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I love the fact that, despite all the musical exploring I do, there are still very worthwhile under-the-radar artists out there waiting to be discovered. Omaha singer-songwriter Simon Joyner has signed with Team Love and is preparing for the release of his 12th studio album, Out Into The Snow , on September 15. The album's closing song, "Roll On", is now available as a free download. Tonight I'm only halfway through my second listen to the album, but I'm already thinking I'm going to really enjoy [...]
Power-pop legends Cheap Trick (pictured) are celebrating their 35th year together with the release of the cleverly titled The Latest, currently available exclusively through the band's website. (It hits retail in mid-July.) The quartet starts a 40-city tour with Def Leppard June 23 in Camden, N.J. … Also celebrating an anniversary (25 years) are self-proclaimed Scumdogs [...]
Today I'm listening to some old stuff that's new again alongside some new stuff that sounds a bit like old stuff. Mexican Summer 's release of a Bobb Trimble 7-inch reminded me of the Secretly Canadian Trimble releases that came out awhile back. I was shocked to look back and discover that I never posted a damn word about these when they came out, because I really did enjoy them. And going back and listening again now, I can say that I still do. MP3: [...]
split single of greatness - today's digital recording doesn't quite evoke the same fragility as good old humble 4-track tape hiss. 7" released by sing, euncuhs! in 1994. fostex.
a compilation that mines a rich seam of excellent american (+ 1 dutch) 4-tracker action. hushed whisperings from lonely men in an age when the cassette was still king. ::: franklin bruno - winter's just a word ::: vehicle flips - lockout song ::: ron house & matt wyatt - broken man ::: simon joyner - robin hood ::: ramon speed - vassar 7" released by sing, euncuhs! in 1996. i don't give a shit mom i'm sick.
ein paar team love nachzügler habe ich mal zusammengefasst, es lohnt immer, sich auf dem label der felice brothers und des simon joyner umzusehen: ende letzten jahres kam helena costas debut als 7" heraus, geht fein ins ohr: joker's daughter - Worm's Head im september 08 erschien "calamity drenching", countryeske roller aus omaha: mccarthy trenching - cassette tape massacre [...]
What if there was a library where you never had to worry that somebody had already checked out what you wanted and there were no late fees? Now what if that library was filled with something like the catalog of indie label Team Love ? Sounds like a dream, but guess what?! It exists. Tuesday, Team Love Records launched their online library. Basically, they're letting you download artists for free and letting you keep them with no hidden deletion dates or anything sneaky like that. All you have to do to start [...]
MP3: Simon Joyner - "Javelin" from The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll, out now....
The 90s will probably be remembered for a lot of things: grunge, gangsta rap, drum & bass, and the flannel, oh the flannel. But thin men creating albums upon albums of melancholic, home-recorded pop will probably not become one of the decade's cultural cornerstones. But the fact that it happened cannot be ignored; Elliott Smith and Will Oldham aren't the only one's to grow out of lo-fi and into reputable independent music careers. Yes, John Darnielle used to beat guitar strings into a tape recorder, and even Conor Oberst probably wouldn't hesitate to say some of his best [...]
It's been a while since any twee pop has found it's way onto Songs:Illinois so it's fitting that the band that brings it back is the band that also gave us one of the most popular posts ever. I guess it didn't hurt that the song from that post was devilishly dirty. Cars Can Be Blue is the band that got us thinking about Twee again this morning as they are about to release their new record Doubly Unbeatable . The new record comes out on Happy Happy Birthday To Me on [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Bitter Tears : "Murdered at the Bar" [mp3] The Bitter Tears : "Grinning" [mp3] other Bitter Tears posts at Largehearted Boy Blonde Acid Cult : one track [mp3] other Blonde Acid Cult posts at Largehearted Boy Bonnie "Prince" Billy : "So Everyone (demo)" [...]
"Is This How Generous You Are?" From "Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation 1994-1999" 7.5/10 I’ve always wanted to believe that I could stumble across an artist unknown by anyone with an eclectic musical liking, or anyone with a shitty musical liking for that matter. When I came across Simon Joyner I thought I had done just that. Without doing any research on him I just assumed he was an obscure indie/folk songwriter. Since I still don’t know his history, I am hesitant to look him up on Wikipedia, mostly because of the fear of [...]
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