The members of Fawn are not only talented musicians, but design their own record covers, photography, posters, websites, and video treatments. They've assembled an excitingly well-versed group to showcase the sound of New Detroit through the prisms of such 90's touchstones as Jesus and Mary Chain, The Pixies, Sleater-Kinney, The Breeders, and Juliana Hatfield, alongside modern influences like Yuck or The New Pornographers. Check out this free download of the new song "Pixels".

The Felice Brothers, Elvis Perkins and Dearland, Shivaree’s Ambrosia Parsley, The New Pornographers’ A.C Newman, Doves">Diamond Doves, Elegant Too and many other musicians will participate in a tribute to Levon Helm not far from The Band drummer’s hometown....

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Polyphonic Spree, Sufjan Stevens, The New Pornographers Song: Vincent">St. Vincent - Krokodil [download here ] What's so good? Vincent">St. Vincent’s seemingly endless tour wound back through Chicago this past Friday, expanding from the smaller Metro to the hallowed halls of the Vic Theatre. Annie Clark presented a tightly packed set to the sold-out crowd, playing what have now become standards off of her first two albums, 2007′s Marry Me , and 2009′s Actor , though she still relied heavily on her most recent masterpiece, 2011′s Strange Mercy . Opening with the ...

A finales del año 2009 os presentábamos por aquí a The Minor Leagues, el grupo de Cincinnati, Ohio que por entonces acababa de publicar su quinto álbum, "This Story Is Old, I Know, But It Goes On". Ahora volvemos a ocuparnos de ellos con motivo de la edición a principios del presente año de su nuevo álbum, "North College Hill", con el que vuelven a incidir en su sonido indie-pop melódico con instrumentación delicada en la que vamos a encontrar suaves sonidos de guitarra o campanillas acompañando las dulces melodías que sin duda harán las delicias de los fans de ...

Limblifter had Gold-selling success in the 1990s (later helping to spawn The New Pornographers ).  Now the Vancouver band is reissuing their debut self-titled album on vinyl for the very first time. The release will come out on July 10th on We Are Busybodies . Reminisce with the MP3 for " Cellophane ". Here's the track list, if you didn't know it already: Continue reading »

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: The New Pornographers, Rilo Kiley Song: Whispertown - Open the Other Eye [download here ] What's so good? Whispertown is back, and this time it’s for a short and sweet EP by the name of Parallel . This infectiously catchy EP is bound to tickle your fancy. Whispertown has a distinctive quirky sound that really works well for them. From their instrumental arrangement to their vocals, it’s sweet, slightly melancholy and definitely catchy. This light-hearted EP is a wonderful precursor to the warmer season(s). For their Parallel EP, the songs are a ...

Posts have been both short and infrequent recently, and this is not only due to the hectic schedule of life, but also because my music consumption has been rather repetitive as of late. That is both a positive and negative in my eyes: On one hand, I have been enjoying new music from Justin Townes Earle, Sea Wolf, Sleigh Bells, etc enough that the albums have merited in depth listening, but on the other, it means that I have not ventured out into new territory, or looked into my catalogue often for inspiration. So today I did the latter - created ...

Yukon Blonde Tiger Talk Dine Alone Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Sophomore record Tiger Talk shines bright from Canadian band Yukon Blonde! Album Review: You don't need to invite me twice when it comes to the type of power pop that this Vancouver, British Columbia quartet Yukon Blonde bring on their sophomore record Tiger Talk . The album is super engaging right from the opening strums of first track "My Girl" that then rolls into the Cars like catchiness found on "Radio" which is instantly memorable. The band has evolved from their more Supertramp meets Foxes">Fleet Foxes self-titled debut ...

The Shins’ “Port of Morrow” runs into the same problems that albums like those from the New Pornographers or of Montreal do. There is a calculation and formula to great pop songwriting, and its expert writers sometimes struggle to distinguish each song as an individual work. There’s only small windows of spontaneous possibilities, like the predictable pinch-hits of Nels Cline when a Wilco song gets lost. http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/immaculate-noise

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Rilo Kiley, Metric, The New Pornographers Song: Josh And Mer - Mind Control [download here ] What's so good? Josh And Mer are bolting full steam ahead with their debut album, Planet Music , and now their debut video for their single, “ Mind Control .” It’s obvious that they’re onto something unique and whimsical when you listen to their music, but this video has taken their individual creativity to another level. While it’s only three minutes long, this video is so aesthetically pleasing and creepy that you should expect to get sucked into ...

Μπορεί να μη γράφουμε συχνά στην στήλη του post beans αλλά προσπαθούμε όταν το κάνουμε να αξίζει τον κόπο. Τα παρακάτω παιδιά ήρθαν ουρανοκατέβατα στο πεδίο μας παρότι υπάρχουν στην πιάτσα περίπου 10 χρόνια. Το «υπάρχουν» είναι σχετικό βεβαίως αφού λίγοι γνωρίζουν την ύπαρξή τους ενώ και η χρηματοδότηση του καινούργιου τους δίσκου (αποτέλεσμα της ελάχιστης ανταπόκρισης που γνώρισαν) δεν ήταν και ό,τι ευκολότερο. Ακόμα κι έτσι όμως μας υπενθύμισαν ότι καλό είναι που και που να αδειάζουμε το γραμματοκιβώτιό μας γιατί ποιός ξέρει τι πολύτιμο μπορεί να βρούμε μέσα στο σωρό; The Minor Leagues Τον Ιανουάριο η επταμελής ...

Now, Now are incredibly happy to be releasing their sophomore album 'Threads', out today March 6th on Trans- Records. The album is the culmination of a long journey that began nearly a year ago at SXSW 2011 when they developed a friendship with Trans- founder and Death Cab For Cutie guitarist/producer Chris Walla. Later that summer the Twin Cities trio hopped in their van and drove 1800 miles cross country to record with producer Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, New Pornographers, An Horse) in Vancouver. The initial reaction from fans and critics alike has been overwhelmingly positive, and has ...

El 14 de febrero ha salido a la vent a "Running Jumping Falling Shouting", nuevo álbum del quinteto de Los Angeles The Breakups. El disco se nos presenta como una colección de temas a medio camino entre el indie-pop y el power-pop, en las que se pueden apreciar las influencias de la banda entre las que podríamos citar a The Shins, The New Pornographers o Wilco. Evidentemente, con influencias como esas, difícilmente un disco puede ser malo, y no hay más que empezar a escucharlo para comprobar que nos hallamos ante un trabajo de gran calidad, con canciones luminosas y ...

When "Rohnert Park" dropped in 2010, it marked a significant change for Ceremony. 80's influences have always been a prevalent force in terms of their sound, but where their earlier records concentrated on the fast, brutal elements of hardcore that leant more towards power-violence, "Rohnert Park" harnessed the same hostility - previously unleashed in powerful minute-long bursts - and strung it out into a more pacing, caged form of aggression that completely nailed the sense of suburban claustrophobia. Since "Violence Violence," Ceremony have gradually shifted their focus; now using their old school influences as a template for further development. "Zoo," then ...

Because nothing says Canada Day like a Tragically Hip concert, the prodigal sons of Can-rock have gotten a head start on this year’s celebrations, announcing today that they’re headed to... Click on the headline to read the rest of the story.