Poor Moon feature members of Crystal Skulls , Pedro the Lion , and even a couple Fleet Foxes , which speaks to the varied and soft-tempered tonality of the group. Earlier this year, Poor Moon released Illusion EP , a collection of songs that presented their solidified approach to seventies-inspired folk-rock, pointing towards heavy attention to harmonies accentuated by elements of baroque pop. Their self-titled debut plays on similarly familiar sounds while showing the diversity [...]
This edition of the MFR Throwback Mix series pretty much sums up my junior year of college. If you can guess the theme, you win a free shirt. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Tick" Awesome Snakes - "The Snakes Get High" Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor" Menomena - "Wet And Rusting" [...]
Photo by Kyle Johnson Long before Fleet Foxes exploded into indie superstardom, two members of the band (bassist Christian Wargo and keyboardist Casey Wescott) formed half of a guitar-driven indie pop band called Crystal Skulls (they're currently the only remaining members). That group's 2005 debut album, Blocked Numbers , has always been one of my favorite under appreciated gems, always proving to be a most enjoyable listen. When Wargo and Wescott became members of Fleet Foxes, Crystal Skulls, understandably, was put on ice. While they never really broke up, there has [...]
MP3 Among Sub Pop Records' most recent signees is Poor Moon, a project consisting of Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott of Fleet Foxes and Crystal Skulls, as well as Ian and Peter Murray of the Christmas Cards. "People In Her Mind" comes from the band's recently released EP Illusion , a five-track release that precedes a full-length debut that is set to drop in August. The group's nods to '60s guitar pop is sure to draw a lot of comparisons to The Zombies, but that's not to say necessarily that it won't appeal [...]
If Poor Moon ’s vocals sound familiar, it may be 'cause Fleet Foxes’ Christian Wargo is at the lead mic. Fellow FF and Crystal Skulls member Casey Wescott is also on board, with the Christmas Cards’ Ian and Peter Murray. Two of the EP’s tracks sound more or less like Fleet Foxes and/or Crystal Skulls, although Anyplace and People in Her Mind are nice takes on ‘60s Folk-Pop – in fact, the array of straightforward hooks on People would dance well with any by Robbers on High Street. My [...]
Looking for a revamped version of classic folk-rock? Check out the new project from members of Fleet Foxes.
By Trevor Meyer Poor Moon brings Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott (Fleet Foxes, Crystal Skulls) together with Ian and Peter Murray (The Christmas Cards), creating a powerhouse quartet. This is quasi-reminiscent of Fleet Foxes, but Poor Moon offer up desirable, cleverly-written melodies that will alleviate all of your headaches better than most modern medicine. "Illusion" is the title track from the band's forthcoming EP, out March 26th. Poor Moon [...]
Once upon a time there was a band called Crystal Skulls who released a few albums. I had been patiently waiting and waiting for a new release, wondering if Crystal Skulls were even still a band. One sunny afternoon I found out two of the members Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott joined the Fleet Foxes, which I want to take a moment to say I am more than ok with. Starting off as a long distant project with demos sent back and fourth while Wargo and Wescott were touring in support of the Fleet Foxes debut album. Brothers [...]
From psy-trance label The Infinity Project, 20012s The Mystery Of The Thirteen Crystal Skulls : Alien Project: The First Revelation Part One Cyberbabas: The First Revelation Part Two Doof: The Second Revelation Logic Bomb: The Third Revelation GMS & [...]
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La banda liderada por James Mercer está de regreso con nueva alineación y con planes de un nuevo disco para este 2012. Los músicos que acompañan a Mercer en The Shins son; Yuuki Matthews de Crystal Skulls , Joe Plummer quien es baterista de Modest Mouse , Richard Swift y Jessica Dobson . The Shins por el momento comenzó una pequeña gira de ocho fechas en Estados Unidos, declarando que su nuevo disco verá la luz a principios del siguiente año.
"Shadows on Behalf" sounds like it was recorded at several points throughout history - at a '60s soul festival, the set of a '70s porno, a pioneering hip-hop sample demonstration from the ‘80s... it's a wonderful smorgasbord of stylistic periods, to say the least. The best classification for it, and many of The Stepkids’ tracks, [...]
Buy These Tracks Download Artist: Acyk Title: Mothership EP Label: Alien Force Digital Cat nr.: AFDL004 Genre: Techno, Minimal Quality: 320 kbps Source: WEB Rls date: 10-06-2011 Webstore: junodownload.com Tracks: 01. ACYK - Crystal Skull 07:56 02. ACYK - Mothership 08:46 03. ACYK - Synthetic Phantoms 07:40
Shearwater - Meridian When he was in his usual jovial mood, Big J liked to call them Big Boy Drinks. Right now he felt more like calling it what his mother did: Poison. “I'm going to drink a good deal of poison tonight,” she would tell him. Despite his mood, Big J kept the laugh in his voice as he told Scotty that he was coming over to the party for some Big Boy Drinks. His voice was a dense cloud in the crisp frozen air as he spoke into his bulky Nokia on [...]
The cover of Crystal Skulls' debut record gives it all away: they are an indie pop band.
I’ve been touring Europe for the last four weeks and I’ve finally arrived home, which also means I’ll be posting again. Here are a few of the 8,000 songs that kept me company whilst traveling around mainland Europe (and Ireland) in the back of a van. To check out my tour blogs, visit Spinner . A few more will be going up this week. *MP3: Paramore - “Ignorance” *MP3: Dirty Projectors - “Cannibal Resource” *MP3: Jimmy Eat World - “Bleed American” *MP3: Deerhunter [...]
Many of you who follow Pasta Primavera may have wondered, "Yo Pasta! Where's your artist reviews/suggested listening posts? Those are the part of your site that I love the most!" Well that's the part of the site that take the most time to develop and create and lately I've been short on time. Why? Well this past Sunday (Easter) my wife gave birth to a new baby boy!! It's the most amazing and beautiful thing that has ever happened to me. Really. I'm looking at him right now - I'm in awe. So as you can imagine between [...]
Today brings my seventh installment in the On The Road series. I went to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this weekend with my band and played at Michigan Tech in Houghton . It was a blast and the eight-hour drive was beautiful. Since the U.P. is so far north, it actually seemed like we were watching the seasons go in reverse; i.e. snow on the ground, gray skies. While watching the snow pile up, I made this mix to keep me company over the weekend. Hope you like it. *MP3: The Hold [...]
I got to thinking recently about wtf was going on with some of my favorite artists who should be about due (or are overdue) for some kind of release. And then I thought it'd be fun and informative if we found out together... 1. Crystal Skulls - Oddly enough, the answer was right in front of me, quite literally. The main peeps in this hip Seattle outfit are now integral to the lineup of Fleet Foxes along with another linesthroughlines favorite J. Tillman . Golly gee, I hope both release their own material [...]
I realize that I don't post enough music on here anymore because I am either too busy or lazy, and that we are a little low in the art department, but it's gonna change when I get back to school! In order to make up for a summer low on music, I am presenting everyone with a travel mix I made. Each song title describes a part of my journey back to the 'burgh. ENJOY! 1. Battle - One More Night 2. 1990s - [...]
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