10-09-2013: Track Monster Rally - Return to Paradise
Three years ago I went on vacation with my (ex-)girlfriend, we went to Portugal. It was a great trip, Portugal is a beautiful country. There's no direct link with this fine song from Monster Rally's upcoming album Ocean blue, but the sound and feel of this song takes me back to that week in Portugal. Although we've split up several years ago, it's raining outside & I'm sneezing my head off, this song is just what the title promises me: a Return to Paradise. I love it!
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10-09-2013: Track Paper Trails - The Only One
Evanescence?! Nope. Epica?! Nope. Within Temptation?! Nope. You give up? Paper Trails! An electro indie-pop duo from Los Angeles. David Duarte and Meesha Black write melodic dark rocksongs combing an echo from the past with tricks and tunes from the here and now; oldschool guitar riffs with pulsing. So far they've released 4 songs (soundcloud) with "The Only One" being the most addictive. If this duo is just starting, we're in for more great songs.
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09-09-2013: Track Parlours - I Dream of Chicago
This is 3 years old and Parlours have gone places since then, but listening to most of the songs they've made availalbe through NoiseTrade this old tune is the one that made my heart go a little faster. The latest (extremely smooth in a bad way) video for Slowly From the Earth is really disappointing and if Parlours will dream tonight, let it be of more tunes like "I Dream of Chicago".
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07-09-2013: Track Poor Remy - Ghost
Is there a better way to celebrate the weekend than a song like this? I don't know the lyrics, but I'm singing along anyway! The way this song starts out really sweet and relaxed and then becomes a little stronger and louder with every minute that passes is just really cool. Read somewhere that Poor Remy plays a very energetic liveshow. After hearing this song, I can totally imagine & hope to experience that somewhere in the future. For now, have a good weekend!
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06-09-2013: Track Kings of Lowertown - Shotgun Preacher
This is the kind of pumping and rolling bluestrack I need on a Friday morning. "Shotgun Preacher" comes from their upcoming album 60 More Miles and it has that fine dirty something to it, making this an irresistable song.
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04-09-2013: Track EMPRA - Strange Condition
Australian four-piece EMPRA has recently released their new EP Strange Condition and this title track is a great song to get to know them. With most probably the last few days of Summer ahead of us it is time for one more beach party. This is made for drinking and screaming, dancing with a pretty girl and spilling your beer all over everyone's shoes. Nobody gives a fuck, because everyone's dancing to "Strange Condition". Like me, in my living room, right now!
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03-09-2013: Track The Hot Sprockets - Comin On
Another "no bullshit, just enjoy the fuck out of this"-track, this time by Irish band The Hot Sprockets. Set for release later this month, this fun and funky track sounds typical Irish for some reason. Whatever though, just enjoy it. I am, and I am in an important meeting right now, pretending to be taking notes on my tablet..
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03-09-2013: Album Sheron - Ghost Hopes
This was released a few months ago and I've been listening to it on a regular bases, but never got around to write a little something on it. Which is really too bad and I'm sorry for not sharing this beauty sooner with you, my dearest readers, because this 3-track EP deserves more than just that little bit of love it got from me these last few months, it deserves your love too!
Sheron is the new project by Andrew Sheron, who was previously known as Everyman Of Parts and is also a part of Balto, one of my favorite bands of the last few years and a band filled with talented musicians. Like Sheron. And Ghost of Hopes is his first release.
Opening track "Keyser Söze" has a certain urge to it, thanks to the pulsing violin pushing it forward. With Andrew's remarkable voice and the great percussion it's a beautiful track reveiling a new little secret everytime you listen to it. Sheron is definately trying out new things here and it's a direction well worth exploring. "Tell Me Again" and "The Doubted" are both more straight up singer-songwriter songs, but both are really good. The choir in "The Doubted" again shows some experimenting by Sheron and gives the song something extra.
For a 3-track EP this is pure gold. Three beautiful songs combined, I could only ask for more new music. Let's hope there's a full album in the works as I type. In the meanwhile, let's just turn up the volume and put this on repeat, in our bedrooms, while we lay in the dark, watching the ceiling, singing along, not knowing we're keeping up the rest of the neighbourhood.
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02-09-2013: Monday Morning Kick-Off Grace & Tony - November
After coming from completely different styles in music, Grace & Tony fell in love with each other and started making music together. This is now resulting in their debut album November being released on November 12th. They call their up-tempo tunes "Punkgrass" and that's just fine, I just think this is a great song & they have more over at their noisetrade-page. Get them for free and have a great week!
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01-09-2013: Introducing Beccy Owen
The Sweetest of Tales From The Bitterest Edge is Beccy Owen's debut record from back in 2002. It was recently re-released via bandcamp and it is one of the finest records I've discovered this year. The fact that it's over 10 years old doesn't matter at all, there's no timestamp on truly beautiful music.
Together with Paul Federici's Now and Then this album was pretty much my only soundtrack last week. The music of Beccy Owen fits in nice somewhere in between Tori Amos and Bridie Jackson. Being a huge fan of both, it's no surprise I've been enjoying this so much lately. So if either of those interest you, get this record!
There's also a recently released new EP called Drink, which is supposed to be a little teaser for a new album coming later this year & only available for a limited time. It's a little darker but also extremely beautiful. Drink is her 5th release in total and her first new solo work in five years, Beccy seems to be trying out new styles on it and it just makes me more curious about that new record. The Tori Amos-reference is pretty much gone here, eventually Beccy Owen will be without comparisation. She will just be Beccy Owen. A great singer-songwriter.
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31-08-2013: Track Cub Sport - Paradise
Cub Scouts have been stung by a cease and desist order from Scouts Australia, who sent a legal letter to the Brisbane group last month stating that their name conflicted with the registered Cub Scout trademark, Perth Now reports. The band’s frontman, Tim Nelson, says the moniker – which they have been using for over two years – was inspired by the “youthfulness” of their indie tunes, but Scouts Australia have concerns over avoiding any confusion between their activities and that of the Brisbane five-piece, who played for the Scouts in a live performance at their Jamboree in January. Source: http://cubsport.tumblr.com/.
The namechange is a little sad and completely silly from the Scouts Australia, but the music is still addictive as hell! The new song "Paradise" is another "Must-Dance-and-Sing" track and the video is the icing on the cake. Great track to kick off the weekend. Great track to dance to on the weekend. Great track to finish off the weekend on Monday morning. Or just play it 24/7 for the next few days. I wish I could!
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