06/06/2008
Video: Jeremy Jay is Walkin' on Air
This morning I caught this on Buzzfeed and after just a few seconds I was nodding my head. Jeremy Jay's "Airwalker" is like a funkier version of a Galaxie 500 tune, or what Lou Reed would've sounded like in the late 70's had he traded in his whi ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/06/2008 11:26 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Rock, YouTube | Permalink
06/03/2008
The Art of Storytelling, Or Why I Love Bishop Allen
Ever since You Ain't No Picasso started posting about these Brooklynites in 2006, I have been smitten with them. Bishop Allen's awesome EP Project was a prolific feat for the band, releasing one EP each month for the entire year...without a labe ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/03/2008 12:45 PM EST in Indie-Pop | Permalink
05/28/2008
Yes! Sigur Ros Changes Up Their Sound For the Better on New Single "Gobbledigook"
It's about time! I was getting really sick of the Sigur Ros status quo! On the band's new single "Gobbledigook" (far from it) from their forthcoming (one song is in English!) album Með Suð I Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust (translation: With a ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/28/2008 11:37 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Folk | Permalink
05/27/2008
Hello Sweden, Meet Florida: Black Kids Remix Lykke Li's "I'm Good. I'm Gone"
One thing that Florida's Black Kids and Sweden's Lykke Li have in common is that the huge buzz surrounding them has been generated solely online. It's pretty crazy, considering the fact taht neither LL nor the Kids have officially released an al ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/27/2008 12:02 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Remix | Permalink
05/16/2008
New Black Kids Song: "I'm Making Eyes At You" (Live on XPN's World Cafe)
Will the Black Kids live up to all of their blog hype when their debut album Partie Traumatic is released this July? The thing I loved about their demo EP was the hazy, spacey sound quality (or lack there of). It's the same reason why I prefer t ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/16/2008 1:42 PM EST in Indie-Pop | Permalink
05/14/2008
New MAN MAN Video: "Mister Jung Stuffed"
Q: What do taxidermy, cheating lovers, Mr. T, and Day of The Dead animated sequences have in common? A: MAN MAN's new video for "Mister Jung Stuffed," of course! Please treat yourself to this utterly absurd visual... MAN MAN - “Mister Ju ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 05/14/2008 1:45 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Experimental, Video | Permalink
05/13/2008
Music Video Created Using Apple's Mac OS X Interface Features The Bird and The Bee's "Again & Again"
So someone (or some people) really into Bird and the Bee's sugary pop tune "Again & Again" and Mac software have created a clever video using the OS X interface and its applications. The song fits the idea, and it's fun to watch, even though ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/13/2008 4:13 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, YouTube | Permalink
05/12/2008
Shake That Vertebrae to The 90's Styled Pop of The Sad Cobras' "Body Cast"
Allison from Hot Lava recommended Virginia's The Sad Cobras to me and I am really digging "Body Cast" from their full-length, No More Graves. I love the minimalistic, Unicorns-esque synths and how the song has multiple parts with lead singer Dee ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/12/2008 9:08 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Post-Punk | Permalink
05/09/2008
Midnight Juggernauts Live @ Johnny Brenda's: Interview, Review + Photos
In the falltide, fellow Walruser Michael gave some love to three Aussie prog-rockers otherwise known as Midnight Juggernauts. Sweet find! Thanks to this hawt tip, I grabbed an opportunity to shoot the shit with the Juggernauts before a sweaty-as ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 05/09/2008 1:06 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Experimental, Interview | Permalink
05/08/2008
Lykke Li Live @ Johnny Brenda's: Interview, Review + Photos
On Tuesday night, Robin and I headed over to Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia's Fishtown section to catch Sweden’s newest pop chanteuse, Lykke Li. Yep, we were psyched! It was a beautiful night and we sat outside eating chicken tacos and humm ...
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