I really dig this tune, and it’s completely out of nowhere. Apparently this album, Wunjo, has been floating around for a bit, but it’s just picking up a head of steam as we speak, though there’s not much info out there on the man behind it, Tom Oberon. Almost every single thing I’ve read tosses out the Kinks and T. Rex, which I see, but the song below for me feels like Eliott Smith—that also makes sense since Elliot was an adamant fan of Beatles/Kinks-era pop tunes. Regardless of what I’ve found, this song totally owns, and I can’t stop listening to it, or the record for that matter.
When we caught PUJOL at SXSW this year I was surprisingly energetically his set came off; he was more punk rock than garage pop. But, as the date draws near for the release of his United States of Being, which hits on June 5th via Saddle Creek, it seems that he’s going to show a bit more restraint on his recorded material. There’s a gruffness to his vocal performance, but he’s not banging out the song like when we caught his live set. This isn’t a bad thing, and if anything, it only ups the ante on his shows…giving audiences a full dosage of energy and pop. Check out the new single.
Mr. J Tillman has spent many years making a name for himself with his various projects with Fleet Foxes, as a solo musician, and now with his project going by Father John Misty. The veteran and his new band will be in town this Saturday for a sure to be sold out show going down at the Mohawk. Joining the very talented song writer on stage are L.A. based Har Mar Superstar and our very own talented lady Dana Falconberry.
This band She’s So Rad hit us up recently to let us know about their new single “Confetti” and I’ve taken a liking to it after a few spins. It’s clearly in the shoe gaze movement, but also has this really nice twee pop element to it with a seriously catchy beat in the background. The New Zealand based group are currently working on a follow up to their 2011 debut In Circles and offer this song as a preview of what’s to come. I’m listening.
Sometimes in order to run this site, I have to seek out things other than my inbox (and other than P4k or Stereogum), so I often hit up various site, like I Guess I’m Floating; that’s where I found this wonderful new song from Silver Firs. There’s more of a haunting indie rock chant associated with this song, rather than actualy lyrics, but the mood of the music is quite affecting. You can find this jam, and more, when you pick up the self-titled album from this Swiss group. It’s a casual number, but one that I hope you enjoy.
With all the incredible shows in town on Friday evening, we wanted to make sure you were aware of all our favorite acts, so we got one more great suggestion for you, Plants and Animals. The Canadian group will be making their way into town to play at Lamberts to support the release of their recent record, The End of That. In my mind, they’ve got this real classic indie rock song, but as the group’s evolved they seem to have taken on the personality of a rocking M. Ward–an interesting twist. Opening the evening will be Papermoons, so show up early, and don’t talk ’til the band’s off the stage.
It doesn’t take too much to get me hooked on indie pop; I like casual melodies and simple hooks. When I got this new track from The Tins, I definitely got that anxious indie pop feeling…somewhere between The Shins and Avi Buffalo. It’s perfect tunes to give you that longing feeling as you look out your window onto a bright sunny day. This is from their Life’s a Gas album, and it’s really got me in the mood to get outside and play. There’s an innocence throughout the album that’s refreshing, and honestly, it’s sort of like when the Shins changed my life.
I really dig this tune, and it’s completely out of nowhere. Apparently this album, Wunjo, has been floating around for a bit, but it’s just picking up a head of steam as we speak, though there’s not much info out there on the man behind it, Tom Oberon. Almost every single thing I’ve read tosses out the Kinks and T. Rex, which I see, but the song below for me feels like Eliott Smith—that also makes sense since Elliot was an adamant fan of Beatles/Kinks-era pop tunes. Regardless of what I’ve found, this song totally owns, and I can’t stop listening to it, or the record for that matter.
