Ο Thom Stylinski είναι νομίζω ο δεύτερος πιο αγαπημένος μου τραγουδιστής με το όνομα Thom. Εγκέφαλος και frontman των αγαπημένων αυτού του blog Whiskers , ζήλεψε τη δόξα του #5 Winteracademy album of the year του έτερου μέλους των whiskers, Brett Mattox , με το προσωπικό του project The Northwest Man πέρυσι, και κυκλοφορεί κι αυτός το πρώτο του προσωπικό EP, με τίτλο A Halter Pardon Him And Hell Gnaw His Bones! , κάτω από [...]
Lazarus has a got a new album coming out on Get Physical next month. He's giving away an unreleased track as part of the hype build. DOWNLOAD: Damian Lazarus 'Whiskers'
Ganache - In Pidgin OK, fucking nice. There is so much I like about this song I am basically a time bomb waiting to force someone near to me to listen to it while asking them a stack of annoying questions, all of which are "Do you love it? Huh? Huh?" Instead, I'm going to try to save a friendship by doing exactly that with you, Internets: PREPARE FOR MY LIVEBLOG OF GANACHE'S "IN PIDGIN". (FYI: Ganache is the solo project of Thom Stylinski, the seven-foot magical giant from The Whiskers. His [...]
Cover presented by Story Hello and allo, happy Monday! It's a cold one today, down to a nasty 3°F today (windchill drops it to -1,000° or something fucked up like that), it's the kinda cold that gives you lips that weird blue feeling, no what I mean? Like you can feel the color blue, and your nose gets so numb, you are snotting on your face without even realizing it. No worries, everyone is, no need to be embarrassed. I [...]
1. Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow, and Blue - "Foxes Mate For Life" Somehow two things can sometimes come into existence at the same time. Like babies who look the same and also happen to be named the same name. But when this happens, one wins, right? VHS beat Beta, Madonna beat Cyndi Lauper, and unbelievably, Vampire Weekend beat Born Ruffians. Both their big debuts kind of offer to fill the same kind of role of "clear new vision and singular charming, moving new musical voice." But it's [...]
So, we are getting tired of all this new music, and starting to listen to some old stuff again. But that doesn't stop me from guiding you through my 50 best records of this year. The sequel, starting with number 40 40. Turner Cody - First Light ( B.Y Records ) Sounds Like: Born too late, but okay, we can still sing along with your (anti)folk songs; Benji Cossa [...]
Όπως αποδεικνύεται ολοένα και περισσότερο δεν είναι όλα τα συγκροτήματα κατά του δωρεάν downloading της μουσικής. Αρκετοί καλλιτέχνες πριν, αλλά μια ολόκληρη χιονοστιβάδα μετά το In Rainbows , προσφέρουν πλέον δωρεάν τη μουσική τους στο διαδίκτυο. Ένα από αυτά τα νέα ονόματα είναι και οι Αμερικανοί Whiskers . Τους ανακαλύψαμε πέρυσι τυχαία σ'ένα forum των Frog Eyes , όταν ανέβαζαν εκεί τα πρώτα τους demo τραγούδια, μεταξύ των οποίων κι εκείνο το καταπληκτικό Roses , το οποίο συμπεριλάβαμε στα καλύτερα tracks της περασμένης χρονιάς. Τους παρομοιάσαμε [...]
You know that band back home that broke up because they all left for different schools? Well that's no longer an excuse. This post could easily become a preachy post about the wonderful communicative powers of the internet, so I'll get to the music part. The Whiskers are a band from Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts. And before you make the assumption, they didn't all meet in Brooklyn and start playing there. They formed on a message board ( the only Frog Eyes message board to be exact). All their ideas and music was [...]
(photo from the incomparable mirrorworld ) "WE'RE ALL THE WHISKERS AND BODY PARTS AND ALL OF US AND VICE VERSA" - thom stylinski The Whiskers - "Cogs" "If all is not lost," he said, limply, to his cat, who had bad organs, that were shaped like church bells, ones ringing on the wedding day, of two sailors, one dressed as a woman, something everyone knew at the party, which was far too long, and too much filled with bad dancing, that was learned on the fly, and that paid no tribute [...]
THE WHISKERS are here for you. Why aren't these guys more popular. I kind of wish I had found their album a few years ago before deciding to buy Antics, then maybe my love for drone-rock could have survived maybe another six months. I'm sure this band is tired of the Interol reference by now though, so I'll just say if you've ever been obsessed with Stephen Merritt at any point in your life (kind of a catch-all) you'll think The Whiskers are just the tops. Also, think Wolf Parade, The Liars, ILiKETRAiNS or Casiotone...but with [...]
Πάει και το 2007, η πρώτη χρονιά που κάλυψε αυτό το blog από την αρχή ως το τέλος της. Ομολογώ ότι, αν και ήταν κουραστικό στην ενημέρωσή του, τα 12 tabs με τους αντίστοιχους μήνες, μου έδωσαν μια πλήρη εικόνα της χρονιάς που τελειώνει: Οι ταινίες, οι -λίγες- συναυλίες, το Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου , το Φεστιβάλ Ντοκυμαντέρ , η 1η alt.eurovision , τα θεματικά αφιερώματα, και, το σπουδαιότερο, όλα αυτά τα τραγούδια [αλλά και τα άλμπουμ], που μου κράτησαν παρέα για μια ολόκληρη χρονιά. Κοιτώντας τα [...]
The Whiskers are Thom Stylinski, Jim Stylinski, Brett Mattox, Matt Vuchichevich, Dan Jircitano and Mike Kendall. They are from various parts of the USA. I can't tell you much about them, except that they have a self produced album out on Awkwardcore Records and it is excellent. The video above is their first and it is a brand new song called "Sails" and I love it. Apparently they are working on a new album at the moment, so that is something to look forward to. As a point of reference I would compare their style somewhat to [...]
Whalebones . Big sound, lots of hair. Tonnes of power, loads of fun. Watch out for this band. They recently released their first EP "Morning Man" on Lucky Horse Industries . Hand crafted and containing 5 songs it is powerful stuff. Stoner rock for the new age if you will. All the songs have an epic feel, rocking and rolling, swaying and swinging. I am loving their sound, especially the centre piece track "Don't You Know". This Seattle band is highly recommended. MP3: Blood Bank - Whalebones MP3: Don't [...]
Like most music bloggers, I get a whole load of emails from bands, labels and artists keen to get their stuff featured on blogs. I guess they want to up their Hype Machine count at least, or at best become the next big 'blog band', like Beirut or Tapes 'n' Tapes. I often don't bother with these, but I've become a little more conscientious of late. I've given some recent correspondents a listen and reckon they're worth posting. See what you think. First up we have Douglas [...]
The Whiskers - "The Idle Rich" How shall I describe this world for you? It's very much like this world. It's based on isolation, and it gives the impression of connectivity. You would think these layers are connected to each other, that the pulsing organ and the steppy-step guitar and the one-two dance beat, you'd think they were chosen because of the way they connect with each other, but you'd be wrong. They work together the way roots of different trees work together; they take up the space the other isn't consuming. It's a harmony of necessity. It's dirty. It's [...]
Slaraffenland sound a little bit like Grizzly Bear crossed with Radiohead crossed with something else. I don't know what that something else is, but this sticks out from a lot of what I've heard recently, partly because I heard the word 'Slaraffenland' in three different places with different meanings before hearing about the band. The music behind a weird coincidence like that should always be good - and it is! Slaraffenland - Polaroids ------ Drakes Hotel are different. The kind of [...]
Winter Academy
Vainzine
rose quartz
T S U R U R A D I O
Said the Gramophone
An Inside Out Sock
I don't even know what the name means.
LITTLE PETER SELLERS
Oceans Never Listen
The Daily Growl
the torture garden
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