Who: Little Brothers, who are, apparently, brothers. Whoda thunk? Brothers Michael and Tony Weis team up with their friend Jason Anderson to record in Michael’s basement studio and write awesome songs for … their own amusement? Michael says that they don’t tour at the moment and that they do pretty much everything they do on [...]
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Any regular / long-term reader of this blog will know that I’m a really big Ladyfingers (aka Adam Weiner) fan; I’ve written about a couple of Ladyfingers albums already and love them so much, I never feel like I’ve managed to do them justice. Adam’s a great talent, has a fantastic and utterly unique voice, [...]
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Who: Kate and After What: Indie pop, in a general sense – boisterous and cheerful, great for dancing about the room and singing along to. Where: Unsurprisingly from Sweden (Gothenburg), apparently the kingdom of happy indie pop. Why: Because they do what they do really well. They remind me deeply of the first Stellastarr* album, [...]
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Who: The Black Knights What: “Voodoo trash blues”, as described by the band themselves. To me, they sound exactly like an unholy union between The Black Keys and Queens Of The Stone Age. Where: From Salford, England. Why: Honestly, I can’t get the above description out of my head – that just really is what [...]
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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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