Dubbed the “closest contender to an overwhelming buzz band” at the CMJ Music Marathon , Friendly Fires played 5 gigs in 4 days during the marathon madness. The UK based band mixes up sounds from the 70′s and 80′s that give them a post punk feel to their sound. It’s like disco, meets 80′s pop, meets indie rock, meets electronic. In other words their music is magical.
Friendly Fires finished out the rest of October opening up for Lykke Li. Come November you can find them across the waters as they continue their tour in Europe with theFoals. You can also check out their latest album, “Friendly Fires” which was released this past September, 2008.
Does You Inspire, released in November, 2008, is Chairlift‘s first album. The band began playing in 2006 in Colorado where they found themselves rocking a “new breed of pop” with their mystical, somewhat spooky tunes. Chairlift created a lot of buzz when their single “Bruises” was featured in a recent Ipod commercial.
Caroline Polachek, Aaron Pfenning and Patrick Wimberly, make up the Chairlift this awesome trio, and I suggest you check them out on October 18th @ Bowery Ballroom, or October 21st for the CMJ Music Marathon.
Along with the Music Marathon, CMJ is also hosting it’s 14th annual film festival. There are 16 films on the schedule and they all look amazing. Magnet has come up with a must see top 5 list, check out the trailer by clicking on the pictures below.
The CMJ Network provides music fans, musicians, and professionals an up to date “discovery service” as they call it. CMJ hosts the longest running event of its kind, the Music Marathon is going on its 28th year in business. The Marathon brings over 1000+ artists to over 50 venues throughout the city drawing more than 100,000 listeners, other artists, and music pros to the shows. Magnet has come up with a hot 15 list for your viewing pleasure, but please check out the extensive list for more. CMJ has not posted a schedule so dates/venues are tentative.
Music Mararthon hits New York City March 21st-25th
Friendly Fires finished out the rest of October opening up for Lykke Li. Come November you can find them across the waters as they continue their tour in Europe with the
Foals. You can also check out their latest album, “Friendly Fires” which was released this past September, 2008.
