Songbird
Aug
16
Apparat, Walls
By Rachel | Album Picks | 2 Comments
 I got in an accident today…I rear ended someone. Seriously? Yeah seriously. I cried like a little girl, not because I was hurt; in fact no one is hurt everyone is alright, it was merely just a fender bender but a major headache. Great!
The job has been fun…Really, I mean it is all good fun and good music…What’s not to like? Well I think I am just used to positions that pay me more and as much as I would love to be in the position where I can take a pay cut, I have a little bit of debt so this worries me. But we will see, one day at a time.
Speaking of the job I was working the other day and I had at least 5 people come in ask me about a band that goes by the name of Eisley and each of these people were looking for their new album, Combinations. So I decided to check them out and figured maybe I will post about them…But sadly I was mistaken…I don’t like cookie cutter indie pop-rock so I had to completely scratch that idea and instead decided to post a good electronic delicacy from the German band Apparat, their new album Walls is just delicious, and there is nothing cookie cutter about it.
mp3: Useless Information
mp3: Arcadia
Apparat on myspace
Walls 2007 (Shitkatapult)
Get their new album HERE or HERE
Aug
15
A Little Break
By Rachel | News & Info. | 2 Comments
Sorry folks I have taken a little vacation from the blog but I will be back tomorrow night with some new music. Appreciate your patience and support! We all need a little break every once in awhile, this was mine. ;-)
Aug
8
John Vanderslice, Emerald City
By Rachel | Album Picks | 5 Comments
Last week I went to see John Vanderslice do a free in-store at Fingerprints and I was quite taken by John’s enthusiasm I felt compelled to share a couple tracks off his new album Emerald City.
Sorry I have not been around I have been kind of busy and I had some PC issues. I am very happy to say that today will be my first day of work at my favorite record store Fingerprints! Yeah! I know it is very High Fidelity… I will let you know how it goes when I return.
mp3:Â Time To Go
mp3:Â White Dove
John Vanderslice on myspace
Emerald City 2007 (Barsuk Records)
Get the album HEREÂ
Aug
2
Help Me!
By Rachel | Music Mix Up | 5 Comments
Ok so I picked up this track on some record label’s site and I didn’t realize that the file had no information in it except for the song title, which is Listened On. What the hell? Who does this? Who puts a song up and doesn’t label it with all the correct information? Especially a record label at that?
Anyways I am calling out for help, who the hell is this band? Who makes this song? It has been driving me insane! HELP S.O.S!
mp3: Listened On
Jul
31
The Ghost Is Dancing, The Darkest Spark
By Rachel | Album Picks | 2 Comments
I have featured this 8 member band from Toronto before, which you can find HERE. Now their new album The Darkest Spark is out and once again I have been captivated by this bands energetic indie-pop-rock, their music just makes you feel good and happy! Enjoy!
mp3 Expired: We’ll Make It
mp3 Expired: Arrivals (Are Never Enough)
The Ghost Is Dancing on myspace
The Darkest Spark 2007 (Sonic Unyon Records)
Get the new album HERE or HERE
Jul
27
A Hot and Sticky Mix
By Rachel | Music Mix Up | 3 Comments
It’s hot, and not just hot but sticky hot, the kind of hot that hits you right out of the shower when you realize that you are sweating as you towel off. Yuck! So I thought I would post a mix of some new songs I have been enjoying these last few days in hopes that it will take my mind off this humidity and heat. Enjoy and stay cool my fine feathered friends.
mp3: Stop and Go – White Swan Black Swan
White Swan Black Swan EP 2007 (Arch Hill Records) GET IT
mp3 Expired: Your English Is Good – Tokyo Police Club
Your English Is Good 2007 (Memphis Industries) GET IT
mp3 Expired: Rain – Bishop Allen
The Broken String 2007 (Dead Oceans) GET IT
mp3 Expired: Serpentine – Chris Bathgate
A Cork Tale Wake 2007 (Quite Scientific Records) GET IT
Jul
25
Wes Anderson, The Darjeeling Limited
By Rachel | Film Box | 9 Comments
Directed by Wes Anderson
Written by Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola & Jason Schwartzman
Pip sent this trailer via e-mail today thought I would pass the love so others can possibly share in the anticipation and excitement of this September 29th release.
Jul
23
Lights Out Asia, Tanks and Recognizers
By Rachel | Album Picks | 6 Comments
The wedding was fabulous and a lot of fun. It felt good to reconnect with family and friends and everything was beautiful; I think all the guests were filled with love after the event, it was really quite lovely. And I was their witness for their marriage license, I felt quite special. :-)
I thought we would ease into the week with some electronic ambient sounds from Lights Out Asia. Their new album has captivated my soul with it’s magical shoe-gaze electronica and ravishing multi-layered arrangements. This Wisconsin group has certainly won me over with this sophomore release and I highly recommend checking out other songs on this album like, March Against The Savages and Art Divided By Science that were just too long to post but gorgeous indeed. Enjoy!
mp3 Expired: Ring Of Stars
mp3 Expired: Oh! Toronto
Lights Out Asia on myspace
Tanks and Recognizers 2007 (n5MD)
Jul
19
Stars, In Our Bedroom After The War
By Rachel | Album Picks | 8 Comments
Stars and their record label Arts & Crafts have been the first to release the full length album digitally to combat against the Internet leak of the album, the album doesn’t hit stores until September 25th. This is a bold but very smart move and I just wanted to acknowledge it plus the entire album is fantastic. Filled with majestic alternative pop-rock that is really quite brilliant. I won’t be posting any mp3’s right now but you can stream samples of all the songs from their fourth album at the Arts & Crafts website. Support them please and raise your glass to toast to progress.Tomorrow is my birthday so I am putting together a little birthday mix, check back soon and for now go download the new Stars!
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So I was sitting here listening to music and I was preparing a belated birthday post and then this song off Star’s new album came on…I have been listening to the album for the last week and half now but in intervals so basically I stopped dead in my tracks when this song came on this evening. It is beautiful.
mp3: Personal* (mp3 expired)
Stars, In Our Bedroom After The War 2007
Download the new album HERE or HERE
*This file will only be available for 48 hours and then it will self destruct
Jul
14
Broken English
By Pip | Film Box | 3 Comments
Broken English:
Director: Zoe Cassavetes
Players:
Although the film isn’t quite fresh in my mind (saw it over a week ago – I know I’m lazy), I can still see all the details that grow around the edges of the frame. It wasn’t exactly revolutionary as far as plot and whatnot, but it still has a unique enough voice to stand out from even the other indies surrounding it. I really liked this one. I think a good one word review for Broken English would be: Quaint. Sounds manly enough, no?
Parker Posie is a hopeless romantic to the extreme well past her “prime”. She envisioned a world in her youth, I’m sure, that closely resembled a Disneyesque fairy tale. Reality, of course, has plagued upon her all of the dastardly tricks it could muster. She’s quite high strung, depressed and pill-popping just to handle her day to day life. We get to know her, her friends and family as if the film wasn’t in a rush to move things forward. We experience her in and out of her element and see how much of a failure she is in both. Failure might be a strong word, but she’s trying a bit too hard. As the film does move along, it does so with very little exposition which is a nice breath of fresh air. I like a film that just plops you down in this new reality and does a good enough job of explaining everything without explaining. Savvy? Now when I say the film doesn’t rush, it’s not like some three hour epic, but I would be lying if I didn’t say scenes by themselves seem to unfold in close to real time in between the cuts. It pushes that a little, to the point that you know a long time has passed, but I didn’t feel anything was prolonged or unnecessary. Much unlike this last paragraph.
So as we follow the wound up Posie around her non-romantic life, look who shows up: a cute and cuddly French guy with obligatory stubble and conversation inducing hat. I’m not jealous of the “yummy” (ahem, and I quote) Frenchie, but couldn’t a romantic swoon you off your feet kind of fellow have come from somewhere less stereotypical? Idaho, perhaps… or Texas even – that way you wouldn’t have to change the title!
In all seriousness, I did find their chemistry quite genuine and even if he was “yummy” at least I can see why. Posie has a consistent character all the way through the film and never seems to break away from herself just because she found this head-turning guy, this is due to some fine character development, acting, and all the stuff behind the camera, so bravo. Maybe it’s the hopeless romantic in me, but all the cynics out there that would never in a billion years run off to some foreign country chasing some person you might fall in love with leaving behind everything you know and love, you’ve obviously never felt the same way… maybe you never will.
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