Who : Provincial Parks from Toronto.
What : I woke up every 30 minutes last night, either sweating, or shivering. I’m sick as a dog, but still managing to blog away here. A couple weeks ago I caught an opening set by Toronto’s Provincial Parks and I was pretty impressed. I haven’t been able to spend […]
I think Sweden’s The Soundtrack Of Our Lives have the best band name. I find it so meaningful when we think of music in that way, tied to events/places/people/memories. Since I just heard their new single off the upcoming record (called Communion, a concept double-album), I haven’t tied it to any thing happening in my […]
Who : Mathien (pr. may-thee-in) from West Chicago.
What : For Cold War Kids fans, check out this stomper called Lettuce Head by Chicago’s Mathien . Head to his myspace for more. Love finding good stuff in the inbox….
Song : Lettuce Head .
Apparently these two guys are not brothers. Could have fooled me. Martin Nordvall and Mathias started The Sweet Serenades in Stockholm in 2002. Officially crowned Sweden’s woodsmen of indiepop, these guys are keeping up the reputation Sweden has had in recent years as an exporter of really catchy music. Maybe you’ve heard them when songs […]
Who : Built by Snow from Austin, TX.
What : For fans of The Cars and Ottawa’s Hilotrons , check out Built by Snow and a song off their upcoming release Mega (Jan. 2009). The music is fun fulled with 8-bit melodies and Casio tone driven keyboard rock. As well, coolest One-Sheet I’ve ever seen. […]