Jimmy Vincent is recognized these days for his various acting gigs — he's the guy with the falcon , for one — but back in the day he was an indie-rock explorer with a fetish for gorgeous, ambient drone. In the mid-Aughts, Vincent played in a duo, then a trio, called In Waves, whose goth-inspired compositions turned the volume and reverb up to 11. Rather than the wall of sound, though, the appeal was In Waves' compositional qualities, heavily repetitive and even hypnotic. Vincent passed around a lot of demos and even some finished tracks in those days, and [...]
As we found when he fronted the sorely missed quartet Foreign Born, Matt Popieluch has one of those voices that belongs in the jetstream. Or somewhere in the clouds, which is where you'll find much of the solo material he makes as Big Search . The solo album from 2010, "Lay of the Land," found Big Search searching for solid ground with woozy experiments in guitars and atmospherics. But his new single "Distant Shore" (out Feb. 12 as a 7-inch from Lefse Records ) takes a more reined-in approach — it's simply a beautifully undulating psych-pop song. Dream [...]
I very nearly kept with the themed mixes of vintage tunes, but thought, "No, it's just not fair to everyone..." I know you (like, both of you) count on me for new music, as well as the old, so I needed to bring it this month. And there's still a good serving of old stuff, but hopefully enough things with "20113 in the year category to make this feel relevant if the last few months have felt dated. If you don't enjoy Paul Brunelle's take on country, or Opus 32s cover of Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again;" you're not invited. But [...]
Unfortunately for all of us who have fallen in love with Chuck , we now grieve in the wake of the show's grand finale. But let's take some time to happily reminisce, and remember how he captured all of our hearts in the first place. NBC's Chuck is one of the few comedy-action-drama spy shows that will forever take your breath away, either by laughing too hard or the show's constant twists, turns, and cliffhangers. It followed the life of Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi), a "nerd-herd" computer whiz recruited by the CIA and NSA after all of [...]
In our continued goal to bring you as much pre-ACL coverage as possible, we bring you our second interview of the festival season from L.A. based indie-pop group Fool's Gold . We've been following these guys since their inception, and have particularly enjoyed their new album Leave No Trace. Leading up to their appearance at ACL in a couple weeks, we sat down with Fool's Gold front man Luke Top to ask him about his band's tunes. Follow the jump for full interview. [...]
Here's another "half mix." Some of my favorites include Dominos by Big Pink , Lovesick Teenagers by Bear in Heaven , Early Warnings by Foreign Born , Beachcomber by Real Estate (one of my favorite tracks from 2009), and Wide-eyed, Legless by Laura Veirs . Enjoy! Blogophilia 12.5 Songs from Blogs September 20 – October 15, 2009 Ripped @ 256k VBR Run Time: 77:17 [...]
Foreign Born - Winter Games
LA’s Foreign Born will go on an indefinite hiatus as its members focus on projects like Fool’s Gold & Big Search. Instead of being bummed, let us be thankful FoBo at least gifted us the timeless... **Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
[With Fool's Gold's show last week still fresh in my mind, it seemed appropos to share this:] It's unlikely (not to mention unfortunate) that we will ever hear from Foreign Born again. With Lewis Pesacov and Garrett Ray having a good time in Fool's Gold, Matt Popieluch making sweet music as Big Search and Ariel Rechtshaid producing anybody who wants to sound great, Foreign Born this month announced an "indefinite hiatus," releasing one final B-side via Secretly Canadian (the label that released [...]
Well, we're just about halfway with the reposts... Today, we feature volumes 9 and 10, which were originally posted in August 2009. Volume 10 holds a special place in this blog's history, because that's when Aaron from Tsururadio offered to post the mix on his blog. That started a bit of following and it has grown ever since. Aaron's moved onto Tsuruphoto, following his passion for photography. He now has a nudie-zine featuring some edgy but tasteful art, several videos to promote the zine and Tsuruphoto, and the occasional mixtape. We owe a big thanks for his early support, and [...]
Sad news coming our way as Foreign Born have decided to turn their focus elsewhere, at least for the time being. I thoroughly loved their record, Person to Person , so I'm sad to see them take a break, but they do have other projects to focus on, such as Fools Gold . Fortunately, before they head off into the California sun, they've left us with a brand new track to enjoy. Sadly, it only makes me wish all the more that they wouldn't hang things up just [...]
We resume our reposts of the Blogophilia series this week with volumes 8 and 8.5. Why 8 and 8.5? Well, I mixed these at the same time, and the tracks came from the same collection of songs I reviewed. Calling one 8 and the other 9 didn't feel right. We've also had a 12.5, and recently a 26.5 for the same reason. Like volume 7, these two mixes really capture the summer spirit. Volume 8.5 has a throw in from an "oldie but goodie." Enjoy... Blogophilia Volume 8 [...]
Foreign Born’s Person to Person remains a perennial summer favorite around these parts. Sadly, it does not look like we will be seeing a follow up to that record anytime soon. Secretly Canadian, the bands label, is reporting that the band will be going on indefinite hiatus as the members focus on other projects. As a parting gift, the guys have offered up a new song, their first since Person to Person . “Keep It In Mind” shakes and grows with the same spirited energy that made their album such a stand-by. mp3: [...]
bon iver calgary okkervil river wake and be fine richard youngs love in the great outdoors julie doiron consolation prize richard swift a song for milton feher damian jurado gillian was a horse jens lekman the opposite of hallelujah antony and the johnsons crazy in love foreign born vacationing people bon iver holocene All mp3s courtesy of [...]
I know a lot of you have been waiting but I finally got the new LMDM from Steph and once again it's nothing short of amazing. Steph is super busy these days and I know how much work goes into making something this good every single time so on behalf of all EMPT heads I'm saying thanks, a month wouldn't be the same without a dose of LMDM. There are many ways to listen to LMDM but I highly recommend you do as I do - press play, sit back and put your trust in Steph. A lot [...]
We’ve sifted through our musical archive and put together this years summer mix consisting of mostly new stuff - including some West Michigan artists. Feel free to throw this in the car stereo roll the windows down and head towards destination unknown. Go . Please share with your friends. . . 1. Summer Light - The Cave Singers 2. P. Diddy - Little Village 3. Sunlight - The One AM Radio 4. Wastin' - The Wildfire 5. Deadbeat Summer - Neon Indian 6. Amor [...]
Happy Canada Day team. Enjoy yourselves. Play Friday Mixtape 102: Download Friday Mixtape 102 Tracklist: Lady Luck - Richard Swift Still Sound - toro y moi Fragments - Thievery Corporation Lose It - Austra Mind Your Manners - Chiddy Bang Chinatown - Destroyer Into The Wilderness - Burning Hearts [...]
Seeing as we're huge fans of Sub Pop , we've known this one was coming for sometime, but we hadn't gotten a chance to hear anything new. Then today out comes "Can't You Tell," the first single from the new Vetiver record, The Errant Charm , coming to you on June 14th. This song has less of a traditional feel for the band, adding a little bit of bounce in their step, at least in comparison to their folk stylings on past efforts. Similar [...]
DIM MAK CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE "INDIE VAULT: VOLUME 13 posted by RZ22 for EYHO Blog Berlin Dim Mak Records is proud to announce its second installment of its vault series, "Indie Vault: Volume 13, Out Now. With this collection, Dim Mak revisits its Indie past with artists like Klaxons, Bloc Party, Whitey, Mystery Jets, The Rakes and many [...]
I'm finding the mysterious backstory a bit exhausting at this point, but the tunes are well worth it. Earlier today, Interview premiered the video for "Clover" by the Foreign Born/Fool's Gold associated band. Via Black Iris/White Iris
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Austin Town Hall
The Dadada
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Cities of the Plain
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Friday Mixtape
Eat Your Heart Out
The Tale of The Tape
Arctic Monkeys | Do I Wanna Know? (Official Video)
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Arctic Monkeys Release New Song And Video ‘Do I Wanna Know?’
