Indie Music Filter: Best Of February 2017 (PLAYLISTS)
Best Of February 2017
Check out new music from Future Islands, Kishi Bashi, Day Wave, London Grammar and many more. Something for everyone.
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land of talk
LISTEN: “Inner Lover” by Land Of Talk
Land of Talk – the Montreal-based band led by Elizabeth Powell – has announced its first new album in seven years, Life After Youth, set for release May 19th on Saddle Creek. Produced and mixed by John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Sonic Youth) and Jace Lasek (Besnard Lakes), and featuring Sharon Van Etten, Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Sal Maida (Roxy Music/Sparks), and The Besnard Lakes, the album is a collection of songs that sees Powell in the finest voice of her career, and reuniting with original Land of Talk drummer Bucky Wheaton. Take a listen to stirring first single “Inner Lover”, “a beautiful ode to self-determination“. Powell says, “‘Inner Lover’ is a song about self-determination, self-love, self-ownership. It’s about the freedom to live, and love as one chooses.”
Emily Wolfe
Considered to be one of Austin, TX’s best up-and-coming young artists, here’s Emily Wolfe with a track from her debut record Director’s Notes. Her album (which I’m looking forward to hearing) is rooted in folky-pop melodies accompanied by a unique, soothing vocal quality, and polished with catchy lyrics about the ups and downs of young love.
Check out “Lion Heart“, vocally similar to Land of Talk’s Elizabeth Powell, musically similar to Broken Social Scene.
“Longitude” by Sam Roberts (feat Liz Powell)
Way too little time spent on the blog today, but smiling out of the office knowing I could post this. Here’s a great collab between Land of Talk‘s Liz Powell with Sam Roberts, off Sam’s upcoming album “Collider” (out next week on Zoë/Rounder Records). Look for the band on the road starting May 16th, dates below.
Check out “Longitude“.
(found at Round Letters, thanks Jessica)
TOUR DATES (more to be announced):
May 16th Rock N Roll Hotel Washington DC
May 18th Bowery Ballroom New York City, NY
May 20th Brighton Hall Boston, MA
May 24th The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
May 25th The Independent San Francisco, CA
May 26th Mississippi Studios Portland OR
May 28th Malkin Bowl Vancouver BC
May 29th Sasquatch! Festival The Gorge OR
June 3rd Massey Hall Toronto ON
June 4th Massey Hall Toronto ON
June 6th First Ave Minneapolis MN
June 7th Lincoln Hall Chicago IL
June 8th St. Andrew’s Hall Detroit, MI
The Barr Brothers
A big thanks to Laura for the tip on The Barr Brothers.
They’re a band from Montreal made up of Brad and Andrew Barr (founding members of Boston avant-rock trio The Slip), in collaboration with harpist Sarah Page and bassist Miles Perkin. The results is aself-produced, self-recorded labor of love. A ten song album written in Montreal in a city full of strangers, lovers, old ghosts and new friends, and recorded in a makeshift studio in an old boiler room at the foot of Mount Royal. Also performing on the record is Elizabeth Powell from Land of Talk and Emma Baxter.
I’m excited to hear the full-length. So far, I’ve just been able to hear a few on their homepage. “Beggar In The Morning” stood out for me the most, definitely recommended for fans of Avett Brothers (I and You and Love).
Barr Brothers – “Beggar In The Morning” by indiemusicfilter
**If the track isn’t showing up for you via Soundcloud (isn’t for me), you can hear the song here.