Mika – Life In Cartoon Motion Mika, born in Beirut , Lebanon , is a London-based singer/music mastermind. "Life In Cartoon Motion" is his first release but it has already owned the European music charts and its only a matter of time before the same happens in the U.S. Mika's songs contain just about every kind of instrument and every type of music style, which makes for the complete musical experience. Each song on the CD is impressive in its own way; "Life In Cartoon Motion" is simply going [...]
Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank Modest Mouse formed in 1993 in Issaquah , Washington by guitarist Isaac Brock. These guys gained a lot of popularity with their last release "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" and have now created an extremely triumphant follow up entitled "We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank". Johnny Marr of The Smiths joined Isaac and his usual bandmates for the recording of this new CD and James Mercer of The Shins also adds [...]
Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss is a band that emerged from New York state college and was formed by Joshua Benash(Guitar, Synth, and vocals) and Jared Karns(drums). The name Kiss Kiss is taken from series of short stories by Roald Dahl. Their music features an electric violin that adds an orchestral vibe to the indie-rock music, and comes out in somewhat of a twisted and eerie way. Kiss Kiss has an amazing way of making their music sound frantic, chaotic, haunting, but also incredibly melodic all at the [...]
Arcade Fire – Neon Bible Arcade Fire is an indie rock band formed in Montreal , Quebec , Canada comprising of eight band members. Arcade Fire gained much success and popularity with their first full length "Funeral" in 2004 and have just released their sophomore album "Neon Bible". At first listen the new songs off of "Neon Bible" may not seem as catchy or likeable as their previous recordings but further listening can only interest a true Arcade Fire fan more. Arcade Fire creates some seriously [...]
The Colour The Colour is a "rock n' roll band" in all meaning of the phrase. These guys are Southern California natives and have been touring these parts for quite some time which has given them quite a large fan base. After two EP releases they have finally completed a full length album entitled "Between Earth & Sky". These guys have great vocals (backing and lead); catchy guitar riffs, groovy rhythm, and most importantly play amazing live shows. This band embodies all the goodness and satisfaction that comes with true heart [...]
Aqueduct – Or Give Me Death Aqueduct is a Seattle, Washington-based indie pop band originally hailing from Tulsa , Oklahoma . Initially the band was a one-man act, created and produced by David Terry in his bedroom. Supporting members have more recently been added to the group. Aqueduct's last release in 2005 "I Saw Gold" was a satisfying album to all who love synth pop and their latest release "Or Give Me Death" brings even more synth to the table. With this latest album a much more extensive array [...]
Phoenix Phoenix is a French pop band that performs songs in the English. The band formed in 1999 in the semi-affluent Parisian suburb of Versailles , in the same culture that produced late-90s phenomena such as Air and Daft Punk. Phoenix started as the backing band for a remix of Air's "Kelly Watch the Stars" single. They began playing music with an electro-pop feel to it but now focus more on songwriting and [...]
Bloc Party – A Weekend In The City Bloc Party's first album "Silent Alarm" was a huge success which threw this young English band to the top of the indie music scene. Because of the great popularity the band has achieved with only a few recorded songs their sophomore album "A Weekend In The City" is one of the most anticipated this year. Bloc Party doesn't just rise to the challenge with this new CD but almost completely redefines themselves as musicians with new songs that are worthy of any top spot on any music [...]
Matt Pond PA Matt Pond PA is an indie band formed in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in 1998 by singer/songwriter Matt Pond, along with guitarist / bassist Josh Kramer, violinist Rosie McNamara-Jones, cellist Jim Hostetter, and drumm er Sean Byrne. [...]
The Shins – Wincing the Night Away The Shins are an indie rock band from Albuquerque , New Mexico . Lead by Singer/Songwriter James Mercer The Shins have released "Oh, Inverted World", "Chutes Too Narrow", and now "Wincing the Night Away" which sounds slightly more produced than the previous two but has the same sound The Shins are known for. The Shins are amazing at creating songs that are incredibly different but incredibly similar at the same time. Each song from "Wincing the Night Away" has a different [...]
United State of Electronica / Wonderful U.S.E. (United State of Electronica) was formed when the members of Wonderful posed as an imaginary electronica band from Germany at a Seattle nightclub. When the four Wonderful members noticed the audience's enthusiasm about their improvised dance songs, they decided to form a side project that would take dance music more seriously. Wonderful's ambient music style is inventive and slow paced while U.S.E. bases its songs on catchy electronic dance beats and vocoder vocals. U.S.E. and Wonderful are best suited for happy [...]
Musical Taste Buds
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shinichi Osawa – Big Beach Mix 2012
