Slothbear EP cover art. The Slothbear is a wonderful animal and so it's only fitting that a band named after such an awesome creature should, too, be awesome. NYC's Slothbear make noisy, caustic pop songs with more catchiness – and treble – than you could shake a stick at. Since yesterday I've been pretty stuck on them and songs like "The Exceptional Bastards" and "You Make Me Choose You" are so instantly infectious and, well, I don't know, they're just really really good. I wouldn't be surprised if Slothbear were picked up [...]
As if Sweden ever really needs new brilliant pop bands, now they've got The Pale Corners , hailing from Stockholm and making super catchy indiepop with rather lush arrangements, and wonderful breathy vocals. I was sent their song "Steve Buscemi" early this morning and I haven't been able to make myself hit stop yet, so I guess that's a pretty good indication of how great it is. I suppose a better indicator would be if I were still loving days from now, but that's hardly of any importance to me at the moment. I'm pretty sure they're still unsigned, [...]
As if Sweden ever really needs new brilliant pop bands, now they've got The Pale Corners , hailing from Stockholm and making super catchy indiepop with rather lush arrangements, and wonderful breathy vocals. I was sent their song "Steve Buscemi" early this morning and I haven't been able to make myself hit stop yet, so I guess that's a pretty good indication of how great it is. I suppose a better indicator would be if I were still loving days from now, but that's hardly of any importance to me at the moment. I'm pretty sure they're still unsigned, [...]
Velocity Girl's "Crazy Town" covered by Glo-Worm. Well I managed to skip a whole two weeks of it, but INDIEPOPdoesINDIEPOP is totally back, dudes! After D.C. Slumberland babies Velocity Girl made the move to SubPop Records in 1993, they released their first LP Copacetic . On this record appeared a song – the best song they ever wrote IMO – called "Crazy Town". It wasn't until about three, maybe four years ago that I actually consciously started listening to Velocity Girl, but the more I listened, the more I could remember hearing some of [...]
Velocity Girl's "Crazy Town" covered by Glo-Worm. Well I managed to skip a whole two weeks of it, but INDIEPOPdoesINDIEPOP is totally back, dudes! After D.C. Slumberland babies Velocity Girl made the move to SubPop Records in 1993, they released their first LP Copacetic . On this record appeared a song – the best song they ever wrote IMO – called "Crazy Town". It wasn't until about three, maybe four years ago that I actually consciously started listening to Velocity Girl, but the more I listened, the more I could remember hearing some of [...]
I've spent all morning studying the history of modern design and running (and sweating) to Kinko's to print two pages for $4 that ended up not fitting in my backpack and now I've got to get to class in about 20 minutes – so I'm gonna make this quick. Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh a new Lucksmiths record!!! First Frost will be the Lucksmith's first new release since 2005's fantastic Warmer Corners ( Warm and Frost ... hehe?). It will be out in November on [...]
I've spent all morning studying the history of modern design and running (and sweating) to Kinko's to print two pages for $4 that ended up not fitting in my backpack and now I've got to get to class in about 20 minutes – so I'm gonna make this quick. Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh a new Lucksmiths record!!! First Frost will be the Lucksmith's first new release since 2005's fantastic Warmer Corners ( Warm and Frost ... hehe?). It will be out in November on [...]
The Pobpahs have got a brand new video! The video is for the awesome, awesome song "Gothenburg Handshake" and it's compiled of video taken during their recent week-long tour over in lovely Sweden. Watch away! They've got a few more shows coming up this month, so you should check out the MySpace for more details!
The Pobpahs have got a brand new video! The video is for the awesome, awesome song "Gothenburg Handshake" and it's compiled of video taken during their recent week-long tour over in lovely Sweden. Watch away! They've got a few more shows coming up this month, so you should check out the MySpace for more details!
"They're sad and young, and they'll be sad and young forever." It's time for a new mix, I say! It's not necessarily a fax mix, per se, though the timing would be absolutely perfect. No, this mix is something more along the lines of a collection of extremely danceable songs. You'll notice a bit of a transition, from the start to the end. It begins with the amazing build up of The Feelies' "Moscow Nights" moving through a few fantastic basslines, quick-paced drums, and toe-tapping melodies, slowly winding down until it gets to My [...]
"They're sad and young, and they'll be sad and young forever." It's time for a new mix, I say! It's not necessarily a fax mix, per se, though the timing would be absolutely perfect. No, this mix is something more along the lines of a collection of extremely danceable songs. You'll notice a bit of a transition, from the start to the end. It begins with the amazing build up of The Feelies' "Moscow Nights" moving through a few fantastic basslines, quick-paced drums, and toe-tapping melodies, slowly winding down until it gets to My [...]
Hello Handsome is the one-girl garage pop project of Sarah K. On her MySpace she lists influences from the TVPs to Sonic Youth. What I'm hearing on "Courting Song" are things like Cub, Bunnygrunt, and a little bit of Bratmobile. It's pretty solid grrrl pop and the totally fantastic, almost blues-y, lead-in to the song's finishing coda is surprising and pretty memorable – memorable enough for me to tell you that you HAVE to listen to it. [MP3]: Hello Handsome :: Courting Song (Highly Rec'd!!) Hello Handsome [...]
Hello Handsome is the one-girl garage pop project of Sarah K. On her MySpace she lists influences from the TVPs to Sonic Youth. What I'm hearing on "Courting Song" are things like Cub, Bunnygrunt, and a little bit of Bratmobile. It's pretty solid grrrl pop and the totally fantastic, almost blues-y, lead-in to the song's finishing coda is surprising and pretty memorable – memorable enough for me to tell you that you HAVE to listen to it. [MP3]: Hello Handsome :: Courting Song (Highly Rec'd!!) Hello Handsome [...]
Swoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooon. 1:20 just gives me the chills everytime. S glad that someone posted this up on YouTube. Whoever you are, thank you very much.
Swoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooon. 1:20 just gives me the chills everytime. S glad that someone posted this up on YouTube. Whoever you are, thank you very much.
The new All Girl Summer Fun Band! The leaves are just beginning to fall and the air is chillier and starting to smell really good – and the new record from The All Girl Summer Fun Band could not have possibly come at a better time! Looking Into It , the band's 3rd full-length (their first without summer fun girl Ari Douangpanya, and first to be self-released through their AGSFBmusic label), sees the girls moving into a slightly more rocking direction. Somewhat gone are the cutesy songs of old, and instead what we [...]
The new All Girl Summer Fun Band! The leaves are just beginning to fall and the air is chillier and starting to smell really good – and the new record from The All Girl Summer Fun Band could not have possibly come at a better time! Looking Into It , the band's 3rd full-length (their first without summer fun girl Ari Douangpanya, and first to be self-released through their AGSFBmusic label), sees the girls moving into a slightly more rocking direction. Somewhat gone are the cutesy songs of old, and instead what we [...]
The Splinters! The Splinters are four girls – Ashley, Caroline, Lauren, and Courtney – from Berkeley/Sacramento, CA. I don't know too much about them as of right now, but I'm pretty enamored with ever song of theirs I've heard so far. They wear their influences on their sleeves, sounding somewhere between The Shangri-Las and early 90s K grrrl punk. "Splintered Bridges" comes from their debut self-released, self-decorated EP, which as far as I know, you can only get from them in person... but maybe you could send them a sweet email if [...]
The Splinters! The Splinters are four girls – Ashley, Caroline, Lauren, and Courtney – from Berkeley/Sacramento, CA. I don't know too much about them as of right now, but I'm pretty enamored with ever song of theirs I've heard so far. They wear their influences on their sleeves, sounding somewhere between The Shangri-Las and early 90s K grrrl punk. "Splintered Bridges" comes from their debut self-released, self-decorated EP, which as far as I know, you can only get from them in person... but maybe you could send them a sweet email if [...]
Team ISY, whom I've mentioned before , is mostly two folks, Andrew Muzyk and Brogues – and they put together some fantastic podcasts. Their newest mix, a guest mixtape for Jessel Baltazar's "What's On Your Tape" series is chock full of pop gems! I was pretty excited to see Birdie's "Spiral Staircase" on there, and that new Tartans tune, as well. However, I always end up hearing so many great new things on all of their mixes, and this one is no different! You can download it HERE , and below is the tracklist. Hurrah! [...]
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[LISTEN] Gotye (Passion Pit Remix)
New Remix: Jonquil - Run (RxGibbs Remix)
