Lawrence Arabia: Traveling Shoes MP3
“Traveling Shoes” by Lawrence Arabia has an undeniable cool to it, an untouchable hipness. Blending classic baroque pop sensibilities with… Read More »Lawrence Arabia: Traveling Shoes MP3
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Dead Rat Orchestra: The Geshin and the Guga MP3
Daniel Merrill, Robin Alderton and Nathaniel Mann, the trio that make up Dead Rat Orchestra, have created a mystical album in The Guga Hunters of Ness. The album was originally crafted to be the soundtrack for a BBC documentary of the same name, and on it you can find the single “The Geshin and the Guga”. Read More »Dead Rat Orchestra: The Geshin and the Guga MP3
Ramesh: Berlin Without Return
If you’ve been a long-time reader of FensePost, you know I’m a pretty big fan of Voxtrot. The obsession began upon the release of the band’s debut EP, Raised By Wolves. I quickly snapped up the 7-inch singles for the EP’s title track as well as the epic “The Start Of Something”, both of which have now been long out of print and are quite hard to find. Read More »Ramesh: Berlin Without Return
Lioness: Clips The Wings Of Birds (MP3)
Hailing from Toronto, Lioness produces a hefty rock sound with a doom-like, anthemic feel on their new song “Clips The Wings Of Birds”. Vanessa Fischer leads with deep, dark vocals, backed by Ronnie Morris on bass and Jeff Scheven on drums. “Clips The Wings Of Birds” is off Lioness’s debut LP The Golden Killer. Read More »Lioness: Clips The Wings Of Birds (MP3)
TEEN: Better (MP3)
Formerly of Here We Go Magic, Teeny Lieberson left the band to join her two sisters, Lizzie and Katherine, along with friend Jane Herships and make music under the guise of TEEN. The band’s new LP, titled In Limbo, will drop in August on Carpark Records, and on it you can find “Better”. Read More »TEEN: Better (MP3)
Foxygen: Make It Known
Deep synth lines open “Make It Known”, contradicting lightly with a 70s rock percussion, guitar and bass. Then the vocals hit with a hint of soul. This is not your standard indie rock group; their influences span wide and far, making Foxygen one of the more unique and interesting new artists to surface of late.
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“The Stars Above Looked So Bright And Green” by Swedish band Let’s Say We Did is a play on opposites, a bittersweet tune that effortlessly blends joy and sorrow. Sunny pop melodies back pleasant, melancholy vocals. It’s all a bit comforting, the sway that’s borderline jangle yet contemporary to modern Swedish indie pop, the soft guitars and playful percussion, the harmony vocals that chime in during the chorus. Read More »Let’s Say We Did: The Stars Above Looked So Bright And Green
Electricity In Our Homes: Oranges
Referencing early indie pop artists like Orange Juice, Electricity In Our Homes is precisely what I look for in a pop band: a hint of jangle guitar, some catchy harmony vocals (a male, a female, maybe more) and a melody that gets stuck in your head. “Oranges” has an off-beat sound that is hard to ignore. Read More »Electricity In Our Homes: Oranges
Broncho: Try Me Out Sometime
Insanely infectious, “Try Me Out Sometime” is a homage to the heyday of 70s puck rock. Broncho makes the song’s rapid pace seem almost laid back, a hint of unbounded garage-pop. This is, no surprise, emphasized by Ryan Lindsey’s punchy vocals and complemented in full by a backing band that includes Johnathon Ford on bass, Ben King on guitar and Nathan Price on drums. Read More »Broncho: Try Me Out Sometime
Old Bricks: Anthem
What began as an over-the-phone collaboration between Nashville resident (at the time) Stuart Edwards and Andy Holmes of their mutual hometown of Rocky Mount, NC ultimately became Old Bricks. The story is one of some length, and includes a now non-existant band, a little moving around, and the disillusionment of a self-satisfying local scene. Read More »Old Bricks: Anthem
