The bands to watch in 2011 queue is already filling up fast and it's only the second week of February. Right now, we are in a weird push and pull situation, in which we're trying to wrap up all of the 'best of 20102 music playlists as well as stay on top of highlighting the [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
I've been hearing all this jive about some infighting with the Canadian band Women, and it's got me bummed-especially considering how great their new album is . I'm sure this will all pass, but as we're waiting for that to happen, here's a kind word on a Women-related project: Church Of The Very Bright Lights . The group is lead by singer-songwriter James Cullen, and two members of Women-Matt Flegel and Chris Reimer-back it up on drums and bass on the song featured above. The music is pretty sleepy, but [...]

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 027 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by None More Black, Mini Mansions, Alain Johannes, Jim Guthrie, Madison, La Sera, Rubblebucket, Stereolab, Small Black and more! So much more! DATE: 10-07-10 WRITER: Don Loder Are we dancin' this dance again awready? Awright youse, this is gettin' a little ridiculous - wasn't I jus' 'ere? Well, lucky fer youse, the music business is feelin' generous this week so I tracked down about forty new tunes 'at [...]

It's hard to fathom that such heavy subject matter could wash over you so warmly, but James Cullen (with support from Chris Riemer and Matt Flegel of Woman fame) - aka Church of the Very Bright Lights - has taken the type of thoughts that triggers nightmares and crafted them into swaying, dreamlike melodies. As warming guitar notes gently wash over you, it's almost impossible to keep from closing your eyes and floating along in the gentle currents. You can feel actually feel your tension release as the piano and [...]

Ever wonder what the band Women would sound like...as a different band? Me neither, but now we don't have to! Church Of The Very Bright Lights , out of Calgary, is James Cullen, backed by Chris Reimer on drums and Matt Flegel (of Women) on bass. Church Of The Very Bright Lights recently finished up a new album, titled Gang Crimes , that Cullen is releasing entirely for free download. Gang Crimes was actually sent over to us by Kris Ellestad, formerly featured in one of our artist profiles way back when [...]

Ever wonder what the band Women would sound like...as a different band? Me neither, but now we don't have to! Church Of The Very Bright Lights , out of Calgary, is James Cullen, backed by Chris Reimer on drums and Matt Flegel (of Women) on bass. Church Of The Very Bright Lights recently finished up a new album, titled Gang Crimes , that Cullen is releasing entirely for free download. Gang Crimes was actually sent over to us by Kris Ellestad, formerly featured in one of our artist profiles way back when [...]