FLR's first single – released on my birthday, no less – is classic indie rock, opening with an easy mix of acoustic and electric guitars and then blossoming into its catchy chorus. <!--[endif]-->Zach Toporek sings with conviction and a refreshing throwback sense of passion – far more Fogerty than his emo contemporaries.The power-pop burst of "Come On The Cross" is tempered by the B-side "Our
Five diverse covers of Costello classics to celebrate his 56th. Okkervil River, Everything But the Girl, and more!
Yesterday, the Euphoria of being offered a rare press pass for now sold-out V Festival , Chelmsford lasted roughly twelve minutes, a relatively short period of time for overwhelming happiness I know. The amused, then slightly threatening expression on my wife`s face was the memory jolt I obviously needed, we have a family holiday booked in the South of France. For a split second in between me trying to devise a cunning escape plan and her going all Clint Eastwood on me, wires were well and truly crossed. Anyway, some tracks below for your audio delight. Artists I`ll be [...]
Good news for vinyl lovers. Musician and producer James Tritten of the newly founded Fort Lowell Records kicks off with a single by the Young Mothers , a duo from Tucson, AZ. Songwriter Zachary Bennett Toporek has come up with two pop songs that can stand the test of time. Come On, The Cross is driven by a Pixies styled guitar and vocal parts that explore different tempos. The flip-side Good Swords is slower with Sixties West Coast harmonizing. "Come On, The Cross" [...]
Det ganska nya skivbolaget Fort Lowell Records kommer inom den närmsta framtiden släppa färggranna sjutumsvinyler (limiterade, såklart) från artister från Tuscon, Arizona. Först ut är Young Mothers och deras Come on, the cross som finns tillgänglig för inköp från och med 20 april. Smaka på a-sidan här Young Mothers - Come on, the cross
es geht schlag auf schlag in diesem noch jungen 2010, doch es wird uns wie die jahre zuvor durch die finger flutschen, halten wir fest, was wir zu fassen kriegen, bewerten und benoten folgt, versprochen, die ersten listen sind im anschlag und auch in der kategorie "zugehör getragen" wird zukünftig wieder regelmäßiger zensiert. die freunde von carpark wollen mitte juni "apparitions" herausbringen, die frisch gesignte band aus chicago legt hier schon mal vor: light pollution - good feelings [...]
While it seems like everybody is looking for an excuse to celebrate something these days, it's quite refreshing to attend an event that celebrates something that is truly worth celebrating. Ten years of the Toronto Wavelength Music Series is no small feat, and one could even say that it's directly responsible for making the local music scene the thriving beast that it is today. Having exposed the talents of acts like Junior Boys , Cuff The Duke , Meligrove Band and even Feist and Broken Social Scene at a time [...]
Jeremy R. Jansen A birthday party is a bit of an odd time to announce a memorial, but such was the case this past February when, at the end of the successful 9th anniversary bash for Toronto's venerable Wavelength weekly music series, it was announced that the 2010, 10th anniversary shows would also mark the final edition of the showcase... at least in its present form. While the weekly showcases are ending, the Wavelength marque and ethos will continue on via monthly showcases and one-off events, thus ensuring that the stages that gave [...]
On this episode Black Kids come and hang out in our mom's house and we invite CSS over to listen to some acid jazz, Samadha style. Tracks played on the show: Of Montreal - Id Engager ( via Stereogum ) Night Shall Eat These Boys and Girls - Where Did Our Love Go? ( via The Pop Filter ) Young Mothers - Transnational ( via I Guess I'm Floating ) Black Kids - I'm Not Going to Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You ( buy album [...]
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Thanks to Amy for pointing out Young Mothers - a music act that hits the sweet spot of some things I love like one-man bands and music dealing with the state of Arizona . Young Mothers, the musical work of Zachary Toporek from Tuscon, is the simple intersection where a moody Elliott Smith guitar crashes into the chipper sounds of a Weezer melody. The guitar pop/rock combination works well on "Transnational", the single from his soon-to-hit-iTunes debut Arts & Crafts (label hint?), but Toporek's nasally voice (e.g. Donovan Woods) on folk-pop [...]
Catfish Vegas presents...
Cover Me
MOJOPHENIA
Here Comes The Flood
No Modest Bear
das klienicum
It's Not The Band I Hate, It's Their Fans
Chromewaves
Have You Heard
i guess i'm floating
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