~ Anders Parker - "Calling Out To You" ~ A sweet song, with a simple but effective chorus. I like the layers of instruments and the female background vocals. Pretty! From Parker's upcoming double concept album Skyscraper Crow which seems very promising from what I've heard so far. ~ Southside Stalkers - "Robert Downey Jr." ~ Another fun, upbeat tune by Sweden's Southside Stalkers. I'm guessing the lyrics are supposed to be from Robert Downey Jr's point of view, or his name is a metaphor for [...]
The sun is out, but the warm weather I longing for still isn't here yet. Could always be worse, right? I Don't Always Know What You're Saying by Ladyhawk from Shots My Manic and I by Laura Marling from Alas I Cannot Swim Last Time Around by Lay Low from Farewell Good Night's Sleep Breaking Time, Breaking Lines by The Legends from Up Against The Legends Nondeterministic Automation by Lemonwilde from [...]
I can hardly believe it myself, but I actually got this month's mix up in a timely fashion. Enjoy! The Catbirdseat April 2009 Mix The Lord Dog Bird - "The Shedding Path" Air Waves - "Shine On" Woods - "The Dark" Royal City - "Bad Luck" Cass McCombs - "That's That" Kurt Vile - "Beach On The [...]
The Lord Dog Bird ( Wilderness guitarist Colin McCann ) is sitting onstage playing an acoustic guitar, rocking back and forth with his eyes squeezed shut, singing his heart and several other internal organs out. We've all seen this type of thing hundreds of times... and we've become somewhat blasé about it in the 21st century. But this young man... imbues the ol' singer/songwriter song and stance with so much intensity and sincerity that he burns away the cynicism that's been encrusted from countless lackluster troubadours in coffeehouses and non-profit venues. He somehow moved even "seen [...]
While the magazines and major indie music sites are rolling out with their top of the year picks, there are a lot of bands that aren't really getting their due. And some that are getting too much, like Vampire Weekend. I read more about folks hating them than having much love for 'em. There were some really good albums that came out this year that didn't get enough attention/hype or got shot down by some critic's review. It's a shame, really. Why let some critic determine what's ear-candy for you and what isn't? In no particular order... [...]
No Security - The Lord Dog Bird Song For Woodthrush - The Lord Dog Bird I built a wall today. We carried sheets of drywall up busy streets; Block, corner, block, intersection Black Ice Montréal Drivers. It was a long walk. Drywall is heavy. Bit of a gritty start. Flight of stairs, celebration of accomplishments. Beer. Laying down a wooden frame, trying to get the rhythm [...]
colin mccann, guitarist for wilderness , took advantage of the band's extended hiatus to record a solo album on a home four track. the result is the lord dog bird , a lo-fi but warm and engrossing record. the album closer, which you can listen to below, celebrates the place of art, generally, in times of distress. the lord dog bird - the gift of song in the lion's den
The Lord Dog Bird - "Song for Woodthrush" While Wilderness "was on extended hiatus", their guitarist, Colin McCann, was working on some solo recordings on a 4-track in his home. This past August McCann (calling himself The Lord Dog Bird) released some of these recordings as a self-titled LP on Jagjaguwar . This is exactly the kind of music I look for on Sunday afternoons in the fall, and anyone who enjoys the intimate style of Bon Iver , but wants less falsetto, should find something to like in [...]
Here is the mix for October. I am pretty sure that we haven't posted on any of these bands yet...hope you enjoy. As always, if you like what you hear, please support the bands. DOWNLOAD ENTIRE MIX (.zip) Tracklist and individual MP3 downloads after the jump… Tracklisting: Arsenal - Estupendo Golden Bloom - The Fight at the End of the Tunnel [...]
So it's been a while since I have participated in the whole blogosphere thing, so I figured the best way to get reacquainted is to give you guys out there a taste of a few things flowing through my personal rotation right now. First up, we have Au . These guys have an interesting sound reminiscent of the carnivalesque Elephant Six stuff coming out of Athens for the last decade. The band is the work of multi-instrumentalist Luke Wyland. Begun back in 2005 [...]
Wilderness guitarist Colin McCann's solo LP is a modest, small stakes "How I Spent My Band's Hiatus" document, a homeade, rough-hewn lo-fi release from Jagjaguwar. read more
Earlier this month Jagjaguwar released the self-titled debut album of The Lord Dog Bird. We missed it by a couple weeks. Whoops. Anyway, The Lord Dog Bird is the solo project of Colin McCann, guitarist for Wilderness. Having spent some time alone and holed up with his four track, he recorded this album. The result is a beautiful lo-fi collection of experimental and anthemic folk songs. Colin has a magnetic voice - he sounds like Phil Collins and Win Butler at the same time! The Lord Dog [...]
This week (or like two weeks ago) Drake ponders the future of the "Take" (say it ain't so) as well as latest releases from a Mike Mogis -less Conor Oberst and Battering Room favorites, Oxford Collapse . -ed. Drake's Take: New Releases 08.05.08 It's been a few busy weeks away from the new release racket, and lying sick in bed a couple days ago, I pondered whether it was worth even continuing on with this regular post, since it's so very time [...]
Well, I haven't done one of these in quite a while. A rather long while. Ever since I went away on that vacation-thing. But I've settled comfortably back into this blogging routine, so there's most definitely no reason for me to come back around with a recap of my favourite tracks I wrote about during the course of the week. But considering that it's been a while, I won't limit myself to the usual five suspects, and instead list all my favourite songs since the last Rated Ox I did . [...]
The Lord Dog Bird - The Shedding Path What a way to open an album. I can already sense myself getting into this record, the debut solo album by Wilderness guitarist Colin McCann, in all its four-track humbleness. The album is self-titled and comes out on the 8th of September through Jagjaguwar (or last week if you're in North America), so keep an eye out! Buy MySpace? There isn't one! Photo by anka
I'm way behind with my new release updates..... Noteworthy Records Released on 8/5/08: Records I've Heard: Darker My Love : 2 (Dangerbird) – The local band has put out an extremely likeable record that's a lot more polished than their first record. This one will draw more comparisons to Supergrass, Jesus & Mary Chain, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and (label mates) Silversun Pickups than Can or My Bloody Valentine. The band's two vocalists, Tim Presley and Rob Barbato, [...]
The Lord Dog Bird - The Gift of Song In the Lion's Den. This is the sound of things completed. It's the sound of the epic journey home, with muffled war drums in the distance, summer crickets on the wind. It's the sound of a refreshing plunge in the ocean from a decent height, a tall drink on a slow day. Finding your way around this song is easy. Listen: I don't know much about the Lord Dog Bird, other than they have a new album out on Jagjaguwar. It came out last tuesday and it's self-titled. The vocals echo...
Another week, another batch of new releases to sink our teeth into. I haven't listened to much this week, but i've really liked the few songs i've heard from Brazilian Girls' New York City , Oxford Collapse's Bits , and Ida's My Fair, My Dark EP. I've never particularly liked anything from C onor Oberst , so I doubt I will be listening to his new release anytime soon (didn't he just have an album out not too long ago?). Feel free to recommend anything else that [...]
It's been a few busy weeks away from the new release racket, and lying sick in bed a couple days ago, I pondered whether it was worth even continuing on with this regular post, since it's so very time consuming. This week, due to my illness (thanks for bringing that home from school, Eli!) I'm compromising with a much abridged look at one or two releases, and not listing as many 'on the radar.' This week sees the first from Conor Oberst under his own name, the latest releases from Oxford Collapse , The [...]
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