02/15/2008
New Adam Green, "Morning After Midnight"
Adam Green (originally of Moldy Peaches fame) is soon to release his fifth solo album, Sixes & Sevens. "Morning After Midnight" is an swinging upbeat number capturing the essence of the wee hours of the night turned morning. This is the ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 02/15/2008 10:05 AM EST in Folk, YouTube, Soul, Indie-Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
02/07/2008
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward Making Music Together as "She and Him"...and It Doesn't Suck
Ok. so this is sort of monumental. An actress has started a band that is actually good. Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward have been recording songs together recently as She and Him. The country-tinged "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" is an instantly ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 02/07/2008 11:22 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Folk, Country, Highly Recommended | Permalink
02/06/2008
Hey J. Gray, Keep Playing Those Sad Songs
As Emily pointed out in her previous post, it is unusually warm here in Philly today. Despite (or in spite) of unseasonable warmth, the skies are becoming gray...perfect for some lo-fi, mellow music. J. Gray, a new Devendra Banhart meets Elli ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 02/06/2008 1:58 PM EST in Folk, Lo-Fi | Permalink
02/04/2008
VISUAL NOTES: Campfire Songs and Drawings in the Sand with The Bowerbirds
The Bowerbirds (Beth Tacular, Phil Moore, Mark Paulsen), an earthy trio out of Raleigh, North Carolina, have officially floored me. It's not just their achingly sweet and delightfully catchy guitar-and-accordion tunes. It's also their bountiful ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 02/04/2008 11:17 AM EST in Folk, Visual Notes | Permalink
01/28/2008
VISUAL NOTES: Forget NY, I Love Philly Art and Music!!!
Periodically, I muster enough angst from living in the Philly area for most of my life to make charged declarations like, "Screw Filthadelphia, I'm moving to New York...and far away from SEPTA!" Luckily, I can snap back to reality by reminding ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 01/28/2008 10:34 AM EST in Folk, Visual Notes | Permalink
01/17/2008
High School Art Shows Have Come A Long Way
I don't care for Joanna Newsome's music, which is fine. But this video for her song "Bridges and Balloons," made by a high school student, is enough to make me forget I'm listening to Newsome's nymphish fairie chirp. Congrats to Jovana Sarver ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 01/17/2008 5:59 PM EST in Experimental, Folk, YouTube | Permalink
01/07/2008
New Songwriter, Thao: Bee Stings? No Problem!
Thao Nguyen is a new singer-songwriter with the vulnerable modesty of Cat Power and the vigor of Feist. Her delicate, upbeat acoustic songs include jittery banjo pickin' forcing country-swagger as a relaxed lead guitar shimmers with blissful hoo ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 01/07/2008 11:34 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Folk, New Music Spotlight | Permalink
01/03/2008
New Movie "Juno" Eats Up The Moldy Peaches
The Moldy Peaches can finally stake their claim in a large market thanks to the success of the new indie comedy/drama about teen-pregnancy, Juno. The Moldy Peaches are a duo featuring Adam Green and Kimya Dawson (both who have since gone solo ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 01/03/2008 12:39 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Folk, Punk | Permalink
01/02/2008
Colleen: Music for Diving Bells and Butterflies
Over the holidays I saw the best contemporary film I have seen in years, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Oh my God, this movie is phenomenal. On the walk back from the theater I listened to the French instrumentalist Colleen's album, The Go ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 01/02/2008 11:35 AM EST in Experimental, Folk | Permalink
12/18/2007
Top 10 Albums of 2007: No. 7, Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
I am definitely trying to embrace diversity more in my life and after one listen to Iron and Wine's The Shepherd's Dog, it is obvious that songwriter Sam Beam is doing the same with his music. His previous efforts have been soft acoustic albums ...
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