08/20/2008
Stream Inara George (of Bird and the Bee) and Van Dyke Parks' New Album: "An Invitation"
Two things that seem destined to be together are Inara George's exuberant voice and Van Dyke Parks' whimsical arrangements. George is the lead singer of electro-lounge pop band The Bird and the Bee, and one of our favorites here at The Walrus ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/20/2008 11:37 AM EST in Highly Recommended, Classical, Pop | Permalink
New Music From Parenthetical Girls - "A Song For Ellie Greenwich"
Portland's Parenthetical Girls are a curious group of experimenteers. Their music swings from the more perverse branch on the indie-pop tree. To put it more tangibly, if you like music that makes you or others around you feel slightly uncomforta ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/20/2008 10:57 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Experimental | Permalink
08/19/2008
Austin Garage-Rockers Harlem Are "on Drugs"
If you love lo-fi, Nuggets-era rock and roll and bands with a good sense of humor, then Austin's Harlem is your new favorite band, or at least one that you should be listening to. "I'm On Drugs" from their debut full-length Free Drugs (the p ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/19/2008 9:41 AM EST in Garage Rock, Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock | Permalink
Video: Chromeo Stops By Daryl Hall's House For a Jam Session
Last month the only successful Arab/Jew music duo known as Chromeo stopped by Philly fav Daryl Hall's (of Hall and Oates) home studio to film a webisode of the Live From Daryl's House. The electro-funksters joined Hall and his band in some l ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/19/2008 8:55 AM EST in Rock, WTF?, 80's Pop, Video, Local Music | Permalink
08/18/2008
Stream New Music From Squarepusher: "Delta V"
In October, genre-defying IDM pioneer and multi-instrumentalist Squarepusher, aka Tom Jenkinson will release his new album Just a Souvenir courtesy of Warp Records. Unfortunately, there isn't much more info than that. Oh except for a sweet slice ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/18/2008 10:48 AM EST in Electronic, Experimental | Permalink
Stream David Byrne and Brian Eno's New Album, Everything That Happens...
Well, today's the day. Byrne and Eno's first official album collaboration since 1981's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is available as a 320kbps DRM-free digital copy for $8.99 and $11.99 on CD. Then, similar to Radiohead's In Rainbows, there is t ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/18/2008 7:26 AM EST in Electronic, Pop | Permalink
08/15/2008
Remix of The Week: Ladyhawke - "Dusk Till Dawn" (Canyons Garage Disco Mix)
Back in May, we introduced you to Ladyhawke and, indeed, we still have "Paris is Burning" and "Back of The Van" in heavy rotation. Now, Discobelle has brought an awesome new track, remixed by fellow Aussies The Canyons, to our attention. "Dus ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/15/2008 12:06 PM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco | Permalink
08/14/2008
New Music From The Spinto Band: "Summer Grof"
In 2006, Delaware's The Spinto Band had a modest hit (which should've been a huge hit) with "Oh, Mandy" from their well-received album Nice and Nicely Done. The charming and offbeat track with its references to the WB and the Midwest was an infe ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/14/2008 10:09 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Video, Local Music | Permalink
08/13/2008
Awesome Video Alert: Ida Maria - "Better When You’re Naked”
We featured Norwegian singer/songwriter and pizza burner Ida Maria on the blog way back, but now she's gotten super sexy and gone and done it...and by "it" I mean having a kick ass video for her new single "Better When You’re Naked.” The ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/13/2008 12:42 PM EST in Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
Go To This: Free Dr. Dog Show Tonight in Philly's Rittenhouse Park
Since the weather is SO nice in Philly today, why not venture over to Rittenhouse Sq. Park for a free concert featuring local heroes and Walrus favs Dr. Dog? Show starts at 7pm. Meet me by the fountain... The band's newest album, Fate, is a ...
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