Blog: Indier Than Thou

I don't have time for this now but...

Mar 30, 2007, 1:34am Indier Than Thou
Rubik are amazing. Fjord Rowboat, Harmonica, Yoko Casionos, Jenn Grant, Frida Hyvönen, Christine Fellows, Pipettes, the View and Metronomy are good.
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Computers Are Crazy!

Mar 19, 2007, 8:46pm Indier Than Thou
Even if you're not a Nine Inch Nails fan (and I kind of hope that you aren't!) THIS is worth checking out. You can imagine yourself that you are a big-name producer and that The Mayor will shortly pay a visit to your home and your fancy computer to give you a sash and some money. Something else that's snazzy and computers-and-music-related is Loop Duplicate My Heart - Suburban Kids With Biblical Names [mp3] which I am quite sure you will have already heard but if you've not...there it is. But I warn [...]
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Computers Are Crazy!

Mar 19, 2007, 8:26pm Indier Than Thou
Even if you're not a Nine Inch Nails fan (and I kind of hope that you aren't!) THIS is worth checking out. You can imagine yourself that you are a big-name producer and that The Mayor will shortly pay a visit to your home and your fancy computer to give you a sash and some money. Something else that's snazzy and computers-and-music-related is Loop Duplicate My Heart - Suburban Kids With Biblical Names [mp3] which I am quite sure you will have already heard but if you've not...there it is. But I warn [...]
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Artist:Suburban Kids With Biblical Names
Title:Loop Duplicate My Heart
Link Text:Loop Duplicate My Heart - Suburban Kids With Biblical Names
File Name:skwbn-loop_duplicate_my_heart. mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2005

Amy Winehouse!

Mar 18, 2007, 1:22am Indier Than Thou
Amy Winehouse! BACK TO BLACK ok, so I know everyone's been talking about this chick for awhile, but I've always been a late bloomer, ok?? and in my defense, her last album sucked. BUT THIS ONE'S STUNNING! It's sorta retro-motown -girlgroup-r&b meets Miseducation of Lauryn Hill meets low-fi- Christina Aguilera-pop!....she can sing like nobody's fucking business! and now I must excuse myself while I listen to the title track over and over and over again...I'M OBSESSED! "we only said goodbye with words/I died a hundred times/you go back to her/and I go back to black" (other notable tracks include [...]
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Amy Winehouse!

Mar 18, 2007, 1:10am Indier Than Thou
Amy Winehouse! BACK TO BLACK ok, so I know everyone's been talking about this chick for awhile, but I've always been a late bloomer, ok?? and in my defense, her last album sucked. BUT THIS ONE'S STUNNING! It's sorta retro-motown -girlgroup-r&b meets Miseducation of Lauryn Hill meets low-fi- Christina Aguilera-pop!....she can sing like nobody's fucking business! and now I must excuse myself while I listen to the title track over and over and over again...I'M OBSESSED! "we only said goodbye with words/I died a hundred times/you go back to her/and I go back to black" (other notable tracks include [...]
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It's cold outside...we need to stay warm!

Mar 1, 2007, 4:03pm Indier Than Thou
It's cold outside...we need to stay warm! The Postmarks are my warm, cozy slippers. I want to cuddle with the postmarks by the fire on those cold winter nights. Maybe it's because they're from Florida, but heat seems to pulsate from my speakers while I listen. A hint of Postal Service, a dash of Frou Frou and a pinch of early Stars, I think. www.thepostmarks.com
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It's cold outside...we need to stay warm!

Mar 1, 2007, 3:47pm Indier Than Thou
It's cold outside...we need to stay warm! The Postmarks are my warm, cozy slippers. I want to cuddle with the postmarks by the fire on those cold winter nights. Maybe it's because they're from Florida, but heat seems to pulsate from my speakers while I listen. A hint of Postal Service, a dash of Frou Frou and a pinch of early Stars, I think. www.thepostmarks.com
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...untitled?

Feb 19, 2007, 9:21pm Indier Than Thou
Here are some links because...well, I don't really know why, but I thought that since I found them pretty rad, you might, too! First of all, there is THIS. Not only is the video hilarious (Where did he get that suit fitted?! Why is he moving his hands like that...invisible gloves? What's the deal!), the one English comment pretty much makes my life. Then, THIS. Which apparently, is old news, but it shocked/amused me! The two alternate sides to the story can be [...]
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...untitled?

Feb 19, 2007, 8:44pm Indier Than Thou
Here are some links because...well, I don't really know why, but I thought that since I found them pretty rad, you might, too! First of all, there is THIS. Not only is the video hilarious (Where did he get that suit fitted?! Why is he moving his hands like that...invisible gloves? What's the deal!), the one English comment pretty much makes my life. Then, THIS. Which apparently, is old news, but it shocked/amused me! The two alternate sides to the story can be [...]
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The Drunken Speech of the Deposed Dictator

Feb 19, 2007, 4:20pm Indier Than Thou
The Drunken Speech of the Deposed Dictator In Tears of the Valedictorian, Frog Eyes have added Spencer Krug and made themselves listenable. Their previous efforts featured awesome song titles like "Our Lordship Has Devised a New Billing System" but, to enjoy the songs themselves you really had to immerse yourself in them, and if you did so, you risked going insane. While this danger still exists, it is, at least, no longer an arduous adventure. "Bushels" is a singularly great song; starting off with a fantastic piano line and then, as Carey and Spencer are wont to do, transitioning into an entirely different song, and then another [...]
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The Drunken Speech of the Deposed Dictator

Feb 18, 2007, 12:02am Indier Than Thou
The Drunken Speech of the Deposed Dictator In Tears of the Valedictorian, Frog Eyes have added Spencer Krug and made themselves listenable. Their previous efforts featured awesome song titles like "Our Lordship Has Devised a New Billing System" but, to enjoy the songs themselves you really had to immerse yourself in them, and if you did so, you risked going insane. While this danger still exists, it is, at least, no longer an arduous adventure. "Bushels" is a singularly great song; starting off with a fantastic piano line and then, as Carey and Spencer are wont to do, transitioning into an entirely different song, and then another [...]
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Mosey's Top Ten Of 2006-FINAL INSTALLMENT!

Feb 17, 2007, 6:30pm Indier Than Thou
Mosey's Top Ten Of 2006-FINAL INSTALLMENT! 10. Joanna Newsom - Y's 9. Emily Haines - Knives Don't Have Your Back 8. Sufjan Stevens- Avalanche and Christmas Songs 7. Jolie Holland- Springtime Can Kill You 6. Neko Case- Fox Confessor Brings The Flood 5. Kimya Dawson- Remember That I Love You 4. Band Of Horses- Everything All The Time 3. Amy Millan - Honey From The Tombs 2. [...]
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Julie Doiron's Woke Myself Up

Feb 10, 2007, 7:08pm Indier Than Thou
Julie Doiron's Woke Myself Up I've decided to take a break from my top ten and write about something new! I'm halfway through my first listen of the new Julie Doiron record, and I'm liking it more than any of her other records. The guys from her old band, Eric's Trip appear on Woke Myself Up , and it has elements of ET, but I think I might like it better than any Eric's Trip record as well. It's sortof taking the best of her solo stuff and the Eric's Trip stuff and putting it together. I love the creepy harmonies of "swan pond" [...]
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Internet!

Feb 7, 2007, 1:05pm Indier Than Thou
Internet - featuring: Dan Boeckner & Hadji Bakara of Wolf Parade, Nick Diamonds of Islands, and Syd Butler of Les Savvy Fav. Best band ever? Certainly best band name ever! Also, a different internet has the new Andrew Bird. Listen!
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Again, How Much Is Too Much?

Feb 3, 2007, 11:43am Indier Than Thou
Handclaps in songs, baby. Handclaps in songs. Rilo Kiley - The Frug Viva Voce - From The Devil Himself Lo-Fi-FNK - A. D. T. El Perro Del Mar - I Can't Talk About It Maps & Atlases - Every Place Is A House Give me a moment please, to get over an almost crippling desire to make a really bad pun about my 3rd favourite STI. Okay thanks, I'm ready. Anyway: [...]
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Link Text:El Perro Del Mar - I Can't Talk About It
File Name:14 El Perro Del Mar - I Can't Talk About It.mp3
Link Text:Lo-Fi-FNK - A. D. T.
File Name:07ADT.mp3
Link Text:Maps & Atlases - Every Place Is A House
File Name:01 Everyplace Is a House.mp3
Artist:Rilo Kiley
Title:The Frug
Link Text:Rilo Kiley - The Frug
File Name:rilo_kiley_-_the_frug.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1999
Artist:Viva Voce
Title:From the Devil Himself
Link Text:Viva Voce - From The Devil Himself
File Name:Viva Voce - From the Devil Himself.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006

Still Livin' In The Past-2006, that is...

Feb 2, 2007, 10:01pm Indier Than Thou
Still Livin' In The Past-2006, that is... The Awkward Stage-Heaven Is For Easy Girls So this-( drumroll, please ) was my second favourite album of 2006. Ok, The Awkward Stage (more like the AWESOME stage!)….there seems to be an abundance of adjectives beginning with "A", that I have the audacity to use in conjunction with The Awkward Stage…astonishing, astounding, amazing, awesome…ok, well, maybe not that many . Bottom line is: I love them-and if YOU love smart, well written, catchy, pop songs without the boring lyrics you've heard over and over again, you may love [...]
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Fire!

Feb 2, 2007, 8:13am Indier Than Thou
Much as I found their first album kind of annoying, their second album is quite an accomplishment. That and they're bringing back the organ! There's been a void in my life ever since I left the church choir that can only be filled by the power and majesty of that instrument. Ok, I don't know how to write. But still, the point is that organs sound cool. Anyway, (I never thought I'd say this but) big-it-up for the Arcade Fire. Also the exact same can be said for the latest Clap Your Hands... record. Sheesh, what's next? Me, liking [...]
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Architecture in Helsinki: Australian Terriers of Indie Pop

Jan 27, 2007, 9:30am Indier Than Thou
Architecture in Helsinki: Australian Terriers of Indie Pop AUSTRALIAN TERRIERS: Small hairy creatures yelping for meat and jelly from a can, and sometimes wearing cones around their faces. ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI: Small hairy creatures yelping for meat and jelly from a can, and sometimes wearing cones around their faces. AUSTRALIAN TERRIERS: Used for rodent and snake control, adept at driving most living creatures and some non-living creatures away after a certain period of time with their exhaustingly obnoxious bark. ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI: Used for rodent and snake control, adept at driving most living creatures and some non-living creatures away after a certain [...]
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