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: The Dears From Montreal.
What: This will be one of fours b-sides coming your way from The Dears. These songs couldn’t find their way on to Missles, but at least they’re about to get heard. Halfmast features 4 dueling guitar solos from frontman Lightburn, Robert E. Benvie and former-Dears Pat Krief and George Donoso III. […]
Here’s an intro to Oakland, CA’s Grand Lake. A foursome comprised of an ex-Port O’Brien member, 2 music school grads and a local singer-songwriter. Think ‘minimalist arrangements of catchy pop tunes, paired with a sensibility that smacks of both the conservatory and the garage’ all available on their new disc ‘Nevermint’ (Came out yesterday on […]
Who: Papercuts from San Francisco.
What: Jason Quever’s ongoing pop investigations. This album ‘You Can Have What You Want’ slowly drifts into ‘epic, hazy pop using mostly vintage organs, pulsing bass & Kraut-via-Ringo-inspired drum rhythms’. Recorded without using any computers (all analog!). How often does that happen these days? Think this record will be my soundtrack […]
Whoa, just noticed I haven’t mentioned any of the new videos I’ve been throwing over to IndieMusicFilter.tv in a long time! Well, here’s some of the great vids we’ve dug recently. Oh, and don’t forget this one. Who Do We Care For by Sebastien Grainger. A very cool unofficial video for AC’s ‘My Girls’. Lisztomania […]
Skimming music. Some days I’m good at it. Others? I end up missing out on great songs. Fact is, I don’t have time to listen to the full version of every song that comes into the inbox. I generally skim the mp3, look for interesting parts of the song, musical snippets that fit with the […]