It dropped 25 degrees yesterday and now feels like Fall but that season doesn't technically drop for five more days, so here's the final Summer Fridays mix of 2011 on an autumnal tip. Which means some '70s folk, sad strings, and mellow grooves. But as always, there's some great new music on here: new singles from Django Django (the first in a year and a half), Still Corners and Radio Dept. offshoot Korvallren and Junk Culture (featuring Phantogram's Sarah Barthel). Plus some oldies, cult obscurities (Yes that's Matt Berry of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and The IT Crowd [...]
[ download ] [tweetmeme] For the better part of a decade and a half, Gordon Zacharias has been releasing records as Fan Modine , packing his songs with melancholy sentiments and lovingly orchestrated indie-pop compositions. Zacharias had gone quiet for six years prior to the release of his new LP, Gratitude for the Shipper , but the time off seems to have served him quite well. Fan Modine's melodies have never sounded as fully formed and enchanting as they do on the latest record, [...]
by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD : Fan Modine - Julu Road (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Fan Modine - Through the Valley (MP3) Last here for this year's popfest , Fan Modine (aka North Carolina resident Gordon Zacharias) is back in town this month for two performances of gorgeous orch-pop: there's a free show this Sunday (8/7) at the Ace Hotel with Sam Owens , and [...]
If the lush, orchestral musical journeys the band takes us on with each record are any indication, Fan Modine mastermind Gordon Zacharias is one worldly and wise guy. Indeed, it shouldn't be a surprise to learn that Zacharias spent some time hitchhiking around the country and has all sorts of genres listed on his musical [...]
For the past six years I've known an amazing bunch of people through J-Fur's anthropology program. We've gone to concerts and on trips together, cooked food, boated, played shuffleboard, watched movies, spent holidays and been there for each other during some trying times. This week, four of them left to go into the field and begin their dissertation research. At the end of the summer two more will leave and in December yet another two. As you can see, there have been and will be a lot of goodbye dinners in the next few months. While these [...]
It's not hard to imagine that Gordon Zacharias could some day be writing the scores for delectable indie movies. To my knowledge, he hasn't done any soundtrack work. But from the church bells and waves of fuzz that begin "Through The Valley" to the bouncing piano and string-laden melody that rattles and hums throughout the [...]
It's hard to believe that after 13 years, Graditude for the Sniper is only the 3rd record for Fan Modine . That being said, you're not going to find a lot of pop music that has been crafted wtih such care. Whether it be the soaring melodies, or the bits of string placed behind the songs, it all generates a tingling feeling from within, knowing you have stumbled upon something worthy of greatness. Personally, there's a lot of good pop out there, and a lot of it fails in [...]
DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine - Julu Road (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine - Through the Valley (MP3) Go Sailor may be band from the past, but they have found Twitter and that's where the above message was posted last night during the NYC Popfest opening night show at Cake Shop where sets were played by PET MILK (PA), AMIDA (UK), GOLD-BEARS (GA), SEA LIONS (CA), DREAM DIARY (NYC), and THE PAINS OF BEING [...]
This week we're featuring new tracks from Handsome Furs, Bon Iver, I'm from Barcelona, Hospital Ships, and Washed Out: Handsome Furs - What About Us [ mp3] Bon Iver - Calgary [mp3] (e-mail address required for download) I'm from Barcelona - Always Spring [mp3] Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed [mp3] Fan Modine - Julu Road [mp3] [...]
by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: NYC Popfest Mix (Zip) DOWNLOAD : Pet Milk - Cherry Outline (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Gold-Bears - Record Store (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Sea Lions - All Right (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Go Sailor - Windy (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Soda Shop - Farewell (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Days - Simple Thing (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Days - Downhill [...]
Today's a truly magical occurrence when all the stars align in order to give you the creeps all day long: Friday the 13th. While many of us are filled with dread about the bad luck that could come our way, and the virgins of the world are fearing getting lost in the woods near an abandoned summer camp, the 13th doesn't have to be so scary (at least while the sun is up). So, to get you through this most diabolical of days, we've assembled some non-frightening tunes to scare away the Boogeyman. Our newest Friday Mixtape features new music [...]
das hat schon den großen aufdruck verdient, was fan modine hier produziert haben. an den schwelgerischen harmonien kommt eh keiner vorbei, an den hook gestopften, popgeläuterten und mit vielfachen instrumenten angereicherten arrangements aber auch nicht. denn wenn du dich erst einmal auf diese inspirierte musik eingelassen hast, entwickelst du so etwas wie eine sucht. "gratitude for the shipper" hält nicht damit hinter dem berg, dass es den gipfel erklimmen will. weder den, der chartzahlen offeriert, noch jenen, auf dem man sich die einladungen zu unterhaltungssendungen abholt, nur jenen, der reputation verspricht. in anlehnung an cages "paris, 1919" oder [...]
Novedades: Is Tropical, FM Belfast, Tiger Love, Det Vackra Livet, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Boarding Surface, Montauk, Cut Off Your Hands, The Bynars, The Silent League, Vandelverde, Carl Barat, Meredith Bragg, Priory, Los Últimos Bañistas, Niños Mutantes, Just Another Snake Cult o The Glass Canoe. Planeta Pop se emite en el 87.6 de la FM de Madrid (Onda Latina) todos los martes de 12 a 14 horas ( directo ) y en Internet a través de Radioalterno.com y Planeta Pop . Mp3: Det Vackra Livet. Askan | Web Mp3: [...]
In my years on Facebook, I've managed to avoid a lot of the regular occurrences that have become a part of the social networking giant. I've never played FarmVille, I don't quote famous inspirational quotes, and I've thankfully never stalked an ex (more than what was normal and healthy). But one of those annoying pitfalls I have fall into is the 30-Day Song Challenge. Here, hapless folks post a new song a day that reflects parts of their life, from their favorite tune to a track that describes their inner self and even the musical offering with their favorite bassline. [...]
Americans In France, Crawling (Odessa) The press release for this album cites Dick Dale, The Doors and Black Flag as jumping off points for the band's sound, and while I can't argue with a sales pitch like that, I will say there's also a bit of The Fall in the music of AIF, and singer Josh Lajoie's "soured-milk voice" does share something in common with the great Mark E. Smith at certain times. That curmudgeonly quality can only take most bands so far, howev...
You may have forgotten (six years is a lifetime in this biz), but Gordon Zacharias is still alive and well and doing business as Fan Modine . Gratitude For The Shipper , his latest exercise, will arrive on May 24th, bringing with it a loosely-connected song cycle of impeccably-crafted ornate pop, certain to find favor with fans of Mick Harvey, John Cale, The Divine Comedy and Belle & Sebastien. Admittedly, you may not be familiar with Fan Modine, however, Zacharias has cultivated quite a loyal following of [...]
Fan Modine is the work of Gordon Zacharias, an orch-indie pop artist originally from Boston. His new album, Gratitude For The Shipper was co-produced by Chris Stamey in Chapel Hill, NC, where he surrounded himself with some of Chapel Hill's best players for the recording of the album. It is being released on May 24th on Daniel 13 . Shipper is one helluva sophisticated pop album. If you're any kind of fan of Big Star, Ram-era McCartney, and the well crafted pop sounds of [...]
Record Store Day is here, and we're presenting this comprehensive guide with recommended limited edition vinyls, including singles, split singles, compilations, reissues, covers, EPs, unreleased tracks, and much more. So, far, we've posted a massive volume one of IRC's top RSD releases, followed by volume two, featuring recommended vinyl cover songs being released as singles, [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
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