Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
The sophomore record is always the tricky one right? Isn’t that the way it goes? A band does something great, can that band do something great again? I believe this is the case with Frightened Rabbits’ newest record The Midnight Organ Fight (TMOF). If you’ve been on this site, you’ve probably seen that I’ve been […]
Who: The New Pornographers from Vancouver.
What: Formed in 1997, this now 8-piece powerhouse continues to be one of Canada’s most critically acclaimed indie bands. Their first album in 2000 (Mass Romantic ) was voted by Blender magazine as the 24th best Indie album of all time, 2nd in Canadian bands behind Arcade Fire ‘s […]
Who: Does It Offend You, Yeah? from Reading (UK).
What: British Electro-rock band for fans of LCD Soundsystem , !!! and Digitalism . Not only do they write some really catchy dance anthems, they’ve remixed the likes of Bloc Party and Muse . The name is a quote from David Brent, office manager in the British […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdoYK9jOltQ] From a band a know little about, I’m very inclined to keep my ears open for their upcoming new record (re-arrange us) on Barsuk.
Who: Bombay Bicycle Club from North London.
What: Again, more teenagers with ridiculous amounts of talent and music prowess beyond their years. The band completed an EP titled ‘How We Are ‘ last November and are planning the release of a new single this summer. If you’re in the UK, check them out […]