05/27/2008
Exclusive: The Sound of Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Revealed!
Without posting a single sound clip on their vintage curtained MySpace page, Seattle's oddly and awesomely named Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band have generated some good buzz. How could that be, you ask? Well, the band decided to go a different prom ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/27/2008 9:26 PM EST in Indie-Rock | Permalink
05/23/2008
Times New Viking Tell Their 'Song-Stories'
Times New Viking, one of the more interesting bands around, visited Daytrotter last week and recorded a live session, while giving context and meaning behind some of their songs. My favorite story and song of the bunch was "The Apartment." A ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/23/2008 10:53 AM EST in Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock | Permalink
05/13/2008
Shearwater's Epic "Leviathan, Bound"
Shearwater's fifth album, Rook, is a sprawling and eerie epic that is best appreciated on rainy days. "Leviathan, Bound," it's most mesmerizing track, is s percussion-less ballad centered around the haunting, hair-raising voice of lead singer Jo ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/13/2008 3:44 PM EST in Indie-Rock | Permalink
05/05/2008
New Music From Broken Social Scene's Co-Founder Brendan Canning
It's fair to say that Brendan Canning's breezy and hard-driving song "Hit the Wall" from Broken Social Scene's 2nd volume of Presents, sounds a lot like, well, Broken Social Scene. That, of course, is not a bad thing by any means, even though a ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/05/2008 11:41 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Indie-Rock | Permalink
04/28/2008
Album Review: No Age Brings the Noise (Pop) on 'Nouns'
I may be in the minority among the indie-rock elite when I say that I am not exactly a fan of No Age's compilation of 7"s and EPs, Weirdo Rippers. Fault me as you may, but my sometimes stubborn eardrums prefer to be awakened by pop cohesion and ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/28/2008 4:56 PM EST in Experimental, Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
04/17/2008
What's Your Function, Thomas Function?
Is it to write amazing songs like "Peanut Butter and Paranoia Jam"? If so, Thomas Function from Alabama, then I am your newest and biggest fan. I do have more questions for you though. How is it that your glam-stomping, garage-rock anthem is not ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/17/2008 12:49 PM EST in Garage Rock, Indie-Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
04/14/2008
The Somber, Haunted Sounds of Horen
Horen is a UK singer with a classic deep voice and minimalist musical arrangements in the vain of early Belle and Sebastian. Although he is about to release his first album, Sprechen Die, which is also good, I was drawn more to his demo songs "E ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/14/2008 10:00 PM EST in Electronic, Indie-Rock | Permalink
04/11/2008
Video: Bad Dudes Song "Eat Drugs" Synced Up with Classic-Rock Footage!
The fan-made video for "Eat Drugs" by LA's Bad Dudes is such a cool idea, that I am surprised no one has done something like it before (maybe they have?). The song itself is a prog-tastic rock and roll party anthem with paranoid and silly lyrics ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/11/2008 4:03 PM EST in Rock, YouTube, Prog-Rock, Indie-Rock | Permalink
04/08/2008
Not All Muslims Are Terrorists, Or Even Islamic...
In fact, the San Diego-based band The Muslims owe more to Jonathan Richman than to Allah. Their subversive garage-punk is substantive and loose, such is the case with "American," from their self-titled 12". It's a patriotic stab at those who att ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/08/2008 11:16 AM EST in Garage Rock, Indie-Rock | Permalink
04/07/2008
EXTRA! EXTRA! An Interview with Honus Honus of MAN MAN
May it be stated right off the bat that I skipped a mandatory class to interview Honus Honus (aka Ryan Kattner), the lead singer of MAN MAN, a troupe of five Philly musicmakers under absurd monikers with even crazier live performances. Avoidi ...
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