Hours of listening to demo submissions eventually paid off when we opened The Great Afternoon 's email to find that the banjo isn't just for making bluegrass tunes. Christina Ward has been rocking out on the banjo along side bassist Kris Knechel and Brian Huggins on drums for over a year now. Her soothing vocals carefully guide us through some of life's tougher realities while leaving a bit of hope for better days. Their first EP is not all doom and gloom as much as it is foot-tapping and and head bobbing thanks to a [...]
Our Australian friends have been extremely busy since we last featured Regurgitator on the Lovley Hearts Club. They recently put out a hilariously diverse album, Superhappyfuntimesfriends, on just about any format you could ask for, including playbuttons, vinyl, CD's and tapes. Maybe after 17 years of being awesome they have decided to just do whatever they please because this album ranges from 802s-Wild Nothing-esque to the Beatles to "99 Problems" in a matter of seconds. The fans aren't mad about it either because the August/September national tour had SOLD OUT shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Geelong, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth. [...]
Our Australian friends have been extremely busy since we last featured Regurgitator on the Lovley Hearts Club. They recently put out a hilariously diverse album, Superhappyfuntimesfriends, on just about any format you could ask for, including playbuttons, vinyl, CD's and tapes. Maybe after 17 years of being awesome they have decided to just do whatever they please because this album ranges from 802s-Wild Nothing-esque to the Beatles to "99 Problems" in a matter of seconds. The fans aren't mad about it either because the August/September national tour had SOLD OUT shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Geelong, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth. [...]
Welcome the youngest member of the Lovely Hearts Club, Damien Fairchild, aka For all the Girls . He's just like any other 13-year-old boy, crushing on girls, except he makes retro-folk love songs for them. Since he can't drive yet, he pretty much sits at home in Provo, UT and makes music, probably while texting seven different girls at once. While most kids are playing Call of Duty, Damien is working hard to release his debut album "For all the Girls" on his 14th birthday February 14th, 2012. Damien recently emailed us this fun video, directed by [...]
Last week we shared a live Dad Rocks! track from his time at CMJ, but now we have a load more tracks from the Paper Garden Records & Lovely Hearts Club showcase at The Living Room, including Tall Ships, Oh! Pears, Dad Rocks! and a load more.
Paper Garden Records CMJ 2011 Showcasing Bands Marking our 2nd year of official CMJ showcasing, we have 2 official shows this year - one for Paper Garden Records and one for The Lovely Hearts Club - with band lineups so exciting you may have to change your pants after seeing. On the first hour of the first day of CMJ (Tuesday, 10/18) we'll be opening CMJ with a bang! Featuring Paper Garden Records' roster of Dad Rocks! [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Holy Names - The American Crowbar Case by Paper Garden Records Holy Names is the moniker of Seattle based maestro Andy Vaughan and his coterie. The former, of veteran LHC troupe Mighty Tiger , stakes his crisp vocals into the group's rich, multi-instrumental parlor pop like a tattered black flag. Holy Names' Perpetual Beginner is an astral deviation from today's standards, pulling taught the tightrope between space-rock and freak-folk. An apropos [...]
A Beta Movement - Colour Mixing System by Paper Garden Records We were fortunate enough to become acquainted with A Beta Movement through a chance demo submission. Lucky us! Residing in Porto, Portugal , A Beta Movement recently evolved into a trio with the addition of vocalist Marcela Freitas. Her voice mirrors the salty, shore-town vibes from which it resonates. In a similar vein as Marissa Nadler but with a sweeter finish, to which guitarist Pedro Cordeiro and his rustier cadence provide a gentle complement. A [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: EULA - Maurice Narcisse One of the first things that folks tend to say about Brooklyn trio EULA is typically something involving 'grrrl rock'. Which is great! BUT if you're asking us, it's not even relevant to say that this is one of the better girl bands around, because EULA is one of the better local/up-and-coming psych punk bands we've heard as of late. Period. Which is not to say that she who fronts this Brooklyn trio isn't incredible. Not only is Alyse a [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Snowmine - Beast in Air, Beast in Water by Paper Garden Records The Paper Garden folks have been bumping into these guys under some pretty unusual circumstances as of late. Namely, a super-secret weekend in the middle of the woods as well as a Rocksoff show on a boat . We're so psyched to introduce them to you! Laminate Pet Animal is one of those albums that proves feasible that album-that-gets-better-with-ea ch-listen adage. Just when we [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Gun Lake - June by Paper Garden Records Envision if you can, one of those eerie man made lakes, you know the kind made out of some small valley town? Usually for the sake of water supply or electricity, all the locals would have to relocate up the mountain when the valley filled up, their homes becoming a reservoir of murky remains. Every now and again when the lake gets low, people swear you can see the tops of these old buildings peeking just above the surface, struggling for the [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Kandy Kolored Tangerine - You Are, Boy (LHC #31) by Paper Garden Records Seriously, the Danes just can't stop making awesome music. We've ranted about this before, but as long as we keep coming across these killer bands we're probably not going to stop. And why should we? Anyway, we first got to know Kandy Kolored Tangerine through our recent obsession with a certain Denmark-based artist, Dad Rocks! . Their track "You Are, Boy" is a whirling, [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Team Genius - Love and Love Songs by Paper Garden Records The last time we wrote about Team Genius , we lauded this local pop supergroup for their ability to pull us out of our mid-winter slump. Turns out this is a band for all seasons, as it's hot as you-know-what outside and Team Genius is nothing short of a breath of fresh air. If this track "Love and Love Songs" off their forthcoming EP is any indication of how great Team [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: The Coasts - Handshakers by Paper Garden Records The Coasts are Eric Mount and Ike Peters. The two met as freshman in college, became best friends, played music together just once, and laid down a rock n' roll album shortly thereafter. Enter Lovely Hearts Club . The advent of turntable.fm has allowed us to not only meet a ton of really great folks out there on the interweb but also hear some really special demos. Ike, a copywriter [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: The Coasts - Handshakers by Paper Garden Records The Coasts are Eric Mount and Ike Peters. The two met as freshman in college, became best friends, played music together just once, and laid down a rock n' roll album shortly thereafter. Enter Lovely Hearts Club . The advent of turntable.fm has allowed us to not only meet a ton of really great folks out there on the interweb but also hear some really special demos. Ike, a copywriter [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Jack & the Bear "Back To Despair" by Paper Garden Records In this day and age we can discover artists in all sorts of ways. We received a demo from this band in the mail, and the very next day they were in our Turntable.fm room. When they played their track, we were blown away. Crazy, right? So now let's take a journey to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where there is some grand folk rock being made. Jack & The Bear [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Jack & the Bear "Back To Despair" by Paper Garden Records In this day and age we can discover artists in all sorts of ways. We received a demo from this band in the mail, and the very next day they were in our Turntable.fm room. When they played their track, we were blown away. Crazy, right? So now let's take a journey to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where there is some grand folk rock being made. Jack & The Bear [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Belgrave - Six Minutes by Paper Garden Records Fresh out of Montreal, the Canadian band Belgrave continues the track record of luscious, expansive indie pop from north of the border. Lovely Hearts Club first heard about them earlier this year when they dropped their debut self-titled EP and had shows lined up with other Paper Garden bands. Produced by Joseph Donovan of Canadian indie stalwarts The Dears , Belgrave is a quintet featuring the melodic voice of Trevor Boucher and guest French [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Belgrave - Six Minutes by Paper Garden Records Fresh out of Montreal, the Canadian band Belgrave continues the track record of luscious, expansive indie pop from north of the border. Lovely Hearts Club first heard about them earlier this year when they dropped their debut self-titled EP and had shows lined up with other Paper Garden bands. Produced by Joseph Donovan of Canadian indie stalwarts The Dears , Belgrave is a quintet featuring the melodic voice of Trevor Boucher and guest French [...]
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Tall Ships - Plate Tectonics The incredible talent of the UK band Tall Ships is something of an open secret among indie-philes this side of the pond. We at The Lovely Hearts Club have been fans since we were first heard their hypnotic, self-titled debut EP last year. Then we featured their label-mates Dad Rocks! earlier this year and were reminded of how much we’ve dug all of the bands we’ve heard on British label [...]
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