My friend Mike Taylor turned me on to this band. He hosts a show over at Amazing Radio you should check out when you get a chance. In The Valley Below are a boy-girl duo out of Echo Park and dammit if they aren't disciples of The Rosebuds . Pretty stuff, but with an edge of darkness underlying chords and tones. Some tracks are melodically driven, shared vocal duties between Jeffrey Jacob and Angela Gail, other tracks feature exchanges of differing phrasing and overlapping lyrics. [...]
The Rosebuds are one of the many acts announced for this year's Hopscotch Music Festival which happens in Raleigh, NC from September 5 - 7 . Their performance there will be a special one, as they'll be performing their version of Sade's Deluxe album in full. Three-day Hopscotch wristbands are on sale now . If you haven't heard their version of Sade's album, you can stream it below or download it for free. Right after Hopscotch, The Rosebuds will head north for a short [...]
Ah, February. The short month full of Hallmark cards, increased chocolate intake, and enough flowers and candy to make every single person gag. Yep, we definitely get doused in consumerism as February 14th approaches, but that doesn't mean that cupid's favorite month needs to be nothing but sap. We've all been to enough weddings to know that there are songs that make you warm and fuzzy, and songs that give you the cold sweats. And I'm here to offer up my takes on some of the best tracks that leave you jonesing for a make-out session. And believe [...]
It’s coming on 2013, and for weeks, otherbloggers and tastemakers have been touting their 2012 picks, jostling to be the best and first match for your own preferences, inviting debate over position in the ranks. And once again, here I am, after weeks of archival digging and false starts, late out of the gate and still struggling with the sheer hubris of presenting my own Year In Review. As I noted last December atop our Best Coverfolk of 2011 feature, my reluctance to pass judgement isn’t a cop-out. I’m a relatively fickle listener, but I’m [...]
When it comes to Christmas albums, I usually stick with the classics—The Beach Boys, Mariah Carey, Celtic Woman. This year, I’ve got a new classic that I can add into my rotation. The Rosebuds’ “Christmas Tree Island” is an awesome take on holiday music. The indie pop duo’s 13 original Christmas songs are festive without being too kitschy, upbeat and fun without feeling frenzied. The tracks that band members Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp put together have a nostalgic feel to them, fusing their own modern, alternative style with classic holiday song conventions and sounds. The first track, [...]
Cover Me counts down the best cover albums of the year. Read about them all, and listen to songs.
When a band sets out to cover a classic album in its entirety, the motivation is pretty clear. After all, why commit to recording and releasing an LP someone else created if you didn't just plain old love it? And if you're a fan of both the source material and the contemporary performer, what could be better? It's in the approach to that end where things get a little muddy. Take Dirty Projectors' Rise Above , a full length homage to the Black Flag classic Damaged that was David Longstreth's attempt to recreate song-for-song an album he hadn't heard [...]
Photo by Drew Gardner Our friends over at Hearts & Plugs are less than a year old and already making their presence known as an indie label. Their new signee Brave Baby is an excellent score from the burgeoning southern scene. This band is a great addition to your collection if you like emoting indie [...]
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Philly thrash heroes Pissed Jeans released their first new music since the 2010 73 Your Life Is Worth Pissed Jeans, a raging track called "Bathroom Laughter." It's going to be on the band's forthcoming LP Honeys, expected for release sometime in February. You can listen to it, and download it for the price of an ... Continue reading
manca un mese esatto al giorno di Natale, e ve lo ricordiamo con una collezione di nuove canzoni in cui The Rosebuds - di cui ci eravamo già occupati quando uscì il loro album Loud Planes Flies Low , con i brani Second Bird Of Paradise e Woods - propongono una personale rilettura di alcuni classici temi musicali legati a questa festività: Christmas Tree Island by The Rosebuds
Sade's 1992 album Love Deluxe turns 20 this week, and the Rosebuds have paid tribute to that influential album by covering it in full and posting the results to their Bandcamp page. And we added another stop-gap album in the form of the holiday collection Christmas Tree Island. The 13 songs included here were all penned by the Rosebuds, meaning that you won't hear any covers of old Christmas classics. An announcement from the band explains, "In this collection of all new, original songs, the Rosebuds explore some classic holiday themes, and try to find that natural [...]
by Bill Pearis Are you ready for holiday music yet? Thanksgiving is basically the official start of the full-on Xmas cheer sounds to be played in stores, laundromats and everywhere else you go. If you're looking for some fresh sounds, North Carolina's Rosebuds have just released a holiday album, Christmas Tree Island , that is available digitally now . While most Christmas albums these days generally consist of covers, Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp have penned [...]
In celebration of the 20th anniversary release of Love Deluxe by Sade, the Raleigh, North Carolina indie-rock band The Rosebuds (Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp) has released a song-for-song cover of the album for free. Love Deluxe was Sade's fourth album, released in the UK in October 1992 and in the States in November of ... Continue reading
Anyone who knows me knows I have a major soft spot for Sade . Sade's ultra-chill, smoothed-out R&B struck a chord with me very early in life. Back in 1985, I would bob and sing along to "Smooth Operator" from the child booster seat in my parents' van. So, when I heard that indie-rock act, The Rosebuds had covered her 1992 album, Love Deluxe , in its entirety - and released it for [...]
Now here's something to make you feel like you're nearing the age of being that senior citizen who happily spends the entire day yelling at the neighborhood hellions to stay off your lawn: it's been twenty years since Sade dropped Love Deluxe , the band's fourth smoother-than-smooth full-length that sold millions of copies and generated timeless late-night playlist staples like "Feel No Pain" , "Kiss of Life" , "Cherish The Day" , and of course, the Grammy-winning "No Ordinary Love" . Helping to commemorate the set's anniversary, [...]
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The Rosebuds released a free digital album featuring covers of Sade's Love Deluxe. The release of covers coincides with the 20th anniversary of what was Sade's fourth studio album released in 1992. From the band: Love Deluxe, Sade’s fourth album, was released 20 years ago this week. To say this album is a constant influence to The Rosebuds and the records we've made over the years would be an understatement. We’ve always been fans. Ivan’s been covering Sade songs since I’ve known him-he sings them in the house, he sings them [...]
LOVE DELUXE, the SADE's fourth album was released 20 years ago this week, so the ROSEBUDS , who've been under the constant influence of the Brit smooth jazz outfit have covered all the mp3s off that LP which you can listen to now or download and save for your Monday walk into work. LOVE DELUXE (The Rosebuds perform Sade) by The Rosebuds
Enjoy Love Deluxe via Bandcamp. The Rosebuds recently dropped by Daytrotter. Purchase The Rosebuds items via Insound. MP3: The Rosebuds - Come Visit Me
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