>> Alta Mira heretofore in these electronic pages warranted only a sidelong mention as billmates with local dream pop heroes The Hush Now at PA's Lounge a year ago . But we enjoyed their set and made a mental note to keep an eye on them, and we're glad we did, as the Clifton Park, NY-based indie rock concern has just released to the wilds of the Internerds one of the most delightful songs of the year, a rare, perfect pop song. "Good Enough" delivers bright guitar pop smoothed over lightly percolating bass [...]
Three Clicky Clicky favorites feature prominently in the soundtrack to the new unromantic comedy "Party Like It's A Verb," and this is no accident: we recommended the bands ourselves to producer Jeff Stern while the film was in some stage of production in the summer of 2010. Heady times, heady times indeed. But perhaps the headiest times are to come, as the film will make its Boston (and world) premiere at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, MA, March 1 ( Facebook Event Page / BUY TICKETS NOW ). It's no accident the film will [...]
For many people, 2012 arrives with much uncertainty. But one thing we can pretty much always look forward to is music. There will be great music that gets a lot of buzz, and other terrific music that, for the most part, flies under the radar. There will be the predictable hype of new albums by [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
For many people, 2012 arrives with much uncertainty. But one thing we can pretty much always look forward to is music. There will be great music that gets a lot of buzz, and other terrific music that, for the most part, flies under the radar. There will be the predictable hype of new albums by [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
And here we are at the end of 2011. If you had told us a year ago that the things which transpired this year were coming, we would not have believed you. While for much of the year, and much to our frustration, music had to take a back seat to real life, that only increased its importance to this writer. Cross-country flights soundtracked by Broken Shoulder . Getting up to speed mornings listening to Rival Schools . Quiet weekends with J Mascis , summer vacation with Algernon Cadwallader and The War On Drugs [...]
And here we are at the end of 2011. If you had told us a year ago that the things which transpired this year were coming, we would not have believed you. While for much of the year, and much to our frustration, music had to take a back seat to real life, that only increased its importance to this writer. Cross-country flights soundtracked by Broken Shoulder . Getting up to speed mornings listening to Rival Schools . Quiet weekends with J Mascis , summer vacation with Algernon Cadwallader and The War On Drugs [...]
Thoughts on the Calendar's Turn from One of New England's Very Best The Hush Now "Happy New Year, Dear" FREE DOWNLOAD! The Hush Now have always been a bit of a musical enigma. A quirky, but talent-steeped [...]
Well, rock fans, it was a really strange year, one in which we personally and professionally -- and, yes, even to a certain extent here on the blog -- accomplished a great many big things. And all the ups and downs -- transcendent live sets on local stages, solitary post-midnight walks across frozen parking lots in the midwest -- had their soundtrack. Below are our picks for the 10 best songs of the year. These, as usual, are largely determined by our raw ITunes playcounts, although we also gave a little more weight to recent releases that would have been [...]
[* We accidentally deleted this post from late December; here it is in all of its glory once more. -- Ed.] Well, rock fans, it was a really strange year, one in which we personally and professionally -- and, yes, even to a certain extent here on the blog -- accomplished a great many big things. And all the ups and downs -- transcendent live sets on local stages, solitary post-midnight walks across frozen parking lots in the midwest -- had their soundtrack. Below are our picks for the 10 best songs of the year. These, [...]
[Photo: Fanny Von Beaverhausen ] >> Essex, UK-based smartpunx Fashoda Crisis earlier this evening celebrated the release of their sophomore set Him They Make Learn Read . The official release date for the collection Him They Make Learn Read was 21 Nov., but pre-orders were still being taken up to today; fans who oblige receive an immediate download of the album, the video for "Animals" we posted here in August, and a lyric book. The album touts seven bracing and shouty rockers that lean heavily toward social commentary as declared by the [...]
Halloween mp3 Download Someone You Should Know SCARY GOOD - Forget the fact that The Hush Now released one of New England's best albums this year (probably one of the three best records produced this year in Boston) let's focus on what they REALLY do best; make the best holiday music of any band going. We've seen them do it, time and again [...]
[ You didn't think they were going to leave you hanging, did you? That's not The Hush Now's style. In this episode of the band's Memos Tour Diary, bassist Pat MacDonald recounts the whirlwind of the tour's final days en route to the quintet's triumphant homecoming set at Precinct in Somerville, Mass. last weekend. Billmates Soccer Mom and Chandeliers also turned in jaw-dropping sets, as a result of which we were smiling all night. In case you are just tuning in, we reviewed The Hush Now's new record Memos right [...]
Feel the hype cycle! We are proud to present along with our friends at The Ash Gray Proclamation Saturday night's The Hush Now tour homecoming show at Precinct Bar in Somerville, Mass. We hand-picked the majority of the bill ourselves and think that the line-up is not only the very best, but also the Clicky Clicky-est bill we could have mustered. Check out the Facebook Event page right here . The night is centered around the final show of local guitar pop heroes The Hush Now 's current tour supporting its superlative [...]
Boston indie-pop quintet The Hush Now have made an impression on music critics and fans by wedding the "lush sugar-spun melodies of shoegaze's dreamy heyday" to "the hooky muscle of bands like Guided by Voices and Built To Spill" as one critic put it. The band's self-titled debut, released in October 2009, climbed independent radio top 100 charts and drew comparisons to the Cure, Guided By Voices, My Bloody Valentine, and Teenage Fanclub, among others. Blog buzz and radio play by legendary BBC 6 DJ Steve Lamacq further fueled interest in the band, who had yet to even play their [...]
[ In this episode of The Hush Now 's Memos Tour Diary, fronter Noel Kelly offers his account through gritted teeth of a tour going haywire, with levels of strife that recall Sex Pistols' doomed January 1978 tour of the United States -- well, without the drugs, violence and John Lydon quitting at the end to form PiL. THN has been taking what has become the very long way around, touring a large swath of the U.S. en route to a hotly anticipated homecoming show Saturday at Precinct in Somerville, Mass. Oct. 22 with [...]
[ In this episode of The Hush Now 's Memos Tour Diary, guitarist Adam Quane offers a sparkling account of a perfect tour day, when the Boston-based indie rock quintet got some time and space to enjoy smaller town America. The picture above this item notwithstanding, we guarantee you aren't going to guess what fronter Noel Kelly bought at an "antique" store. Let us be the first to welcome the new hordes of The Hush Now's tween fans. THN is taking the long way around, touring a large swath of the U.S. over the next week en [...]
Here are the songs we played whilst manning the figurative decks last night in the booth at the fabulous River Gods in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Avail yourself of all the relevant linkage; if you have any questions or want to know more, hit us on Twitter or drop a comment. SET TWO/10PM/Jay 1. Whirr -- "Junebouvier" -- June 7" [ blogged / buy ] 2. Bonjour -- "I Tried It, I Liked It" -- Motivational Suicide EP [ blogged / [...]
Big Picture Media is excited to announce their 3rd annual official CMJ showcase! On October 21st, 2011, the show at Sullivan Hall NYC will kick off at 7:30PM with performances by States, Lily & The Parlour Tricks, The Hush Now, and Grygiel. Admission is free with a CMJ badge, or $10 without, you must be 18 or older to enter. For more information, check out the official Facebook invite page . About Big Picture Media: BIG PICTURE MEDIA is a forward thinking full service public relations agency based in Manhattan, New York. [...]
[ In this episode of The Hush Now 's Memos Tour Diary, bassist Patrick MacDonald recounts the Boston-based indie rock quintet's assaults on Chicago and Minneapolis, storied American rock and roll cities each one. MacDonald's account of communing with the Gods of the Upper Midwest independent rock scene in particular brings a smile to our face. THN is taking the long way around, touring a large swath of the U.S. over the next couple weeks en route to a hotly anticipated homecoming show at Precinct in Somerville, Mass. Oct. 22 with Soccer Mom and [...]
[ In this episode of The Hush Now 's Memos Tour Diary, drummer Barry Marino recounts the Boston-based indie rock quintet's sojourn to Cleveland. We don't want to give too much away, but we will say what is below is NSFW, if your co-workers are sensitive about hot dogs being served with a sunny-side up egg on top. THN is taking the long way around, touring a large swath of the U.S. over the next couple weeks en route to a hotly anticipated homecoming show at Precinct in Somerville, Mass. Oct. 22 with Soccer Mom [...]
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