tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-259464022024-03-07T08:35:47.236+01:00CocoaMusicMusic charts & Music reviews & Artists news...Facing the silence, why have I played a song, when thousands already sing?leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.comBlogger1275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-39999997279991597782008-07-08T17:35:00.004+02:002009-01-07T00:56:37.547+01:00Billie The Vision & The Dancers--I Used to Wander These Streets (2008)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2EqReda2r3Xnd3hL3h_lXERN_m4uOFwKBTiOG2HTgAQb5UVOWhPAmTSyrb7lNn15LLRs0I0IDpCoQ-PTaF5MW9jBJ4MypfxMXoN9cPPvglQ0tjYAWVXYUegoA3-07M-bs2ag/s1600-h/1510461.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220669394639365586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2EqReda2r3Xnd3hL3h_lXERN_m4uOFwKBTiOG2HTgAQb5UVOWhPAmTSyrb7lNn15LLRs0I0IDpCoQ-PTaF5MW9jBJ4MypfxMXoN9cPPvglQ0tjYAWVXYUegoA3-07M-bs2ag/s320/1510461.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Artist-Billie The Vision & The Dancers<br />Album-I Used to Wander These Streets<br />Release Date-2008<br />Genre/Style-Chamber Pop/Indie Rock<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/quq6YiUDKOc&hl=zh_HK&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/quq6YiUDKOc&hl=zh_HK&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.billiethevision.com/">http://www.billiethevision.com/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/billiethevisionandthedancers">http://www.myspace.com/billiethevisionandthedancers</a><br />Youtube-<a href="http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=quq6YiUDKOc">http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=quq6YiUDKOc</a><br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.billiethevision.com/products.php">http://www.billiethevision.com/products.php</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-27109370907676652032008-07-08T17:27:00.004+02:002009-01-07T00:57:04.533+01:00Slow Down Tallahassee--The Beautiful Light (2008)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39rtz82y5H87qbXkmhyh2m3KuZmM0AXUBrfMcRDpzGIRBe-KDwQ01A8wQnzdskzpDlDylBb_j-sARKutqdq5OubN4_pi23yi-BnMNesfqgiB80v9VpFueZYMQRzruhFkfBm67/s1600-h/1550118.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220666770083006482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39rtz82y5H87qbXkmhyh2m3KuZmM0AXUBrfMcRDpzGIRBe-KDwQ01A8wQnzdskzpDlDylBb_j-sARKutqdq5OubN4_pi23yi-BnMNesfqgiB80v9VpFueZYMQRzruhFkfBm67/s320/1550118.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Artist-Slow Down Tallahassee<br />Album-The Beautiful Light<br />Release Date-2008<br />Genre/Style-Indie Rock/Pop<br /><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/slowdowntallahasseegirls">http://www.myspace.com/slowdowntallahasseegirls</a><br />Youtube-<a href="http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=AM6fx78dpuM">http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=AM6fx78dpuM</a></div><div><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AM6fx78dpuM&hl=zh_HK&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AM6fx78dpuM&hl=zh_HK&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br />Review-<a href="http://vonpipmusicalexpress.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/slow-down-tallahassee-the-beautiful-light-review/">Vonpipmusicalexpress</a> and <a href="http://soundsxp.com/artman2/publish/albums/Slow_Down_Tallahassee_Beautiful_Light.shtml">Soundsxp</a></div>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-52769331741016593212008-07-08T16:34:00.006+02:002009-01-07T00:57:33.687+01:00Air France--No Way Down (2008)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhs2TIcyTYeVk5KF5MgzBn3rXuct6q-G3lpXY4JSYWdI-4yRQK05ue2pxpI8pBDdNodZ-JENeZJUBL_b_z5y0AiOik40Dr8QIGFQ2MRjoqp6xFvOwXPnmIQPs7QGM1Rqtbo5s/s1600-h/0082-250_000.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220657811766376546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhs2TIcyTYeVk5KF5MgzBn3rXuct6q-G3lpXY4JSYWdI-4yRQK05ue2pxpI8pBDdNodZ-JENeZJUBL_b_z5y0AiOik40Dr8QIGFQ2MRjoqp6xFvOwXPnmIQPs7QGM1Rqtbo5s/s320/0082-250_000.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Artist-Air France<br />Album-No Way Down<br />Release Date-2008<br />Genre/Style-Swedish Pop/Rock<br /><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/theairfrance">http://www.myspace.com/theairfrance</a><br />Youtube-<a href="http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=fLEHMxXa7fA">http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=fLEHMxXa7fA</a><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fLEHMxXa7fA&hl=zh_HK&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fLEHMxXa7fA&hl=zh_HK&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Review-<a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/51510-air-france-no-way-down-ep">By Pitchforkmedia</a><br />Product-<a href="http://www.klicktrack.com/klicktrack/releases/air-france/no-way-down">Buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-67566917264591567012008-07-03T02:41:00.001+02:002008-07-03T02:47:06.221+02:00Laura Veirs is on the way to UK!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtT_bHDiCQWT4YfR1dKhPPaKIXO2N2qTe1XaakXZMfNkKyu3pWPRrwoZZ1J-MOafzklbetoTf2HipePe4N5CzieYpWnSGpSm47NhtkFIB23OAloB9VQCVbSaWGkxAK5gKzi6f/s1600-h/05210013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218582820246240642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtT_bHDiCQWT4YfR1dKhPPaKIXO2N2qTe1XaakXZMfNkKyu3pWPRrwoZZ1J-MOafzklbetoTf2HipePe4N5CzieYpWnSGpSm47NhtkFIB23OAloB9VQCVbSaWGkxAK5gKzi6f/s320/05210013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Laura Veirs (<a href="http://www.myspace.com/lauraveirs">http://www.myspace.com/lauraveirs</a>) is set to her summer tour in UK together with Alex Guy (<a href="http://www.myspace.com/ledtosea">http://www.myspace.com/ledtosea</a>). Here below is the time and location. Please be shown up if you like her and her music.<br /><br />July 4, 2008 Green Room in Welwyn Garden City, England<br />July 6, 2008 O2 Wireless Festival at Hyde Park in London, England<br />July 7, 2008 The 12 Bar in Swindon, England<br />July 8, 2008 Glee Club in Birmingham, England<br />July 9, 2008 Winchester Discovery Centre in Winchester, England<br />July 10, 2008 Musician Live Music Venue in Leicester, England<br />July 11, 2008 The Cellars in Portsmouth, England<br />July 12, 2008 Big Day Out Festival in Bracknell, England<br />July 14, 2008 Telford’s Warehouse in Chester, England<br />July 15, 2008 The Duchess in York, England<br />July 16, 2008 Norwich Arts Centre in Norwich, England<br />July 17, 2008 Cambridge Junction in Cambridge, England<br />July 19, 2008 Lovebox Weekender in London, Englandleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-43193345373276033352008-07-03T02:34:00.001+02:002008-07-08T16:34:30.327+02:00The Myriad--With Arrows, with Poise (2008)<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51bK0pafOBL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Artist-The Myriad<br />Album-With Arrows, with Poise<br />Release Date-May 2008<br />Genre/Style-Alternative Pop/Rock<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.themyriad.net/">http://www.themyriad.net/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/themyriad">http://www.myspace.com/themyriad</a><br /><br />Review-<strong>Reviewed by CCMMagazine.</strong> Like many artists who’ve made it big through grassroots support, Seattle-based rockers The Myriad had prime TV show placement to help get the proverbial ball rolling. In addition to placement on “The Real World: Denver,” the band sealed its “Emerging Artists” status by getting handpicked by MTV for the “Dew Circuit Breakout” challenge, which The Myriad ended up winning, thanks to several million voters.<br />So to say that expectations are high for the band’s Koch Records’ debut, With Arrows, With Poise, is a serious understatement. But thanks to a pitch-perfect set list packed with one clever song after the next, rock & roll fans won’t leave the listening experience disappointed. In fact, there’s not a dud in the 12-track bunch, a rarity in our singles-driven, iPod age.<br /><br />What makes these songs really pop is an intuitive knack for melody (see “Forget What You Came For” for the band’s best work) and the polished yet decidedly artsy production from Michael Ilbert (The Cardigans, Kent, The Hives). Just when the listener is expecting the song to head in a certain direction, there’s one surprising turn after the next, which leads to a rewarding listening experience that should easily cement the band’s status as “one to watch.”<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0013K1AF0?ie=UTF8&condition=new&tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380345&creativeASIN=B0013K1AF0&linkCode=asm">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-72555444344376063352008-07-03T02:29:00.001+02:002008-07-08T16:34:14.432+02:00Bon Iver--For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SewnAB32L._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Artist-Bon Iver<br />Album-For Emma, Forever Ago<br />Release Date-2007<br />Genre/Style-Indie Rock<br /><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/boniver">http://www.myspace.com/boniver</a><br /><br />Review-Bon Iver is the work of Justin Vernon. He isolated himself in a remote cabin in Wisconsin for almost four months, writing and recording the songs on For Emma, Forever Ago, his haunting debut album. A few parts (horns, drums, and backing vocals) were added in a North Carolina studio, but for the majority of the time it's just Vernon, his utterly disarming voice, and his enchanting songs. The voice is the first thing you notice. Vernon's falsetto soars like a hawk and when he adds harmonies and massed backing vocals, it can truly be breathtaking. "The Wolves (Acts I & II)" truly shows what Vernon can do as he croons, swoops, and cajoles his way through an erratic and enchanting melody like Marvin Gaye after a couple trips to the backyard still. "Skinny Love" shows his more of his range as he climbs down from the heights of falsetto and shouts out the angry and heartachey words quite convincingly. Framing his voice are suitably subdued arrangements built around acoustic guitars and filled out with subtle electric guitars, the occasional light drums, and slide guitar. Vernon has a steady grasp of dynamics too; the ebb and flow of "Creature Fear" is powerfully dramatic when the chorus hits it hard not to be swept away by the flood of tattered emotion. Almost every song has a moment where the emotion peaks and hearts begin to weaken and bend: the beauty of that voice is what pulls you through every time. For Emma captures the sound of broken and quiet isolation, wraps it in a beautiful package, and delivers it to your door with a beating, bruised heart. It's quite an achievement for a debut and the promise of greatness in the future is high. Oh, and because you have to mention it, Iron & Wine. Also, Little Wings. Most of all, though, Bon Iver.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0011HF6GE?ie=UTF8&condition=new&tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380345&creativeASIN=B0011HF6GE&linkCode=asm">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-42147548081811680082008-07-03T02:24:00.001+02:002008-07-08T16:34:00.697+02:00The Lodger--Life is Sweet (2008)<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51A3KzpMg4L._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Artist-The Lodger<br />Album-Life is Sweet<br />Release Date-May 27, 2008<br />Genre/Style-Indie Rock/Indie Pop<br /><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/thelodgerleeds">http://www.myspace.com/thelodgerleeds</a><br /><br />Review-The Lodger's debut album, Grown-Ups, was a fine slice of indie pop that called to mind stellar groups like Orange Juice, the Wedding Present, and Heavenly, while making a case that they might someday be mentioned in that same class. Life Is Sweet is a step forward in both sound and song, and goes a long way toward making this thought a reality. The newly configured trio is driven as before by Ben Siddall's ace songwriting and intimate vocal style, but on Life Is Sweet, the songwriting has gotten a bit sharper, trading some of the wordiness that often derailed Grown-Ups for a more refined approach. Nowhere is this better illustrated than on the punchy and lyrically austere track "The Good Old Days." It's the kind of song that could overshadow the rest of the album, taking post-Postcard Orange Juice as inspiration, it sounds like a jumped up version of "I Can't Help Myself" with some thrilling falsetto and a huge hook. Luckily, the rest of the record is strong enough to withstand the threat of being swamped by the presence of such a monster song, and there are a few (the opening "My Finest Hour," the rocked-out "The Conversation," the brief but ultra-catchy "A Year Since Last Summer," and the country rocking of "Nothing (Left to Say)") that come close to the same rarefied air as "The Good Old Days" occupies. It helps too that the songs are played by a trio that is tighter than a baby tee, sounding at times like the Jam in the taut and ferocious attack. Unlike most indie pop bands, they choose to keep the sound pretty insular; apart from a slash of pedal steel here and a violin there, the sound is guitars, drums, and keys, and this focus creates a unified mood from song to song. Often a recipe for blandness, here the band's energy and craft keep things interesting and lively. With only a couple minor stumbles (like the overly wordy "Honey"), the solid and often thrilling Life Is Sweet is a confirmation of the promise made by Grown-Ups that firmly plants the Lodger at the head of the class of indie pop in the late 2000s.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015XQGOA/ref=nosim/?tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380333&creativeASIN=B0015XQGOA&linkCode=asn">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-12772608428086072992008-07-03T02:15:00.003+02:002008-07-08T16:33:48.608+02:00Norberto Lobo--Mudar de Bina (2007)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RZJdPFzi-b-xATV3UO-i6e7IJWaINdDWLGRn66g4F0X9Rbd2sNvAhhqr2X9Kkz7SafZGwUGXbZ1Yj8mUIra02rO7pk3M0jKwwcCJCMPYLZkjCr8sySWVmVzrTvWJmDs14pMF/s1600-h/853277.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218576790378844194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RZJdPFzi-b-xATV3UO-i6e7IJWaINdDWLGRn66g4F0X9Rbd2sNvAhhqr2X9Kkz7SafZGwUGXbZ1Yj8mUIra02rO7pk3M0jKwwcCJCMPYLZkjCr8sySWVmVzrTvWJmDs14pMF/s320/853277.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Artist-Norberto Lobo<br />Album-Mudar de Bina<br />Release Date-2007<br />Genre/Style-Indie/Instrument<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.norbertolobo.com/">http://www.norbertolobo.com/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/norbertolobo">http://www.myspace.com/norbertolobo</a><br />Youtube-<a href="http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=CktCDmyHXFA">http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=CktCDmyHXFA</a><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CktCDmyHXFA&hl=zh_HK&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CktCDmyHXFA&hl=zh_HK&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.cdgo.com/artigoDetalhe.php?idArtigo=3666483">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-61518305002279845282008-07-03T01:44:00.002+02:002008-07-08T16:33:34.377+02:00Laura Marling--Alas I Cannot Swim (2008)<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61lqKTCzzjL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Artist-Laura Marling<br />Album-Alas I Cannot Swim<br />Release Date-Feb 11, 2008<br />Genre/Style-Alternative Singer/Songwriter<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.lauramarling.com/">http://www.lauramarling.com/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/lauramarling">http://www.myspace.com/lauramarling</a><br /><br />Review-Due to her youth (16 when she first hit Myspace, 17 when signed to an imprint of EMI, and 18 when her debut album came out), perky-cute looks and extremely British diction, singer/songwriter Laura Marling got a lot of comparisons to Lily Allen in her early buzz, but the quietly compelling Alas I Cannot Swim is not at all a frothy pop confection. A folk-tinged AAA pop record based on Marling's alluringly husky voice and graceful acoustic guitar, Alas I Cannot Swim would be more aptly compared to the likes of Feist, Keren Ann, or Regina Spektor. (In the album's press kit, Marling reveals her primary influence to be Bonnie "Prince" Billy, which also seems appropriate.) Although not to draw too forbidding a comparison, opening track and first single "Ghosts" is most strongly reminiscent of Joni Mitchell circa For the Roses, both in Marling's expressive vocal phrasing and the expert shifts in the arrangement between solo acoustic passages and full-band sections, not to mention an excellently deployed string section. That old-school '70s singer/songwriter vibe predominates throughout the album, in fact. There's one straight-up pop song here, the deceptively chipper-sounding "Cross Your Fingers" ("...hold your toes/We're all gonna die when the building blows" continues the sweetly sung chorus), but aside from that, Alas I Cannot Swim is the kind of album that takes a couple of listens for its charms to completely sink in. Rather than swath every track in prominent, ear-grabbing hooks, Marling and producer Charlie Fink choose to keep the decorations off in the distance on songs like "The Captain and Hourglass," where swells of pedal steel stay buried deep in the mix under Marling's hypnotic guitar line and quietly insistent vocals. There's every chance that Laura Marling will get lost in the shuffle as the unexpected commercial success of Feist's The Reminder leads major labels to unleash hordes of similarly talented female singer/songwriters, but Alas I Cannot Swim is far better than the average coffee house-endorsed girlypop.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001164904?ie=UTF8&condition=new&tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380345&creativeASIN=B001164904&linkCode=asm">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-60547792447614613312008-06-29T04:08:00.003+02:002008-07-08T16:33:21.098+02:00Surrounded--The Nautilus Years (2008)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYHEwtuW5Z99zUF3qV527QdQPtTrXVIelwISTt8xd0aZeUvhJM5EWpSEmo_n6Kk9Wgzn18p7lQ18mSiAl8GmgAPf3qtsjTSTjjeT3ynsZqJoPV6kK2zosLWQM540gnU71BA38/s1600-h/97290.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217123582990335554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYHEwtuW5Z99zUF3qV527QdQPtTrXVIelwISTt8xd0aZeUvhJM5EWpSEmo_n6Kk9Wgzn18p7lQ18mSiAl8GmgAPf3qtsjTSTjjeT3ynsZqJoPV6kK2zosLWQM540gnU71BA38/s320/97290.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Artist-Surrounded<br />Album-The Nautilus Years<br />Release Date-Mar 10, 2008<br />Genre/Style-Indie Pop<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.surrounded.se/">http://www.surrounded.se/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/surrounded">http://www.myspace.com/surrounded</a><br />Youtube-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKzDMZzTnUM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKzDMZzTnUM</a><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MKzDMZzTnUM&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MKzDMZzTnUM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Review-<a href="http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/12452">http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/12452</a><br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.normanrecords.com/records/97290">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-44134396502398453722008-06-28T16:22:00.002+02:002008-07-08T16:33:07.398+02:00Envelopes--Here Comes the Wind (2008)<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31bsCVwnA-L._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br />Artist-Envelopes<br />Album-Here Comes the Wind<br />Release Date-Feb 18, 2008<br />Genre/Style-Indie Pop<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.envelopes.se/">http://www.envelopes.se/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/envelopes">http://www.myspace.com/envelopes</a><br /><br />Review-Envelopes are the kind of band who if asked to draw a line, would grab three brightly coloured pens and squiggle them simultaneously about the page. Their songs are wilfully wayward, full of pretty guitar melodies that suddenly go skronk, flailing drums and keyboards that skitter about like hyperactive toddlers. Perhaps inevitably, there are moments when their second album is all bluster without purpose: Put on Hold, in particular, lacks focus, while I'm in Love and I Don't Care Who Knows It is cute but inconsequential - not least because the Swedish-French quintet sound like street buskers when they play it. But these are balanced by moments when the Envelopes' aesthetic is realised fully and brilliantly: on Party, a wonderful, awkward-indie-kid anthem in which Henrik Orrling quotes from Bonnie Tyler and pleads pathetically, "If there's a party, can I come?"; and, better still, on Boat, Audrey Pic's tenderly sung tale of a mother's fear of mortality, set to a plangent soundtrack of gurgles, shimmers and heartbeats.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Here-Comes-Wind-Envelopes/dp/B000RPCEU2">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-6316857092452133642008-06-14T01:31:00.003+02:002008-06-14T02:11:25.073+02:00New Indie Corner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhynWvbDB9mOEOLnhWwIjj61bUKsjH4B17wSc7IF1GrVnD3FV7myOE7KTnP3KsHA2G61fa9Q8UYuMVuC-WXRDYXhS6zlzhMcG9AxZYX3VvN8e45DynRs6rgkl-ztp43AnJH6qD/s1600-h/l_154559ce8c677af5747753b2125d1961.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211522369910865970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhynWvbDB9mOEOLnhWwIjj61bUKsjH4B17wSc7IF1GrVnD3FV7myOE7KTnP3KsHA2G61fa9Q8UYuMVuC-WXRDYXhS6zlzhMcG9AxZYX3VvN8e45DynRs6rgkl-ztp43AnJH6qD/s320/l_154559ce8c677af5747753b2125d1961.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/kiralynncain">Kira Lynn Cain</a>, a classic beauty coming from San Francisco, is set to release her first album "The Ideal Hunter" in July. Her music is filmic, soft and spellbinding. Sitting still in a big empty house, putting her record on and watching the setting sun, all the left is abysmal loneiness, but you won't be languid. Download her "White as a Dove" <a href="http://six-by-nine.org/muruch/kiralynncain-whiteasadove.mp3">here</a> and pre-order a copy of the record <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ideal-Hunter-Kira-Lynn-Cain/dp/B0017L9KJ8">here</a>.<br /></div><div>***<br />Los Angeles indie group "<a href="http://www.myspace.com/bodiesofwater">Bodies of Water</a>" will release their third album "A Certain Feeling" in July. <a href="http://www.evilshare.com/60d74c6e-8af2-102b-a14f-000b6aa2a5f8">Here</a> are two tracks downloadable in the album and pre-order your copy here.<br /></div><div>***<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/brendanjames">http://www.myspace.com/brendanjames</a> </div>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-63559024499364183462008-06-14T01:15:00.001+02:002008-06-27T16:11:27.504+02:00Avishai Cohen Trio--Gently Disturbed (2008)<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510n8%2B1rEzL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p>Artist-Avishai Cohen Trio<br />Album-Gently Disturbed<br />Release Date-May 20, 2008<br />Genre/Style-Jazz/st-Bop/Contemporary Jazz<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.avishaimusic.com/">http://www.avishaimusic.com/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/avishaicohenmusic">http://www.myspace.com/avishaicohenmusic</a><br /><br />Review-Reviewed by John Henry<br /><br />Bassist/composer Avishai Cohen was one of the jazz musicians from Israel to gain attention in the U.S. He has played with Chick Corea, Latin bands, pop artist Alicia Keys, and has performed concert works with the London Philharmonic and Boston Pops. He started his own record label in 2003.<br /><br />This disc may look like the same old piano trio, but it’s not. Pianist Maestro has a similar background to Cohen’s - being trained in both classical and jazz piano. Both are experienced with a wide spectrum of jazz, but also influenced by the musics of North Africa and the Middle East, which gives their work a special world music tinge that differs from the Scandinavian folk influences on some European jazz. Two of the 11 tracks here are based on traditional folk melodies, two are collaborations of the entire trio and all the rest are original by Cohen.<br /><br />I love the album’s title - seems somehow perfect and it does successfully communicate the general emotional feeling of the music therein. Cohen’s bass work is quite amazing; he makes the hulking string instrument into a true melodic voice in many of the tunes. Variations in G Minor, as its title suggests, comes from the players’ strong classical background, and builds to an exciting and propulsive classical/jazz mix. The Cohen Trio demonstrates without a doubt that there can be many unique varieties of the seemingly boring old piano trio format - especially the ones assigning larger roles to the bass and drums in the trio - adding to the contributions of others such as Keith Jarrett’s, Brad Mehldau’s and The Bad Plus.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0015FWRHS?ie=UTF8&condition=new&tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380345&creativeASIN=B0015FWRHS&linkCode=asm">buy it</a></p>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-34955088544872682422008-06-14T01:04:00.001+02:002008-06-27T16:11:09.044+02:00Sybris--Into the Trees (2008)<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5154i5f5Z7L._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Artist-Sybris<br />Album-Into the Trees<br />Release Date- May 20, 2008<br />Genre/Style-Indie Rock<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.sybrismusic.com/">http://www.sybrismusic.com/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/sybris">http://www.myspace.com/sybris</a><br /><br />Review-Defiantly lo-fi and beholden to the past, by rights Sybris should slot neatly within the current crop of such retro acts as the Hold Steady. But even though they exhibit the same nervous energy and juttery rhythms, the Chicago quartet are just as enthralled with the early indie scene as the post-punk era. And the differences don't stop there, for Sybris' signature is their misty atmospheres, evoking the likes of Ride and Slowdive. Into the Trees is wrapped in them, a gauzy veil that blankets every track within, even "Old Tyme E" and "Saint Veronica," the brightest songs on the set. The former has a svelte '60s feel, all excited beats and bouncy guitars, the latter glides from a dreamy pop feel into a hard rock segment, then soars heavenward on a sea of chimes and drones. That post-punk drone is prominent throughout the set-diving "Safety City," "Something About a Dark Horse or Whatever," and "Gin Divides Us." At times, "The Mary"'s a good example, the guitars aren't actually droning, they just sound that way thanks to the band's profligate use of reverb. On that number Sybris play off the drone against lilting guitar riffs, a juxtaposition that also defines their sound. "Mary" has more than a touch of New Order about it, elsewhere the Cure, U2, and Siouxsie & the Banshees play an inspirational role, as does the art-rock scene. The latter is particularly evident in the jumpy rhythms of "Burnout Babies" and "Gin Divides Us." There again, even the band's most downtempo numbers have a nervousness around the rhythms and a tension to the auras, a jittery feel that vocalist Angela Mullenhour feeds. Varyingly fragile, tough, sweet, dreamy, and caterwauling, she is the bastard child of Björk and Siouxsie Sioux, more tuneful than the former, more childlike than the latter, her clear tones sweeping and soaring over this set. From lullabies to indie rockers, gloomy goth rockers to bright poppers, Into the Trees takes one deep into a forest of aural delights.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0017KP8Z4?ie=UTF8&condition=new&tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380345&creativeASIN=B0017KP8Z4&linkCode=asm">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-41153669481368870032008-06-14T00:46:00.004+02:002008-06-14T01:04:25.243+02:00Black Moth Super Rainbow--Zodiac Girls (single, 2008)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EyzOrAGavSuX9XR6Y9x8noVh49mTEMcOlY0iGjy9qoOC-TaukfYAa_vqASICLZvPrWHViBKm65sGcp64l0Si-kbkwvB3JKdhIq17FNHWeyXx9G45VYeWmahNpWiCvHcLqXu0/s1600-h/zodiacgirlssingle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211505791055783042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EyzOrAGavSuX9XR6Y9x8noVh49mTEMcOlY0iGjy9qoOC-TaukfYAa_vqASICLZvPrWHViBKm65sGcp64l0Si-kbkwvB3JKdhIq17FNHWeyXx9G45VYeWmahNpWiCvHcLqXu0/s320/zodiacgirlssingle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>Artist-Black Moth Super Rainbow<br />Album-Zodiac Girls (single)<br />Release Date-2008<br />Genre/Style-Indie Electronic<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.blackmothsuperrainbow.com/">http://www.blackmothsuperrainbow.com/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/blackmothsuperrainbow">http://www.myspace.com/blackmothsuperrainbow</a><br /><br />Review-“Armed with an arsenal of vintage keyboards (monosynths, polysynths, mellotrons, Fender Rhodes’ and more), Black Moth crafts mind-blowing, interstellar psychedelic pop” - Rolling Stone.<br /><br />Hailing from a city which is unexpectedly known for it’s avant-garde sensibility, Pittsburgh’s Black Moth Super Rainbow intricately infuse a psychedelic pastiche that seamlessly weaves between the world’s of folk, electronic and pop.<br /><br />2007 was a big year for the band, not only did they release the critically acclaimed album ‘Dandelion Gum’ - which garnered accolades from such publications as Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, The Village Voice and MTV - the band also scored opening slots for acts The Flaming Lips and Aesop Rock.This limited edition 7” (limited to 500 copies) features two brand spanking new tracks from these innovative rockers. Side A ‘Zodiac Girls’ and Side B ‘The Fields Are Breathing’ are choc full of the band’s signature sound of electro, synth-pop rock.<br /><br />7” includes a coupon for a free download of the single in MP3 format.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.blackmothsuperrainbow.com/disco1.htm">http://www.blackmothsuperrainbow.com/disco1.htm</a></div><div>Download two tracks separately<br /><a href="http://covertcuriosity.biz/Zodiac_Girls_Rainbow.mp3">Zodiac Girls</a> & <a href="http://covertcuriosity.biz/Fields_Breathing_Rainbow.mp3">The Fields Are Breathing</a><br />or a RAR file <a href="http://www.evilshare.com/4d412cd4-8aec-102b-a8ce-0007e90cfb90">link</a><br /><br />(The file links are just for pre-reviewed purpose and will be removed in 24 hours.) </div>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-38210624484862187862008-06-10T14:46:00.002+02:002008-06-14T00:46:21.941+02:00Sigur Rós--Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (2008)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W3JE1jpRKl1zBB-T6zEwF17NcG3ffVSdR-OOgf1C_eUD3YctmhtLRWg6GEeAfgWQ5lFHHinOJdonmI-7lTqDj7j7dUdq5gwzDr0I6Kpv9jGbuiB7DZHACNQrTuRhHB4grR_t/s1600-h/4t8y5elq.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210247717222560562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W3JE1jpRKl1zBB-T6zEwF17NcG3ffVSdR-OOgf1C_eUD3YctmhtLRWg6GEeAfgWQ5lFHHinOJdonmI-7lTqDj7j7dUdq5gwzDr0I6Kpv9jGbuiB7DZHACNQrTuRhHB4grR_t/s320/4t8y5elq.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Artist-Sigur Rós<br />Album-Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust<br />Release Date-Jun 24, 2008<br />Genre/Style-Post-Rock/Experimental<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/">http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/sigurros">http://www.myspace.com/sigurros</a><br />Note-The album is in low-quality of 128kbps<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ACY8D2/ref=nosim/?tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380333&creativeASIN=B001ACY8D2&linkCode=asn">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-81970013767732471572008-06-10T14:31:00.002+02:002008-06-14T00:46:09.581+02:00Fleet Foxes--Fleet Foxes (2008)<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61kAtedB-VL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Artist-Fleet Foxes<br />Album-Fleet Foxes<br />Release Date-Jun 3, 2008<br />Genre/Style-Indie Rock<br /><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes">http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes</a><br /><br />Review-by <strong>Heather Phares.</strong> Borrowing from ageless folk and classic rock (and nicking some of the best bits from prog and soft rock along the way), on their self-titled debut album Fleet Foxes don't just master the art of taking familiar influences and making them sound fresh again, they give a striking sense of who they are and what their world is like. Fleet Foxes' cover appears vaguely medieval, yet their song titles reference the Blue Ridge Mountains — never mind that they're actually from Seattle — but it's the ease and skill with which they mix and match British and American folk and rock from the far and not too distant past that makes the band's music so refreshing. While this mix could be contrived or indulgent, Fleet Foxes use restraint, structuring their flourishes into three- and four-minute pop songs full of chiming melodies and harmonies that sound like they've been summoned from centuries of traditional songs and are full of vivid, universal imagery: mountains, birds, family, death. Despite drawing from so many sources, there's a striking purity to Fleet Foxes' sound. Robin Pecknold's voice is warm and sweet, with just enough grit to make phrases like "premonition of my death" sound genuine, and the band's harmonies sound natural, and stunning, whether they're on their own or supported by acoustic guitars or the full, plugged-in band. "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" and "Meadowlarks" show just how much the Foxes do with the simplest elements of their music, but Fleet Foxes' best songs marry that purity with twists that open their sound much wider. As good as the Sun Giant EP was, Fleet Foxes saved many of their best songs for this album. "White Winter Hymnal" is remarkably beautiful, building from a vocal round into glorious jangle pop with big, booming drums that lend a sense of adventure as the spine-tingling melody lightens some of the lyrics' darkness ("Michael you would fall and turn the white snow red as strawberries in summertime"). The suite-like "Ragged Wood" moves from a galloping beat to sparkling acoustic picking, then takes a trippy detour before returning to a more thoughtful version of its main theme. "Quiet Houses" and "He Doesn't Know Why"'s driving pianos show off the band's flair for drama. Dazzling songs like these are surrounded by a few songs that find the band leaning a little more heavily on its influences. "Your Protector" nods to Zeppelin's misty, mournful side, and "Blue Ridge Mountains" is the kind of earthy yet sophisticated song CSNY would have been proud to call their own. But, even when the songs aren't as brilliant as Fleet Foxes' highlights, the band still sounds alluring, as on the lush interlude "Heard Them Stirring." Throughout the album, the band sounds wise beyond its years, so it's not really that surprising that Fleet Foxes is such a satisfying, self-assured debut.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0017R5UAA?ie=UTF8&condition=new&tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380345&creativeASIN=B0017R5UAA&linkCode=asm">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-28728164005603213532008-06-10T14:18:00.003+02:002008-06-14T00:45:59.253+02:00Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa--Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirABedmRL07j1EoC6HjNEiZfYO3dvl47BIc4-7EIbmrA04cyyP4wCRsdjX70fxgq8d_3UEKmKA2iCEALMgQGa7hRLIUpZ-NEVcs2YVBIKPpbcZQBcJxVbpOCNdVMQu70_LudLV/s1600-h/b0000046wb01_sclzzzzzzz_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210229247901134834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirABedmRL07j1EoC6HjNEiZfYO3dvl47BIc4-7EIbmrA04cyyP4wCRsdjX70fxgq8d_3UEKmKA2iCEALMgQGa7hRLIUpZ-NEVcs2YVBIKPpbcZQBcJxVbpOCNdVMQu70_LudLV/s320/b0000046wb01_sclzzzzzzz_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>Artist-Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa<br />Album-Jazz Samba Encore!<br />Release Date-1963<br />Genre/Style-Samba/Brazilian Jazz<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://stangetz.net/index.html">http://stangetz.net/index.html</a><br />Biography-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Getz">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Getz</a><br /><br />Review-Here's some more bossa nova from Stan Getz when the bloom was still on the first Brazilian boom. This time, however, on his third such album, Getz relies mostly upon native Brazilians for his backing. Thus, the soft-focused grooves are considerably more attuned to what was actually coming out of Brazil at the time. Two bona fide giants, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfá (who gets co-billing), provide the guitars and all of the material, and Maria Toledo contributes an occasional throaty vocal. Getz injects more high-wailing passages into his intuitive affinity for the groove, even going for some fast bop on "Un Abraco No Getz," and Bonfá takes adept care of the guitar solos against Jobim's rock-steady rhythm. Clearly Jobim's songwriting contributions — "So Danco Samba," "How Insensitive," and "O Morro Nao Tem Vez" — would have the longest shelf life, and though the album didn't sell as well as its two predecessors, it certainly helped break these tunes into the permanent jazz repertoire. Avid bossa nova fans will certainly treasure this album for the lesser-known Bonfá tunes.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0000046WB?ie=UTF8&condition=new&tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380345&creativeASIN=B0000046WB&linkCode=asm">buy it</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?jxznzizjlfy">link</a> (The link comes from the <a href="http://musicselections.wordpress.com/">Musicselections</a>, Thanks!)</div>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-7324998443514011152008-06-10T00:54:00.002+02:002008-06-14T00:44:51.048+02:00Joan Of Arc--Boo! Human (2008)<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511cnq3ow-L._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Artist-Joan Of Arc<br />Album-Boo! Human<br />Release Date-May 20, 2008<br />Genre/Style-Indie Rock<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.joanfrc.com/">http://www.joanfrc.com/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/joanofarcpvjtrec">http://www.myspace.com/joanofarcpvjtrec</a><br /><br />Review-Boo! Human just wouldn't be a Joan of Arc record without strategic modes of operation involving some matter of constraint and shifting lineups; here it's reported to involve a lone week of recording time and a simple sign-up sheet for musicians willing to back Tim Kinsella's songs and vocals. (For the most part, this entails Joan of Arc regulars Sam Zurick, Bobby Burg, and Mike Kinsella, plus others including Wilco's Leroy Bach, Bonnie "Prince" Billy regular Emmett Kelly, and Town and Country's Josh Abrams and Ben Vida.) Most similar in sound and execution to So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness, Boo! Human matches Kinsella's intricate journalistic observations with the band's jarring, occasionally atonal accompaniment. As with the best Joan of Arc, however, vocals and music follow the same intriguing twists and turns — never following the well-worn path, but investigating intriguing byways and always arriving at the same destination. The sound is fleshed out much more than Joan of Arc has been for some time, and it's an easy album to be affected by — at least for fans of confessional post-rock, Chicago style. "Just Pack or Unpack" features excellent group interplay to bring Kinsella's lyrics to fruition, and a no-holds-barred flair that encompasses several brief interludes for atonal guitar runs that slowly peak and even more slowly dissipate. Refreshingly, Kinsella keeps his harshest lyrics brief, and the group varies their sound accordingly, whether it's clashing strings on the minute-long "9/11 2" or the contentment and contemplation on the next track, "A Tell-Tale Penis." (The music on the latter brings out the emotion of Kinsella's lyric, "Once we spent our afternoons dancing in our living room/ Now she's given in to her most unlit corners too soon.") If ever a singer/songwriter seemed tailor-made for Chicago's avant-garde/post-rock community, it has to be Tim Kinsella.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001652F9M?ie=UTF8&condition=new&tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380345&creativeASIN=B001652F9M&linkCode=asm">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-84040874960907236212008-06-10T00:42:00.002+02:002008-06-10T00:54:38.050+02:00Beirut's new song "Down in Mexico"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIuvmQaPlGvNKwJidTpAWmRix1C2fivejGOyA6MEVxAmgNGjdbdyED35rgbWGBBEKdWixITGwPLNTs-YxhU4aS2cVA5MHAWPBv2ytDTYs-2r8MyA7J9donfDy-cxppwl7PF3X/s1600-h/l_d2f97c9199b2f0a6ec8e7db1f5b2fa10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210018787825102290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIuvmQaPlGvNKwJidTpAWmRix1C2fivejGOyA6MEVxAmgNGjdbdyED35rgbWGBBEKdWixITGwPLNTs-YxhU4aS2cVA5MHAWPBv2ytDTYs-2r8MyA7J9donfDy-cxppwl7PF3X/s320/l_d2f97c9199b2f0a6ec8e7db1f5b2fa10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div> </div><div>Here is <a href="http://www.myspace.com/beruit">Beruit</a>'s new song "Down in Mexico" filmed by fans. That's a clearly unfinished track, but in excellent melody. Hope their second album come out soon.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ZWEu01RYs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ZWEu01RYs</a></div><div></div><div></div><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/68ZWEu01RYs&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/68ZWEu01RYs&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-82120766525597814082008-06-10T00:25:00.003+02:002008-06-10T00:40:34.158+02:00Jay Brannan--Goddamned (New!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QwMaBDVbvJjiRrpJ7zHZjoMKlla6-3iEFwxRvwUumUTteHqqiciRo_NZWffqjOkKQeb6S3eH2l8HgfeEr7FReZV75vcFxK6duxFQuPzsWpONlDYlaDrzO6fntTAHml_tp4Ma/s1600-h/l_31f5db47a527f2a144fc86c9757d55d5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210014873170915522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QwMaBDVbvJjiRrpJ7zHZjoMKlla6-3iEFwxRvwUumUTteHqqiciRo_NZWffqjOkKQeb6S3eH2l8HgfeEr7FReZV75vcFxK6duxFQuPzsWpONlDYlaDrzO6fntTAHml_tp4Ma/s320/l_31f5db47a527f2a144fc86c9757d55d5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div> </div><div>Artist-Jay Brannan<br />Album-Goddamned<br />Release Date-01/07/08<br />Genre/Style-Acoustic/Indie<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.jaybrannan.com/">http://www.jaybrannan.com/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/jaybrannan">http://www.myspace.com/jaybrannan</a><br />Youtube-MV of Housewife <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNxzFPTA1y4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNxzFPTA1y4</a><br />Note-Have you heard a gay song like this? Here provided is unfinished version just for previewed purpose. Need fully high-quality version? Buy it. </div><div><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lNxzFPTA1y4&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lNxzFPTA1y4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br />Product-<a href="http://www.jaybrannanstore.com/?037bf2d8">buy it</a><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/121310893/Jay_Brannnan.rar.html">link1</a> or <a href="http://uploaded.to/?id=mofzl6">link2</a><br /><br />(The file links are just for pre-reviewed purpose and will be removed in 24 hours.) </div>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-31219551183414219412008-06-09T18:57:00.002+02:002008-06-09T19:13:36.432+02:00Perfectly clear? Perfect Jewel<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51cP1Bk3bpL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Jewel's new move on country music road gets mixed response from the critics. Here are two lives recently. Order ur copy of her new album "Perfectly clear" <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Perfectly-Clear-Jewel/dp/B00171MNLU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1213030685&sr=8-1">here</a> in case u still haven't one.<br /><br />"Stronger Woman"live at the KASE 101 Sprint Live Music Lounge in Austin<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipXWx6jRVIs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipXWx6jRVIs</a><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ipXWx6jRVIs&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ipXWx6jRVIs&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />"Stronger Woman" live in Johnjay and Rich's studio<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAnbZvdmlm0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAnbZvdmlm0</a><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VAnbZvdmlm0&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VAnbZvdmlm0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-13935710205583831042008-06-07T00:13:00.002+02:002008-06-10T14:17:59.654+02:00Bonnie "Prince" Billy--Lie Down on the Light (2008)<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Nq7ADkKKL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Artist-Bonnie "Prince" Billy<br />Album-Lie Down on the Light<br />Release Date-May 12, 2008<br />Genre/Style-Indie Rock<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.bonnieprincebilly.com/">http://www.bonnieprincebilly.com/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/princebonniebilly">http://www.myspace.com/princebonniebilly</a><br /><br />Review-There were times in Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's dark musical past when you couldn't imagine him ever unfurrowing that brow, but someone has clearly been slipping something into his bourbon lately. While this most recent effort may be far from the big sonic grin of an act like The Ting Tings, it is the sound of Will Oldham with a cheeky smirk spreading slowly but surely across his face.<br /><br />Following 2007's mini-LP of covers Ask Forgiveness, Lie Down In The Light is the Kentucky-born cult legend's seventeenth release as the Bonnie Prince, and is easily his most upbeat and infectious effort to date. Of course there are still the trademark poetic tales of heartbreak and existential angst we have come to expect from Oldham - this time, though, they are delivered by a new, incredibly talented troupe of musicians driving a whole host of lovely melodies with clunking keys, subtle percussion, shimmering acoustic guitars, banjos, violins, woozy horns and soulful harmonies to beguiling effect.<br /><br />So Everyone, Something (The Glory Goes), I'll Be Glad, Lie Down In The Light, You Remind Me Of and You Want That Picture are some of the best examples of these with Ashley Webber - Oldham's latest duetting partner - providing the warm female vocals.<br /><br />Of course the melancholy is still on display on occasion - this wouldn't be a Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album without at least a hint of it. What's Missing Is, Willow Trees Bend and Missing One are the old school fan-appeasing efforts on the record but these are just a few nods to the past in a work which sees Oldham set his sights firmly on the future.<br /><br />He also experiments with his singing style for the first time, his voice more expressive than ever before, breaking and cracking in all the right places and even soaring up to falsetto on various tracks with ease - playful opener Easy Does It showcasing perfectly the impressive vocal range we have never heard until now.<br /><br />Recorded with Nashville's Mark Nevers (Lambchop, Calexico), Lie Down In The Light is the sound of a musician at ease, quietly and calming experimenting with his sound and subsequently coming up with his finest work to date. Devotees won't believe it possible, but this enigmatic, prolific and fiercely creative country/folk star just got infinitely more interesting.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018S6ZC0/ref=nosim/?tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380333&creativeASIN=B0018S6ZC0&linkCode=asn">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-64147379028310200922008-06-06T23:40:00.005+02:002008-06-10T14:17:47.120+02:00Tamas Wells--Two Years In April (2008)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0Xq7QCsKP_8cqw_xBZEggJzwZUBI4IqwnnOVLzKculCLlyxbyZwVaHojMZzTMzYQGmSv4-na0UP_Bze2Z2Mqw0N_PZaawbmzxjXN-NDk-PNmsk8jOWTDMtIPorEp6mtIDPuf/s1600-h/l_c49de03f3036b8f0038ef34c288b7c7a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208894043758891010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0Xq7QCsKP_8cqw_xBZEggJzwZUBI4IqwnnOVLzKculCLlyxbyZwVaHojMZzTMzYQGmSv4-na0UP_Bze2Z2Mqw0N_PZaawbmzxjXN-NDk-PNmsk8jOWTDMtIPorEp6mtIDPuf/s320/l_c49de03f3036b8f0038ef34c288b7c7a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>Artist-Tamas Wells<br />Album-Two Years In April<br />Release Date-2008<br />Genre/Style-Indie Pop<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.tamaswells.com/">http://www.tamaswells.com/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/tamaswells">http://www.myspace.com/tamaswells</a> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6A6GmRBiQpkI3UFZ2iE8M3RojtxGiH5hP0nqEbAVL0UtxQ6meA3-9N9L3Cc60vttuTx4ZMpJaOJM1b0m9yymon_HrSAoEYYLsU-Uuw8H76n_cub7V08NRSJTlVlpAuISEHi2/s1600-h/l_c6cbbf77eab085b3babaa1c4bb03cee6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208894761524929298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6A6GmRBiQpkI3UFZ2iE8M3RojtxGiH5hP0nqEbAVL0UtxQ6meA3-9N9L3Cc60vttuTx4ZMpJaOJM1b0m9yymon_HrSAoEYYLsU-Uuw8H76n_cub7V08NRSJTlVlpAuISEHi2/s320/l_c6cbbf77eab085b3babaa1c4bb03cee6.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Review-'Two Years in April' is the new album from Burma based artist Tamas Wells.<br /><br />And it has been a remarkable two years.<br /><br />After a wave of excitement in Japan about Wells' 2006 album 'A Plea en Vendredi', he signed deals with renowned Tokyo based label Inpartmaint and also with China based label Pocket Records (who also release Australian band Dirty Three). The result of these deals was remarkable with 'A Plea en Vendredi' selling thousands of copies,reaching Number 16 on Japan's HMV Shibuya international chart and culminating in a sell out tour of four Japanese cities in late 2007.<br /><br />Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Tamas Wells moved to the city of Yangon in Burma in early 2006 and with just a guitar, a traditional Burmese banjo and the occasional subtle use of strings, began recording songs for a new album. Recorded at home in Yangon between power cuts, monsoon rains and the shouts of street salesmen ‘Two Years in April’ combines Wells’ sublime sense of melody with a beautifully fragile instrumentation and production.<br /><br />'Two Years in April' will be released internationally in June 2008 through Popboomerang Records in Australia, Inpartmaint in Japan and Pocket Records in China . The release will coincide with an international tour of Japan, Australia and China.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.popboomerang.com/releases.php?id=43&page=tamas-wells-two-years-in-april">buy it</a></div>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25946402.post-91217028182174774352008-06-06T23:38:00.002+02:002008-06-10T14:17:32.662+02:00Subtle--Exiting Arm (2008)<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SjTQOTRaL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Artist-Subtle<br />Album-Exiting Arm<br />Release Date-May 19, 2008<br />Genre/Style-Alternative Rap/Experimental Rock<br /><br />Official site-<a href="http://www.subtle6.com/">http://www.subtle6.com/</a><br />Myspace-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/subtlesix">http://www.myspace.com/subtlesix</a><br /><br />Review-Always cryptic, always intense, avant-hip-hop band Subtle once again present a complicated picture of society on Exiting Arm. Doseone's high, nasally voice acts as the guide through the band's twisted landscape, leading his audiences into convoluted passages and bridges from which only he can get them out. There's so much happening lyrically, and what is being said is so dense, that it's hard to pick much out, but the occasional phrase — "do you relax to which your death is a fact," "and you wait in your window, for found to come find you," "the last of mankind will have no instruction," "someone's hard-to-find bird head collection," "what sort of armor can the average man arrange inside of him?" — does poke through from time to time, making itself known. It is perhaps this lack of complete understanding of the surroundings, of what's happening, that adds to the haze that consistently coats Subtle's music, that helps to push the confusion and dark uncertainty that they're working so hard to create. To their credit, they do realize that completely immersing their listeners in obscure, convoluted imagery will be too tiring, too much — to the point of rendering their message(s) useless, in fact — and so their music, while certainly not following mainstream pop conventions, doesn't drift too far into the experimental. Beat is key here, and the percussion, courtesy of Jel, moves from heavy electronic "Take to The" to the quiet rolling of "Hollow Hollered" to the nicely syncopated closer, "Providence," allowing voices to swell and layer, strings and keys and bass to come and go when they please. The problem is, because the songs are so dense, and the lyrics nearly unintelligible, it becomes difficult to differentiate Exiting Arm from the band's other work, and because of that, makes the album a bit of a disappointment.<br /><br />Product-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0015XQGNQ?ie=UTF8&condition=new&tag=onmeta2-20&creative=380345&creativeASIN=B0015XQGNQ&linkCode=asm">buy it</a>leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113714489414814929noreply@blogger.com0