The Zolas already gave the world one great novelist (that was Émile), now two younger members of the family are trying their luck as musicians. We’ll see, but this rather minimalist, “postmodern” pop sounds more than promising. According to their Facebook page bio, Zachary Gray is the main songwriter of the duo, but that’s really […]
Here’s that larger-than-life lo-fi sound I love, again. This is ‘We Want To Be Pleasantly Surprised, Not Expectedly Let Down’ by Dan Mangan. No need to learn the title, just listen! (via Timber and Steel) LINKS: danmanganmusic.com | Dan Mangan on Facebook
Long live Leonard Cohen! http://radiofreechicago.typepad.com/files/leonard-cohen—suzanne.mp3 (via Radio Free Chicago)
Because it’s appropriate. Lake Forest is Will Whitwham. http://dl.soundowl.com/2zcy.mp3 (via blogTO) LINKS: Lake Forest on Facebook
This is a must-have. http://dl.soundowl.com/41e8.mp3 The first single from A.C. Newman’s next album ‘Shut Down The Streets.’ (via Faronheit)
Cold Specks a.k.a. Al Spx is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in London, who has released her first album ‘I Predict A Graceful Expulsion’ in June. I guess this stage name is just a more pronounceable variant of the real one. But she says, its real purpose is “to put some distance between herself and the album’s sparsely […]
David Ratté’s band, Will Driving West released their second LP last month, titled ‘Castles’. He and bandmate Andréa Bélanger sing in his low-key compositions. We get lots of quiet guitar and piano while verses and choruses alternate neatly. Nothing revolutionary here, these guys are not experimenting with their arrangements or song structures. But those fancy things are not always […]
Some epic lo-fi goodness from Patrick Watson: ‘Step Out For A While’. Let’s waltz!
Jesse Marchant, better known as JBM, will release his second LP ‘Stray Ashes’ in four days. Depressing and uplifting at the same time, his music can stand comparison with Bon Iver’s. His lyrics are all about hearts on sticks or hearts hung from branches in the night, and I’ve promised myself to stay away from such […]