Il existe des chansons qui ont été taillées pour le dimanche matin, ces petites petites comptines pop d'une simplicité désarmante, celles qui te cueillent sous la couette comme un rayon de soleil à l'ouverture des volets en été, et suscite nécessairement un sourire niais sur ton visage. A l'instar des instants magiques que pouvait connaitre Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, Family Of The Year, compose des tracks troussées pour tomber dans l'oreille quand on a encore les yeux fermés. Rien de révolutionnaire donc mais une science infuse de la mélodie laidback pour ton hamac. Ici un orgue qui [...]
No reason to give away free music when the digital download is only $4 . Just came across Family of the Year recently and I dived right in. Their debut full length, Songbook was released in 2009 and it had a handful of gems. More recently they released a 5 song EP, Through The Trees which I am currently listening to on repeat. Amazon and eMusic
Before I lay three zesty and sexy tracks on you today, I wanted to mention how amazing DJ Picnic Basket and Big Cats! did on Saturday night. Them boys were straight thuggin'! Honestly, Blarney was the only bar in Dinkytown that night with a significant line out the door. If you would like to enlist the services of the cat's pajamas of DJ-ing, that's DJ Picnic Basket, you should contact him at:
by teepoo Sears I actually have no idea who this is by but I found the entire track on the Sears campaign website. Sears- Many Sides Telus This so far is an unreleased track by Ane Trolle called "I Feel Lucky". No idea why they would put a great song you can't buy in an ad. This is why the music industry works in stupid ways sometimes. HTC Fitz & [...]
Let's start the week with some upbeat "feel good" music courtesy of Family of the Year . This Californian 6 piece indie folk band is all about soft guitar chords, bright vocal harmonies and toe-tapping beats and their sun-soaked songs are like so many memories of the long forgotten days of summer. Family Of The Year - Chugjug The sextet mix together Fleetwood Mac-style guitars, Beatles-inspired melodies and some Beach Boys influences and they manage to come up with their own personal folk(ish) sound with hints of Americana and country. On their [...]
If I told you I had been singing so hard while driving, that I passed out and had an accident, it would be very embarrassing and you probably wouldn't believe me. The officer at the resulting scene would have snickered and looked at me twice before penning "respiratory issues" on the accident report. My falsetto [...]
Stupidland - Family of the Year . The band has recently announced that they're heading to Europe for a tour in Feb. 2011, supporting the release of Our Songbook and the Summer Girl EP.
Though we've got to say good-bye For the summer Darling, I promise you this I'll send you all my love Everyday in a letter Sealed with a kiss Sure, it's a little schmaltzy, but Sealed With A Kiss is still one of the all-time great end-of-summer songs. Sadly, while the theme and melody have stood the test of time, no one writes letters anymore, not even the incarcerated. That aside, California quartet Family Of The Year is making a serious play to fill [...]
[It's Lil Wayne's birthday, but there probably won't be much of a party in Rikers Island, where he's currently doing time. Over the weekend, Eminem led the Epicenter Festival crowd in chants of "Free Lil Wayne." Come November.] Top 5 shows on an inordinately busy and usually warm Monday night: ☛ Shapeshifting L.A. quartet Abe Vigoda [pictured] celebrates the release of its sophomore album "Crush" at La Cita. The foursome heads overseas on tour supporting No Age in early October. ☛ [...]
[Birthday greetings go out today to old pal Don Was. Here's your Monday menu:] Tonight's top 4 week-starters: ☛ L.A. lost an indie-pop contender last fall when You Me & Iowa decided to call it quits , but from the ashes of that quintet has sprung the Lonely Wild [pictured], a new project from YM&I's Andrew Carroll and Ryan Ross. Teaming up with Edward Cerecedes, Andrew Schneider and Jenn Talesfore, Carroll and Ross are exploring spaghetti Western-flavored folk-pop — think Spindrift and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic [...]
[Birthday greetings go out today to Cisco Adler ...] Four fine ways to wrap up your holiday weekend: ☛ Eastern Conference Champions kick off their residency at Spaceland. Newbies Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits were originally scheduled to support but have had to cancel; O.C.'s the New Limb replaces them on the bill. ☛ Vanaprasta and Pacific Hurt start their co-residency at the Echo. ☛ Folk-pop sextet Family of the Year (that's their Wilcox Session recording [...]
L.A.'s music collective Family Of The Year is going to release their Summer Girl EP in Europe. Listen to this retro Indie surf pop gem Let's Be Honest .
Like a badly written movie the summer season is always built to have an ending that is either overly nostalgic or pedantically allegorical. There might not be any deep lessons here, only rough-hewn frames on blurry images and half-written narrative. It is the close of the season of dilated time. Family of the Year will bear this out for us with vocals so smooth and harmonies so packed together,
Quels imposteurs ces Family Of The Year ! Ce groupe originaire de Los Angeles, sous un emballage folk, nous offre en réalité 5 titres dont la teinte s'avère des plus éclectiques et attrayantes. Here Is The Sun en référence au titre de leur premier EP ( Where's The Sun? ) est un EP digital conçu spécialement pour la France et qui reflète la riche diversité des compositions du groupe. Ce recueil nous propose à la fois un folk brillant sur Stupidland ou Stairs et une pop électro [...]
LA-based darlings Family of the Year played the 400 Bar Saturday night opening up for Clem Snide. The show was the last stop on their tour and the playing was tight and memorable. If you haven't heard Family of the Year yet, be sure to check them out. You can download their album Songbook free off their website.
LA-based darlings Family of the Year played the 400 Bar Saturday night opening up for Clem Snide. The show was the last stop on their tour and the playing was tight and memorable. If you haven't heard Family of the Year yet, be sure to check them out. You can download their album Songbook free off their website.
Funny thing. On yesterday's rainy cool LA morning, I stumbled across a golden new Family of the Year track: Chugjug [mp3] from their new 4-song EP Through the Trees (Hero, Chugjug, The Barn, and The Princess and The Pea) which even sports a reggae-flavored piece with contribution from friend and LW veteran Willy Mason. I was thinking, [...]
And we're back... First of all, let me say thanks to everyone who came to the very first Noctambule, the event was a huge success and it looks like we'll be doing it again next week so stay tuned. Thanks to all the press people that showed love, thanks to the Jets players who showed and wish to remain anonymous, thanks to all my music friends, I love all of you all and it was a pleasure meeting all the new faces, let's hang out soon. The Chainsmokers killed it. I was in recovery mode most of yesterday [...]
Bow Your Head in Shame, I Drive Opel Download Friday Mixtape 058 as one track (MP3 249MB 320kbps) Track List: The Green Room | The Tins Tron Legacy (Daft Punk Remix) | Daft Punk Nightcall (MMMatthias Remix) | Kavinsky (featuring Lovefoxxx) We Could Forever | Bonobo In Heat (Javelin Remix) | Health Call 911 (Fred Falke Remix) | Florrie [...]
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