Posts tagged with pop music
February 4, 2011 | Fresh 15 | 
by Zolton |
Bird of Youth have announced the May 24 release of their debut album, Defender. Fronted by Beth Wawerna, Bird of Youth have spent the past year carving out a space for themselves in the crowded waters of Brooklyn’s indie rock ocean, pairing thoughtful and ornate lyricism with intricate pop songcraft.
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January 14, 2011 | Fresh 15 | by Lost At E Minor |
Iceland’s Sindri Már Sigfsson or Sin Fang (formerly Sin Fang Bous of Seabear) has released the first track off his forthcoming sophomore album, Summer Echoes, set for release March 15 on Morr Music.
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December 17, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Zolton |
Chicago’s I Fight Dragons ‘chiptunes-infused post-punk power pop’ has been employed effectively on this fun cover the cult 80s hit, The Power of Love.
December 10, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Lost At E Minor |
On Jenny O’s remarkable new Home EP, you can hear influences as diverse as wide-eyed folk, hip-hop, and 70s pop. The lyrics are irresistibly frank and evocative, especially when sung by her beautiful voice.
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December 9, 2010 | Fresh 15 | 
by Casper Johansson |
Former Hello Stranger frontwoman Juliette Commagere has just released the appropriately colourful video for her tropical, electronic-pop single, Impact.
December 8, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Lost At E Minor |
Setting Sun’s The Sympathetic CEO is a playful ode to those responsible for the financial predicament in America. Gary Levitt, the creative force behind Setting Sun, wrote the song from the perspective of a CEO who has profited off other peoples’ expense, until the recession hits, at which point he turns inward and becomes introspective about his role in the collapse.
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December 4, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Zolton 
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The Poison Tree have a new album out that sonically references everything from A.C. Newman and Paul Simon to Bill Callahan and Leonard Cohen. Nice. Check out the single from it, My Only Friend.
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December 2, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Casper Johansson |
Vincent Minor’s self-titled album is a collection of wryly humorous and troubling tales carried by his tuneful baritone and his lush orchestral production. The album featured the talent of producer Tom Biller (Fiona Apple, Sean Lennon, Where the Wild Things Are), keyboardist Zac Rae (Annie Lennox, My Brightest Diamond), and horn player Stewart Cole (Edward Sharpe, Rachael Yamagata).
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November 23, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Casper Johansson |
Producer Hot Sugar (aka Nick Koenig) creates music with a truly chameleonic sound, as reflected on his debut EP, Muscle Milk.
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November 5, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Zolton |
We dig this epic acoustic version of the Foo Fighters hit, Everlong, as performed by Liam Bailey and voted on by fans. Bailey releases his second EP — 2am Rough Track Volume 2 — on Amy Winehouse’s label, Lioness Records, on November 29th.
October 28, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Lost At E Minor |
We love the video for the new song by New York-band The Tins, a fun, lo-fi affair showing God as a clerk in an English mini-mart. Well, of course.
October 26, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Zolton |
We’re loving the new video from April Smith and the Great Picture Show — Terrible Things — which has been released to coincide with Halloween and features Smith grinding her dinner guests into next week’s leftovers. Haha! Sounds like fun.
October 19, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Casper Johansson |
The Concretes played recently at the Island in the Sun Festival, which takes place on the beautiful island of Jurmo, off the coast of Finland, and performed a brilliant unplugged performance of their song All Day.
October 15, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Zolton |
The new single from The Black Whales is Rattle Your Bones and it’s off the forthcoming album which is due out on Portland’s New Canada Records on November 16. This is a live version of the track done at the Doe Bay Festival on August 13.
October 11, 2010 | Fresh 15 | by Michelle Wilding |
Producing a string of international hits without releasing an album in the space of four years isn’t the norm for most artists. But Australian electro-pop outfit Miami Horror aren’t your average musicians playing by the rules. The band started off as a solo endeavour turned augmented four-piece live incarnation who incessantly test the boundaries of electro territory. I chatted with founding mastermind Benjamin Plant about their recently released debut album, Illumination Read more
The influences of Charles Burns, Spumco, and even Gary Larson are apparent in Josh J. Holinaty’s demented drawings and comics. I especially love the multi-appendaged Yeti forest monster thing.
Our friends over at College Humor have done it again. They’ve trawled the depths of Facebook to find a selection of cringeworthy ‘romantic’ interactions. Really? Really. Read on and be bemused. Read more
Sparks’ album Kimono My House is a demented mix of hard rock, pop, glam, new wave, and baroque pop. Why this record never caught on in the States I’ll never know. The songs will get stuck in your head and prevent you from sleeping. Oh yeah, and the keyboard player has a nice mustache too, as evidenced by this track above — This Town Ain’t Big Enough.
I’d never before seen a museum where the building itself is the attraction more so than what is exhibited inside. Built by Daniel Libeskind in 1999, the Jewish Museum in Berlin is worth a visit even if you are not an architecture fan. Read more
One of my favourite curated art blogs is Booooooom! The site is based in my backyard of Vancouver and features a wide variety of different visual artforms, whether its paintings, photography, design work, and sometimes even videos. I find that I’m always inspired when I visit this site. I think Jeff, the site’s creator and curator, and I have really similar tastes.
It’s only fitting a band of Canadian rootsters like this would tap a mythical figure of folklore for their namesake. Indeed, Ottawa’s The John Henrys understand the power of the familiar. Read more
Designed by Patrick Jouffret of French design studion agency 360, this unisex bicycle helmet folds up into a compact shape small enough to fit in your purse or backpack, so you’re not left wondering what to do with it after you’ve locked up your bike.
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Michelle Blade’s psychedelic artwork
Michelle Blade’s washed out paintings are deceptively simple, her washy acrylics creating psychedelic textures and conjuring ghostly figures from the past. Read more
Get lost in a daydream or a craving for something sweet while gazing at these cool sculptures by Brooklyn-based WiNK WiNK PONY. Made using clay, tree bark, wood, and mossy moss.
Matthew Dear’s Black City album totem
Our friends at Ghostly International are releasing Matthew Dear’s Black City album as a limited edition ‘totem’. A what? A totem – a limited edition metal bar used to access a private music chamber. Cool! Read more
Here are a couple awesome pieces by Matt Leines that were recently on display in the Doubting Thomases exhibit at Nudashank gallery in Baltimore. Gives me ideas for Halloween. Read more
Nerd-attack! Man, this TARDIS zipper robe is so much cooler than any Star Wars crap people are hawking this days. This is for the true gangsta nerd.
Sovereign Beck create modern silk ties for the classic man — both understated and provocative, classic and cutting edge. We have them for sale in the Lost At E Minor store. Read more
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