Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Who: These United States from my ever expanding inbox.
What: A taste of the forthcoming album (Everything Touches Everything) from this Lexington, KY via Washington, DC based 5-piece. To support, they’re out on an August pre-release tour, leading up to and through the Sept 1st release of the album. Catch them with Deer Tick, Lucero or […]
Huge monkey off my back. I finally found an apartment to move to next month. I did enjoy the excitement of seeing each place, but I kept wondering if I’d ever find a spot. Now I’m wondering if anyone’s got any good ‘moving’ songs? I’ll probably need a good record for painting walls. Here’s a […]
Who: Julianna Barwick from Brooklyn.
What: For fans of lush layers, angelic harmonies and looping ethereals reminiscent of Panda Bear, get lost in the music of Julianna Barwick. Could it be a soundtrack to your next underwater dive or daydream? Probably. For what some might describe as wordless music, I think she’s saying quite a lot. […]
Here it is. 6 bands/artists that are 2nd time nominees and no debut albums. Who do you think will take it? Elliott BROOD – Mountain Meadows Toronto Website | MySpace Fucked Up – The Chemistry Of Common Life Toronto Website | MySpace Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels Toronto Website | MySpace Hey Rosetta! – […]
Several years in gestation, the Riceboy Sleeps project was first conceived as an outlet for Jonsi and his boyfriend Alex’s visual art, resulting in the highly covetable 1,000 limited edition A6 book, printed in Iceland to highly exacting spec. Gallery shows and video installations followed, and with them the creation of the first dream-like soundscapes […]