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Sleigh Bells – Treats

Eh, pretty good album, and Pitchfork had good things to say about it. The initial meeting between Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells sounds almost like a scene out of a movie: He was working at a Brooklyn, NY restaurant during the summer of 2008; she, a fifth grade public school teacher, was [...]

Dr. Dog – Easy Beat

Dr. Dog is a psychedelic rock group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which formed in 1999. The current lineup consists of Scott “Taxi” McMicken (vocals, guitar), Toby “Tables” Leaman (vocals, bass), Zach “Text” Miller (keyboards, guitar), Frank “Thanks” McElroy (guitar) and Eric “Teach” Slick (drums). “There’s a little folk, blues, indie rock, soul, bluegrass–and a whole lot [...]

Beulah – When Your Heartstrings Break

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 [...]

Titus Andronicus – The Monitor

This album seems to be well received by the indie scene. Titus Andronicus is an indie rock band which formed in Glen Rock, New Jersey, United States in 2005. They consist of Patrick Stickles (vocals, guitar), Amy Klein (guitar, violin), Ian Graetzer (bass), David Robbins (keyboards, guitar) and Eric Harm (drums). The band takes its [...]

French Quarter – Self Titled

French Quarter was a song oriented performance project by Stephen Steinbrink between the years of 2004 – 2008. Steinbrink was born on May 1st, 1988 in Phoenix, AZ. Since 2004, Stephen has recorded and sold out of 8 DIY releases and has toured extensively in the United States of America. The much-loved last record, “FRENCH [...]

Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

In light of their new album coming out soon I decided post this album by Pavement, who really got the indie scene going in the first place. I heard a few tracks so far and the album looks like it is definitely worth picking up. Pavement are an American indie rock band. Although they experienced [...]

The Mountain Goats – The Sunset Tree

The Mountain Goats is the musical project of singer-songwriter and guitarist John Darnielle. The New Yorker magazine referred to him as “America’s best non-hip-hop lyricist”. In its June 2006 issue, Paste magazine named Darnielle one of the “100 Best Living Songwriters”. Darnielle’s lyrics are literate and filled with imagery that reference classic literature, religion and [...]