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 : Dog Day from Halifax.
What : Who says you have to get to work on Mondays? Can’t we just use this day to ease out of the weekend? And daydream a little? I’m sitting here somewhat sleepy-eyed, taking all of ‘Rome’ in, a sort of ‘melancholic calm’ from Dog Day ‘s upcoming album (Concentration […]
First off, I have to show you this. I’ve been told that when the robots take over, they will only create music by aligning musical notes to gravitation particles rotating around an axis. I’d recommend you watch it for 2 minutes at least until they all line up…. kind of satisfying in a weird way. […]
Who : Pooma from Helsinki, Finland.
What : You hear about this sort of thing from time to time. Band starts to gain some traction. Label notices and signs band. Label goes broke, band is back to square one. Pooma , Helsinki’s shoegazing best-kept-secret, had this happen to them last year for their album Persuader . […]
Who : Pree from Washington, DC.
What : Ex Le Loup member May Tabol has formed a new group called Pree that’s ready to let us hear their debut 5 song EP (A Chopping Block ) on March 24th. Sounding a little like Regina Spektor doing Modest Mouse , expect a mix ‘haunting folk elements, unmistakable […]
Every wednesday I get The Gum Drop. Its a subscriber-based newsletter from Stereogum that sends out the latest news on their site, including a link to download a featured mp3. Recent features include Swan Lake, Great Lake Swimmers, Marissa Nadler. Today, I got a song called ‘Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh‘ by […]