Who: Amanda Merdzan What: Semi-cutesy indie-folk that’ll definitely put you in mind of Kimya Dawson. Where: Perth, Australia Why: Honestly, I can’t vouch for anything but the song offered below, I haven’t had a change to listen to more yet, and it’s not like this is a brand new sound or anything. But something about [...]
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Who: Hot Panda (website, myspace) What: Chaotic indie rock / pop meets punk with a retro 90s vibe. Where: Edmonton, Canada When: Second album, How Come I’m Dead? came out two weeks ago and the band just came off a Canadian tour to support it. Why: Because it’s a lot of fun but still has [...]
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Who: Stars and Sons What: Pure indie pop, done up very lush and kind of explody. Where: From Brighton, UK (just a fun coincidence that yesterday’s band was from Brighton, MA) Why: Stars and Sons’ PR people sent along two tracks and the first one I listened to, “Fights Already Fought”, didn’t grab me at [...]
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Sorry I had to leave you all for a while, but I’ve spent the last three weeks cleaning out our inbox in order to provide you with some lovely music. Ok, fine – I didn’t really spent all three weeks going through mail. I spent the first two avoiding it because it was overwhelming, then [...]
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I’m so late on this one, it’s kind of embarrassing. Yeah, I’m forever moaning about being behind on mail but this one may be a record – it arrived on, cringe, July 15th. Oy. Apologies, Round Ron Virgin – I’ve been enjoying this album on my iPod ever since you sent it, but my lazy [...]
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