Standing out in a crowd, to get noticed, sticking out in the "sea of same". These days you need a bit of luck or cunning to get noticed. Interesting band names is one way. It is one way, but it can be a slippery slope when deciding to label yourself and your music with something that might have nothing to do with the general populace or possibly even your target market. That being said, often you find a band because of the band name and realize that they are in fact pretty good. Whether a unique [...]
This one has to be an evening post, because if you are familiar with Timber Timbre this is something that is as beautiful as it is dark. The gothic presence that is created from the very first pluck of the strings is incredible. This sound is something that could be the bastardized children, born in the back roads of the deep South that is unknown to even the locals. I mean it might not be, I could be out of touch... The song is taken from Timber Timbre's self titled 2009 release. I have to say that some [...]
So here I am with old and new. Also something a bit out of the norm for Slowcoustic - not acoustic guitars and melancholy cowboys! While I admit Windmill's album "Puddle City Racing Lights" was a sleeper hit for me in 2007/2008, it is not necessarily something that gets a lot of play around the blog. It is definitely slow, mellow and at times breathtakingly gorgeous - some just find it a bit "odd". Well I like "odd" and the album was fairly well received, but I think it deserved more. Take a listen to a few tracks [...]
Mercurial weird beards and proteges to crazy ol' cowboy Michael Gira, the ever-revolving freak folk collective Akron/Family , have big things coming up this year, including their first record as a trio (meaning possibly stripped down?) Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free . It's out May 5th on Dead Oceans . With a much more expansive tour this spring than last winter's New England-only tour, Akron/Family traverse the great Manifest Destiny throughout the intervening period, including a few residency shows. They're still passing up Louisville though (what gives guys? C'mon, creepy Will Oldham's for real [...]
Ex-Metallic Falcon Matteah Baim follows her debut ‘Death of the Sun’ with ‘Laughing Boy’ this spring, an album that shows her moving away from longtime influence Devendra Banhart as well as into a more earthy folk tilt than the lipstick metal she and ex-CocoRosie Sierra Casady practiced with the Falcons. These songs are a bit more spiritual in tone, but Baim also manages to inject subtleties of variety that seemed to be lacking with ‘Death’. The progression of style suits her well, and portends an intriguing future of musical exploration. Baim opens with “Pagoda”, [...]
Animal Collective has rocked my world yet again with their wonderful psychedelic bubblegum of a record, Merriweather Post Pavilion. Happy trippin'. Links: Official song website Official Animal Collective website
Well today you should get to know my hometown Calgary based musical troupe "Woodpigeon". They are Calgary's answer to the question - what happens when Arcade Fire meets Sufjan Stevens. Well, you get a whole crew of talented musicians who pump out catchy indie folk. Woodpigeon "Knock Knock" (mp3) from "Treasury Library Canada c/w Houndstooth Europa" (Boompa Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store More [...]
Hopefully enjoying these three artists at the same concert at the Pink Mailbox in Santa Barbara, CA. I believe it was a Deer Tick concert, but with this much talent, who knows. {mp3} Breathe Owl Breathe - "Playing Dead" {mp3} Ben and Bruno - "Like A Firefly" {mp3} Deer Tick - "Santaria" Yes there were more songs played, a few more artists on the bill, but I picked 3 of my favourite songs from the concert available from the [...]
Friday Friday Friday means it's [Local! Music! Friday!] Tell me...what is this Local Music Fridays? Patrick Elkins : how do I start? I believe I met the man in the early days of Dumb and Ugly Club . Michael and I played a show in his attic. He was really awesome and very supportive. We got to play some other shows with him in Ypsi at the Elbow Room, [...]
Some tracks that have caught my ear over the last bit. I don't think that they necessarily are all that connected - hell, some of these bands might even have absolutely nothing in common at all. Well, nothing in common other than some Canadian dude putting them on his blog and calling it a "Mixlist". But that is the point of a mixed list, now isn't it? Arrows "She Wore A Cabernet Smile" (mp3) from "Modern Art & [...]
Brand new and available on all sides of " The Pond " is a unique compilation that has just been unveiled to the world via the Last.fm music community. It is not only a great idea, distribution method and free (currently), it is simply an amazing collection of songs, period. Description from creators & promoters: Crumby Lovers: A New Weird UK Sampler is an online compilation offering up a peculiarly British response to the new weird america phenomenon. It [...]
Friday Friday Friday means it's [Local! Music! Friday!] Tell me...what is this Local Music Fridays? Patrick Elkins : how do I start? I believe I met the man in the early days of Dumb and Ugly Club . Michael and I played a show in his attic. He was really awesome and very supportive. We got to play some other shows with him in Ypsi at the Elbow Room, [...]
Woot! Part three of the a series I have going on record labels ( part 1 , part 2 ). This time we have the ever impressive "FatCat Records" from Brighton (and Brooklyn). FatCat Records is pretty much an "ahead of the curve" indie label with a few great "straight ahead" indie artists. If you are a bit sketchy on what I am trying to say, think of starting at Animal Collective and move towards Frightened Rabbit. See, now you [...]
I failed to mention last week that Psychic Ills also dropped a heavy one on Obama day last week. Mirror Eye is out now and sounds mighty nice. Replete with skulduggery and a radiating sense of paranoia (not to mention better production this time around), Psychic Ills do well to keep Social Registry evil. "Mantis" comes correct with tribal bangin' and a fluid bass line riding the song through ten big minutes of finding yourself lost in a cave. "Eyes Closed" offers a slight kraut feel, or if you will, modulating jungle bogged down [...]
There's a few big albums dropping today, amongst other significant events today, too. Lest we forget, though, that the prolific MV & EE with The Golden Road drop a new one as well. Drone Trailer is great. The last record with The Golden Road, Gettin' Gone , was decent enough, though spent more time exploring swampy blues and Neil Young riffs than the free flowing shattered acid folk that Matt Valentine and Erika Elder perfected with The Bummer Road's 2007 Green Blues . "Anyway," the opener and included below for your consideration, offers a [...]
There's a few big albums dropping today, amongst other significant events today, too. Lest we forget, though, that the prolific MV & EE with The Golden Road drop a new one as well. Drone Trailer is great. The last record with The Golden Road, Gettin' Gone , was decent enough, though spent more time exploring swampy blues and Neil Young riffs than the free flowing shattered acid folk that Matt Valentine and Erika Elder perfected with The Bummer Road's 2007 Green Blues . "Anyway," the opener and included below for your consideration, offers a [...]
Six Organs of Admittance has dusted off the old tapes and collected some of his earlier and rarest material for the forthcoming RTZ , a fan-aimed compilation hitting shelves next Tuesday. And zounds! That shit is evil. Of course, I mean this is the most loving sense. Those of us familiar with School of Flower, The Sun Awakens, and the like know Ben Chasny and friends for engaging modalities, Fahey-esque and internationally-informed guitar noodling, and drone examinations, all with a slight bucolic, freewheeling, and sometimes whimsical aura. Not so much on RTZ . Well, the noodling and drones [...]
Well I have done this before and I am sure I will do it again. Let's see what a pretty damn good label has for us today - a little bit of a sampler of another provider of music...if you will. While I don't pretend to know all the artists on the AKR label (and I wouldn't exactly say they are considered "Slowcoustic") but there are certainly some interesting ones. An almost end to end "indie" presence if you will. What I mean by that is the fact that they [...]
Basket of Figs is a seriously entrancing singer songwriter from Toronto, Canada. There...you have as much information about her as I do. Well, almost. Did you ever listen to music that simply amazes you? Everyone needs to, and I recently experienced it with the EP entitled "6663 from Basket of Figs obtained through the Yer Bird Aviary . Of course she even admits to the title of the EP being "ridiculous", but it only lends to the enigma that is this artist. So far, I have never seen a photo of this young Torontonian (yes, that is [...]
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