No two ways about it -- I'm pretty proud of those Halloween carving adventure results. First time I ever tried one of those fancy kit things with tracing wheels and all (mine is on the right ), and I still popped the eyeball out of the left eye and had to tape it back on (shhhh, don't tell). Since we always used dull carving knives and grabbed the gooey innards with our bare hands when we were kids, I felt a little out of my element when handed mini saws and ridged plastic scrapers. But what I lack in [...]
The Boat People es uno de los grupos más brillantes del pop australiano actual. Tres años después de su primer álbum Yesyesyesyesyes , aclamado por la crítica de su país, vuelven con Chandeliers , un disco sobrado de clase con excelentes canciones como As If I Could o Awkward Orchid Orchard , el primer single. * The Boat People-Awkward Orchid Orchard * The Boat People-Awkward Orchid Orchard (vídeo) * The Boat People-As If I Could
Once it picks up some steam I expect there will certainly be the some amount of blogbrouhaha surrounding the indiepopness of The Boat People who hail from Australia. Take some of your favorite songs by Crowded House, Badfinger, Sloan, Phantom Planet, Possum Dixon and The Changes, put them in a blender and let it rock. This is effortless, charming, melodic, smart pop and it all resides on their new album Chandeliers . Catch them at CMJ . It won't be long until this [...]
In this video for the song "Awkward Orchid Orchard", The Boat People , an Aussie indie pop band you should put a dot on your radar about, reference 52 different, well-enough-known bands and artists. And they want to test you on your knowledge. The prize for naming all 52 is a free iPod nano already loaded with the latest record from The Boat People, Chandeliers . For full rules and all of that, head over here . (mp3) The Boat People - Unsettle My Heart (mp3) The [...]
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It's finally here. The bands and the venue have been confirmed. The stage has been set. Most importantly, I will be there. All the more reason for you to attend SIS @ CMJ 2K8 style! Eight bands will rock your ass off for six hours on Wednesday, October 22nd beginning at 8PM at Rehab . Yes, it's where we have our usual monthly club night, but this isn't just our monthly club night, it's the [...]
Chandeliers es el segundo largo de los Australianos The Boat People , trabajo que muchos críticos sitúan como uno de los grandes discos pop del año. "Awkard Orchird Orchard" es la canción elegida como primer single y en su video, tras diferentes juegos de símbolos e imágenes se esconden los nombres de 52 bandas. ---English--- Chandeliers is the second long placer from Australia's The Boat People , a record that many critics hail as one of the best pop releases of the year. " [...]
It looks like a perfect afternoon to go through some of the promos that have slowly accumulated into a large pile on my counter. The weather is shit and everything on my agenda is taken care of...here we go: The first promo that caught my ear is an import called Chandeliers from Australian band The Boat People . I don't have any information as to when the record will be released in the States (October), but if you like what you hear below, you can get ordering info from the band's Myspace page. The band [...]
Listen to (download): 1. Low vs. Diamond - "Heart Attack" 2. Joshua Radin - "I'd Rather Be With You" 3. Annuals - "Confessor" 4. Tom Morello - "The Nightwatchmen" 5. Anberlin - "Dissapear" 6. Curtis Peoples - "Back Where I Started" 7. Department of Eagles - "No One Does It Like You" 8. The Model - "What Does It Look Like I'm Doing?" 9. The Coral Sea - "I Know You'll Find A Way" 10. The Boat
Something about the above words struck a chord with me when I heard them last night. They were used to describe The Boat People. Now considering that they're actually from Brisbane, it was probably the comparison to Dappled Cities that I found intriguing. This may have been a bit of a stretch with some of The Boat People's earlier material, but with this latest single, I can certainly see the parallels. It has me quite excited for the arrival of their new album, Chandeliers , some time in July. Awkward Orchid Ochard [...]
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