Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
I want to know what a wet secret is. Can anyone tell me? Found this band on the CBCR3 blog the other day, check out The Wet Secrets from Edmonton. Formed by contract in 2005 by five rye doused friends and musicians. After recording their initial album (7 days after their first gig), Whale Of […]
Who: Marching Band from Link�g, Sweden.
What: I read on P4K today about this duo (Erik Sunbring and Jacob Lind) and was immediately drawn to their music. Think quiet indie-folk for fans of The Shins , Jose Gonzalez , maybe the slower Dodos tracks. This song is off their forthcoming album produced by Adam […]
Who: Culture Reject from Toronto.
What: I’ve posted before about the songwriting of Culture Reject ‘s Michael O’Connell, but hadn’t heard any other tracks off his new self-title record until this past week. There’s some lush and layered gems in there. Head to White Whale to hear more.
Song: Oh Remain .
Here. Very cool. Or not cool. Nope, cool. Don’t forget they also scored that movie about the indie band that got stuck in the elevator…. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjxef8AfVQg]
Who: Maclean from Vancouver.
What: I hear this record (Hang This On Your Wall , Feb. 2007) playing in the office from time to time. There’s some catchy stuff here. The band has just finished a ‘holding pattern ‘(finishing off school) and begun to write and plan for a fall ’08 follow-up release.
Song: Books . It […]