The cuties in Montreal boy/girl group Shapes and Sizes just released a new disc, Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner, on NYC's Asthmatic Kitty Records. Tempos and instrumentation are all over the map on this disc, so I wouldn't recommend subjecting your nerves to it at work or in heavy traffic but when you're nice and relaxed, give it a spin. It's pretty solid from start to finish with my favorite track being "The Taste In My Mouth". I'll be at their show at The Earl in Atlanta on June 13th.
I spent last week browsing independent artists and came across a few diamonds . . . and, um, a possible lump of coal.
If you liked the vibe of Ray LaMontagne's album Trouble, you should really check out Ali Eskandarian. Ali grew up as a child in Iran during war time until he and his family were granted political asylum by Germany. He has quite a checkered past, to say the least, and it really reflects in his retro-folk songs. The Brooklyn resident doesn't seem to be touring very far from home at the moment, but hit his Myspace page for some tunes.
I am not one of those people that gets brainwashed into listening to the same song over and over again, that is, until I heard Sons of Roswell's new self-titled release. These psychadelic, Muscle Shoals natives are definitely throwback-70s (think VietNam) and it seems to be working for them. I am head-over-heels for "Losin' My Mind", which you can hear on their Myspace page. What a great summer song.
Wounded Cougar. What tha? You tell me.
Are you ready to get your 1996 on? An agent friend of mine just told me about the 2007 Triple Play Ballpark Tour this summer featuring Counting Crows, Collective Soul and Live. I know it's just acoustic/rock from my childhood, but CC's August and Everything After is still one of my favorite albums ever.
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so now do you get VietNam?
"I missed Mando Diao to see VietNam (Brooklyn, NY) at Burbon Rocks. These guys played songs off their self-titled album (that has been out since January) to a mostly older crowd. I am not a hippie, nor was I stoned, so I didn’t quite get it . . ."
I'm no hippie - or a stoner...er..i mean, hey so what i like to "relax"... :) Great find with Sons of Roswell.
totally random - If ya havent caught them yet - check out the Black Keys at the Tabernacle on June 21!
I actually dig the VietNam stuff recorded but it was a snoozefest live. I haven't seen Sons of Roswell live yet so I can't comment although I am going to try to catch them soon.
Have you seen them live?
I dig Black Keys. Will you be at that show?
i might might go to the Black Keys - I'm going to Bonnaroo too - so, i will see them there as well...
i havent seen Sons of Roswell, but i have seen VietNam - they did a live in-store at Criminal not too long ago, it was pretty cool...
Ok, if you say they're cool I might give them another shot. SxSW can be really weird. I know that bands are exhausted from weeks of partying, the crowds are mostly industry folk, and the soundchecks are nil. I will check out VietNam one more time live and see if I change my mind.
I think SOR are trying to get a show here in Atlanta, so . . .
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