Written on
September 29, 2010 by
Dave in
Music
![relay.php?r=29744471&msgid=335131&act=FXWE&c=672934&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fgoldestegg.com%2Fgegglist%2Fimages%2Fsoars n.krebill [mp3] SOARS Throw Yourself Apart](http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=29744471&msgid=335131&act=FXWE&c=672934&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fgoldestegg.com%2Fgegglist%2Fimages%2Fsoars-n.krebill.jpg "[mp3] SOARS Throw Yourself Apart")
Direct from our inbox comes a band who call home the very same neck of the woods as two of my very good friends from college. Though I’ve once again written about a band fraught with a penchant for overcapitalization, Lehigh Valley’s SOARS are perfecters of their own unique brand of experimental indie pop. Perhaps influenced by their surroundings, on “Throw Yourself Apart” SOARS employ a simple jittery beat to nurture the morose and purposefully haunting lyrics. The mood is ominous, but in a manner that makes you wish you knew why.
The band is set to perform on multiple occasion at the upcoming CMJ Festival, and have an album release show planned for this Friday at Glasslands in Brooklyn in anticipation of their debut seeing daylight October 5th.
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SOARS – Throw Yourself Apart (mp3)
Written on
September 28, 2010 by
Dave in
Music
![bronze3 [mp3] BRONZE Sara Lisa](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YVx6NLcO4Zc/S-zUrZvmHgI/AAAAAAAAACI/s8D8x0GY6CU/s400/bronze3.jpg "[mp3] BRONZE Sara Lisa")
Sometimes it takes some sort of hook to grab our attention while we search through our submissions inbox. BRONZE had themselves an effective hook, clearly, because I noticed their email name, LeBronze James, and opened the email. A sense of humor in emails never hurts, they even outweigh possible penchants for over-capitalization. So, I gave a quick listen while doing a bit of research. It seems we missed the first run on these guys, which took place a few months back, albeit in a fairly limited fashion on a small number of blogs. The cause of this present email, though it included the bands EP, was about a show they are playing soon with the likes of Film School, the Depreciation Guild and Home Video. Regardless of the timing, I listened to the EP, and fortuitously found something worthy of posting.
With a sound I’m certain the Brooklyn hipsters (the band in all likelihood closely resembles) would love, BRONZE employ a diverse, avant-garde brand of electro indie music. ”Sara Lisa” was the foremost track to stick out upon my first listen. If it has captured your heart, hit up the link below for the rest of their EP at their Bandcamp page, and check out their social media pages elsewhere.
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BRONZE – Sara Lisa (mp3)
Written on
September 28, 2010 by
Dave in
Music
![datarock cover red [mp3] Cant Get Amarillion Out of My Head](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vh9dzRU1ep0/SklhoraEwAI/AAAAAAAAFRw/qG1JmzrKka4/s400/datarock_cover_red.gif "[mp3] Cant Get Amarillion Out of My Head")
I’ve been away from the music world for the past several days, not listening to anything new and generally being quite unaware of goings on. For that reason, plus my crappy computer’s current performance and this terrible mood I’m in, I am going to be very short for this afternoon’s post and just give you a song I couldn’t get out of my head this past weekend. We’ve posted it before and it isn’t new, but it’s still damn good.
Datarock – Amarillion (mp3) from Red![[mp3] Cant Get Amarillion Out of My Head](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=tympanogram-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00345LA02 "[mp3] Cant Get Amarillion Out of My Head")
Written on
September 28, 2010 by
Dave in
Music
At first glance, this week’s new releases seemed to consist solely of new material released by old and perhaps washed-up artists. Gin Blossoms, Phil Collins, and Ice Cube all have something new out. Lurking below those however, is my most anticipated release both this week, and perhaps this entire year in Deerhunter’s latest, Halcyon Digest, which I will almost certainly be purchasing on vinyl after work.
Beyond Deerhunter’s latest there are a few more interesting releases, including one that would greatly entice me a few years ago, but now gives me mere pause in Jimmy Eat World’s latest. Plus a few others that don’t interest me much, but might grab your attention. As always, get a few tracks below.
Bad Religion – The Dissent Of Man
Kenny Chesney – Hemingway’s Whiskey
Eric Clapton – Clapton
Phil Collins – Going Back
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Ben Folds and Nick Hornby – Lonely Avenue
Gin Blossoms – No Chocolate Cake
Ice Cube – I Am The West
Jimmy Eat World – Invented
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl – Record Collection
The Posies – Blood/Candy
Soundgarden – Telephantasm
Pete Yorn – Pete Yorn
Neil Young – Le Noise
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl – Bang Bang Bang (mp3)
The Posies – Licenses to Hide (mp3)
Written on
September 27, 2010 by
Andy in
Music
![l d0f9dfc61a754b95b0c707f0a22649a5 [mp3] Phosphorescent The Mermaid Parade](http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/144/l_d0f9dfc61a754b95b0c707f0a22649a5.jpg "[mp3] Phosphorescent The Mermaid Parade")
There are some days that I just don’t have it in me to write. The ability isn’t limitless; it comes in waves, quick bursts. Sometimes I believe I could write about any song that is sent our way; most of the time, however, that’s not the case. Sometimes good songs languish in our inbox simply because I can’t find the correct words.
We were sent an email about the most recent Phosphorescent album back at the start of August, back when it would have felt more appropriate, at least seasonally. With the weather turning, “The Mermaid Parade” doesn’t feel quite like it should. It’s meant for listening out somewhere on the highways of America, longing for someone who’s no longer yours. It would have felt better with the windows of your car down, heading to the next town on the map. It’s dusty roots rock, vintage Americana, etc.
Phosphorescent’s most recent album, Here’s To Taking It Easy, was released back in May, and the band has been out touring ever since its release. They’ve been out on the road with the likes of J. Tillman and played alongside Wilco; they’ve got a few dates on the West Coast toward the end of October before they head over to Europe for a couple of weeks, where they’ve sold out 11 shows already. If you can do it, take in a concert of theirs.
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Phosphorescent – The Mermaid Parade (mp3) from Here’s To Taking It Easy
