It's Friday! Time to unwind with a bit of EAR FARM's Free Music Fridays , yes? This week we've got lots of FREE and LEGAL full album downloads, so be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom for LPs and EPs galore. Of course, all of the music in this post is entirely FREE and LEGAL: guilt free enjoyment, just like Tab ... just click the band name for the band's site and the song name for the MP3. In addition, we're continuing to offer music-related visual art education/appreciation with our Free [...]
Sometimes it's better to go out on a high note. Steve Schlitz's voice may sounds familiar. Perhaps you remember it from Longwave , where he was lead vocalist for the past ten years. Longwave had finished promoting their best album and like that, Steve decided to head out on a high note. The group is still together, but Steve is now Hurricane Bells . He used those creative juices from Secrets are Sinister to create an ethereal album founded on wispy vocals and reverb. Lots of it . [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Clues : "Ledmonton" [mp3] from Clues other Clues posts at Largehearted Boy Globes on Remote : "D.T. Lipps" [mp3] from The Woo Hoo Hoo (out November 17th) other Globes on Remote posts at Largehearted Boy Hurricane Bells : [...]
Rising from the ashes of the currently on hiatus Longwave comes Hurricane Bells , the project of Longwave singer Steve Schlitz. Hurricane Bells just released their first album, Tonight is the Ghost , hot on the heels of their inclusion on the buzz worthy soundtrack to the second Twilight movie, New Moon. Going for a less obvious, more alt-country influenced sound than we heard with Longwave, Hurricane Bells tracks like "Freezing Rain" and "Winters in New York" are immediately appealing with dark charms and creeping melodies. Lead single "This Year" starts out contemplative and [...]
Capgun Coup: "Sitting on the Sidewalk" Enjoying the few songs I've heard from Capgun Coup's new album, Maudlin . Released last week from Team Love, the Omaha group spent some time in the famed Hotel Frank making some nice lo-fi, complemented with some cool 60s surf vibes. I thought of Birds of Avalon, Be Your Own Pet, The Vivian Girls and Times New Viking (gotta stop posting about them). Maybe they're all similar in style rather than substance. Check Capgun Coup here at Team Love and on [...]
Not really sure how we originally missed Hurricane Bells , the new solo project from Longwave lead singer/songwriter Steve Schiltz. The band/side project of Mr. Schiltz just released a debut album on Vagrant this week called Tonight Is The Ghost and we've really been enjoying what we hear. Before we make some time to give the album a proper review, check out this single "This Year". It starts as a bit of a slow burner and then slowly builds into a poppy little tune that won't be getting out of your head anytime soon. [...]
Asobi Seksu – Rewolf I've always liked what I've heard from Asobi Seksu , but I've also never gone out of my way to prioritize their music in my personal queue. No good reason for that, other than I simply have too much music to listen to, and I can't possibly give all of it the attention it deserves. I do try, but imperfect creature that I am it doesn't always turn out. Rewolf is a set of acoustic reworkings of the band's previous material, which should prove interesting given their typically [...]
My first CMJ Music Marathon was a fun-tastic one. Most of my CMJ-ing was done @ Pianos, a great little venue on historic Ludlow St. I've discovered at least half a dozen promising new bands (Seven Saturdays, Warpaint, Deastro, Peggy Sue, Jeff The Brotherhood , Hurricane Bells, Pete & The Pirates, Choir Of Young Believers) which will [...]
Hooray! Its the weekend and we have some great music in store for you just as we have in our previous FIVE 'Mix For the Weekend"s (although we think this is our BEST yet!). Half ... Related posts: Longwave's Steve Schiltz To Release "Tonight Is The Ghost" Mix For The Weekend IV Mix For The Weekend V
1. Capgun Coup - "Band Bands" (Snarling country-punk from their sophomore album, Maudlin . On tour with Cursive) http://www.team-love.com/ Download: http://team-love.com/home/wp-c ontent/uploads/tl-43/Capgun%20 Coup%20-%20Bad%20Bands.mp3 2. Hurricane Bells - "This Year" (Haunting and moody solo project from Steve Schlitz of Longwave) www.myspace.com/hurricanebells Download: http://grid.vagrant.com/grid/h urricanebells/thisyear.mp3 3. Dragon [...]
Is this time of year spooky to you? Have you already had your fill of terrifying movies? Well if you haven't get on it... Halloween comes once a year and as dumb as it may ... Related posts: Indie Halloween Playlist 2008 5 Indie Christmas Songs You Probably Won't Hear This Christmas This Week's Discovery: The Calm Blue Sea
The Soundtrack is out now, and well worth picking up. It tickles me pink that 12 year old paris hilton clones are going to be flicking their nubs to this music. Kudos to the Twilight people for going relatively indie on this soundtrack. Our young generation desperatly needs a jolt. Hurricane Bells - "Monsters" MP3 Muse - "I Belong To You (New Moon Remix)" MP3 Buy the [...]
Despite all of the New Moon Soundtrack and movie coverage across the net, the album's artists are large by name, but the songs are fairly weak. With the exception of a few songs, one to ... Related posts: Cold War Kids: Tonight on Conan Album Review: Bridges and Powerlines - Ghost Types Cut Copy: 'In Ghost Colors' Album Worth A Listen
Photo by Mayumi Nashida On November 10, Vagrant Records will be releasing Tonight Is The Ghost digitally, the debut album from Brooklyn-based Hurricane Bells . This is a new project from Longwave frontman Steve Schiltz, the singer and guitarist for the band for over ten years. While the band remains intact, this album came about in the last year when Schiltz recorded the songs on his MacBook in his basement, literally by himself. Some songs were fully crafted within the past 18 months, while others are newly architected from [...]
Today's SOTD is "Monsters" by Hurricane Bells from The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Hurricane Bells, an unsigned band from Brooklyn, played at CMJ this past Friday at Pianos. I really like their sound, take a listen to this track and if you like it too head over to iTunes and purchase [...]
Future Sounds & The Planetary Group annually team up for the SKEWER PARTY at Pianos each CMJ and this year we have Friday the 23rd with both stages filled with great acts. Here are the line ups: Main Stage (downstairs): 2pm: Prayer 2:40pm: Superdrag 3:20pm: Bear Hands 4pm: Samuel 4:40pm: [...]
Future Sounds #43 - October 19, 2009 Disappears – Hearing Things – Disappears – Unsigned Cat Party – Jigsaw Thoughts – Jigsaw Thoughts 7" – Flat Back Records Kids Of 88 – Sugar Pills – Demos – Unsigned Cashier No.9 – 42 West Avenue – Demos – Unsigned BREAK [...]
Reviewing this album is bittersweet for me. For one thing, I hate all the hullabaloo that Twilight has brought along with it. It's taken over so much of the media lately, and I've been sick of it since it started. When I saw the list of artists that were contributing to the Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack , my heart sank. Not because they were bad, but because they were oh so good, and the fact that they'd jumped on the Twilight bandwagon irked [...]
Future Sounds & The Planetary Group annually team up for the SKEWER PARTY at Pianos each CMJ and this year we have Friday the 23rd with both stages filled with great acts. Here's the line ups : Main Stage (downstairs): 2pm: Prayer 2:40pm: Superdrag 3:20pm: Bear Hands [...]
Here's the soundtrack to the New Moon movie. Whatever your feelings toward Twilight , you must admit this is a heck of a soundtrack. Soundtrack hits stores Oct. 20. Tracklisting: 01. Death Cab for Cutie - Meet Me on the Equinox 02. Band of Skulls - Friends 03. Thom Yorke - Hearing Damage 04. Lykke Li - Possibility 05. The Killers - A White Demon Love Song 06. Anya Marina - Satellite [...]
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