I can’t believe I never heard of this band until today. This band must have been ahead of their time, as this album is from 1999. Fringe members of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, and the only band to officially release a full-length on the label, Beulah originally formed in San Francisco in 1996 when [...]
Saturday, March 13, 2010
One of my favorite female vocalists of all time. Born in Hawaii to a family of artists, Simone White spent her early years playing in the dirt and moving from town to town. Her mother was a folksinger, her father a sculptor, grandma was a burlesque performer and auntie was a pop song writer. Grandfather [...]
Monday, March 8, 2010
I know most of you that are into indie probably have already heard of them, as they have been on everything from the show Veronica Mars to the movie Sweet November. This is post is for those who have heard them, liked them, and just never knew their name. Tegan Quin and Sara Quin (born [...]
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Here is a new band out of Florida that some of you might be interested in. Feel free to comment on how you feel about them. Surfer Blood is a band from West Palm Beach, Florida. Their debut album, Astro Coast was released on January 19, 2010 on Kanine Records. For more information visit: http://www.myspace.com/surferblood [...]
Thursday, March 4, 2010
This album just came out a few days ago, and I can’t believe I never heard of them before. Rogue Wave is an alternative rock band signed to Jack Johnson’s label Brushfire Records (they released 2 previous albums with Sub Pop). Rogue Wave is headed by Zach Schwartz (aka Zach Rogue), who created the band [...]
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Another self titled. These guys are on tour right now in the U.S. so now is your chance to check them out. They are playing in a lot of the big cities according to their myspace. Field Music is an experimental pop band from Sunderland, UK, formed by brothers Peter and David Brewis and their [...]
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Taken by Trees is the latest project for artist Victoria Bergsman from Stockholm, Sweden. Bergsman was singer-songwriter for The Concretes for eleven years before deciding to leave the band in July 2006. The debut album Open Field was recorded in six days; it’s packed with stark, delicate pop melodies. Victoria has the sort of voice [...]
Sunday, February 28, 2010
This is probably the oldest Twee band I know to exist, and stumbled across it recently while looking for bands similar to Best Friends Forever. I saw them live last night and they are just so good. Anyhow, best friends forever doesn’t have their music on grooveshark, so I decided to post something similar. Go [...]
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
This album is worth picking up for the song Black Ice alone. Yes, I posted another cute indie album after posting a Twee album, so what? Soft and loud. Sweet and sour. Boys and girls. Together and broken… Sometimes violins, sometimes orgasms. Ohbijou plays music to swell your heart. Ohbijou is… Casey Mecija, Jenn Mecija, [...]
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
This album and artist was my first introduction to the Twee genre a little over a year ago. They definitely are a band you can put on when you want to listen to cutesy pop. Acid House Kings is a Swedish indie pop band, founded in 1991 by Joakim Ödlund(also in the bands Poprace, Double [...]
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