The album A Little Place in the Wilderness by Canadian indie pop band Memphis was a late arrival in my collection last year, but it still made a good enough impression to end up as no. 11 on my list of favorite albums of 2006. The album is the second output from this duo consisting of Chris Dumont and Torquil Campbell ; the later probably more known as the front man/lead singer in the more well-known and much loved Stars [...]
At the end of September Memphis played the Grad Club. It was their first time in Kingston and I have a feeling they won't be rushing back. While they played a very good set the crowd was, unfortunately, not into it. They would just not shut up. Torq asked politely, begged, cajoled, bribed, and pointedly insulted but they wouldn't pay attention. Given the typically soft, introspective music that Memphis had to offer it didn't make for the best experience for those who were into the show and, I can only imagine, for the band. Perhaps they would have [...]
The music of Memphis has a mellow sound akin to The Lucksmiths or Belle & Sebastian, with enough extra oomph in their melodies to keep them original and interesting. Their lyrics are poetic and often... **Click on the link to read the full post, download mp3s, and comment.**
Hey Folks, Just in time for the holidays, I am happy to present the first ever b(oot)log contest. Thanks to the kind people at Good Fences I have up for grabs a smashing Memphis prize pack consisting of their new album A Little Place in the Wilderness , a notepad and a couple of buttons. Memphis features Torquil Campbell (of Stars fame) and Chris Dumont who produce lush music best suited for the pre-dawn hours and other contemplative moments. Comparisons to Stars are inevitable and this album could almost pass for [...]
Boyee, I ain't but hardly even done been born yet, and the first mp3 from a label comes streaming into my inbox like Columbus into the Caribbean, completely unaware of its status as seed of indescribable power, mwahaha. To be honest, I probably would have put it up as long as it didn't sound like caca, but I was pleasantly surprised. Swooning and breezy, for some reason this song puts imagery in my head of driving medium-fast through city streets on a cold overcast day. I wonder if these guys from Vancouver have any idea how lame their namesake city [...]
While I put the finishing touches on my top 25 albums of 2006 post, here's a taste of great band I just discovered recently. Memphis is the duo of Stars singer Torquil Campbell and his long time friend Chris Dumont. Their new disc A Little Place In The Wilderness was released in Canada a little earlier this year but has US release coming in early 2007. It features guest appearances from James Shaw of Metric (bass, trumpet, drums, mix) and Josh Trager of the Sam Roberts Band [...]
a few notes: first, in the interest of full-disclosure, let me acknowledge that i received this cd from memphis' record label, good fences , as part of a really nice package that included the sealed cd, a memphis scratchpad, and two pins. that said, i feel good about saying that my feelings about this album are unbiased and not influenced by how well the label treated me. second, on that same note, it seems to me that this is really how record labels should work [...]
...punctuality wise anyway. Over a month late due to my own cynicism of a song, video and PR campaign being too good for its own sake (the video was directed by Lemony Snickett for gods sake, too good to be true). Anyway, let one of the best songs of this winter wash over your soul. Memphis- I'll Do What Ever You Want [...]
I know that i'm way behind the 8 ball on this album. I've been meaning to post on it...REALLY! I've been listening to it off and on for weeks now, but whenever I make up my mind to sit down and write, something else comes up, and off it goes, back into the queue of works in progress floating around in my mind. Canadian readers probably are more familiar with Memphis than I am (or most of you yanks reading this post). Not so recently they released their second album, A Little [...]
Photo: "Cold Mornings" - Nighty As winter rolls around, it seems to me, love becomes more alive, or the lack thereof becomes ever more apparent with the days. Maybe it is just me, or maybe my senses are sharper in the crisp winter air. Either way, I always find the cold makes me feel like love has been watered down and frozen in the ice. That is a pretty depressing image, but the stark
If you any of you are pondering doing a music blog, here's one of the perks: As you become established and start getting some traffic to your site, record companies begin offering you free discs in hopes that you'll give their band a plug. This has happened twice now at Water. One I turned down. The other – a band called Memphis – I accepted after listening to the single they sent. Memphis is a Vancouver-based band that strays to the mellow, contemplative side of indie pop. Here [...]
Gwen Stefani - Full Album Stream: The Sweet Escape You can listen to the ENTIRE Gwen Stefani album, The Sweet Escape now! It's on AOL if you want to check it out. So here it is... CLICK HERE Here's a new webisode of Gwen in dance rehearsal : CLICK HERE FOR WEBISODE And here's the audio for " Wind It Up " [...]
Here's a couple tracks by two different bands with a similar outstanding sound. Kind of a nice pace for a cold fall day, if you ask me. Memphis is a side project of Stars member Torquil Campbell; it's not a drastic departure from the Stars sound in that respect. The Feeling are a UK band with a number of releases under their belts, some UK-charted tracks, and an interesting website. Enjoy. ::: Memphis - I'll Do Whatever You Want [...]
I've reviewed Memphis before , but now that I've assimilated the whole CD more thoroughly, I thought I'd revisit. Which is maybe unnecessary, since my opinion hasn't really changed--I still think Memphis is sweet but too consistently dreamy--but, possibly due to familiarity effects, I like it better. It's good music for a melancholy mood, but it's irritating outside of one; they're good songs individually, but as an album it's overkill. Sweet and dreamy like Iron & Wine, but poppier, and without the jump and beauty of the Iron & Wine/Calexico collaboration. I [...]
It seems so many of my posts have been overtaken with a political edge. I hope that is okay with you all, it seems so much in my life has been revolving around politics. I saw The Fountain tonight. My two friends and myself joined four other brave souls in seeing it. The theater was quite empty, needless to say. It made me quite sad to see those empty seats because the movie was quite
Anyone who's read here long knows about my love for Stars , producers of my #4 album from 2005 and one of my favorite songs of all-time . Given that I was very excited at the chance to hear the new record from Memphis , Torquil Campbell's collaboration with Chris Dumont . Though it's been out for a several months in Canada, A Little Place in the Wilderness can still only be had by import in our poor, unenlightened nation. I tried to write [...]
Torquil Campbell is better known as the lead singer of the Canadian indie band sensation Stars , and now he has teamed up with Chris Dumont to make a new soon-to-be-sensation in the Canadian indie music scene called Memphis . (Don't worry Stars fans, this is another 'side project' while Stars hibernates and rejuvenates). The album--titled A Place in the Wilderness --is on its way to being one of those over-looked and under appreciated great albums. Because of Torquil's work in his other band, his voice is familiar and comforting. Listening to [...]
Today’s selection comes with serious theme. Regular visitors may have noticed some negative sentiment toward Lark in yesterday’s conversation. This was due, certainly from our part, to an email received from Universal Music Publishing requesting the removal of the Lark tracks we had made available on the site. No wind-bag lawyers letter ala The Raconteurs, however the message was essentially the same. I won’t waste your time expanding on this particular issue, our acquaintance with the band and our part, if only small, in adding to the groundswell of support for Lark over the [...]
There's always those bands that you hear about and you go, "Shit, why didn't I know about this band before? They're on their SECOND album already?" Memphis is one of those. Featuring Stars singer Torquil Campbell, Metric bassist James Shaw (on bass, trumpet, drums, mix), Sam Roberts Band drummer Josh Trager and, well, former carousel ride operator Chris Dumont (hopefully those members should alone be enough to pique your interest), this group should [...]
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