Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
Kid Cudi + Vampire Weekend = ?
Two Vampire Weekend posts in a row? This warrants for some ecstatic schoolgirl responses but the new leaked single by Kid Cudi, Cudderisback, features the Ottoman single from Vampire Weekend as it’s backing track. I really do not know what to think of this nor I do not know what VW would think [...]
New B-Side from Vampire Weekend, “California English, Pt. 2.”
OK. I really can’t wait much longer for the new album, Contra, to come out on January 12, but these brand new songs from VW are making the hype and build up well worth it.
California English, Pt. 2, is a B-Side from the Cousins single and will be featured on the new album, circa [...]
Band Uncovered: Clues
The Montreal-based band Clues has been out playing in small venues since 2007, but released their self titled debut album just this year. Band members Alden Penner, ex-Unicorns member, and Brended Reed, ex-Arcade Fire member, along with Ben Borden, Lisa Gamble, and Nick Scribner work together to make a post-punk/experimental feel to their music. [...]
Album Review of “For Emma, Forever Ago” by Bon Iver
Music does not get any more beautiful, organic, or raw as this. At least for now it doesn’t. Justin Vernon, or most commonly known as, Bon Iver, is the lyrical mindset behind this album and concept. Recorded in a cabin somewhere isolated in northern Wisconsin (following his previous project’s break-up, DeYarmond Edison), [...]
New Single, “Horchata” released by Vampire Weekend
What do you think? VW are one of my favourite bands out there and are perspectively worth every penny from all angles. Their new album entitled, Contra will be released January 12, 2010 in the US and January 11 everywhere else. Let the countdown begin!
Album Review of “Album” by Girls
I discovered this band through an Indie playlist I had downloaded (free of charge) through iTunes. Girls are a band from San Francisco that experiment with mellow beats accompanied by alternative influences and simple riffs. What catches my attention is the simple structure of lyrics used to persuade such an overall effect of [...]
Album Review of “Because of The Times” by Kings of Leon
The quartet from Mt. Juliet, Tennessee are sweeping the international charts one single at a time to promise substantial lyrics, well produced tones, and an unforgettable image. It is undeniable that the masses have succumbed to what Caleb, Matthew, Nathan, and Jared Followill bring to the table; Only By The Night is definitely responsible [...]
What I’m Listening To: CAKE
Recently I have picked up on listening to CAKE again, something I have not done for nearly a year. CAKE has a unique style, with monotone vocals and the use of brass instruments as well as guitar, drums, and bass. My current favorite song of theirs is “Shadow Stabbing,” one of their many songs in [...]
Review: The Opposite Side of the Sea by Oren Lavie
Oren Lavie’s debut album, “The Opposite Side of the Sea” is an overall good album. It first hit shelves in early 2007 in several European countries. American fans were finally able to buy his album through Itunes in early 2008, the physical album was released in the US several months ago. Oren comes from Tel [...]
Review: LP by Discovery
Discovery is a new side project between Vampire Weekend’s keyboardist and producer Rostam Batmanglij and the lead-singer of Ra Ra Riot – Wes Miles
The art of Mash-Ups : with a twist of Indie Rock
We’ve all heard or come across the sheer ingenuity of mixtapes, mashups, bootlegs and mixings that all potentially render our minds to fathom the fact that, “Oh no, he did not just do that?!” Well, it’s safe to say that most mash-ups, if not all, have a majority of their influence directed towards hip-hop [...]
Music Video: Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear
Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear…
Do you like that chilling piano? How about the application of Daniel Rossen’s scintillating voice? These are only but some of the aspects that complement the haunting music video for their debut single from the new album, Veckatimest. It’s a great song, but this music video just further [...]
Niemme Lyre in Indie Anthems Podcast #9
Christopher in New B-Side from Vampire Weekend, “California English, Pt. 2.”
Donny in New B-Side from Vampire Weekend, “California English, Pt. 2.”