Video: ‘My Boys’ by Taken by Trees
Taken by Trees doing a cover of Animal Collective‘s ‘My Girls‘. Cute song, confusing video.
Contest: Bearsuit Turns Two
I’ve always been pretty strict at keeping Indie Music Filter separate from my day job running Bearsuit Publishing. I never wanted to be in a position where it looked like I was writing favorable reviews of artists that I represented, essentially creating my own artificial hype. But over time I’ve noticed the relationship between music […]
Sooner or Later by Zaza
Who: Zaza from Brooklyn.
What: A perfect soundtrack for my head right now. After a weekend of travel, too much booze and not enough sleep, I feel like my head is swimming in a weird dreamlike state. From the distance, I hear a soothing ethereal rumble floating in like morning mist. Its Sooner or Later by […]
Stranger by Hopewell
Who: Hopewell.
What: Here’s the second single off Good Good Desperation, the newest album from the space rock kings known as Hopewell. Tons of swirling, aggressive guitars put against the rumbling of low toms; combining the best of 60’s psychedelia and 90’s shoegaze. For fans of Ride, Mercury Rev. Great soundtrack to shooting towards Montreal on […]
Fortresses by Octoberman
Toronto’s Octoberman will be releasing their third full length album, Fortresses, on September 1st in Canada and (more fittingly) October 1st in the US on White Whale Records. I’m thinking of this as their birthday present to me, and what a heartfelt and warm present it is. Fitting right in along with the writing of […]