Note: This has been sitting in my draft posts folder since March so I figure I should post it now or forever hold my words, right? Frankel is pretty doggone good at what they do. The band’s classic melodies recall the pop of Simon & Garfunkel and the 1960’s filtered through something decidedly [...]
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Minus The Bear – OMNI
Another album that has sorta turned into the summer (slow) jam of the year is Minus The Bear’s latest, OMNI. This band never ceases to amaze me with the way they weave whatever it is they do. Some history should include that my wife and I both love the band’s 2005 album Menos [...]
Sounds You Should Hear: Have Gun, Will Travel
Who: Have Gun, Will Travel
Sounds: Postcards From The Friendly City
Where: Tampa, Florida
How: Self-Released
What: A combination of indie rock, folksy Americana, and bluegrass that just simply works. Heard about these guys last year from Nine Bullets. It was a great suggestion.
RIYL: Good Old War, Avett Brothers, etc…
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Sounds You Should Hear: Stegosaur
Who: Stegosaur
Sounds: Adventure 7″
Where: Texas
How: Seafoam Recordings
What: Just imagine a less tortured Tim Kasher playing songs from Black Sheep Boy and you’ll get the picture. I really really dig this. The cover art on this record is also really great (if you needed one more reason to check [...]
An (almost) Summer Saturday mix
What a gorgeous day here in Chicago; it’s in the upper 80’s with clear blue skies and a cool breeze blowing. Can’t be it. Here are a few songs that totally fit the mood today. It’s also a good excuse to listen to (and post about) some stuff that’s been sitting in my folder [...]
Geronimo! – Fuzzy Dreams
The guys in Geronimo are originally from Rockford (as is my brother-in-law), so I was hoping for a little more Cheap Trick, but hey, this is pretty awesome all on its own. The band’s first full-length album, Fuzzy Dreams, is full of (well) fuzzy guitar riffs, swirling solos, psych-pop vocals, and everything I wouldn’t expect [...]
Przepraszam
Back when I was a kid, maybe 8 or 9 years old, one of my 2nd cousins (his name was Grzegorz but we called him Greg) from my father’s side of the family came over to the United States from Poland and lived with us for a few weeks. He was a year younger [...]
Failures’ Union – In What Way
Here’s another example of a band and album that I (obviously) failed to take notice of early enough. In What Way, from Buffalo, NY’s Failures’ Union, is another record that falls under the broad banner of what I perceive to be some sort of mid 1990’s alternative/indie rock revival. You know, bands that [...]
Everyone Everwhere MP3 Blog Tour
I’m pretty thrilled that I get to be part of the Everyone Everywhere MP3 Blog Tour celebrating the release of the upcoming self-titled full-length from Philadelphia’s Everyone Everywhere. The “tour” began yesterday and runs through the record’s May 4th official release date with 10 great blogs giving away every song from the album (in [...]
Aloha – Home Acres
I don’t think Aloha gets enough credit for being as good a band as they are. Their latest full-length, Home Acres, was just released on Polyvinyl Records and it feels like a natural progression to the mesmerizing and complex indie pop of Some Echoes and Light Works. Again, drummer Cale Parks’ jazzy percussion and [...]
