Unique New Track From Busman’s Holiday

unnamed-3Bloomington, Indiana has sort of become this weird new spot for up and coming indie music over the last decade or so. Though not near as prolific as say a Brooklyn or Portland, some solid bands are coming out of the area as evidenced by a group like Busman’s Holiday. The music created here is a type of indie folk music blended with some nice horns and full of chant style lyrics. Their latest single below entitled “What We Need We Know” is a perfect example of the style I’m talking about. It’s worth a listen or two.

Busman’s Holiday will release a new EP entitled Popular Cycles on October 14th via Joyful Noise.

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New(ish) Track From Plateau Below

plateau-belowMy apologies to everyone involved for missing this sweet new song called “Riverside” by Bloomington based Plateau Below.  That little thing SXSW happened and everything just went to hell… Either way, the track is a hard one to define genre wise.  That’s usually a good sign right?  For starters, I love the power and angst felt in the vocals along with the subdued parts that build and build into some gripping moments in this song.  Hopefully you agree and will check out the band’s entire new album, Still Paradise, which can be streamed in full over on soundcloud.

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Brilliant Pop Number from Aloha Tigers

Man, this song really blew me away today.  As we’ve all (hopefully) been taking in the sunshine, I’ve been jamming to this number from Aloha Tigers.  The band is a duo from Bloomington, Illinois, and I hope they get a chance to branch out.  Their self-titled debut is remarkable, offering touches of dream-pop, but crafted so well that you won’t even care what they sound like; they’re just flat out great.  Carefully sung vocals, emotionally appealing harmonies, and a quality of craftsmanship that allows you to float away in your own head.  This is probably the best way to start out your Monday!

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Download:Aloha Tigers – Young Ghosts [MP3]