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: Yeasayer with single #2 of Odd Blood.
What: I’ve gotta admit that their first single (Ambling Alp) didn’t make me run to iTunes to put on the record, but now that I’ve become acquainted with the party song ‘O.N.E’., my interest is rekindled. P4k has some video of them recording the record.
Song: O.N.E.
Just thought I’d point you in the direction of a couple good xx remixes that popped up recently. The Music Slut has a upbeat version of Crystalised (Popular Damage Reinterpretation) while Pitchfork has a Mathew Dear remix of VCR. Enjoy.
‘Swim’ by Surfer Blood. Love this track. [audio:http://www.indiemusicfilter.com/audio/surferblood_Swim.mp3|titles=Swim|artists=Surfer Blood]
Who: (Martin) Dosh from Minneapolis.
What: Returning with his fifth album Tommy (out in April, Anticon), Dosh is back creating his ‘unique brand of maximalist, rhythmdriven post-rock sweeps lilting beauty, serious beats and even airy moments’. Collaborating with longtime musical co-worker Andrew Bird (among many others), Tommy manages to stay organic and never becomes too cluttered. […]
Was reading an interesting article on Exclaim! today about a new format of digital music file called MusicDNA, which may be ready to roll out by the summer. Developed by Norwegian-based Bach Technology Ltd., the file will hold not only music, but artwork, videos, lyrics, ongoing blog updates and more, with a 32 gigabyte limit. […]