So, apparently, the 16th MTV European Music Awards "went down" on Thursday. Did you notice? I didn't - I was preoccupied with more relevant, pressing matters, like noticing that ooh, it's getting quite cold this time of year, and hey, I need a shave. Of course, the fact that these two realisations came in quick succession meant that my addled brain became quite confused, and I ended up shaving my woolly fleece. Live and learn, I guess. Anyway, at time of writing (3pm on Friday afternoon, thanks for asking), the biggest story to emerge from the EMAs is [...]
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Backed by a few synths and a light guitar strum, Electric Owls ' Andy Herod has pieced together a surreal soundscape for Ain't Too Bright opener "Magic Show". It's an energetic tune that is true to the pop sensibilities Herod's previous group, The Comas, never seemed to quite reach. Where The Comas pumped out one rock tune after another, Herod now seems more than comfortable writing pop songs that have a light rock edge, but don't stray too far into his former stomping-ground. For one, the songs [...]
Brooklyn's The Library are a pop band (with former members of The Mayflies USA and The Comas) consisting of guitars, piano, bass, drums, and male vocals with the occasional fiddle, banjo, or electronics thrown into the mix that transcends the simplicity of its lineup with graceful little songs, a supple gauzy tone, and a perfectly languorous pacing that harkens back foremost to the early 90's
Brooklyn's The Library are a pop band (with former members of The Mayflies USA and The Comas) consisting of guitars, piano, bass, drums, and male vocals with the occasional fiddle, banjo, or electronics thrown into the mix that transcends the simplicity of its lineup with graceful little songs, a supple gauzy tone, and a perfectly languorous pacing that harkens back foremost to the early 90's
Brooklyn's The Library are a pop band (with former members of The Mayflies USA and The Comas) consisting of guitars, piano, bass, drums, and male vocals with the occasional fiddle, banjo, or electronics thrown into the mix that transcends the simplicity of its lineup with graceful little songs, a supple gauzy tone, and a perfectly languorous pacing that harkens back foremost to the early 90's
The Library La verdad es que nos trae lindas vibras porque al escucharlos es como transportarse a los setenta cuando Neil Young lanzó On The Beach . Claro, todos le ponen su granito de arena y en este caso tenemos ex-integrantes de The Comas y de The Mayflies USA que con su tremendo toque noventero logran que The Library se posicione en una pradera contemplada por el atardecer. Con la canción "Wish I Knew" entramos a un mundo de bellas melodías y panderos que rebotan al ritmo de un violín entristecedor. Los coros [...]
Brooklyn's The Library are a pop band (with former members of The Mayflies USA and The Comas) consisting of guitars, piano, bass, drums, and male vocals with the occasional fiddle, banjo, or electronics thrown into the mix that transcends the simplicity of its lineup with graceful little songs, a supple gauzy tone, and a perfectly languorous pacing that harkens back foremost to the early 90's
One of my absolutely favorite bands from the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC, area during grad school was The Mayflies USA . Catchy songwriting and shiny guitar sounds of the Brit-pop variety with a smidgen of Big Star overflowed within this four-some, and it was a sad day for all of us when their operations ceased. Mayflies guitarist/co-vocalist Matt Long moved to Brooklyn to help co-found Sound Foundation, a " music resource for advertising, an industry-guide for multi-level creative searches, and a sound studio for the moving picture ," and started up a new band, The Library . [...]
Yikes "yip" and "yap" it up with a rock 'n'-fuckin'-roll fervor you can only get when you combine the sound of Pink & Brown with the sound of The Coachwhips . But Thee Oh Sees this ain't ... Peel back the layers and you'll realize this is much rawer, like pink poultry throbbing on a cool countertop. Prefacing Thee Oh Sees by mere months, Yikes nevertheless is a much different outlet for [...]
The Issue Project courtyard on a beautiful afternoon was a perfect site to hear a selection of music by three different musicians. Greg Jamie's pure unadorned set was sandwiched in-between two experimental improvisational sets by Sacred Harp from Virginia and Honne Wells with Juan Comas. Sacred Harp's compositional arrangements with [...]
Thom Yorke forms new band, announces two nights in Los Angeles When word came of Thom Yorke's latest solo endeavors earlier this month, word also came that the Radiohead frontman might tour in support of the release. Well, as it turns out, a Yorke solo tour, or whatever you call two dates in Los Angeles next month, will indeed be happening. Thom, take it away… hi in the past couple of weeks i've been getting a band together for fun to play the eraser stuff live and the [...]
When word came of Thom Yorke 's latest solo endeavors earlier this month, word also came that the Radiohead frontman might tour in support of the release. Well, as it turns out, a Yorke solo tour, or whatever you call two dates in Los Angeles next month, will indeed be happening. Thom, take it away... hi in the past couple of weeks i've been getting a band together for fun to play the eraser stuff live and the new songs etc.. to [...]
Get info about Screech, David Lynch, the White Stripes and more in Whitney's roundup of pop-culture links.
Though Apple remains the big bully in the media player market, Zune HD is a piece of technology just as good as an iPod. After so many years of being the also-ran, however, just being as good is not enough. The Zune has enough problems simply from carrying the Microsoft handle and history; it needs to offer enough features to awake iPod zombies from their consumer comas. If Bill Gates is game, blogger Lance Ulanoff has come up with a pretty good wish list, including increased Xbox connectivity, adding AM radio and television capability, and cessation of the Microsoft Points [...]
Thanks to everyone who has left a comment recently. All are greatly appreciated, and to show my gratitude, I am going to gross you out with tales of creepy-crawlies. One of the nice things about living out in the country is our proximity to birds and wild animals. I like most of them, but some that I don't like get a little too close. Various species seem to always be trying to take back the little territory we call our own. This summer I began [...]
I will refrain from making any stupid puns regarding the bands name…but it's going to be hard. Anyway, Brooklyn based shoegaze-folk act The Library includes former members of Mayflies USA and The Comas and doesn't seem to stray away from the signature relaxed sound of both bands. The band will be doing September residency shows at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn. They'll be playing every Monday starting at the 7th going to end of the month. All shows are at 9pm. So if you're in area, there is no excuse [...]
I normally like to add my own thoughts about a song/album in my posts, but I just can't find the time today. But instead of leaving you without anything, I'd rather post the press release for Brooklyn-based band The Library . Here goes: Brooklyn's The Library are a pop band (with former members of The Mayflies USA and The Comas ) consisting of guitars, piano, bass, drums, and male vocals with the occasional fiddle, banjo, or electronics thrown into the mix that transcends the simplicity of [...]
"Apple's Acre" is weird. That's right, weird. It's weird like Deerhoof and Deer Tick. It's weird like Yeasayer and Portugal. The Man (only weirder). It's weird like raw, experimental indie folk/rock is supposed to be. Nurses ' latest album may give you a fragment of harmony or melody ("Technicolor"), but it's just as likely to give you a waltzy whine ("Mile After Mile"), a whistling whirligig ("Caterpillar Playground"), or a bouncy jig that's (gasp!) almost hummable ("Apple's Acre"). Let's just say, if you listen to this record and you're bored then you probably don't [...]
I'm always more than willing to help when a band reaches out and asks me to share a free download of their album with our readers. Brooklyn's The Library (with former members of The Mayflies USA and The Comas) have made their new album, The Life And Times Of Rosa Lee , available to you with no expectations in return. The band's wide range of influences can be heard throughout the recording. If you're a fan of music with pop sensiblilties ala Big Star mixed with softer shoegaze in the vein of Slowdive or Mazzy [...]
Från Brooklyn kommer The Library (med före detta medlemmar från The Mayflies USA och The Comas ) som blandar gitarrer, pianon, fioler, trummor samt banjos med den nästintill himmelska rösten tillhörande Matt Long och skapar vacker pop/shoegaze/folk/country. Nu är bandet aktuellt med debutalbumet The Life and Times of Rosa Lee som man otroligt nog ger bort gratis! Ett smakprov får ni och faller det er i smaken så har ni också nedladdningslänk för hela albumet HÄR The Library - TomKat [...]
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