If the unprecedented indie pop and the melodies of Golden Bloom are any indicator, better days are definitely on their way - never mind the fact that the name of the band's new brand new single is "Doomsday Devices." Weapons of Mass Destruction or no WMD, you're going to love this one.... Doomsday Devices is available below for streaming and download, but there's a rare, and cool 7-inch version you can only get through [...]
Golden Bloom - Doomsday Devices Man oh man the 50+ hour work weeks I've been doing lately have really been hindering the blogging time. Here's one I should have given you some advance warning on but wasn't able to get to until now. TONIGHT ! as in RIGHT NOW ! if you're in New York City get on over to Matchless for the release party of the Doomsday Devices 7" single from Golden Bloom [...]
If you don't know Shawn Fogel or Golden Bloom , you've clearly never been to this website before. If this is your first exposure to the indie pop rock magic that is Golden Bloom, you should be delighted to catch the first glimpse at the brand new, not-released-to-the-rest-of -the-world-until-tomorrow music video for "Doomsday Devices." Watch here . Shawn Fogel for President! Golden Bloom : myspace Shawn Fogel : website | myspace | live | [...]
We get a ton of e-mails every week from people wanting us to check out their music. Naturally we can't get to them all, but that doesn't stop us from feeling bad about it. So we've decided to try and bring as many of these potentially wonderful songs to you as we can. Every week (as lazy as we are it will probably be every couple of weeks )we are going to clean out our inbox and provide all the mp3's that were made available to us, to you. If you hear something from a band you absolutely [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Clare and the Reasons : "Obama Over the Rainbow" [mp3] other Clare and the Reasons posts at Largehearted Boy Geographer : two tracks [mp3] other Geographer posts at Largehearted Boy Golden Bloom : "Fight at the End of the Tunnel" [mp3] other Golden Bloom posts at Largehearted [...]
Plushgun - Just Impolite You know, I bet Judith Martin would have some fine advice to give Plushgun , who apparently needs to know how often you can call a girl before you break all social conventions and come across as Just Impolite . But we will forgive him for any etiquette breaches he may have done, considering this wonderful, fuzzy, and humble little song he let adrift into the world. Full of soul and meek charm, you won't regret letting this one eek its way through your soundsystem. [...]
Word on the street is that our Friday Mixtapes are becoming quite popular. Even publicists have been voicing their love...go figure!. Anyhow, why stop a good thing? Sticking with last week's theme , we figured to incorporate some of the sounds that will be appearing at this weekend's All Points West. Consequence of Sound will be live and on site at the inaugural edition of the Jersey City festival so be sure to check here all weekend for the latest news and reviews. All Points West Fun: [...]
An ability to play a large crop of instruments with equal amounts of precision and passion allows Golden Bloom frontman, Shawn Fogel , to take the wheel in his own band while holding on to his solo roots. Blossoming into an artist who is as comfortable solo as he is with a band, he now calls seasoned veterans such as Michael Azerrad (Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana, Our Band Could Be Your Life) his band mates when calling in for back-up. Currently in the studio with producer/engineer Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, [...]
You might remember me posting about Shawn Fogel last year back here . Regardless, he's in the studio working on his next album, not yet named and not due out until next year. It's got a political edge to it and isn't as light and poppy as the last EP One Day In the Desert . Shawn was kind enough to grant a sneak peak at one of the first tracks to be written for the album, The Fight At the End of The Tunnel , which according to Shawn is an ode to [...]
Shawn Fogel Live At The M Room 5-25-08 Shawn Fogel's excellent One Day In The Desert EP has been in the constant rotation here at Bag Of Songs since I got a hold of it last fall. Shawn was also one of the artists who played for us at a recent Bag Of Songs Presents night which happen monthly at The M Room in Philadelphia. So needless to say, we love us some Shawn Fogel here. So I'm proud [...]
Mare Costello Originario de Nueva Inglaterra, Shawn Fogel es un fino cantante y compositor de power pop y un experimentado multiinstrumentista que ha tocado todos los intrumentos en los cuatro discos que ha editado hasta la fecha. Su último trabajo es el el Ep One day In The Desert , al que pertenecen estas canciónes. * Shawn Fogel-Dead Petals * Shawn Fogel-The Season I Love Best
Shawn Fogel is a rocker who mixes dashes of power pop, garage rock and alt-county on his latest EP, One Day In The Desert. He often brings to mind Marshall Crenshaw or the poppier side of Elvis C and with his strong sense of melody. Handling most of the instrumentation himself, Fogel manages to offer a fresh take on ye olde tradition of sensitive power pop. Shawn is playing this Sunday May 26th
Alright, this Sunday May 25th three excellent bands coming up at The M Room in Philadelphia, Hymns , Pico Vs Island Trees and Shawn Fogel . And remember, you can party like it's a Saturday night because the next day is a holiday, so there's no real excuse to stay home. Kicking off the night will be Shawn Fogel whose music has been featured here on BOS before . Shawn's been described as a combination of Elvis Costello and Neil Young , his excellent songwriting wrapped [...]
American Music Club : "All Lost Souls Welcome You to San Francisco" [mp3] from The Golden Age (out February 19th) other American Music Club music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Chris Vestre Group : several tracks [mp3] "Muffler Burn" [mp3] Chris Vestre Group : 2008-01-20, KVRX [mp3] "Ghosts (live at KVRX)" [mp3] other Chris Vestre Group music [...]
Who needs their own band ? Shawn Fogel is more proof that it's easier than ever to go it alone in the studio. Drawn to music at an early age under the spell of his mother's Beatles records, Shawn is a talented multi-instrumentalist that attributes his inspiration for going solo to Stevie Wonder . You can't really go wrong with influences like that. One Day in the Desert, his new EP, is five super catchy gems that I can best describe [...]
Not to be confused with Jared Fogle (the Subway guy), Shawn Fogel is set to release his latest EP, titled One Day In the Desert , tomorrow (September 18th). Although his name might not be familiar, Shawn's released a handful of EPs and one full length album back in 2004. If you haven't heard any of them, his sound reminds me of a mix between Elvis Costello (try Leaves, Corners, Stones below), who he even looks a little like to me, and The Beatles [...]
Where's the tambo? Janelle Rogers of Green Light GO astutely noticed I have a groovy little thing going for The Brian Jonestown Massacre (see here) and wondered if I might like to hear 101 Tambourines, the new CD by The Dilettantes, the San Francisco group fronted by TBJM tambourine man Joel Gion. I had enviously (but gratefully) sent you to a link of their "Marzipan" and am glad to be able to
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