For quite some time now I've had a small fixation on the Elephant 6 Collective and its respective members and bands. I grew up with my ear fixed over records from the 60's and the spirit of the collective's music exudes that generation, some would say almost to a fault. Well E6 dissenters, the latest release from The Minders stands as another great notch in their collective belt. The album, entitled It's a Bright Guilty World is a breezy walk through the hills of pop music. Bits of orchestration nestle alongside sunshine harmonies and the everpresent [...]
I must say I am loving the title of their new album, It's A Bright Guilty World was released on my b-day (July 18th) on Future Farmer Recordings. Check out the link for a nice bio on the band and check out the bands myspace. As for the music, well I am posting it so I am most certainly liking it...I decided to go with two tracks that sway in a slower acoustic direction than some of their other
Suburban Home Records is celebrating summer by making available a free and legal eighteen track sampler. Various Artists: summer sampler from Suburban Home Records [mp3] Drag the River : "Me & Joe Drove Out to California" [mp3] Aberdeen City : "God Is Going to Get Sick of Me" [mp3] from The Freezing Atlantic (out August 8th) Earlymay : one downloadable [...]
The Minders It's A Bright Guilty World Future Farmer Recordings How does one introduce a band like The Minders? Do you go through the past 10 years of their history, or do you just begin where they've left off? Let's do a little of both. The Minders began as collaboration between Martyn Leaper and Elephant6 co-founder/Apples in Stereo member, Robert Schneider, in the mid-90s. From there The Minders released numerous EPs and singles to much acclaim. Although the band has gone through a few band members and location changes since their [...]
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