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 : Foreign Born from Los Angeles.
What: I’ve been putting off doing my next Indie Music Filter mixtape for too long. So, I’ve decided to have it done by the middle of June, themed ‘Songs for Summer ’09-. Foreign Born’s next offering from Person to Person (Early Warnings, below) will fit perfectly there, a frolicking […]
Who: Pomegranates from Cincinnati.
What: I’ve gotta say, I’m not quite back from the weekend. On Sunday, I made it up north for a night and spent the holiday in the sun (with sunburn). Many thanks for great weather and new music coming out of the laptop. And kudos to Pasta Primavera for the tip on […]
Who: Julian Plenti (Paul Banks from Interpol).
What: Weigh in kids. What do you think? Hopefully we’ll hear more leading up to the release Banks’ solo album Skycrapper (out on Matador in Aug).
Song: The Fun That We Have.
Who: Viva Voce from Portland, OR.
What: Another from the new Viva Voce album Rose City. Devotion rocked a bit harder, but this one has a great shuffle to it. Buy the record at Barsuk.
Song: Octavio.
I knew this song would eventually find its way into the licensing world. Saw the ad the other night, but couldn’t seem to find the video until I saw Stereogum post it. I guess Chrysler didn’t seem to mind tying together to a Toronto band with an expletive in their name, as you would have […]