One of the bands that I've really enjoyed following over the last several years has been Norway's I Was a King . They've just issued a really small run of a split 73 EP on Splendour Records with Half-Handed Cloud , and I'm really enjoyhing their effort here. There's a great swirling melody that is underscored by the guitar work, one of the prominent instruments in this band's repertoire. If you haven't had an opportunity to check out this band, the time is right [...]
Friday evening was a mad house. Getting into the station wasn't the issue, as I expect it will be in the coming weeks now that winter is upon us; it was the transition. Transitioning from one on-air personality to another is a bit nerve-wracking. The quarters are cramped, the mic is hot, and you have to do your best not to step on their toes as they wrap their show and you begin yours. And when it's time to fly, you have to remember which buttons should be lit and which ones shouldn't. After the [...]
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Borrowing heavily from the Elephant 6 movement, particularly Olivia Tremor Control, this Norwegian group comes across unflatteringly defiant in the face of pop convention. IWAK-04_Nightwalking.mp3 I was a King - Nightwalking Download IWAK-06_Someone_is_Waiting.mp3 I was a King - Someone is Waiting Download [...]
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by Sebastian Ruan Though the Norwegian psych-rockers, I Was A King, stay true to their form, that is psych-ballads, each song on their new 30-minute psych-parade Old Friends , I am left feeling bored. It's a nice treat for the band to condense the instrumentation and composition of Old Friends into a sitcom-length of time. But even a bad sitcom leaves you with a lesson or a mediocre joke; I Was A [...]
It's a big week in terms of quantity and quality, but next to Spoon , I know nothing makes Drake 's week like a new release from Dan Bejar 's Destroyer . -ed. Drake's Take: New Releases 01.25.11 While last week was the first bonafide release day of the year, this week marks the first mother lode drop of 2011, including what many are already designating the album of the year in Destroyer's Kaputt . Besides that, there's Gang of Four [...]
While last week was the first bonafide release day of the year, this week marks the first mother lode drop of 2011, including what many are already designating the album of the year in Destroyer's Kaputt . Besides that, there's Gang of Four's first album of new material in 16 years along with the latest from Iron & Wine, Deerhoof, Lila Ices , John Vanderslice , Sic Alps , Fujiya & Miyagi , Wanda Jackson , Thank You , Ben + Vesper , Say Hi , Delicate [...]
This week's Best New Releases includes new singles from new LPs and EPs from bands all across the indie spectrum. We've been loving The Radio Dept.'s work for about three or four years, so it's just fitting to include a great track from their new singles collection, available now. Following TRD is a terrific, minimalistic, [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars A few years back I Was a King burst into my life, and I couldn't have been happier. They recalled bits of my favorite under-appreciated band, The Comas , as well as hints of Teenage Fanclub . On their latest outing, Old Friends , the group adds a few little twists to the foray, though nothing that ultimately changes the established sound of the group. From the minute you get into opening track "The [...]
The album is a harmonic blend of hypnotizing avant-quirk instrumentals glossed with echoey, velvet vocals.
die diskussionen um die bloggerszene, ihre wirkungen, die abgrenzung von der journaille usw., bis hin zu der fatalen begrifflichkeit 'edelblogger' lassen mich unberührt, im zweifachen sinne (wer nicht darum weiß, der fühle sich glücklich und ich werde ihm nicht mittels links auf die sprünge helfen, so wichtig ist das ganze nicht). nur regt es immer wieder an, über die eigenen motive nachzudenken resp. einzufordern, sich treu zu bleiben, sich der vereinnahmung von wem oder von was auch immer zu verwehren. tun wir. basta. im vordergrund steht immer die eigene begeisterung und der wunsch, diese an interessierte weiterzureichen. so eben auch [...]
The time is almost upon us for the great return of I Was a King . Their new album, Old Friends , is heading your way January 25th, and while we've previewed some tracks , this is one of the standouts from the record, though I admittedly love it all. It's got a little bit more exploration than their traditional power-pop, using horns to build the wall of sound behind their sugary coating. Like many of the songs on this album, it gets right to the point, hitting you [...]
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The self-titled release by I Was A King was pretty solid, but Old Friends is another beast entirely. The album is a stunning portrayal of original pop music. Heavily-strummed acoustic guitars are complemented by pop vocals and offset by thick brass orchestration. And the band forays into experimentation of occasion. "Echoes" features highly prominent trombone and erratic staccato percussive drumming; this is a commonality on Old Friends . Throughout, the album the band's unique rhythmic section adds punchy, precision percussion using the entire trap set. [...]
[ download ] [tweetmeme] They're Norwegian. They're friends and collaborators with Sufjan Stevens, The Danielson Famile , Serena-Maneesh and The Ladybug Transistor . They have a song named after Teenage Fanclub 's Norman Blake. Is it any surprise, then, to discover that the music of I Was a King is a charming, ramshackle mix of twee 1960s pop and psychedelic noise? The Oslo area combo are most often compared to Elephant 6 Collective bands like Olivia Tremor Control , Apples in Stereo and [...]
Novedades: The Russian Futurists, Destroyer, Tahiti 80, I Was A King, The Holidays, World's End Press, Figurines, The Superions, Bubblegum Lemonade, Cloud Nothings, The Vaccines, Shadow Shadow Shade, Dead Trees, High Highs, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Broken Records... Planeta Pop se emite en el 87.6 de la FM de Madrid (Onda Latina) todos los martes de 12 a 14 horas ( directo ) y en Internet a través de Radioalterno.com y Planeta Pop . Mp3: The Russian Futurists. Hoeing Weeds Sowing Seeds (vía KEXP) | [...]
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