So a few weeks ago I posted about a song by the band A Silent Film titled "Danny, Dakota, & the Wishing Well." I recently purchased the entire album, thanks to my trusty CD Warehouse, and it hasn't come out of my car's sterio since. Every song is so good! Their sound is so full and rich. The tunes are also all extremely catchy and easy to pick up on. I could eventually see A Silent Film being one of the biggest bands in Britain, already taking after the likes of Coldplay and Keane with the sound of piano along with the rest of the band.
Robert Stevenson's vocals croon about love lost and gained again while taking you on an imaginary journey from the stage, to the ocean, and to a wishing well. "Danny, Dakota, & the Wishing Well" is my favorite song from the album, but not far behind are the next few tracks "Anastasia" and "Harbour Lights." You cannot listen to "Anastasia" quietly and I just think "Harbour Lights" is so beautiful. The lyrics are very poetic and deep. "You were my rock, never my stepping stone."
All in all everyone needs to go out and buy this record. You can get "Sand & Snow" on iTunes or maybe you have a record store near you. It was in Springfield, Missouri (astonishingly) so hopefully it will be. They also have a debut record titled "The City That Sleeps" and that will be my next venture. Love this band!
Songs to watch out for:
This Stage is Your Life
Danny, Dakota, & the Wishing Well
Anastasia
Harbour Lights
Queen of a Sad Land
Thousand Mile Race
Monday, June 25, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Playlist
So this is my favorite playlist that I've ever made myself. I thought I'd share it with you.
Tokyo Police Club - Bambi
UNKLE - With You In My Head (feat. The Black Angels)
The Republic Tigers - Buildings and Mountains
Say Hi To Your Mom - Let's Talk About Spaceships
Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside
Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meet Body
Calexico feat. Iron & Wine - He Lays in the Reins
British Sea Power - How Will I Ever Find My Way Home?
Fran Healy - Sing Me to Sleep (feat. Neko Case)
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Dawn of the Dead
Friendly Fires - Live Those Days Tonight
Hot Hot Heat - Middle of Nowhere
Rogue Wave - 10:1
Meese - Next In Line
Bad Veins - Dry Out
Mute Math- Clipping
Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance
The Temper Trap - Rest
Radiohead - 15 Step
The Strokes - Red Light
Two Door Cinema Club - Costume Party
Hope you like it!
Tokyo Police Club - Bambi
UNKLE - With You In My Head (feat. The Black Angels)
The Republic Tigers - Buildings and Mountains
Say Hi To Your Mom - Let's Talk About Spaceships
Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside
Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meet Body
Calexico feat. Iron & Wine - He Lays in the Reins
British Sea Power - How Will I Ever Find My Way Home?
Fran Healy - Sing Me to Sleep (feat. Neko Case)
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Dawn of the Dead
Friendly Fires - Live Those Days Tonight
Hot Hot Heat - Middle of Nowhere
Rogue Wave - 10:1
Meese - Next In Line
Bad Veins - Dry Out
Mute Math- Clipping
Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance
The Temper Trap - Rest
Radiohead - 15 Step
The Strokes - Red Light
Two Door Cinema Club - Costume Party
Hope you like it!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The Strokes
Ok, this is going to be a really short post, but I just found out that The Strokes are going to be writing a fifth album!! If I could see them play live I would die a happy person. And if it is as good as their last album was, we should be excited.
I. Love. The Strokes.
Tootles!
I. Love. The Strokes.
Tootles!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Haim
When I went to see Julian Casablancas, of The Strokes, play his solo tour a little band called Haim opened for him. Made up of three sisters and Dash Hutton they rocked their way through a really loud and raw show. I instantly loved them and found them on twitter @HAIMtheband. It took awhile for them to come out with any music, however. But they recently released an EP titled "Forever" and you can download it for free on their website haimtheband.com! "Forever" is definitely the most catchy of the three songs and was recently made into a music video. You can watch it here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/jun/07/new-music-haim-forever?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038
I hope they come out with a complete album soon because these girls can rock.
I hope they come out with a complete album soon because these girls can rock.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Bombay Bicycle Club
Unlike my other reviews, Bombay Bicyle Club has been around for awhile, especially in England where they hail from. They are just now hitting the states in an alarming rate, however. I first found BBC as a senior in high school when they had released three EP's "The Boy I Used To Be," "How We Are," and "Evening/Morning." Very soon after they released their first full length album, "I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose," mostly made up of the songs on these EP's (with a new recording of "The Hill") and a few other new ones. Understanding how young the band was when they wrote the record, (mere teenagers) gives it a quality that is outstanding. The songs are complex and way too mature for their age.
When their second album "Flaws" came out I bought it without listening to any of it or reading reviews, so when I put it in I thought I had bought a country album. The style of the music had changed so much, but once I listened past the first song I realized it was a folk album, not a country album, and BBC was still very much the same band. "The Giantess" on their first LP was a good segue into "Flaws" with it's slow melodic guitar picking and reference to the lead track, "Emergency Contraception Blues." What I love about Bombay Bicycle Club is that they are not afraid to play around with each of their songs. In "Flaws" they do an acoustic folk cover of the song " Dust on the Ground" that appears in their first record, and the song "Fairytale Lullaby" uses the same guitar riff as "The Giantess," but in a major key, and makes definite references to other riffs in the song. "Flaws" is an album that you put on during a rainy day. It's mellow and beautiful, but not boring.
They recently released their third LP, "A Different Kind of Fix." This album sounds more like their first but better and more organized and flowing. I could not stop listening to "Lights Out, Words Gone" and "Shuffle" the two strongest tracks of the album, in my opinion. The bass in "Lights Out" is something you cannot ignore and that needs to be played with all the windows down while driving through town. It's a song that you have to jam to. (Caution: Sporadic head bobbing/dancing may occur. Do not listen if you have neck or back problems.) "Fix" is much more electronic than the rugged guitar of "Blues" but it doesn't take anything away from the record.
While Bombay Bicycle Club is amazing in my opinion, (I literally recommend them to everybody) you may have to get used to Jack Steadman's vocals. He has a good voice but it is vastly unique. And the good news is they are working on their fourth album now!! Of course us Americans probably won't get it for awhile because it will take so long to get here, but for now we can just bask in the amazingness of their first three records. The EP's are worth buying as well. (I personally enjoy the original recording of "The Hill" much more than on "Blues.") "You Already Know" is a song that is not on their first record but one that you cannot pass up on.
Look up the video for "Lights Out, Words Gone" on YouTube. It's a live version and it's amazing!
Seriously, do not pass over this band!!!! You'll thank me later.
Songs to look up (this might be a lot so bear with me. I freaking love BBC):
The Hill
You Already Know
Always Like This
Magnet
The Giantess
Many Ways
Ivy & Gold
How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep
Your Eyes
Lights Out, Words Gone
Shuffle
When their second album "Flaws" came out I bought it without listening to any of it or reading reviews, so when I put it in I thought I had bought a country album. The style of the music had changed so much, but once I listened past the first song I realized it was a folk album, not a country album, and BBC was still very much the same band. "The Giantess" on their first LP was a good segue into "Flaws" with it's slow melodic guitar picking and reference to the lead track, "Emergency Contraception Blues." What I love about Bombay Bicycle Club is that they are not afraid to play around with each of their songs. In "Flaws" they do an acoustic folk cover of the song " Dust on the Ground" that appears in their first record, and the song "Fairytale Lullaby" uses the same guitar riff as "The Giantess," but in a major key, and makes definite references to other riffs in the song. "Flaws" is an album that you put on during a rainy day. It's mellow and beautiful, but not boring.
They recently released their third LP, "A Different Kind of Fix." This album sounds more like their first but better and more organized and flowing. I could not stop listening to "Lights Out, Words Gone" and "Shuffle" the two strongest tracks of the album, in my opinion. The bass in "Lights Out" is something you cannot ignore and that needs to be played with all the windows down while driving through town. It's a song that you have to jam to. (Caution: Sporadic head bobbing/dancing may occur. Do not listen if you have neck or back problems.) "Fix" is much more electronic than the rugged guitar of "Blues" but it doesn't take anything away from the record.
While Bombay Bicycle Club is amazing in my opinion, (I literally recommend them to everybody) you may have to get used to Jack Steadman's vocals. He has a good voice but it is vastly unique. And the good news is they are working on their fourth album now!! Of course us Americans probably won't get it for awhile because it will take so long to get here, but for now we can just bask in the amazingness of their first three records. The EP's are worth buying as well. (I personally enjoy the original recording of "The Hill" much more than on "Blues.") "You Already Know" is a song that is not on their first record but one that you cannot pass up on.
Look up the video for "Lights Out, Words Gone" on YouTube. It's a live version and it's amazing!
Seriously, do not pass over this band!!!! You'll thank me later.
Songs to look up (this might be a lot so bear with me. I freaking love BBC):
The Hill
You Already Know
Always Like This
Magnet
The Giantess
Many Ways
Ivy & Gold
How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep
Your Eyes
Lights Out, Words Gone
Shuffle
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Yellow Ostrich
A few months ago a new article in my favorite magazine, Nylon, came out, featuring Daniel Radcliffe. One of my favorite questions they ask him is "what is your favorite band right now?" When I first fell in love with different music (around the same time I fell in love with Daniel Radcliffe, so let's say about age 12) he introduced me, in an article of course, to The Strokes. Well they happen to be my favorite band now so of course anything he says I'm going to look up. Well, in the Nylon magazine article he told us his favorite new band was Yellow Ostrich.
As an American indie band they are very talented for their size and status. Their newest album Strange Land came out in 2012 (and they had it at CD Warehouse!!!!!) and their first album The Mistress came out in August of 2011. The Mistress is definitely much more raw with full harmonies and the idea that they were literally recording it in a garage. Their second album Strange Land still has that unique sound to it but the songs are much more put together and some of the harmonies are even Beatlesesque. They sound a bit like a cross between early Strokes and early Tokyo Police Club (in their robot days). Personally I love the sounds of both of their albums. The songs are strange yet oddly catchy. You can get lost in "Mary." I'm just hoping that CD Warehouse gets a copy of The Mistress soon! I am loving this band, Dan has done it again.
Songs to look out for:
WHALE
Hahahaohhoho
Mary
Marathon Runner
Up in the Mountains
As an American indie band they are very talented for their size and status. Their newest album Strange Land came out in 2012 (and they had it at CD Warehouse!!!!!) and their first album The Mistress came out in August of 2011. The Mistress is definitely much more raw with full harmonies and the idea that they were literally recording it in a garage. Their second album Strange Land still has that unique sound to it but the songs are much more put together and some of the harmonies are even Beatlesesque. They sound a bit like a cross between early Strokes and early Tokyo Police Club (in their robot days). Personally I love the sounds of both of their albums. The songs are strange yet oddly catchy. You can get lost in "Mary." I'm just hoping that CD Warehouse gets a copy of The Mistress soon! I am loving this band, Dan has done it again.
Songs to look out for:
WHALE
Hahahaohhoho
Mary
Marathon Runner
Up in the Mountains
Monday, June 4, 2012
A Silent Film
Yesterday as I was sitting at work watching it rain Sirius radio was playing and the most amazing song came on. I soon found out that it was titled "Danny, Dakota, & the Wishing Well" by A Silent Film. I really think everyone needs to give this song a listen. You can buy it on iTunes as a single, or tomorrow June 5th their second album, titled Sand & Snow, comes out! It features the song. It is definitely going to be an album I invest in.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Bad Veins
So I went to see one of my favorite little bands play in Lawrence, Kansas about two weekends ago. I had seen them open for We Are Scientists and Two Door Cinema Club and they made such a big impression that I went back to Kansas to see them headline their own show. Their first self-titled album is an impressive debut of rock/pop that makes you want to dance along the first time you hear it. What is so unique about Bad Veins is that during their live shows they play with a back-tracking device that they respectively named Irene. It plays along while Benjamin Davis and Sebastien Schultz attack the drums, guitar, keyboard, and vocals: telephone mic included.
Since the release of their second album titled “The Mess We’ve Made” they have been busily on tour promoting it. And since I watched them play they have tagged up with Two Door Cinema Club again and are going to start playing shows with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah soon, as well. Opening with “Don’t Run” the first song off their newest album (and a bonafide hit), Bad Veins ripped into a show that was full of energy, classics from their first album, and even high fives. They didn’t play as much of their second album as I wanted them to but it didn’t deter any part of the set. A short 45 minutes later they were packing up and talking to their fans (Ben and I talked for a good hour) and it was clear to me how passionate they were about the music they made and who was listening to it. They left us with a hope that Bad Veins weren’t just some opening band. In the future they are going to be a force to be reckoned with.
Songs to watch out for:
Gold and Warm
Dry Out
Don’t Run
Dancing On TV
Since the release of their second album titled “The Mess We’ve Made” they have been busily on tour promoting it. And since I watched them play they have tagged up with Two Door Cinema Club again and are going to start playing shows with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah soon, as well. Opening with “Don’t Run” the first song off their newest album (and a bonafide hit), Bad Veins ripped into a show that was full of energy, classics from their first album, and even high fives. They didn’t play as much of their second album as I wanted them to but it didn’t deter any part of the set. A short 45 minutes later they were packing up and talking to their fans (Ben and I talked for a good hour) and it was clear to me how passionate they were about the music they made and who was listening to it. They left us with a hope that Bad Veins weren’t just some opening band. In the future they are going to be a force to be reckoned with.
Songs to watch out for:
Gold and Warm
Dry Out
Don’t Run
Dancing On TV
Intro
Hey all!
My name is Deanna, everyone calls me Dee, and I love music/books/movies/entertainment type things. I wanted to start this blog to write about concerts I've been to and new music that comes to me. Sharing new bands is one of my favorite things to do. Hopefully my blog can help bring more insight into new music for my readers...if I ever have any. It's also just a fun way for me to talk about albums since I can't to any of my friends. (They never care what I'm talking about.) This is my first blog so hopefully I will get better at this! Thanks!
Dee
My name is Deanna, everyone calls me Dee, and I love music/books/movies/entertainment type things. I wanted to start this blog to write about concerts I've been to and new music that comes to me. Sharing new bands is one of my favorite things to do. Hopefully my blog can help bring more insight into new music for my readers...if I ever have any. It's also just a fun way for me to talk about albums since I can't to any of my friends. (They never care what I'm talking about.) This is my first blog so hopefully I will get better at this! Thanks!
Dee
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