Photograph by Victoria Smith A lot has changed in the four years since the release of Geographer's debut album, Innocent Ghosts . To start, the band was praised by Spin, highly reviewed for their EP Animal Shapes, sold-out The Independent for Noise Pop Festival, and named by Live 105 as one the "Bay Area's Top 20 Bands in 2011." More importantly, the personal tragedies that fed lead singer Michael Deni with cathartic inspiration are now just a memory. On Myths , Deni's focus shifts to the societal myths we uphold as truth, as he searches for his own [...]
Consequence of Sound has presented its fair share of events in recent years, but they've always been restricted to certain regions of the country. That's about to change. In a CoS first, we've teamed up with Modern Art Records for a nationwide tour featuring three of the label's premiere acts: Miniature Tigers , Geographer , and The Chain Gang of 1974 . Kicking off March 1st, the trek will hit 25 cities across the U.S., including Austin for South by Southwest . Both Brooklyn's Miniature Tigers and San Francisco's Geographer will use [...]
It can be extremely difficult to keep track of all of the new music that's constantly floating around the Internet. Here's our latest month-in-review mix collecting some our favorite new (or new to us) songs recently posted on the website. Gathered in the mix are a dozen new tracks that were posted on TheBayBridged.com in December, with links below to download each of them individually. The Bay Bridged - Best of the Blog December 2011 Mixtape Tracklisting: 1. [...]
Kites may be one of my favorite ten tracks from 2011. The rest of the album is sexy too, check it out here . More great stuff to come from this San Francisco group. Kites - Geographer Paris - Geographer
Yesterday, Paste Magazine premiered a brand-new song from Geographer : the lush and synth-driven "Life of Crime." This new song comes from the much-anticipated new album from Geographer, entitled Myth , which comes out on February 28th, 2012 via Modern Art Records . Since 20102s Animal Shapes EP and 20082s Innocent Ghosts LP, Geographer has managed to cultivate some significant popularity, both local and beyond - so the success of Myth seems predestined. Grab the "Life of Crime" mp3 plus [...]
Geographer recently stopped in for a session with theNeighborhood.tv , presented by Audyssey in conjunction with Noise Pop and BAMM.tv . For an electronic-based band like Geographer, an acoustic performance like this one is particularly unique. In frontman Mike Deni's own words, "the core of the song makes itself known" in an acoustic setting. In the case of this video, the core of Geographer's "Paris" is exposed. Related Posts: Don't miss at TIMF 2011: Local openers (Geographer, Thee Oh Sees, Weekend) [...]
After unexpected sadness in his family brought Geographer lead Michael Deni to San Francisco from his home state of New Jersey, he channeled everything into making music incorporating the synthesizer he found one day, just sitting on the street. From there grew the synthpop rooted in acoustics, with pristine vocals that suggest emotional weight. In "Verona", off their 2010 EP Animal Shapes, Deni wonders "Was I ever any different? ," as loving sentiments build you up off a cliff with the splash-to-the-face punchline " You told such simple lies. " His story rings true because [...]
A few weeks ago we caught our favorite "almost about to be the next big thing" band, Geographer play an intimate and stripped down set of their best tunes for a very small audience. Thanks to Noise Pop , BAMM.tv , Audyssey , and TheNeighborhood.tv for this amazing video experience. Enjoy.
Local multi-instrumentalist K.Flay brings guest appearances from other local phenoms like Geographer and Wallpaper at the Independent.
It's pretty hard to combine classical instruments with electronic music and come out with something worthwhile. With a cello, synthesizers, and drums, the San Fransisco-based indie rock band, Geographer, killed it with this one. This track is about two years old, but with the hype it originally got when it came out, combined with the fact that I recently showed it to some friends I live with and it's been playing in our house regularly now, I had to post it. Geographer - "Kites" If you liked this song, check out some [...]
I was able to sit in on an intimate acoustic set from our own SF band, Geographer as they played a few for The Neighborhood.TV and Noise Pop . The recording should be posted in the next few weeks (we'll be sure to post it here), however after their short set, they played a few new songs as well as a "never-to-be-released" song that was unnamed. Their new album should be out February 2012. Geographer [...]
Sorry for the absence of this here column last week; I got hit with an acute case of tonsillitis which definitely killed my Monday pretty badly. Felt like I was swallowing razorblades....but the good news is that it got me to the doctor to get some killer horse-pills to clear my junk up, so I [...]
Boasting past acts like Justice, MGMT, Modest Mouse, and Vampire Weekend, the Treasure Island Music Festival returned to San Francisco this year with a whole new dose of indie jewels. Billed for the weekend? Such critically-acclaimed artists as Cut Copy , Empire of the Sun , and St. Vincent . Those in attendance? Pirates, indians, and aliens alike. Saturday was a time for raucous play and shameless dance parties. Dizzee Rascal , Cut Copy, and Empire of the Sun led the way, attracting the weekend's highest volume of festival-goers. Chromeo 's [...]
So I went to this year's Treasure Island Music Festival , probably one of the best music festivals around with it's San Francisco skyline backdrop and two days of amazing weather, oh yeah and music, they had that too. I didn't have my DSLR camera this time around so you're going to have to deal with iPhone 4S pictures with Instagram filters. Enjoy! Geographer Best Warm-Up Act – Geographer It was nice to hear new material as I've been patiently waiting for it [...]
There are many reasons to arrive early to the Treasure Island Music Festival this weekend: short lines for the festival shuttles , plenty of time to explore the festival grounds , picking out choice spots at the Bridge and Tunnel Stages , and most importantly, catching this year's local openers . This year's set of locals represent some of the best of the Bay. Geographer will open the festivities on Saturday, while Weekend and Thee Oh [...]
MP3: Impossible (Javelin Remix) - G-side ft. Geographer and Jhi Ali Não costumo postar faixas de hip-hop ou rap aqui, mas as de qualidade tem seu espaço. E esse remix do duo Javelin, do Brooklyn, merece sua atenção. É só baixar e botar no ouvido. MP3: Impossible [ft. Geographer and Jhi Ali] (Javelin remix) (via Pitchfork )
Ladytron has hit the touring circuit in support of their latest album Gravity The Seducer . Mixing a nice blend of old and new tracks, the band ignited the Wiltern crowd utilizing its four synthesizer station setup. Geographer weaved together an engaging set mixing electronic beats and a cello. Former Nine Inch Nails keyboardist Alessandro Cortini performing as Sonoio kicked off the evening with impressive set of songs off his new album Red .
5. Warpaint Described as "If Bjork fronted a70s psychedelic rock band", Warpaint's debut LP, The Fool turned the world of expansive atmospheric rock on its head. The album's hallucinatory vocals and kaleidoscopic arrangements of guitars helped The Fool get a re-release Deluxe Edition due September 26th. The deluxe edition will contain the critically acclaimed debut album The Fool plus Exquisite Corpse EP & two bonus tracks: Shadows (The Neon Lights Remix) and Billie Holiday (Steve Mackey Radio Edit) . But once you see Warpaint live, they will knock you [...]
The Treasure Island Music Festival is sure not to disappoint this year. It's only a month away, with headlining bands like Death Cab For Cutie , Warpaint and Beach House . But it doesn't end there. The 2-day fest that runs through Oct. 15 and 16 is simply full of big name bands to check out from hip-hop to rock to electronica. With soulful artists, some extra hard beats and a little bit of pop, you'll be hoping that the 2-day passes last. A rather unknown band, Geographer , will be on [...]
The Treasure Island Music Festival is Coming Soon The Treasure Island Music Festival is sure not to disappoint this year. It's only a month away, with headlining bands like Death Cab For Cutie , Warpaint and Beach House . But it doesn't end there. The 2-day fest that runs through Oct. 15 and 16 is simply full of big name bands to check out from hip-hop to rock to electronica. With soulful artists, some extra hard beats and a little bit of pop, you'll be hoping that the 2-day passes last. [...]
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