Puerto Muerto – Drumming for Pistols
September 1st, 2010 | by kmanning | published in experimental, female vocalists, folk-rock | 1 comment
Tim Kelley and Christa Meyer, better known as Puerto Muerto, combine late 80s, blues, and cabaret music to produce Drumming for Pistols. The Midwest-based band fuse together deep vocals and haunting melodies throughout the album.
Sea of Bees – Songs for the Ravens
August 31st, 2010 | by Caden Moore | published in experimental, female vocalists, freak-folk | 1 comment
Songs for the Ravens has more than your typical indie folk record. Unlike other female folk singers, Baenziger plays most of the instruments on the album, some of which she has never played before. The overdub-heavy nature of this music gives it a large, deep sound that both satisfying and impressive.
August 30th, 2010 | by Kelly Scott | published in electronica, experimental, folk and acoustic | 4 comments
In 2005, Chad Vangaalen first came onto the scene with his kaleidoscopic debut, Infiniheart. Inspired by his animations and illustrations, Chad intrinsically weaves strings of electronica and folk into one endearing pattern, all by himself.
Peggy Sue – Fossils and Other Phantoms
August 27th, 2010 | by Max Jacobs | published in female vocalists, folk, folk-rock | no comments
To say they sing love songs wouldn’t be quite accurate. Songs of love lost describes their music better. But even that phrase suggests a focus on depression or sadness. Rex and Klaw certainly discuss those themes, along with regret and longing, but the two also express a beautiful understanding of love; one that acknowledges the joy and comfort it can bring while also accepting the unpredictability and inevitability of its demise.
August 27th, 2010 | by Jason Grishkoff | published in folk | 5 comments
The five minutes of “I Walked” is heavy on the percussion, a bit of a new approach to Sufjan’s typical folk-pop. To be honest, I’m pleasantly surprised. I believe wholeheartedly that band ought to evolve and adapt, and I was a little disappointed that his EP didn’t do too much of that. Here, however, we’re finding ourselves presented by something completely different. What’s your take?
James Yuill – Movement In A Storm
August 26th, 2010 | by Jennifer Kahn | published in acoustic, folktronica, indie pop | 3 comments
“Folktronica” is a troublesome and somewhat cringe-worthy label frequently used to describe the danceable synths and acoustic soulfulness of UK artist James Yuill. His newest album, Movement In A Storm, trades in some of the cuteness of earlier albums for a heavier tone and more aggressive beats.
August 25th, 2010 | by Jen Verzosa | published in experimental, folk, folk and acoustic | 2 comments
Volunteer Pioneer is like the mutant hybrid of an acoustic Wolf Parade off psych meds and a harp-plucking, freak folk pixie Joanna Newsom that shut-up. (No offense.)
August 21st, 2010 | by kmanning | published in acoustic, experimental, progressive rock, psychedelic | 3 comments
Psychedelic rockers Yeasayer have not always brainstormed through the power of LSD to produce trippy yet poppy bass-driven tunes. The Brookyln band’s first studio effort, All Hour Cymbals, thrives with an unproduced sound, gritty even, with near whispy vocals from Chris Keating.
Slingshot Dakota – Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is The Golden Ghost!
August 20th, 2010 | by Kelly Scott | published in alternative, folk-rock, indie rock | 3 comments
Overall, this is a band worth knowing. Carly and Tom are masterful at injecting passion into a performance and whipping an audience into an emotive frenzy. The band will most likely be covering a lot of geography over the next year or so, be sure to check them out.
August 20th, 2010 | by Jennifer Kahn | published in experimental, folk, indie pop | 4 comments
Geographer first caught my attention with the bright synths and lush, floating vocals in the single “Kites” off their EP Animal Shapes. This is a band that wants to take you on a journey and explore new territories of sound; even the band’s name, Geographer, suggests this kind of musical wanderlust.
