Sharon Van Etten is a special person. Genuine, passionate, humble and talented; she's a rare combination of many great things. On this occasion, we sit down to talk upstairs in a cosy Paddington pub. It's the last day in a week of European press ahead of her forthcoming record Tramp , to be released on the 7 February 2012 by Jagjaguwar . I've been a fan of Sharon's music for the past three years. Along with her self released home recordings CD, she has also put out two records – Because I Was In Love and [...]
I've got a hermit crab up my cunt - Service Station Youth Yes. Well. Ahem. Cough. Yes. Hmmm. Service Station Youth were an amazing (to me) side project of Talkshow Boy's and a couple of other people of probable equal importance early last decade. I think i received them under the premise of Le Tigre crossed with Heroin, but people write anything under that influences section. I'm not sure what else they did (if anything), or even if they played live, but their demo [...]
Tweet DOWNLOAD: http://www.eardrumspop.com/201 0/11/20/epop009-baffin-island/ (We're told that the download-version sound MUCH better than the Soundcloud-stream, so you're hereby adviced to download instead of streaming). Two bands from two different parts of the world have joined forces to give you the next free single in our digital singles series at EardrumsPop. The Very Most from Boise, Idaho, USA, and The Hermit Crabs from Glasgow, Scotland, have collaborated via the internet to make this [...]
As a land or water dwelling crustacean, the hermit crab is one of natures most adaptable animals. The soft inner abdomen of the hermit crab is their most vulnerable area, and in defense seek out empty sea shells for protection. To further camouflage themselves, hermit crabs sometimes carry other organisms like anemones along as well, further disguising them from predators. Interestingly enough, when a hermit crab changes shells, often the anemone will also transfer to th e new shell and continue along with the crab. The lifespan [...]
schöner release auf manimal vinyl , wieder einmal, ich denke, dass die junge dame auch beim klienicum nicht mehr gänzlich unbekannt ist, "invisible sunday" kam am 17.03. und dreht zum teil ordentlich auf, prima: Alexandra Hope - Invisible Sunday Alexandra Hope - Perhaps a Fantasy kemado hält auch immer wieder überraschungen bereit, die hier [...]
The Hermit Crabs The new Correspondence Course EP from Scotland's Hermit Crabs – which I only just heard very recently – has become an integral companion for me as I'm beginning to welcome the Spring season back into my life. The EP (out on Matinee Records ) is four tracks of sugary-sweet indiepop that seems to just cover your whole body with sunshine! The best part? Melanie's immensely catchy vocal melodies – and they're made even better against the backdrop of the bouncing, almost surf-y lead guitar. In my opinion, these [...]
Image: Susan Seubert Correspondence Course - The Hermit Crabs You don't hear a lot of musical a-ha -moment stories, conversion narratives or even conversations in which music is an end to itself--as opposed to a gateway to friendship or romance or opportunity for personal branding--from and among girls. That might be changing, what with Lavinia Greenlaw's pointedly titled memoir The Importance of [...]
Stupid bloody Wordpress just managed to lose my post, so this is a rather more brief version. - The Hermit Crabs are a band from Glasgow who are making indie pop in the purest sense. - Song has a timeless quality that would feel at home in the 60s or on a Heavenly record. - Unlike many indie pop bands, this doesn't sound lo-fi at all. All perfectly constructed. - The vocals hold it all together perfectly. Gentle throughout, but never sweet enough to be sickly. - Uses a fadeout [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Azeda Booth : free and legal Tubtrek EP download [mp3] other Azeda Booth posts at Largehearted Boy Casiotone For The Painfully Alone : "Optimist vs. The Silent Alarm" [mp3] from Vs. Children other Casiotone For The Painfully Alone posts at Largehearted Boy The Guild [...]
I'm not sure I support this… but the sticker is so damn cute, I think I might have to start. Brilliant marketing team though, I couldn't've missed it as I pushed the crossing signal button 20 times (like that helps?) at the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and La Cienega Blvd on Saturday morning. It takes a LONG time to get the light to change and when it does, you better MOVE or you'll find yourself in the middle of 8 lanes of West Hollywood's most expensive cars and worst drivers. I just looked at an [...]
It's Friday Night. I am finally completely moved and definitely getting situated (went to the registry, got my resident parking sticker from the city clerk, registered to vote and went grocery shopping) - yep it's official now. I am moved (a week early even!) and I am back to posting! It feels so damn good to be back... I think it's time for a smooth Bass! My dear friend Uncle Pecos couldn't have said it any better... [...]
Si hace unos días nos ocupábamos de Northern Portrait, hoy el turno es para sus compañeros en el sello Matinée Recordings , The Hermit Crabs, grupo de Glasgow formado por John Ferguson (guitarra), Melanie Whittle (guitar, voz), David Murray (batería), Mark Waudby (bajo) y Ali King (violín, teclados y percusión). La banda la crea Melanie en el año 2003 tras abandonar California Snow Story, en donde tocaba la batería, pero no es hasta enero de 2007 cuando el grupo publica su primer ep, el extraordinario "Feel Good Factor Ep", un disco compuesto por cuatro deliciosas canciones de [...]
Hoy voy a romper el esquema que viene siendo habitual en este blog, y en lugar de hablar sobre un grupo en concreto, lo vamos a hacer sobre una serie discográfica que está llevando a cabo el sello Slumberland Records . Se llama "Searching For The Now", y cada entrega consiste en un disco en formato de vinilo de 7" en el que comparten protagonismo un par de grupos por disco, uno por cada cara. En cualquier caso, los que no hacéis uso del formato vinilo, no os preocupéis, porque la idea del sello es publicar un recopilatorio en [...]
RSL sez: Love that Glaswegian Sound! A very beautiful thing happens tonight. Scotland's The Hermit Crabs have crossed the Atlantic to play just 2 dates in the States . One of those is at PA's Lounge in Somerville tonight ! The Hermit Crabs, a wonderful example of the light hearted, melodic Glaswegian Sound, will hold session this eve with the groovy throwbacks The Specific Heats - who are themselves preparing for [...]
"So we played Mondo Party on Friday," said Cats on Fire 's Mattias Björkas after their first song at Union Pool on Sunday. "And there's already a review on the internet. It was mostly positive." Oh boy. I was pretty sure he was talking about this site. Then, I was sure. He continued: "The person wrote...' The Finnish don't quite have the command of the English language their Swedish neighbors do, and Björkas stage banter came off stilted and a [...]
from the Philadelphia Inquirer's music critic Dan DeLuca : Promoter C3 Presents, of Austin, Texas, announced today that the three-day rock festival originally proposed for Philadelphia's Fairmount Park will instead be held Aug. 8 to 10 on a 550-acre farm in Vineland, in South Jersey's Cumberland County. Over three days, a crowd of 150,000 or more is expected at what C3 partner Charlie Jones called "a camping festival," similar to the Bonnaroo Music Festival held each June in Manchester, Tenn. The camp-out concert [...]
In the beginning of the year, I was super-excited about the debut EP from Scotland's The Hermit Crabs . The "Feel Good Factor"-EP/single was a refreshment of pure pop; Catchy, Cute and Clever. The three songs on the single were all favourites of mine, and they could all have been the title track. Great songs. Now I'm sitting here with the Hermit Crabs' debut ALBUM, "Saw You Dancing", and at first glance, - the title, the cover, the design, - I like it a lot. So, full of expectations, I'm starting to [...]
MP3: The Hermit Crabs - Friends Festival (Glasgow, 2:49 mins, 127 kbps, 2.6MB) A 5 piece Scottish Indiepop band with folk nudgings towards the upbeat rather than revolutionary; an arts fair instead of a guerilla war. The Hermit Crabs are walking (perhaps sideways) on rainbow steps of guitar lines, walking a few feet above you - not looking you in the eyes. It is cute; but it's so smooth and comfortable, you won't be concerned when this flood of soulful Scottish pop music pours into your very mind. [...]
There are two brand new releases out on the excellent label Matinee Recordings this week. First up is the début EP by The Hermit Crabs . The album is called Saw You Dancing and features 10 tracks including the excellent Feel Good Factor single. The second release is a brand new EP from the Math and Physics Club titled Baby I'm Yours and features four tracks. It's their first release since last years self titled début album and includes a new version of Nothing [...]
WE HAVE MOVED! WELCOME TO OUR NEW HOME! Today, we are the hermit crabs of the blog-world! We have finally moved out of our old shell, to our own domain, and to another blogging platform (from blogger to wordpress). All the old posts have been moved over here, and we feel quite happy and a little bit scared... There are still things that need to be fixed, adjusted and changed, but I think the site looks and works OK now. If you see something that looks strange or doesn't work, it would be great if you [...]
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