Amidst all this whirlwind SXSW recapping, I've still had time to delve into some new music like Tanlines' True Panther label mates Delorean - sublime Spanish music that's like sex for your ears. We'll have lots more on Delorean very soon but another out-of-country act that's been grabbing my attention is Signer . Signer is the moniker for New Zealander Bevan Smith, who currently plays with fellow countryman Ryan McPhun in The Ruby Suns (explaining why McPhun sang Signer praises to me). He put out an LP titled [...]
Sea Lion, the name of the latest album from The Ruby Suns is inspired by a sea lion colony visible from Hwy 1, south of San Francisco. I figured this was a neat little tid-bit of information considering the band is based out of New Zealand. Recorded by Ryan McPhun alone in his Auckland basement and sung entirely in Maori, Sea Lion is not another psychedelic indie pop album. This is meant to pay tribute and teach those listening to the record how to embody one's surroundings. The album is an exotic and experiential romp [...]
Bulan ini Tika & The Dissident didengar di 30 negara lebih sebagai wakil dari Indonesia. Untuk mempromosikan bahasa Indonesia dan menunjukkan bahwa kita mempunyai musik yang berkualitas. INDONESIA : Deathrockstar Tika & The Dissidents - Waltz Muram Known as the diva from the indie scene in Indonesia, Tika has a beautiful voice and smart lyrics with influences ranging from swing and lounge music mashed with eclectic orchestration. I [...]
Once more, here is November's edition of the Music Alliance Pact . For those of you who don't know about MAP, it's a collection of music blogs from around the world who band together once a month to shed light on up-and-comers from their home countries. It's sort of like the WTO without the human rights violations. After the jump you'll find music from 32 nations spanning the globe. If you'd like to be considered for this feature, drop by the comments section with a link to your site and I'll forward [...]
In decembrie, imi este dat sa anunt ca propunere pentru Romania, la Music Alliance Pact, pe Byron, proiectul solo al lui Dan Byron, transformat intr-o veritabila formatie de rock alternativ, crescuta pe filon progresiv. Nu sunt singurul care crede ca Byron este cea mai buna voce a rockului romanesc...asta dupa ce si-a dovedit calitatile in Kumm sau in Urma. Dupa 3 albume Byron (doua pe bune si un acustic) pot spune acelasi lucru si mai mult: omul chiar stie sa compuna si sa croseteze muzical. Si a strans pe langa el muzicieni care nu sunt doar simpli mercenari. In cel [...]
Última edición del Music Alliance Pact del 2009, este cierre de año viene increíble, al presentar una canción que pertenece a posiblemente el mejor disco de rock nacional del año, me refiero a Inside The Corporation de El Hombre Misterioso nominado al Premio Luces del Comercio como Mejor Disco de Rock junto a otros discos de bandas igual de grandes que ya pasaron por aquí como los Plug-Plug o Los Protones . Inside The Corporation se presenta más sólido que Pez raro, su primer trabajo, el tono político, historias [...]
ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Coiffeur - Humedad Coiffeur is not the name of a band, but the alias of a young folk singer and songwriter from Morón, a city in the greater Buenos Aires area). Humedad is one of the finest songs from his third album, El Tonel De Las Danaides, which was released this year by Estamos Felices (Argentina's coolest independent label, you should check them out). AUSTRALIA [...]
there's always a sense of pride when we showcase the best of singapore music to the rest of the world through MAP , and all the more so when the spotlight is on a young new talent. this month, we're really excited to feature our youngest selection yet: 16 year old weiwen seah, who goes by the name for this cycle . thanks as always to our local music ambassador brian koh ! ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Coiffeur [...]
The Music Alliance Pact is a collective of 33 of the world’s top music blogs and webzines from 33 countries spanning six continents. Every month, each of these 33 sites picks one hot local song that gets posted on all these great blogs and zines. This month we picked Mumbai rock n00bs The Mavyns ' 'Greener Than The Sea' as the Indian representative on this massive international indie mixtape. The song is a live recording from the band's recent set at the Blue Frog. The quartet will also feature on our annual [...]
ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Coiffeur - Humedad Coiffeur is not the name of a band, but the alias of a young folk singer and songwriter from Morón, a city in the greater Buenos Aires area). Humedad is one of the finest songs from his third album, El Tonel De Las Danaides, which was released this year by Estamos Felices (Argentina's coolest independent label, you should check them out). AUSTRALIA [...]
33 songs, 33 music blogs, 33 countries JAPAN : JPOP Lover Sonic Attack Blaster - 20000Volt Sonic Attack Blaster, an alternative band from Tokyo's underground scene, call their music 'samurai rock'. Their songs actually have Japanese retro melody lines that give them an early-90s feel. Interesting and really rather weird. Their new album will be released in January. Sonic [...]
Even the impending joy-burst that is Christmas can't stop the inter-blogging juggernaut that is the Music Alliance Pact, which zooms along like a monthly version of Santa, bearing gifts of song via one chimney-sized post. For our final MAP offering of 2009, we've chosen a track by ambitious Edinburgh-based group THE KAYS LAVELLE but there are plenty of other golden nuggets to discover, including a Portuguese artist who released a song on a little-known Scottish label, plus MAP's first ever submission from the Netherlands, who are represented by [...]
O David Santos, mais conhecido por Noiserv, é mais um dos jovens músicos na área do pop-rock que nós, portugueses, não merecemos mas que merece estar na Music Alliance Pact e ser divulgado nos 34 países, de todos os continentes, que participam nesta aliança. Ele tem demasiado talento para um país que dá mais horas de "airplay" a um qualquer alternativo de Liverpool ou Manchester ou Brooklyn,
I came within inches of putting a track by the New Zealand band Signer on a Friday Finds a few months back and then decided it was too sleepy or something. That was stupid of me. Their newish (Sept) record, Next We Bring You The Fire out on Carpark may drift in and out of electronic psychedelia, woozy somnolence brought on by exaggerated LFOs, walls of lydian tuned aggregates, and a voice nearly as slim as a sine wave, but the details of its makings are fully aware and its construction, though not always [...]
I'm tired of hearing about shit that "sounds like Panda Bear " too, which is what makes New Zealand's Signer such a damned impressive find. I wouldn't even necessarily say that Signer sounds that much like Panda Bear, but I can understand why it would make sense to use Noah Lennox as a reference point for Signer's music. However, though presumably employing similar means, Signer uses them to a very different - and to me, much more enjoyable - end. When someone uses the word "lush" to describe music, there is the connotation of the [...]
Signer – Kicks and Kicks Floating, sweetly psychedelic pop from Wellington’s Signer, more electronic dreamscape than glow-fi/hypnagogic pop/chill wave or whatever we’re calling it (can it not be chill wave?), despite Signer’s past association with Ariel Pink and Panda Bear. This is cleaner and fresher and it pushes forward unencumbered by tape hiss, nonchalantly referencing early noughts techno (or maybe not): sounds a bit like Chemical Brothers feat. The Flaming Lips – The Golden Path, only substitute Chemical Brothers with Squarepusher. This is a cool jam and surprisingly restrained, given it was recorded with [...]
i guess i'm floating
kata rokkar...
Super 45
deathrockstar
Popop
Babylon Noise
...SoTB
SwedesPlease
GLUE
i'm waking up to...
Indiecision
The Daily Growl
Who The Bloody Hell Are They?
JPOP Lover
The Pop Cop
POSSO OUVIR UM DISCO?
sunday is for sounds
AWmusic
rose quartz
Noteworthy: Aleos – Things You See
Things Change And So Do We (I)
The National – Graceless
Watch Kurt Vile Play Letterman
Weekly Mix Vol. I
