Snailhouse 's new single is aptly named. It's called "Sentimental Gentleman" and it comes from the album of the same title. It's a sad sack country ballad that's laden with weeping pedal steel and sleepy guitar licks. Remember when I used to review albums for Discorder ? No, of course you don't. I wrote about Snailhouse's Lies on the Prize way back in 2009, and I just found this issue online right here . Memories. Thanks to Herohill for alerting [...]
Snailhouse 's new single is aptly named. It's called "Sentimental Gentleman" and it comes from the album of the same title. It's a sad sack country ballad that's laden with weeping pedal steel and sleepy guitar licks. Remember when I used to review albums for Discorder ? No, of course you don't. I wrote about Snailhouse's Lies on the Prize way back in 2009, and I just found this issue online right here . Memories. Thanks to Herohill for alerting [...]
(photo: Anneke Hymmen) I don't know about you, but this weekend couldn't get here fast enough, but now that it's on the doorstep, I'm realizing that I'll probably be busier in the next two days than I've been the past five. I'll be taking a few precious moments to get of the merry-go-round and decompress with some new tunes, and at the top of the list is "Sentimental Gentleman", the title track from Snailhouse 's new LP, schedule for release in May. Snailhouse is the name Mike Feuerstack of [...]
Hell yes. The first peak at the new Snailhouse record. Listen to "Sentimental Gentleman" now. MP3:: Snailhouse - Sentimental Gentleman WEB:: http://www.snailhousemusic.com /
Julie Fader Don't know what to do with yourself tonight? Well how about a triple shot of Toronto indie favorites at the El Mocambo. The line-up sees Brian Borcherdt (Holy Fuck, By Divine Right, but you knew that already) hit the stage at 9:30, the aurally stunning Julie Fader at 10:30, and Montreal's Snailhouse at 11:30. Brian Borcherdt's website Julie Fader's Myspace Snailhouse's website
Click here to download the compilation. Anyone loving the Christmas season? If you are in the holiday spirit, Canadian indie style. You should check out Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada Deux from Oh! Canada (aka The Line of Best Fit). Its their second compilation and features a slew of great Canadian talent. From the likes of Great Lake Swimmers , The Zolas , Basia Bulat , Leif Vollebekk , The Russian Futurists , Evening Hymns , Snailhouse and many [...]
Snailhouse , de band van de sympathieke Mike Feuerstack bracht in de loop der jaren een handjevol prachtige albums uit. De laatste, Lies on the Prize, is alweer twee jaar oud. Feurstack is nog hard aan het werk met de opvolger, Sentimental Gentleman. Monumental Moments zou je als een tussendoortje kunnen zien tot het moment dat Sentimental Gentleman uitkomt. Deze EP is op dit moment slechts digitaal te verkrijgen via Bandcamp . Monumental Moments bevat zeven prachtige songs, waaronder demo’s, niet eerder uitgebracht werk en een live uitvoering van Chimney Sweep waarbij Feuerstack vocale hulp krijgt van [...]
Staðfest var fyrir stuttu að hin sænska Robyn muni halda sína fyrstu tónleika á Íslandi þegar hún stígur á stokk á Iceland Airwaves hátíðinni í október. Einnig var það staðfest að frá Kanada komi Snailhouse , sem er listamannsnafn Mike nokkurs Feuerstack, sem og ljúflingarnir Lay Low og Rökkurró . Miðar eru seldir á sérstökum afsláttarprís fram til fyrsta september á 13.500 en eftir það mun miðaverð hækka upp í 14.900 krónur. Kaupið miða hér . Robyn feat. Röyksopp - None Of Dem (Sam Simmon Remix) [...]
It was an insane May 1, 2010. One of a few shows that I attended in Ottawa. First stop was Zaphod Beeblebrox. It was a day festival called May Whee! The acts that played were Sunparlour Players , Snailhouse , Rolf Klausener , Leif Vollebekk and That's The Spirit . The only act I manage to see were: Leif Vollebekk That's The Spirit [...]
Doron Gild There's a lot of New York in Eyelid Movies , the debut album from the duo of Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel known as Phantogram , and while the pair do indeed have Empire State license plates on their cars, they don't hail from a Brooklyn bedsit or East Village walk-up, but the town of Greenwich way upstate - as close to Montreal as it is to Manhattan. But you couldn't tell that from just listening to the record - Its synthetic dream-pop owes a lot to bands [...]
On the third day of Pop Montreal. I went to a BBQ/Music day show called East Meats West. It was a collaboration with Kelp Records , Mint Records , Unfamiliar Records and Cokemachineglow.com . Playing there were: Flecton Big Sky Carolyn Mark Hot Panda The Pack A.D. Snailhouse [...]
Here is part three on who I might or will see at Pop Montreal . 1pm: East Meats West III at the Notman House. Its a BBQ with some Kelp Records + Mint Records musicians playing there. Flecton Big Sky, Carolyn Mark, Hot Panda, The Pack A.D., Snailhouse, Andrew Vincent, Chris Page and Hollerado 7pm: tUnE-YaRdS at the Musee d'Art Contemporian (aka Museum of Contemporary Arts) 8pm: Ghost Bees at the Ukrainian Federation Options: Videotape at the Jupiter Room 9pm: Yo La Tengo at Club Soda Options: Adam [...]
Just two more days until the announcement of the shortlist . In which case, you can expect more backlash haha. Here's my third installment of quickfire reviews of mp3s by the artists of the Polaris Music Prize Longlist . Here are: Part 1 and Part 2 . Snailhouse - Lies on The Prize Dollar Signs by Snailhouse Rating: 3.5 out of 5 I've been incredibly harsh when rating acoustic artists. The song is decent though just not that into it. [...]
Monday 6/29 * Snailhouse, Sharon Van Etten @ City Winery ( VIDEO: Sharon Van Etten sings in her kitchen for Tripwire ) * Wounded Buffalo Theory, Kabona Zombies, Mike Hunchback and the Weird Fantasy Band, CONDO, In Musth @ The Bell House Tuesday 6/30 * Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, Yellowbirds, Hezekia Jones @ Pianos * Explosions in the Sky, Constantines @ Central Park Summerstage [EF Pick of the Week] [...]
I'm not sure being on the Polaris long list is going to necessarily vault Mike Feuerstack a.k.a. Snailhouse into super-stardom (I understand to be a super-star now you have to appear on reality TV), but, for what its worth, it gave me another reminder that Lies on the Prize was on my "to check out" list. He appeared on the Hibiscus & Rosehips Charity Album (Pick of the Week #15) , and "Who We Are" was def. one of my favourite tracks that appeared on that compilation. For an album [...]
I'm not sure being on the Polaris long list is going to necessarily vault Mike Feuerstack a.k.a. Snailhouse into super-stardom (I understand to be a super-star now you have to appear on reality TV), but, for what its worth, it gave me another reminder that Lies on the Prize was on my "to check out" list. He appeared on the Hibiscus & Rosehips Charity Album (Pick of the Week #15) , and "Who We Are" was def. one of my favourite tracks that appeared on that compilation. For an album [...]
Last week I was going to post about my predictions for what will end up on the Polaris Music Prize Long List this year, and I'm glad I didn't. With hindsight, after seeing the long list, I realized that there's a lot I couldn't possibly account for when 190 judges are having their say, and only a handful regularly contribute to the online discussion group set up for us. It's a pretty diverse list, more so than last year's, which should make choosing the 10 that will end up on the short list that much more [...]
Rare weken zijn dit eigenlijk, met al die “feestdagen”. Ik blijf me er over verbazen dat anno 2009 de totale Nederlandse economie plat gelegd wordt omdat het, zoals men dat noemt, Hemelvaartsdag is. Kan dat niet anders in een land waar de ontkerking maar door lijkt te gaan, vraag ik me dan af. Het enige voordeel van al die vrije dagen is dat we nog wat energie en tijd overhouden om bands te zien. En rond hemelvaartsdag is er weer veel moois te zien. Zo is komende donderdag, vrijdag en zaterdag Snailhouse in Nederland voor wat shows. Ik [...]
Het zijn weer drukke tijden voor de muziekliefhebbers. Zo krijgen we voor de zomerstop, of wat daar nog van over is, nog een flinke stroom nieuwe releases over ons heen. En bezoekt een groot aantal interessante en minder interessante acts ons land in de komende twee maanden. We hebben het hier al ‘ns eerder gehad over Tara Jane O’Neil en Marah die komende zondag in het Utrechtse Db’s te zien zijn. En dinsdag 12 mei treedt Angela Desvaux samen met haar band The Mighty Ship op in de bovenzaal van Paradiso. Dit [...]
Here we are folks: I've finally gotten off my festively-enlarged ass (seriously, between Mom's holiday treats and Dad's beer I gained about 8 pounds) and finished my top albums of 2008. As per usual, these are all Canadian releases, as that's where the ground is closest to my ears. Here they are roughly arranged in descending order (very roughly): The Olympic Symphonium - More in Sorrow Than in Anger (Forward Music Group) I was a huge supporter of The Olympic Symphonium 's 2007 debut, [...]
Chipped Hip
Chipped Hip
Quick Before It Melts
Herohill
Snob's Music
PhotogMusic.com
Ketelmuziek
Rjominn
Chromewaves
AWmusic
EAR FARM
London, ON: Burgeoning Metropolis
Wolves, Hawks and Kites
