This is the first year for me to really delve into the genre known as post rock. Mono is one of the best bands in that genre and I was very excited when I got their latest album, Hymn to the Immortal World, on vinyl. Mono does an impressive job at using traditional [...]
Here's a two piece band from New York by the name of The Ropes. Sharon and Toppy are putting out a dark new wave pop. The songs on their latest ep, Love is Chain Store, will be using a "pay what you want" system. It's always interesting when a band can put [...]
Indie Today has some exciting news. I'll be doing blog posts for Virgin. My first post was put up today. Go there and check it out. Here's a video of the band I talked about:
I got my hands on some of Bye Bye Bicycle's songs really late last year and really enjoyed them. I was anxious to hear their debut album come out. I had no idea they would come out with such a powerful album. I expected it to be pretty good but no where [...]
No, this isn't a best of album and it really is The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's first album. It took the indie scene by storm, along with the supplementing singles. The noise pop sound along with quality lyrics made for one of the most solid albums this year. Along with [...]
This self-released album from Metric blew me away. My opinion of Metric in the past has been spotty. They have some songs that are really good and some that I never liked much. I guess it helped that Emily Haines went down to Buenos Aires to write the songs for the album. [...]
The Mary Onettes, a band forever stuck in the 80's, went through a lot of struggles with their music before they were able to finally release their second album. The band had a long way to go after Philip, the lead singer and main song writer, had his computer stolen. All of his [...]
Aright, let's start wrapping up the albums for the year. We've had a lot of really good albums. It was really hard to narrow it down to only ten. I felt really bad that a lot of really good albums weren't put onto the list. I think I'll have to do [...]
Alright, it's the end of the year so time for all the bloggers to start making their lists to recap the year. I've decided I won't make my list with the intention to find the best album, song, or whatever. I never thought that was fair to the bands. I can't really [...]
Holiday Records has put together another really good single by the band A Classic Education. You need to check out this Italian band. You'll hear the sounds of pop songs that you'll get stuck in your head all day at work. A Classic Education - What My Life Could Have Been Their Myspace Holiday Records [...]
I ran into this album somewhere in my internet wanderings. I'm really glad I did though. It's one of the more impressive dance albums I've heard this year. Here's the kicker, Fear of Tigers released it for free. I'm putting up some songs I've been enjoying, along with the link to [...]
Harper Simon's song Shooting Star is NPR's song of the day. Being the son of Paul Simon, he has some big shoes to fill. After hearing some of the things Sean Lennon has put out, I must admit to have my doubts when the son of a famous musician releases an album. [...]
If you're part of emusic, then you have seen them talking about this band. Trust me, I'm the first one to question the bands that get hyped up on that site. My first thought is always, "How much kick backs are they getting to talk about this album?" But with Best Coast, [...]
I got my hands on Redlight's latest remix ep. I put a couple of the songs up here. I think you should have some fun dancing to these songs. Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (Redlight Remix) Kings of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You (Redlight Remix) Their Myspace [...]
"Tonight Is The Ghost" is the debut album from Hurricane Bells. It has been released on Vagrant Records. This is the latest project from Steve Schiltz, singer and guitarist of Longwave for almost ten years. You may have heard of Hurricane Bells from their song "Monsters" which is on the Twilight soundtrack. It's [...]
I'm passing along this video from Swedes Please. I thought it was a good little interview with The Mary Onettes. Their Myspace Swedes Please Blog
The Shaky Hands have released their third album on the Kill Rock Stars label. This is the first album for them to make after their original drummer left in mid-2008. Between that and Nicholas Delffs' month and a half trip to India, these guys went into the study ready to make something different. [...]
Now I knew that The Acid House Kings were in the studio for a while. I've been impatiently waiting for them to wrap that up so we can get some new tunes. Well, just the other day I got news that Johan from Acid House Kings, The Legends, and Club 8 will write [...]
I figured it was long overdue for me to make a new compilation, so here's the latest one. I hope you guys will enjoy this one. I have some songs that you guys might recognize while there's probably a few you've never heard before, but all of the songs are great. I [...]
Indie Today
The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”)
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
Ladyhawke - Black White & Blue
The Best Whitney Houston Covers: A Tribute
The Weeknd – D.D. (Chi Duly Remix)
