notched up almost a decade of experience as a band. Richard Sansom (vocals), Carlos Posada (guitar and keyboard), Jacob Lively (bass) and Sam Robinson (drums) have been playing together since they formed at school in Oxford, with Jamie Jay (also guitar and keyboard) joining two years later. “Our first ever gig was at a school concert when we were 11 or 12,” recalls Posada. “That was when Richard was asked [...]
I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning de Bright Eyes ya es disco de oro Conor Oberst ya tiene un disco de oro a su nombre con el álbum del 2005 I'm Wide Awake It's Morning de Bright Eyes , cuyas ventas han superado las 500 mil copias. El disco se lanzó bajo el respaldo de Saddle Creek Records en Omaha, Nebraska, y fue impulsado en gran medida por el sencillo " Lua ", alcanzando lo más alto de la lista se sencillos vendidos, Hot 100 [...]
Conor Oberst now has a Gold record to his name, as Bright Eyes' album I'm Wide Awake It's Morning has just sold over 500,000 copies. The album was released in 2005 on Saddle Creek records in Omaha, NE, spurred largely by the album's lead single and supreme bummer jam "Lua" taking the top spot on the Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. Saddle Creek owner Robb Nansel wrote of the occasion: Saddle Creek recently received notice from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) that the Bright Eyes album I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning has [...]
"To me, Conor Oberst resembles Patti Smith a great deal," R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe told me in an interview back in 2008. "As a performer, as a magnet. He's just got that thing that she's got." The "thing" Stipe refers to has both captivated legions of followers of Oberst's band Bright Eyes, and alienated nearly equal numbers of cynical detractors. Read More...
Carpenter's guitar accompaniment creates a beautiful juxtaposition with Fisher's sorrowful lyrics.
By Colin Joyce Rock and Roll has always been music for and of youth culture. It's ostensibly constructed to warm the loins of adolescents with pockets full of their parent's money—though its not very often that its made by the same kids that consume it all. After all, " Rock and Roll High School " was written by a 28 year old Joey Ramone. But when those high schoolers do manage to get in the game themselves, it carries a certain weight. Whether it's jealousy or inspiration, there's something inarguably engaging about songs penned [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Arcade Fire, White Stripes, Bright Eyes Song: Dead Owls - Only Child [download here ] What's so good? [...]
By Confusion & Constant Gardner A waltz is "dance music in triple meter, written in time signature 3/4-beat. Waltzes typically have one chord per measure, and the accompaniment style particularly associated with the waltz is to play the root of the chord on the first beat, the upper notes on the second and third beats." You don't need to know this to know what a waltz is though. You know a waltz when you hear one, and if you're unsure, just try to tap along to it. If you find yourself doing a "mm-tch-tch, mm-tch-tch" or [...]
Painfully honest, yet intelligently more vague than the group's previous efforts, Bright Eyes knocks this one out of the park. While other musician in sub-genre either faded to nostalgia or mainstream, Conor Oberst and the gang stuck to course and released a whiskey-soaked alt-country masterpiece that seems to have just fallen out of the band members' brains effortlessly. If my hyperboles aren't enough, Oberst's will get you. Beyond the craftsmanship and poetry that this album represents, we see a powerful arsenal of guest appearances. On the opening track, "At The Bottom Of Everything", My Morning [...]
Desaparecidos en 2003 Desaparecidos , la banda de post-hardcore de Conor Oberst ( Bright Eyes ), estrenó hace unas semanas un nuevo single con dos canciones: "Anonymous" (un homenaje al grupo de activistas políticos) y "The Left is Right" (sobre el movimiento Occupy ). Después de 10 años de inactividad, la banda regresó desde el año pasado para lanzar nuevas canciones y nuevo disco. El día de hoy, la banda puso en descarga grauita el feroz tema "Anonymous" para que todo el fin de semana [...]
By Constant Gardner It's Valentine's Day, and you're walking back to your appartment, alone. You walk past couple after fucking couple, holding hands, sitting on park benches, kissing as they wait to cross the street, everywhere. This list isn't for them, with their smug contented smiles and warm, rosy glows. This is for the lonely, the lovelorn, and the self-loathing, those who want to wallow in their despair this Valentine's Day. Have a good one! The National - "Sorrow" What better to start this list than a song called [...]
Bright Eyes sings about the first day of your life in a new home courtesy of Zillow. Zillow Real Estate debuted their first ever commercial for their sleek website. It comes down to a search by address, city or zipcode, and you get a listing of all the available homes [...]
Finally brought to the UK via Songkick Detour and DrownedinSound , Conor Oberst's hardcore band Desaparecidos made it into Camden on a snowy night. TH hipster wallies, Raziq Rauf and Tom Doyle were gently shuffling near to the front pondering what it all means. Here are their musings... 6 things we learnt when we saw Desaparecidos in Camden... 1) For the first couple of [...]
Stream: Desaparecidos - "Anonymous" / "The Left Is Right" Conor Oberst's post-hardcore band Desaparecidos made its return after a ten-year hiatus last year with the " Backsell / MariKKKopa " single, a pair of songs that criticized the music industry and the attitude many anti-immigration activists hold, respectively. The group is now back again with another single, "Anonymous / The Left Is Right," which can be streamed via the SoundCloud widget above. The single continues down the lyrically passionate road of the band's previous single, this time speaking out [...]
My hands hover over a Ouija board. Our hands are almost touching. Our hands are listening to plastic. I’ve begun to decode every last contradicting sentence you said to me, parsing them into Ouija language, spelling our names over and over again, then just our initials, then just yes or no, then sun and moon. I understand the message, but I don’t know if I am communicating with a living human or a departed ghost when the oracle moves to the bottom of the board and you say, “I swear I’m not making this move.” MP3: Bright Eyes- Land [...]
"I got here by the skin of my teeth..." Conor Oberst brought his European tour to a close in Dublin last night revealing the insides of his Bright Eyes/Conor Oberst/Monsters of Folk/Mystic Valley Band suticase to all in attendance in the National Concert Hall . Setlist 01. Big Picture ( Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground ) 02. First Day of My [...]
Ben Gibbard, of DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE fame, and Jimmy Tamborello - otherwise known as THE POSTAL SERVICE and for the much-loved 'Such Great Heights' - have officially announced their first headline shows in almost 10 years. Dates in the US around their appearance at Coachella in April have previously been confirmed, and two UK dates have now been added. The tour announcement comes in time for the deluxe edition reissue of their platinum 2003 release Give Up , through Sub Pop records. [...]
It has been a decade since the indie duo, The Postal Service , have gone on tour. And after releasing some dates on festival lineups, they have announced a full, headlining tour to begin on April 9th in Reno, NV. Death Cab For Cutie 's Ben Gibbard and Dntel 's Jimmy Tamborello will be accompanied by J enny Lewis of Rilo Kiley and Bright [...]
So via Facebook I'm reminded that it is in fact winter and that most of the country has a condemning hatred for it... it's currently 76 in Austin. Regardless of the temperature, I find this time of year once again bringing on those same low feelings that persuade the type of music I get into [...]
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