While I attended high school, I shared a piano teacher with Will Bennett, keyboardist of The White Ravens . Once, as I sat at my family's black Wurlizter about to show off my practice progress, I recall her mentioning how she reconsidered her move from Michigan in order to instruct him longer because he was "something special." At the time, he had started to compose hybrid classical-rock pieces. My curiosity to hear his melodic musings quickly spiked. One winter day, Amy Bennett, who had received bass instruction, tried collaborating with her pianist [...]
New tracks by veteran Los Angeles artists and some very unpretentious high schoolers cure your musical drought. Los Angeles - United States - California - Counties - White Ravens

Ann Arbor group The White Ravens guide their sound by keys and upbeat animated melodies. Their new record, Gargoyles and Weathervanes , was released last month and should appeal to fans of Fiery Furnaces and enjoyers of piano pop. See what you think with the tracks below, both taken from the new record. "Sparks" mp3 "Tick Tock" mp3 http://www.whiteravenmusic.com / http://www.myspace.com/whitera vensmusic

It's been a long while since I've done the Graboid, so I imagine the aftermath of the 4th of July weekend is as best a time of any to shake any kind of rust off. In the time between posts, I've pretty much managed to completely lose track of album releases in the past month or so. If everyone doesn't mind, I'd rather just start from scratch with a brand new week rather than dredge through everything I've missed. It sucks, but it's a task that I just don't want to sit through. Anyways, like [...]
The brother/sister duo of William and Amy Bennett, collectively known as the White Ravens, is self-releasing its sophomore album, Gargoyles And Weathervanes, on July 6. Hailing from Ann Arbor, Mich., the Bennetts have been making music together for the last six years; they started when William was 11 and Amy was 12. The follow-up to the [...]
White Ravens -Sparks I'm still undecided about what this song. Fun or obnoxious? Lively or dull? Scissor Sisters style hooks with, with - with what? I leave it to you. From the forthcoming album, Gargoyles And Weathervanes. Via The Mad Mackerel .

Here is a lazy blogger's round-up of some of the new tracks that we've come across and enjoyed over the past few days and weeks, some of which might tickle your ears in a good way. The Moondoggies delivered a cracking album in 20082s Don't Be A Stranger and have a follow-up due in September titled Tidelands . In the meantime they are releasing a five track limited EP of songs that didn't make the new album, and which will mostly be sold on tour or via Hardly Art . This track [...]

The White Ravens From: Ann Arbor, Michigan United States The discovery of The White Ravens occurred in the research laboratory of Dr. XXXXXX in December of 2003, when the lyrics, vocals, and bass of Amy Bennett were combined with the keyboards and musical compositions of Will Bennett. When mixed, these distinct substances bonded explosively, creating a previously undocumented compound, The White Ravens. [...]
fangen wir heute mal mit einem tapete neuling ein, das album "das kommt vom küssen" passt natürlich perfekt zum bandnamen, mal sehen, wie sich der nachfolger dann benennen muss, die musik? the new forsch? vielleicht: herpes - keine experimente bleiben wir in hiesigen landen und wenden uns robert stadlober (ja, dem), astrid noventa und rasmus engler zu, die unter ihrem alias der ersten single "leave me" bald das full length folgen lassen werden, getauft auf "one last hurrah for the lost beards of pompeji" (28.05.): [...]
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