Music Makes Us

Black Tambourine – Complete Recordings

From the time I heard the first track on this album I knew I had to post this album. Black Tambourine were one of the earliest Slumberland groups, consisting of members of Whorl and Velocity Girl, plus their pal Pam Berry on vocals. Conceived as an explicitly pop band at a time when pop bands [...]

Slow Club – Yeah, So?

This band is new to me, and so far so good. Slow Club are Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor from Sheffield, United Kingdom. They sing using quirky lyrics, a variety of percussion instruments and great vocal interplay. They are currently releasing singles on Moshi Moshi Records and have been on nationwide tours with bands such [...]

Dressy Bessy – Hollerandstomp

Dressy Bessy is an indie rock band from Denver, Colorado, associated with the Elephant Six Collective. Guitarist John Hill also plays with the Apples in Stereo. Lead vocalist/guitarist Tammy Ealom formed the band with drummer Darren Albert and guitarist turned bassist Rob Greene in 1996. The name was taken from a popular Playskool doll of [...]

All Girl Summer Fun Band – 2

I will try to find some gritty artists this weekend to balance out the twee and indie pop, but for now enjoy this happy, poppy, album. All Girl Summer Fun Band’s members include Kathy Foster (drums, bass, vocals), Jen Sbragia (guitar, vocals), New Mexico transplants Kim Baxter (guitar, keyboards, drums, vocals). Ari Douangpanya who played [...]

Noah and the Whale – The First Days Of Spring

I thought this album would be fitting considering spring is in just over a week! Noah and the Whale is an alternative/folk group formed in Twickenham, London, England in 2006. They consist of Charlie fink (vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (fiddle), Matt Urby (bass), Doug Fink (drums) and, on their debut album, Laura Marling (vocals, guitar). [...]

Erin Tobey – Erin Tobey

Here is the self titled album by another musician on plan-it-x. I swear it is hard to go wrong with anything on that label. Erin Tobey (b. 1981) is a DIY musician who currently lives in Bloomington, IN. She played guitar and sang in the pop/punk trio Abe Froman and has played bass in Mt. [...]

Go Sailor – Go Sailor

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 [...]

Acid House Kings – Sing Along With Acid House Kings

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 [...]