immer auf der suche nach neuen, frischen, unverbrauchten popbands zeichnet sich das kleine, aber exklusive cloudberry records label durch nachhaltigkeit und unverblümten ehrgeiz aus. ich glaube, dass ich den verein aus den staaten bereits mehr als fünf jahre begleite und beobachte und immer wieder erfreut und erstaunt darüber bin, was sie alles an guter musik zutage fördern. vor zwei jahren bereits gab es eine begeisterte vorschau auf diesen seiten, klick , heute wollen wir auch aufmerksam machen auf jüngste veröffentlichungen. anzuführen wäre noch, dass Ihr Euch beim erwerb der 3inch oder 7inch releases beeilen solltet. die sehr begrenzte anzahl [...]
Nothing lifts the soul quite like a soothing dreampop tune. Chicago duo Tiny Fireflies are back with a new single called "Picture Perfect." The song features the same light and breezy vocals by singer Kristine Capua that we've all come to know and love, and combines them with cheery beats and lush guitar styled by Lisle Mitnik. The end result is shoegaze perfection. Listen to the track here: "Picture Perfect" "Picture Perfect" is being released as a split single with Japanese shoegazers Lily of the Valley. The [...]
Photo by Analú Maria López Three "hey, you, get off of my cloud" reasons to ride Falkor over to Subterranean tonight... 1. Chicago dream poppers Panda Riot were one of our bands to watch last year and even though 2011 has come and gone, we're still pretty interested in them. The group plays sparkling, spacey pop jams that envelope you in a heady mix of fuzzy guitars and siren-like melodies. The group is on the verge of releasing its follow-up to its 2010 [...]
Facebook It's Valentine's Day, a day to spend highly inflated sums of money on things for your loved one that they probably don't need or want (how many grown women / men want a teddy bear / balloon / key ring with a heart on it?!). I'm far too much of a miserable git to enjoy such 'events' so instead I'll post about a band that you'll instantly want to cosy up against and fall in love with, Chicago duo Tiny Fireflies, who released their debut single in 2010 and an EP last year [...]
Tiny Fireflies From : Chicago, United States Tiny Fireflies are Lisle and Kristine from the Chicago indiepoppers Very Truly Yours. They are also Lisle from Fireflies and Kristine from Tiny Microphone. Together as a duo, they are Tiny Fireflies. See what they did there? That's democracy in action! Together they make beautiful music that's like chicken soup for the ears. Your Love gently caresses your ears with melodies [...]
Seeing how our staff has distinct tastes and opinions on music, it would be nearly impossible for us to determine a 10 Albums of 2010 list as a single entity without excessive bloodshed. So over the next couple of days, we'll be posting Top 10 Albums of 2011 lists as determined by individual Loud Loop Press staff members. Today, associate editor Audrey Leon offers up her list for Top 10 Albums of 2011. What a long strange trip it has been. All obligatory yearbook quotes aside, 2011 has been an interesting year for music. I spent [...]
Tiny Fireflies Three reasons to brave the cold and get to the Empty Bottle this evening... 1. Tiny Fireflies craft a sound that snares eardrums via its bouncy nature and delicate foundation that occasionally throwsback to the most lighthearted of '80s dream pop. Bone-tight drums machine rhythms and feathery melodies via guitar vocals and synth cut like a knife, but the sound is never intimidating and always lands on the innocent side. LISTEN: "So Sad to Say Goodbye" [...]
Lovable dream pop duo Tiny Fireflies get the animated treatment in a fan video for "So Sad to Say Goodbye" from their recent EP Change . The video features jaunty ink and water color-style figures going for a stroll during a rain storm. Somehow it just works mixed together the light-as-air background music provided by Tiny Fireflies. If this video whets your palate, you'll want to check out Tiny Fireflies tonight, live and in person with the Cross Record at CHIRP Night at the Whistler . [...]
Asobi Seksu It's the autumnal equinox, Charlie Brown! In celebration of the first real day of fall, we've got a fine selection of shows for your weekend party planning. We're talking up The Hideout Block Party, Deerhoof, Asobi Seksu and much more! Come on. Feel the Illinoise , already! FRIDAY NEWVILLAGER Some bands make art for the sake of art. [...]
Humans find comfort in the strangest things. It could be a warm cup of tea or a loved one's tender embrace. In this case, Chicago dream pop duo Tiny Fireflies transformed a four-song EP into a nice warm blanket on a cold winter's day. From the moment Change pumps out of your stereo you know that you've retreated into a safe, cozy spot that is all your own. And it's a great feeling. Album opener "Your Love" begins [...]
The Dogs And now three reasons to shake it like a polaroid picture over to the Empty Bottle tonight... 1. Still a bit woozy from the Lollapalooza high, one thing is for sure: The Dogs have a sound that's definitely festival-ready. The local indie rockers do moody, noisy and poppy and all in a completely accessible way on their latest record Camping . There's rowdy-but-tight acoustic guitar antics ("Dance More") to artier, more dynamic and frantic moments ("Silver, Tin and Brass"). Add [...]
Tiny Fireflies are releasing their second ep since the release of their debut album Between Two Waves back in 2010. The ep is called Change and is being released through the European label Little Treasure . Tiny Fireflies will be celebrating the new ep on August 10th at Empty Bottle.
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Evey month, the Old 97's share a different collection of mp3s on the band's website. Often live performances or demos, the August offering is Rhett Miller and Murry Hammond's demos for the band's 1997 Too Far to Care album. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: [...]
Tiny Fireflies Tiny Fireflies is the relatively new collaboration between Lisle and Kristine of Very Truly Yours, or Fireflies and Tiny Microphone, respectively. If you, like me, were able to catch them at this year's NYC Popfest then you already know how utterly fantastic they are. Delicate could aptly describe both members' previous outings and it still fits like a glove here. Their four-song debut EP Change feels as much like the soundtrack to squinty Summer afternoon as it does a winter spent inside, gazing out a frosted window. The guitar [...]
It's June, so it must mean it's time for the obligatory Indietracks compilation album. Sadly this year it won't be released on CD in an attempt to reduce costs, meaning you'll have to burn your own discs for the long drive up. On the other hand, as it's a download only, you can pay whatever you like for it with all proceeds going to the lovely Midland Railway Centre . Every year they put up with us descending on them, so it's nice to be able to give them a little something back. [...]
Every year some nutter announces that the end is nigh and that the world is about to end. This time it was the turn of a US Christian radio presenter named Harold Camping. He's been telling everyone who'll listen that this thing called the Rapture was going to happen on May 21st, 2011. The Rapture [...]
Dreamy pop duo Tiny Fireflies are familiar faces within the Chicago music scene. Both Lisle Mitnik and Kristine Capua are members of the sugary sweet indie pop group Very Truly Yours . The clever group name comes from a combination of Capua and Mitnik's other side projects: Tiny Microphone and Fireflies . The duo came together to create a collection of new wave-inspired dream pop. Tiny Fireflies' new single "We Made A Pact" sparkles with every synth key and drum beat. Capua's light as air vocals fade in and out in a [...]
Back in July , I featured full-length albums made available by EarDrums Pop (EDP), a website that encourages collaboration across the internet and in the spirit of the Postal Service style of recording (e.g., you record your part in Portland, I'll do my part in DC, and one of us will mix this thing) except utilizing all of the wonderful technology that is now at our disposal. Well, now they have a different project focused on singles. Basically, bands are recording a single, a b-side, and a cover , and then posting it. There are four of these available through [...]
...that has been quite a long break! Although it seemed to me that I have been listening to music constantly, I couldn't really concentrate on what I was listening to. Shame, really, as there's been quite a few good things around, like the arrival of Northern Portrait 's clear-vinyl 73-single Life Returns To Normal (aahh... the good, old vinyl-collector's days... ), or the announcement of Champagne Riot 's new EP, to be released [...]
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