I’m not sure but I guess that except from that one track from Emily Loizeau, I’ve never found the opportunity to post (about?) a single french lyrics song. To renew this prowess – i’m a bit shameful – I needed to pick a track from this huge canadian pond, a band from Quebec : Auguste !
They’ve just released on May 6th, their first eponymous ep ; a too short 4 beautiful compositions high on emotions. Born from the ashes of a previous band (August and me) using english compositions, frontman Sébastien Pomerleau finally chose his mother tongue to cover some addictive melodies and delicate arrangements.
Wise Children is a musical project from the South Coast of England created by multi-instrumentist Robin Warren-Adamson. He released couple days ago (on April 7th) his second ep “Absence & Reunion” a stunning 6 tracks collection. Don’t miss his previous one available as a free download on his bandcamp site ; this guy is gold.
I think sometimes you have to challenge yourself as a listener to explore other genres or sounds and give them enough time to grow, not be put off by first listens or bad reviews. Not that has happened to Nurses as far as I can gather but it is certainly an album that requires more than one listen, in fact takes quite a few if only to ‘hear’ it properly as there’s so much going on. What strikes you first is the swirling vocal harmonies which are prominent throughout the album but after more listens you start concentrating more on the electronics or the piano which I read somewhere give the impression that the band are evolving as you listen and this is true, it’s ever changing but not too much so you lose interest, in fact the more listens you give it the more brilliance you find in it, I think they’ve created a masterpiece. It’s impossible to put this kind of music under any genre as it covers many, folk, Psychedelia, alt-country and pop, in fact it’s the pop side of it that I find works brilliantly, take a listen and see what you think. Signed to the brilliant dead oceans label they are often compared to the likes of animal collective, yeasayer and Sunset Rubdown but I hear a little bit of The Low Anthem in there too. They’re currently on a huge U.S tour, go see them. Available as a download, cd and vinyl either from Dead Oceans or your local independant record store. The mp3 available here you can also grab along with another one on the dead oceans website. Enjoy.
A great discovery that warmed me up during these cold winter months is The Brook Lee Catastrophe. The Weight of Waiting is the second collective effort from this Californian band : a collection of 11 powerful songs : simple and so efficient in both musical and lyrical expression …
Yesterday, I was listening to a recent Dan Mangan‘s performance (Danapalooza! in Ottawa) on CBC Radio 2 Concert on Demand enjoying this talented songwriter when Dan played a cover of ‘See the Sunshine Through the Haze’ which captivate my full attention. A goggle search later, I was on the Urban Aesthetics website.
Their eponymous first EP has been released this last October and hold a fresh and joyful collection of 5 songs. This first release is full of catchy tunes that could remind me the power of the Kinks or the infectuous pop of a more recent James. If it’s pretty harsh to qualify their sound (from upbeat rock and folksy arrangements to chamber pop) as it’s seems obvious that this young 5 pieces band is still in the process of looking for their own sound ; no matter the path they’ll choose, sure they can rely on the talent of their frontman and songwriter Greg Janssen. This is exactly the kind of album that will make me dance and sing all the spring long while waiting for their second release.
I’ve got few information about this french band and I’m not sure I want to spend more time seeking for. “Jil is Lucky“ just released their first full length and this video… Enjoy !
Don’t ya just hate it when you stumble across a band and find out that they broke up like years ago? Yeah, I know! First off you feel out of touch because you didn’t hear of them prior, then you feel bad as you are now living in someone else’s past. Listening to what once was you could say.
One such band is Oakland, California’s “The Red Thread” who disbanded in 2007. The band was formerly made up of Jason Lakis (guitars, vocals), Mike Schmiedt (bass), and Dan Martin (drums). They had 3 albums through out their 5 years of togetherness and the albums ranged from melancholy strumming to and Indie-pop Alt Country. That pretty much spans miles of musical highway, but from what I have heard they were not afraid to simply get out there and play music, to entertain. Well, too bad for all of us, as I am sure it would have been interesting to see where they would be now – I was seeing a bit of an Alt Pop Grandaddy (the band not your family member) scene starting in their latter days.
Well if you are lookin’ them up to say hi, you might look at Lakis’ new band called Mist and Mast (myspace) or visit Dan in This Isn’t It (myspace).
So listen and wonder along of what might have been.
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