Brown Shoe – Diving Bell Brown Shoe – Colt Rider The pure landscape of Brown Shoe is huge. Its almost as if every song on the Gift Horse were to be sung atop a mountain. The vocals are expansive and soaring, the sounds are vastly textural, and huge. Everything, I mean everything, is just a bit larger on this album. If you are unfamiliar with the story, the band is made of four brothers from northern California, Aaron, Bryson, Ryan & Lanson Baggaley and their longtime friend Chandler Clemons. Their music definitely brings to mind the influences of Band of…
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Hands – Warm Night Home Hands is an Indie Rock band out of Los Angeles consisting of four members: Geoffrey Halliday, Ryan Sweeney, Sean Hess and Alex Staniloff. They just recently released their track “Warm Night Home,” an emotionally driven ballad, and a fresh sound that’s wonderfully hypnotic. For those of you lucky enough to be enjoying CMJ, you can catch them 10/22 – Reverb Party @ Fontanas – 1.15pm & 10/22 – Tell All Your Friends Party @ Knitting Factory – 8pm
Leave a CommentFORK – She’s Mine FORK – Pretty Redhead Tonight, at Berklee Cafe (150 Mass Ave. Boston) Boston’s FORK a two piece band that formed by Berklee students, John Murphy (of CA) and Jordan Zylak (of PA). Their music is an experimental pop / fuzzed rock that is quite entrancing, instantly catchy and a bit of a throwback. On a dreary rainy night like tonight, these guys could be just the thing you need to warm your night. Even better… the show is free. useafork.tumblr.com
Leave a CommentFamily of the Year – St. Croix I just got this wonderfully breezy track, St. Croix from Family of the Year,s a 6 piece indie / folk / pop band out of Los Angeles. St. Croix is featured on a brand new EP which was released back on 9/27, and a full length out in early 2012. St. Croix is an extremely catchy song that I wish I would have heard for the long days of summer. Its a toe tapping song that will have you singing along as the chorus is one of the more infectious lines I’ve…
Leave a CommentBleeding Knees Club – Teenage Girls (Official Video) from I OH YOU on Vimeo. Bleeding Knees Club (awesome name!) are a garage pop/punk straight from Australia. They are a bit surf, a bit punk, but super-catchy, and totally fun. My question really is… where was this music this summer? (northern hemisphere bias?). The care free, party hardy feeling on this song is totally awesome and uplifted this dreary Boston morning. Look for Bleeding Knees Club’s debut album, Nothing To Do, will be released on IAMSOUND/Columbia in March 2012. Connect: Facebook | twitter | iamsoundrecords
Leave a CommentHenry’s Funeral Shoe – Anvil and Chains Raw, fuzzy, bluesy. Those are the words I’d use to describe Henry’s Funeral Shoe’s Anvil and Chains. These South Wales rockers are about to release their second full-length album Donkey Jacket. Their musically is distinctively dirty, raw, and energetic. Its exciting music along the lines of other favorites here like Radio Moscow or Left Lane Cruiser. Its deep south music, from the other side of the pond. Give it a listen, and get ready to hear more from these guys.
Leave a Comment[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE2YKq_093U[/youtube] This delicate, yet upbeat track just released from UK songwriter Benjamin Francis Leftwich is reminiscent of Alexi Murdoch’s Orange Sky. Its a gently almost whispered sung song that’s heartfelt and warm. The balance of his guitar, his soft voice and gentle handclaps create a really wonderful sleepy feel. Follow Benjamin Francis Leftwich Web | Twitter | Facebook
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The recently released album of Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Nikki Lane, really snuck up on me. Its short, 32 minutes or so, but it comes with such a great package in its ability to mix elements of country-pop with 60’s girl group styles. Lane’s traditional country vocal stylings would fit right in with some of country music’s greats.
The South Carolina native left the south for the bright lights of LA and then bounced her back to the east coast holed up in NYC where she penned her first songs. The theme of the album is quite the usual, one of of a jilted lover, dejected about being left by her boyfriend who turns out he was recording his own album. Writing in her apartment in New York it all started pouring out, “I wrote a whole album in a month’s time and just decided I was going to make a record in Nashville. It was like my revenge record.” Her songs follow in the footsteps of Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, John Prine & Merle Haggard, she’s a contemporary country artist telling stories in song format.
These stories are her stock in trade, and although not too deep on the songwriting level, they still create and illustrate her narrative. Thematically, Walk of Shame, focuses on bittersweet songs about emotional struggles, the opener, “Lies,” she uncovers her lovers sordid secret affair, she explores denial & regret in “Walk of Shame,” & longing in “Coming Home To You.” You’ll find a multitude of music styles accompanying these narratives. The music themes on the Noir Americana, Spaghetti Westerns, 60’s Girl Group pop, classic country, & pedal steel and compliments her surprising voice.
Its a fun album to listen to because the influences are varied, yet all feel like thematically stand together well as a concept. Lane writes with a bit of wit, and a bit of comedy in the way she addresses her modern take on relationships. This album is well worth your time and worth your dollars.
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