A whole whack of songs played on piano about love and heartbreak, sung by a woman (Leah Diehl) whose voice soars into the stratosphere, that are so sweet you could reach out and squeeze them by their rosy red cheeks. There's a line you can draw between the sophomore album by Ypsilanti, Michigan's Lightning Love and the Velvet Underground's"I'm Sticking with You". That VU song is particularly twee, with just Maureen Tucker's wavy voice, a piano and largely coy lyrics - there's a reason why the song showed up in the �ber-cute teen pregnancy movie Juno. Well, Lightning Love [...]
Check out the new video for " No Wave " from FAWN below. This is the first release from Coastlines which can be streamed on their Bandcamp page but won't be made physically available until June 12. Connect with FAWN - Facebook | Twitter | Website | Bandcamp ( Via )
Finally something new from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. . Check out the new video for their cover of " We Almost Lost Detroit " from one of the greatest poets to ever live Gil Scott Heron . Connect with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Facebook | Twitter | Website
mit people get ready kommt ein spannendes projekt auf uns zu. zunächst haben wir da steven reker aus arizona, der die wege von luke fasano kreuzte, beide auf der suche nach einer ausdrucksform, die gepaart ist aus tanz und livemusik. nicht von ungefähr, dass man sich bei solcherart performances immer wieder traf. in 2009 gründeten sie people get ready, um eigene ideen umgesetzt zu sehen. während fasano perkussion bei yeasayer betrieb, verdingte sich reker als tänzer und gitarrist auf der welttourneee von david byrne. bereits im dezember 2009 hatten sie ihre erste [...]
One of the most inviting, sincere and mood altering experiences of 2011.
I'm still not sold on their name (sorry Dan), but there is little doubt in my mind that Detroit-based, NASCAR aficionados Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. will reach Passion Pit-level buzz when their debut album, It's A Corporate World , drops this summer. The duo, Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein, displayed brilliant pop sensibilities on their 2010 EP Horse Power and with "Morning Thought," the first taste of the new album, they seem to expand on their prowess in every way. Download the new track below and get excited for It's A [...]
Detroit’s Indie-pop duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have graciously offered up Morning Thought, the first track off their eagerly anticipated debut LP It’s a Corporate World out June 7 th 2011. Marrying glitchy, whirling electronics with folk-heavy guitars and teeming with pretty melodies, these admitted lovers of both hip hop and Brian Wilson have built a sweet, psychedelic conduit between such divergent influences. Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein’s tender, melancholic vocals have no problem vibrating warmly through the space-age computer noise and thumping, dance-friendly beats. [...]
Here's the first track off the anticipated debut full-length record from Detroit indie-pop duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. . Look for It's A Corporate World on June 7 through Quite Scientific Records . The band are currently on the road with Tapes 'n Tapes towards SXSW, stopping at KCRW for a live performance on Morning Become Eclectic (March 14th). Look for them to headline their own tour after that. Check it out. Morning Thought by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
After nearly four years since his last album, Quite Scientific Records is excited to announce the release of Chris Bathgate’s fourth full-length album on April 26. Entitled Salt Year, the album was born out of a period of personal tumult Bathgate refers to as “The Salt Year.” “These songs are ...
Chris Bathgate is a Pinckney, Michigan based singer/songwriter and prominent figure in his own Michigan folk scene. Signed to Quite Scientific Records ( Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr ., Cotton Jones ) in 2007 (after years of self-releasing his own albums), he's back with his third album on the label (to be released April 26th). Titled "The Salt Year", a record born out of a period of personal tumult full of personal hurdles, failed relationships, and an intense period of self-criticism, all of which would lead Bathgate to scrap his next album multiple times, causing almost 4 years to lapse [...]
If there's one thing Michigan is missing, it's a great label. You know, the type of label that makes a city, the type of label whose latest acquisitions you don't even have to hear to know they're good because if they're on that label , then damn, they must be something special. Seattle has Barsuk and Subpop . Omaha has Saddle Creek . Bloomington, Indiana has the interestingly named Secretly Canadian . And L.A. has Dangerbird . But what of the upper Midwest? I think anyone who's even slightly familiar with [...]
MUSIC NEWS - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. , the music project started in Detroit, MI by Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott , premiered the video for their single " Nothing But Our Love " recently, and has now announced plans for USA tour (current itinerary, more dates expected). " Nothing But Our Love ," recently listed at KCRW as a "Top Tune," is off of their debut Horse Power EP , and is available on the Quite Scientific label. The video, below, was directed by Ian Sigmon , features the band [...]
City Center is a band that I have been a fan of almost since they began. I've been following this project of Fred Thomas and Ryan Howard pretty closely not only because of their past projects, but more the fact that they have been posting free mp3s, live sets, and more on their blog non-stop since they started. As City Center they have released a handful of 73s, an LP, at least one tape, and now this beautiful 123 on Quite Scientific Records . This is one of the most [...]
Who? Frontier Ruckus What? snowed country town melancholy, the farmers are locked in their barns, and they just have their banjos. Sounds like? Timesbold, Whip, Will Oldham, Bonnie Prince Billy Winter is to be seen at the horizon. If you don't watch out, it'll catch you. I heard from a friend that it was snowing in the United States. This seems like the beginning of an eternal winter. Luckily there is Frontier Ruckus. It keeps you warm, evne if it's sad. It's [...]
I was saying in the pub recently that it's been a while since I've heard anything new that's really grabbed me, so this was a very welcome discovery as I browsed the sites on my blogroll. The Cotton Jones Basket Ride is the new project of former Page France singer Michael Nau, and if I recall, that band fell from grace somewhat once their overly Christian lyrics became obvious. I find Nick Cave's somewhat distorted religious subject matter a little tricky at times, so I can see how this sort of thing could be a problem. [...]
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