Flashback: It's July 2011. Summertime is running full steam, and great new songs and albums are coming in from all directions. New releases from Beirut, Washed Out, Memory Tapes, and others are burning up the blogs. This July playlist mix - officially, Best Songs of 2011, Vol. VII - highlights one of the things that [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Nikki Lane – Gone, Gone, Gone. Download "Gone, Gone, Gone" (mp3). Nikki Lane has a voice that belts like Loretta Lynn's on this debut album of delectable, honky tonk country. This EP was released as a precursor to her full-length album, Walk of Shame, which was also released this year. This shortplayer includes the two best songs from Walk of Shame, "Gone, Gone, Gone" and "Coming Home to You," but it also includes two great additional tracks – "Western Bound" and "Down to the Wire." Milo Greene – The Hello Sessions. Download "1957" (mp3). The Hello [...]
Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers – Starlight HotelDownload "If I Can't Trust You With a Quarter (How Can I Trust You with My Heart?)" My Morning Jacket – CircuitalDownload "Circuital" New York Dolls – Dancing Backward in High...
If you've ever read any of my reviews, you know that I have a special place in my heart for albums that are real. I like albums that are more human and less computer. I like real drums, as opposed to drum machines. When my editor-in-chief sent me a track off of This Distance , the new EP from Oax, it hit me right in that "this is real" heart place. I would even venture as far as to call this EP raw, and I would mean it in the most positive way [...]
I whip my hair back and forth. Not because I am a teenage girl (although I sometimes act like one) but because there is a party. No, it's not in my pants. This party is in my ears, and soon it will be in yours as well. I am pleased to present to you The Indie Sabbath - more refreshing than an ice-cold soda in the middle of the desert. For me, music is the purest form of communication this world has to offer. I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. [...]
Oax – This Distance [EP]. Download "Love and Crashing" (mp3). Download "Liar, Cheat, Jerk" (mp3). Giorgio Angelini took a break from touring with Bishop Allen and The Rosebuds to work on a master's degree in architecture from Rice University. While residing in Houston, TX, he recorded this EP, playing all of the instruments of 4 of the 5 songs. The final song of the set, "Sutures," features Chris Simpson (Mineral, The Gloria Record) on vocals and Jim Eno (Spoon) on drums. This 20-minute album is a highly engaging collection of rock songs with just [...]
You probably know if you saw last week's Best New Releases, that, at least compared to other weeks this year, the pickings were rather thin, and this week is just about the same. Atlanta musician Ernest Greene, better known in the indie rock/electro-pop/chillwave circles as Washed Out. Greene has risen fast in the past couple [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
When a band like Oax comes into your life, you need to mark the date on your calendar. This Distance , the debut effort from Houston's Giorgio Angelini, is hands down the best record I've heard from a new band this year. Angelini himself is no newcomer to the indie-rock scene; he's toured with The Rosebuds and Bishop Allen for the last several years. Additionally, he helped score the video game "Red Dead Redemption." Not too bad for a guy finishing his masters degree in architecture. If his architecture skills are half what his songwriting skills are, [...]
Here are a few songs from some of better albums released this week: Army Navy – "Ode to Janice Melt" (mp3) from The Last Place. Eleanor Friedberger – "My Mistakes" (mp3) from Last Summer. Grooms – "Tiger Trees" (mp3) from Prom. Gypsyblood – "My R.K.O. is M.I.A." (mp3) from Cold in the Guestway. Oax – "Love and Crashing" (mp3) from This Distance [EP]. Oax – "Liar, Cheat, Jerk" (mp3) from This Distance [EP]. After the jump, there is also a list of more new releases from this week. Continue reading…
You probably know by now that we do things kind of different here. For example, we rarely ever post just one or two songs and call it a day. Instead, we regularly publish at least five to 10 songs per post, and often many more. Every month - and especially during the past year and [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
NEW OAX MP3: "LIAR, CHEAT, JERK." NEW DATE WITH PETER, BJORN AND JOHN, MORE!HAVE YOU LISTENED YET TO OAX'S "THIS DISTANCE"? IF YOU HAVEN'T YET, AND NEED A DIGI-COPY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. HERE'S THE THING: IT'S 20 MINUTES LONG, AND IT'S REALLY FUCKING GOOD. I SWORE. I AM SWEARING IN THIS PITCH TO YOU TO EMPHASIZE HOW MUCH I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO THIS.Let's start with "Liar, Cheat, Jerk", the
While perusing the internets, I came across a song by Oax (pronounced Oaks) who we recently discovered opening for The Rosebuds last weekend . Digging a little deeper into the bio, it turns out that leading man Giorgio Angelini recently returned to Houston by way of NYC to pursue his master's degree after a long stint in the music game playing bass for The Rosebuds and Bishop Allen . After a short hiatus focusing on his degree, Angelini could stay away no longer and recorded a mostly solo album (mixed at Public Hi-Fi in [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Bright Archer : "Hidden Systems" [mp3] from Hidden Systems (out July 5th) search for more Bright Archer posts at Largehearted Boy Caveman : "Old Friend" [...]
Considering the last week seemed sort of dull, at least in regards to live music about the town, we were really excited by the killer bill at The Parish, featuring two of our favorite acts of the moment, Other Lives and the Rosebuds -we were unaware local band O.A.X . (pronounced Oaks) was joining the night as well. As usual, the Parish had excellent sound, and air-conditioning, so it's hard to find anything bad to say about the evening. O.A.X. is a newer act upon the town, [...]
This week's new stuff includes Oax, Robert Pollard, Ocota Soul Sounds, Son Lux, and My Morning Jacket: Oax – Love and Crashing [mp3] from The Distance Robert Pollard – In a Circle [mp3] from Lord of the Birdcage Ocota Soul Sounds – Pirata [mp3] from Taurus (released 31 May 2011) [...]
Today's song is "Love and Crashing" by OAX . This song is off the band's Distance EP. OAX is the result of a new musical venture by Giorgio Angelini. After taking some time off from heavy touring with Bishop Allen and The Rosebuds to enter graduate school in architecture at Rice Univeristy, Angelini found himself writing music again. The record was recorded by Giorgio Angelini in his home studio with the co-production help of Ivan Rosebud (The Rosebuds). The EP features guest performances by Jim Eno of Spoon and Chris Simpson (Mineral, Gloria Record). Angelini [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Howling Hex : "Apocryphal East North Text" [mp3] from Victory Chimp, a Book (out June 22nd) search for more Howling Hex posts at Largehearted Boy Idiot Glee [...]
OAX: THIS DISTANCE (BLADEN COUNTY RECORDS, 6/7), TOUR DATES W/PETER, BJORN AND JOHN AND THE ROSEBUDS!"LOVE AND CRASHING" MP3: http://www.riotactmedia.com/mp 3/Love%20and%20Crashing_IH.mp3 TOUR DATES:06.01.11 - Austin, TX @ Antone's w/ Peter, Bjorn and John06.02.11 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater w/ Peter, Bjorn and John06.23.11 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada w/ the Rosebuds06.24.11 - Austin, TX @ the
( Sad Songs & Waltzes is a recurring feature on Muzzle of Bees, where artists share their favorite sad songs. Previous contributors include Megafaun , Delta Spirit , Damien Jurado , Sharon Van Etten , Over The Rhine , Conrad Plymouth , Frontier Ruckus , Strand of Oaks , and Roadside Graves .) I met Giorgio Angelini several years ago during SXSW while he was playing with The Rosebuds . We reconnected this past March and he shared with me his new material under the [...]
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