With the gypsy tea in hand, do you ever find yourself sittin' on the porch with the ladies of the canyon? Thinkin' bout' the perfect porch sittin' music? I'm sure we would if there was access to a porch here at the asylum. The next installment for "The Single (45) Of The Week" comes from the open air of Brooklyn. The band, Phonograph. The sounds of the self titled debut album will dance in yer ears like a true grit tenderfoot. The thing is, you have probably heard these vowel-chime sounds before. Not necessarily the band, but, [...]
Here on the island, the nighttime hits like a clap of thunder. So, as soon as the sun turns out the lights I can disrobe from the dingy blue scrubs and put on the black cat cloak to head out into the veiled musical seductions of New York City. After wading through all the soledad brothers, snapin' bull whips, bear-towers & gypsy fortune tellers you'll come across some of the best small scale music venues in the country (Mercury Lounge, Pianos, Cake Shop, Knitting Factory, Tonic, Irving Plaza & Joe's Pub). Through the past dusty year, I [...]
New York, NY I think fans of Wilco will be happy with what Phonograph has to offer. They're touring right now in support of their self-titled CD that just came out. "TV Screens" Phonograph on MySpace
Kind of a small week, but there's a few things worth seeking out. Top Five Most Interesting Releases: Field Music : Tones of Town (Memphis) – This is the second LP from the British indie-pop band. I liked the first one well enough to seek this one out. They get compared to XTC, the Beatles and the like. Mojo and Under the Radar love this record and Pitchfork likes it. I'll pick it up. The Softlightes : Say No To Being Cool - Say Yes to Being Happy (Modular) – [...]
DOWNLOAD: Phonograph - Watch and Ward (MP3) Largehearted Boy brings us this week's (and every week's ) interesting new releases. Looking down at the list, I'd just like to add that I think the one by Papercuts is really interesting too - plus I want to check out the new ones by BV show veterans Phonograph , and the Modular Records band The Softlightes . And it seems fitting that Sting picked this week to come [...]
" Phonograph explores new ways to play old music ."-HARP MAGAZINE Here's a great band I've been digging on that you must check out. Found-object sculpture was always very intriguing to men my art studying days. Found object music making is now equally intriguing. New York band Phonograph like to work like that. They search high and low to find new objects and instruments to give them an original sound. In today's indie music world, were [...]
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