With a name like Kid Mud , I was expecting hipster white rap with sterile beats, but that's not what I found on Now They Shut Us Down , the San Francisco artist's debut. Instead, it's tight indie pop (a la Rasmus, Rogue Wave). "1095," the first real song on the record, is fluffy and fun, with good vocals and a great hook. "Not Far, New Far," is a sweet acoustic duet, quiet, catchy, and cool. "Number 12 Looks Just Like You" is a more aggressive, radio-ready workout song. Long form song "909 [...]
+ Shiloe paid a visit to ISGOODRADIO last week, and you can listen/download to that here. The podcast includes a rather thorough interview, alongside in-studio performances of some old favorites and new cuts! In other Shiloe news, the band received a rather glowing review for ...And Now The Screaming Starts in the latest issue of The Big Takeover. Pick it up on newsstands now and turn to page
Back in 2000, our own Dave Woody of Tigers Can Bite You was leading a band called Fiver. That summer, Fiver embarked on a tour with a then unknown Death Cab For Cutie. "That was a blast," Woody remembers. "Two young bands, both out on their first US tours just driving across country and having fun. Some shows were great, some shows were terrible but it was all an adventure."Woody continues, "
Kid Mud was Sean Duncan, an indie rock vet formerly of Fiver, but with the release of full length debut Now They Shut Us Down Kid Mud has seemingly morphed beyond "one man band" status into something larger than the sum of its parts. Early Kid Mud recordings were solo efforts, with Duncan playing each and every instrument like some sort of YouTube rockstar. This latest effort, however, was also partly recorded at Mountain Ghost, allowing Duncan the ability to not only incorporate a richer, lusher sound with more varied instrumentation (both electronic and live), but a diverse range of [...]
The first video from Kid Mud's Now They Shut Us Down is for "Federated" and was directed by Rick Dillwood. Dillwood, incidentally, also plays on the album.Kid Mud - "Federated" (mp3)If you would like to purchase a copy of Now They Shut Us Down, you can buy a cd here. If you prefer mp3s, we suggest buying the album from Bandcamp, but it is available at all major services including iTunes, Amazon
Kid Mud is een band uit San Francisco, geleid door zanger en multi-instrumentalist Sean Duncan. Duncan maakte deel uit van de band Fiver, die toerde met Death Cab for Cutie . Melodieuze indierocksongs, en wat meer ingetogen nummers die doen denken aan Badly Drawn Boy . Now They Shut Us Down is de titel van het debuutalbum. Federated is de single. MP3: Kid Mud - Federated Kid Mud op MySpace Stream Now They Shut Us Down [...]
Kid Mud is een band uit San Francisco, geleid door zanger en multi-instrumentalist Sean Duncan. Duncan maakte deel uit van de band Fiver, die toerde met Death Cab for Cutie . Melodieuze indierocksongs, en wat meer ingetogen nummers die doen denken aan Badly Drawn Boy . Now They Shut Us Down is de titel van het debuutalbum. Federated is de single. MP3: Kid Mud - Federated Kid Mud op MySpace Stream Now They Shut Us Down [...]
Photos by Melanie EatonKid Mud - "Federated" (mp3)Kid Mud - "This Way is Safe" (mp3)Kid Mud - "Press It Out" (mp3)
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N&UR is proud to announce the release of Kid Mud's debut full length, Now They Shut Us Down, available today.Want to purchase a copy? Physical copies featuring cover art by Souther Salazar are shipping out for $11. You can buy it via https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin /webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_b utton_id=6178293.The album can also be downloaded at...iTunesAmazonEmusicRhapsod yYou can stream the
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San Fransisco indie act Kid Mud release their debut album on June 16th. Now They Shut Us Down is a collection of well-crafted indie pop nuggets.Give them a chance with this catchy ditty:"Federated"- MP3Comparisons to the likes of Rogue Wave are not far from the mark.Kid Mud's Myspace
The 4th Free Side is out from Brooklyn's Donny Hue and the Colors. Called My Toy Steamboattrain , it's typical of the raucously fun and whimsical brand of music the band is known for.Their new album, Letter from New Virginia , will be released June 23rd. If you find music helps make a bad day better, this is your band! My Toy Steamboattrain Donny Hue & The Colors: Website • [...]
Local artist Kid Mud , whom you might remember as the solo electronic/indie artist with two EPs out on New and Used Records , will release his first full-length, Now They Shut us Down on June 16. The following day he will celebrate and introduce the album to an audience at El Rio (8:30pm, $5), performing as part of Vive le Rock , an annual evening of local music and film. Gosta Berling and Skeletal System round out the bill, and two short films by Nick Gamino will serve [...]
[Locals Only is a weekly feature where the Stranger Dance staff focus on the best and brightest of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Feel free to hit us up with any information on local bands, musicians, shows, and other music-related events and projects.] What's a Tuesday without some new music? Here's a sampling of new stuff from the Bay, featuring My First Earthquake (pictured), the Skygreen Leopards , Kid Mud , Grand Lake , Battlehooch , and Love is Chemicals . [...]
On Monday, we revealed the cover art and tracklist for Kid Mud's Now They Shut Us Down (available June 16 from New and Used Records). Today, we are happy to give you a pair of mp3s from the album...Kid Mud - "Federated" (mp3)_RLT.render('59ab990afdd0 6da4141ae25b50a1928a');Kid Mud - "Questions or Comments" (mp3 at RCRDLBL)_RLT.render('28579b322 a3f918fbb80d55ec0478e44');Kid Mud was featured in
New and Used Records is proud to announce that Kid Mud's debut full length, Now They Shut Us Down will be released on Tuesday, June 16. Kid Mud is the brainchild of Sean Duncan, an indie rock vet who previously played in Fiver - a Modesto outfit that recorded with Jason Lytle and toured with Death Cab For Cutie. While his indie rock resume had taken him on tours all over the US and the UK,
Kid Mud 's new EP Birds Have Moved In: Reworkings and Remixes is out this week. Instead of doing a traditional release, we decided to give the whole thing away for free. We will be releasing a track-a-day all this week. 1. This Way is Safe 2. You Don't Belong (Sticky Situation Remix) 3. 1401 South Grand Street (Reworked by Kid Mud) 4. Press It Out (Guilty Bystander Remix) 5. Flatten [...]
Kid Mud 's new EP Birds Have Moved In: Reworkings and Remixes is out this week. Instead of doing a traditional release, we decided to give the whole thing away for free. We will be releasing a track-a-day all this week. 1. This Way is Safe 2. You Don't Belong (Sticky Situation Remix) 3. 1401 South Grand Street (Reworked by Kid Mud) 4. Press It Out (Guilty Bystander Remix) Sean turned [...]
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