A while back we opened the book on the awkwardly-named, but mighty talented Plates Of Cake . Lead singer Jonathan Byerley dropped us a line yesterday to let us know he has packed up his guitar, his uber-literate musings and his noteworthy croon, and set off on his inaugural solo voyage. Catherine Market , available on July 10th from La Société Expéditionnaire, is a bit of a throwback; a singer-songwriter record that eschews many of the cliches that drag the genre into the quagmire of cliche. [...]
Plates Of Cake frontman Jonathan Byerley channels the spirit of a true rock & roll outcast, delivering an oddball classic of literate, rambling gems (think Skip Spence and Gene Clark). Catherine Market , his debut solo LP, is a contemporary twist on sun-scorched country-rock; a golden key to the long-locked bungalows of Laurel Canyon circa 1969. The Brooklyn-based songwriter recorded Catherine Market in Boulder, Colorado with friends at Rockbox Analog Fidelity, a now-defunct basement studio that was once the center of a revolving cast of [...]
L Magazine 's annual feature of 8 Bands You Need To Hear is always worthy of a look, especially since they do a pretty good job of identifying local up-and-comers that are just beginning to get on peoples' radars, which is a notable feat, since the scene is so routinely over-scoured. But, there's some interesting stuff in here, from the gauzy pop of Field Mouse and a new project from members of Wild Yaks, Harlem and the Siberians (called Daytona), so head to their site to read a little more about them. The eight who made [...]
am 25. oktober erschien ihre formidable 7" auf all hands electric , das ehepaar jim schwartz und darla scarpella setzt auf country- folk- blues, der ohne umwege in die beine geht, ganz ausgezeichnet: the gang violets - black clouds zum selben zeitpunkt veröffentlicht auf dem selben label die brooklyner band um jonathan byerley eine neue single, eine fantastische nachspeise zum letztjährigen debutalbum (wir berichteten ), folksongs in leicht rockistischer haltung: plates of cake - as if the choice were mine [...]
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: Alpine White : "When She Gets Home" [mp3] from The Hale EP (out November 1st) search for more Alpine White posts at Largehearted Boy Ex Norwegian : "Upper Hand" [...]
Click here to download ZIP file with all tracks, cover art, and track listing. 1. Izabo – 01 Life Is On My Side (from EP ) 2. 1, 2, 3 – 02 Going Away Party (from The Chess Club EP ) 3. Le Butcherettes – 03 Henry Don't Got Love (from SIN SIN SIN ) 4. Tiger Waves – 04 Funeral March (from Only Good Bands Have Animal Names ) 5. Jim Ward – [...]
Team Genius – Ronald Regan's Cousin [wav] (from Pop Songs ) "Big catchy pop music" from NYC; click here for more tunes on soundcloud. Luke Temple – More Than Muscle [mp3] (from Don't Act Like You Don't Care ) Great wonky solo tune from Here We Go Magic contributor [...]
Below is a list of quotes I assembled from the past week. Who knows, maybe we'll make this a regular feature? BeHOLD: "I am a waiter on a private yacht / I look at all the faces and I want what they've got" - Plates Of Cake singer/principle songwriter Jonathan Byerley, talkin' it straight. "They're playing like they [...]
Friends, I have unknowingly mislead you. I took one look at Plates Of Cake's amateurish promo pic and automatically assumed they were an inchoate unit . Now I get word that these fellas actually have a video. A pretty professional-looking video at that. I wasn't sure how to react to this revelation. It's not quite finding out that half the cast of Glee is AARP-eligible, but its still a little disconcerting. I'm going to let it slide, primarily because Jonathan from the band was the one who [...]
Want to get your outfit in New Band Smell? Brooklyn's Plates Of Cake show how it's done. Handful of gigs in the book, even better if you have something high-profile coming up: All Hands Electric CMJ showcase, October 19th at Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY First release on its way: Self-titled full-length on All Hands Electric on October 26th Out of focus promo shot (see above) A top-shelf lead single that we can show off to our friends who [...]
Tune in today at NOON ET for My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRIUS XMU ! Channel 26 on SIRIUS & channel 43 on XM. The program will also be replayed again at Midnight ET! Avey Tare - Lucky 1 CFCF - Before & After The Light Caribou - Leave House (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix) La Sera [...]
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: Impossible Hair : "You Can Own" [mp3] from Toast a Dozen (out October 4th) other Impossible Hair posts at Largehearted Boy Jed and Lucia : "Apostrophe" [mp3] other Jed and [...]
ok, die dreihundertste ausgabe des satten (p)fundes steht an. aber wie bei jubiläen auf diesem blog üblich, machen wir kein großes brimborium daraus. lediglich ein paar tracks mehr hau ich Euch in den post mit hinein, damit es doch eine besondere note hat, mit diesem (mehr als einem) (p)fund mp3: die cdr version ihres selbstbetitelten debuts bekommt man schon bei ihren konzerten, allerdings finden diese so rund um atlanta statt, alle anderen müssen bis zum 30. november warten, bis double phantom das teil raushaut, zur überbrückung: abby gogo [...]
A fresh batch of the new music that has dropped into our mailbox last week. Leave a comment and let us know what you think! The Icarus Kid - 'Hammer' Plates of Cake - 'Emil the Soldier' The Black - 'Love Don't Need a Reason' The Mommyheads - 'Needmore, PA' Delilah - 'Apologies'
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: Allo Darlin' : "My Heart Is a Drummer" [mp3] from Allo Darlin' (out October 5th) other Allo Darlin' posts at Largehearted Boy [the] caseworker : "Boats" [mp3] from [...]
My Old Kentucky Blog
Band Weblogs
Stereogum
The Gumshoe Grove
das klienicum
largehearted boy
The Dadada
the music slut
Disc Jockey Nappy XXX Danny Brown - The RefiXXX
The Killers Reveal Details Of Fourth Album
