E' da un paio di giorni che cerco le parole per descrivere l'emozione che ho provato all'ascolto dell'album d'esordio di Leonard Mynx, in uscita per Wally Uno Music ad aprile. Ma nessuna parola potrà mai rendere giustizia a "Vesper", album registrato da Adam Selzer (Norfolk & Western, M.Ward, Decemberists) presso il Type Fondry Studio di [...]
artist - song - album :: extra info The Sound of Arrows - Danger! - Danger! EP :: out May 7 ( website | myspace ) We Were the States - Up Your Sleeve - Believe The Thieves ( website | myspace | Up Your Sleeve video ) Mystery Jets - Young Love - Twenty One ( website | myspace | Young Love video ) Head Of Femur - [...]

Listening to NPR's All Songs Considered this past week, guest host Stephen Thompson referred to a song as hammock music, "music that will lay you down and pour you an ice tea." I think of Telescope Vehicle as a perfectly fitting epitome to this genre. In "My Prayer," the Portland quintet emanates warmth and nuance. The vocals are modest and soothing, complementing simple strutting guitars. What gives TV a unique sound however is their soft ambient experimentation. In the middle, "My Prayer" drops into a beautiful atmospherics, reminding me (fondly) of a Vicodin-happy David Lynch montage—sweeping around the [...]