Le groupe de Cardiff, Violas est de retour avec le titre Keeping Me From Sleep initialement sorti l'été dernier sur l'EP Nos Somnia chez Ikaching Records . Aujourd'hui il nous re-présente le morceau à travers cette vidéo non-officielle, qui nous donne l'occasion de redécouvrir l'univers indie rêveur du quintet et de réécouter des titres comme Moelni ou Ama Dablam .
I'm feeling generous, so here are four lurverly tracks. The first two certainly have a dream pop aesthetic, Violas offer woozy two in the morning sort of track, you know the room is spinning a little bit...the vocals here are pure and almost hymnal, the guitars drift around in the mix, it swells towards the end yeah its a good'un. Shady Elders, firstly that is a terrific band name secondly that voice-its terrific! This is like soul dream-pop, the vocals really cut through the reverb and give the track an emotional body. Next Haiku Salut with [...]

No espírito da fusão... Ano de Formação : 2012 Localidade : Lisboa Composição: Voz (versos e coros) - Mauro Viola, Adilan Ferreira e Hedvânio Wysten; Samples e sequenciador - DT Entertainment e D'Elements. Edições: O trabalho em parceria com o Movimento Jazz-Hop Portugal ainda está a ser elaborado mas já é possível ouvir o meu primeiro conjunto de faixas (Não Enrola EP) disponível para download gratuito. Sites do projecto: [...]

Something our city needs a bit more of is the one-offs. Events and performances molded together with something a bit out of the ordinary. You can go out any night to see a pack of local bands but is there a theme? Is there ever some sort of tie-together with the music? Almost never. So when a collection of some of Vancouver’s more pronounced musicians and performers put together a night of music entirely arranged with a string quartet, the bar is officially raised higher. Four on the Floor is made up [...]

Something our city needs a bit more of is the one-offs. Events and performances molded together with something a bit out of the ordinary. You can go out any night to see a pack of local bands but is there a theme? Is there ever some sort of tie-together with the music? Almost never. So when a collection of some of Vancouver’s more pronounced musicians and performers put together a night of music entirely arranged with a string quartet, the bar is officially raised higher. Four on the Floor is made up [...]
Tempo di grandi ritorni. Abbiamo già parlato dei grandi rientri sulla scena discografica di due donne protagoniste della musica degli anni 80 ( Fiordaliso ) e 90 ( Lighea ), adesso parliamo di un'artista che in realtà non s'è mai fermata discograficamente anche se è rimasta un pò lontana dal mainstream: si tratta di Virginia Minetti, in arte V iola Valentino, icona sexy degli anni 80, ex fotomodella ed ex compagna di Riccardo Fogli. La cantante che negli anni 80 regalò successi come " Comprami" (in [...]

Tja, das war's dann - die finnische Indie/Glampopband Viola hat im Dezember ihr letztes Lied geschrieben und, wie schon alle Songs zuvor, als kostenlosen Download zur Verfügung gestellt. Damit gehen zehn Jahre mit zum Teil echten Schmachtfetzen zu Ende - wollen wir mal hoffen, dass wir auf die eine oder andere Weise bald wieder von den Bandmitgliedern hören werden. Bis dahin sollten sich alle, die Viola noch nicht kennen, auf deren Website durch den Backkatalog arbeiten – es sind viele Perlen darunter. Link zur Band-Website MP3-Download Viola «Goodbye [...]
Their music is self-described as a dreamy brand of indie pop, but it's a lucid dream, controlled by the Welsh Violas and their intense desire to jangle you right down to your spurs. On their brand new Hwylio/Sailing EP, they feature three songs of such intent: "Gwymon", which you won't realize isn't in English till you're [...]

Welch indie rock act, Violas , have a new EP out, Hwylio/Sailing , and it’s a perfect introduction to the smooth melodies that the band has to offer. All three tracks have pounding drums, hypnotic riffs, and a keen knack for putting substance over style. Check it out the smooth as ocean water “Sails”, the instrumental “Lieutenant Trung” and the dramatic worldly “Gwymon” below and then you can purchase it over here . Throw your V in the air.
Violas are a Welsh band with a lovely, easy-going indie sound. They have a debut three track EP out now titled Hwylio/Sailing and have made the sweetly uplifting Sea Shells from it available for free download. Buy the single from label Owlet Music here . Download Violas - Sea Shell mp3 Follow @madmackerel
Kennt ihr den Unterschied zwischen Violine und Viola? Eine Violine ist eine Geige. Eine Viola ist eine Bratsche. Die Bratsche ist grer und klingt tiefer als die Violine. Die Tonlage der Bratsche ist Alt. Post-Rock. Instrumental. Ich mag klassische Instrumente. Streicher, Violine, besonders Cello. Rumour Cubes, das sind Joe Bartlett (Bass), Terry Murphy (Viola), Hannah Read the Rest...
On Sunday, December 11th at 7:30 p.m. Damon & Naomi are to play a show at the Whirled Cinema - Arch 260 - Hardess Street in London. Damon (drums) and Naomi (bass & occasional vocals) started playing music together in Galaxie 500, in Boston back in 1987. In the Spring of 1991, Galaxie 500 broke up, just as Damon & Naomi released their first duo work; an EP titled Pierre Étoile . Since then, the duo has released seven albums via labels such as Shimmy Disc, Sub Pop Records, and their own 20/20/20 imprint. [...]

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For an ex-Candy Butcher, there's a remarkable lack of saccharine in this sometimes odd assortment of smart and hooky pop. Not enough people have noticed, but Mike Viola's been cranking out great power-pop for the past 15 years, initially with the Candy Butchers and then on his own. His career peaks have probably been his film work, particularly That Thing You Do! (but let's not overlook Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story). He's done it once more with his latest solo album, Electro De Perfecto. The timing might be a bit off for this one,...

Mike Viola is touring in support of his new album " Electro de Perfecto ". I'm really looking forward to catching his set - but the good news is that we have a sneak peek of the show courtesy of one of the readers of our blog. Its a high quality audience recording of Mike's recent show in Boston . Thanks so much for sending it on for everyone to enjoy. A great description of the set follows: "I caught Mike Viola and band opening for Rachael Yamagata at the Brighton Music Hall, (formerly Harper’s [...]

It was an eerily entrancing Halloween evening at the World Cafe Monday night. Downstairs Live sported some spookiness with dimly-lit orange wall lamps, and the WXPN and WCL logos in orange on opposite sides of the stage, partially illuminated by orange icicle lights and orange Japanese lamps, bulbous like pumpkins. These were part of the Japanese garden, or the ‘Yamagarden’, if you will, in tandem with some foliage. A small portion of the crowd was decked out in costumes, adding to the venue’s already haunting ambiance. Mike Viola, who has collaborated with Rachael Yamagata, opened the evening of [...]
Once again, it's November in Finland so that means it's time for another new tune from Viola : http://www.violamusicclub.com/ 2011-11-saddened-yet-hopeful November 2011's selection is an old song that was never properly recorded before, but was an old favorite at many acoustic shows.
There are only a handful of musicians who when they release a new album, I buy prior to hearing it. And Mike Viola is one of them, as he's earned my trust over the years. This is a highly personal album, and like Matthew Sweet he lays it all out there - the questions of middle age, regret and more. In interviews, Mike mentions comparisons to the TV show Breaking Bad , where normal life drama comes from raw emotional moments. It starts of with "Columbus Day" shows a shift from NYC to LA that took "all [...]
Thanks to Mike Viola for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out his new album, Electro De Perfecto. Here’s the video for 20072s "Good Ideas Grow On Trees."