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 : Elephant Stone from Montreal.
What : A song from the debut of Elephant Stone (The Seven Seas ), a five-piece led by multi-instrumentalist, ex-High Dial and probably one of the nicest people I’ve ever met in the music industry, Rishi Dhir. Blending an obsession with perfect pop songs and the trippiest raga, The Seven […]
A couple weeks back when I went to check out Efterklang in Toronto, I had a good chat with Yvonne, owner of the El Mocambo. I had arrived late and missed the show opener, a guy named Peter Broderick from Portland. It was apparently a captivating performance from this multi-instrumentalist, but I did get a […]
Who : Suckers from Brooklyn (must be Brooklyn week).
What : For fans of Yeasayer and Wolf Parade , take a gander at Suckers , who’s self-titled debut EP will hit the streets on April 14th (Iamsound ). Anand Wilder of Yeasayer produced the album. The track below gets epic, hang in there.
Song : It Gets […]
Who : Jenny Owen Youngs from New Jersey (not Brooklyn).
What : A poppy one to get your week going. Maybe yours, but definitely my introduction to Brooklyn’s Jenny Owen Youngs . She’s got an EP out now, a full-length (Transmitter Failure) out May 26th. In support of this, she’s on the road with Jukebox The […]
Who : Say Hi , saying hi again.
What : Tons of great press rolling in for Say Hi/Eric Elbogen ‘s Barsuk debut Oohs & Aahs . He’s just got back from tour with Telekinesis , about to head back out with Cloud Cult . Here’s an unreleased demo of a standout track off the album. […]