If you enjoy folk music, a little bit of twang, and landscape inspired lyrics then Great Lake Swimmers are your kind of music. The Canadian indie folk band released their latest album last March, 2007, entitled Ongiara. The album has a quiet vibe that leaves you longing for a drive through the mountains, fresh air on your face, and the grass under your feet. The Great Lake Swimmers are playing at The Bell House on Friday, January 9th. Its a perfect way to kick off the weekend, The Bell House has happy hour from 5-8, 2 for 1 drinks specials, and music starts at 8pm.
My 2008 Itunes playlist can keep me occupied for ceaseless hours. It is an eclectic mix ranging from straight up dirty folk to electronic dance rage to some fine indie rock tunes and everything in or around. As the year comes to an end lets stop and take a gander at some of the ridiculously awesome albums of 2008.
January: MGMT-Oracular Spectacular, Electric Dance Rock music at its finest. Andrew Vanwyngarden and Ben Goldwasser started out rockin in school together and have basically exploded into an indie sensation.
Feburary: Hot Chip -Made in The Dark, 13 tracks of electro dance goodness, these guys could get even the scroogiest of scrooges to bust a move on the dance floor.
March: The Dodos - Visiter, Not only are the lyrics poetically powerful but Meric Long, the lead singer, has an enchanting voice. The guitar and drums are some of the best I have heard in a long time.
April: The Presets - Apacolypso, The best track off the new album is “Talk Like That.” This group is blessed with the sexy skill of incorporating the organ into a sick dance floor track.
May: Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid 18 years in the bizz, this might be their best album yet.
June: Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes, their first full length album. Self described as “baroque harmonic pop jams,” the quintet have created a beautiful, hauntingly poetic sound.
July: Black Kids - Partie Traumatic, keep an eye on these kids, their indie rock tunes are going to be around for a while.
August: Lykki Li - Youth Novels, The Swede’s first album is a smash. 17 tracks full of amazing lyrics, beats, and rock. We love her.
September: TV On The Radio - Dear Science, The 16 track album (including remixes, and some bonus tracks) follows the feel of previous TV On The Radio albums but sounds more refined and refreshing.
October: Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping, They are not from Montreal, but rather from Athens, Georgia. Either way they know how to entertain. ”Of Montreal will never get ya down”
what more could you want? Oh wait, theres a 12 minute video on there too. Formed in 1982 this collection of tunes is the best of the best, making it the 5th compilation album of The Smiths to date.
December: Cat Power - Dark End Of The Street, The Queen of smokey blues numbers, Cat Power, brings us an EP of six tracks recorded during her Jukebox sessions, four of which are previously unpublished.
Andrew Hoepefner moved to New York City in 2004 to (surprise!) play music. He has given the name “Creaky Boards” to every musical project he initiated since his move. Although the sound changed with every new group, the peppy undertone always remained.
You might recognize Andrew Hoepefner from the subway platforms. Before being swooped up in the underground indie-folk scene, he spent his time serenading the City’s commuters. This November Creaky Boards‘ released their sophomore LP Brooklyn Is Love. Their first, titled Sunshine, came out three years prior. Brooklyn Is Love is by far the groups best work and includes the controversial song “The Songs I Didn’t Write”, which Andrew claims was copied by the worldwide infamous British band, Coldplay. Union Pool hosts the Creaky Boards on Sunday the 7th as the band continues their promotion of the new album.
Patrick Wolf mixes electronic samples with viola, keyboards, and the ukelele. The combination creates a jazzy, folkish, electro sound.
After going back to school at the Trinity College Music Conservatoire, 2 albums, and picking up a pretty sweet mentor, Capitol K, Patrick Wolf released The Magic Position in 2007. The album is an eclectic bunch of beautifully written songs.Listen to his tunes and be prepared, his music is seductive.
If you enjoy folk music, a little bit of twang, and landscape inspired lyrics then Great Lake Swimmers are your kind of music. The Canadian indie folk band released their latest album last March, 2007, entitled Ongiara. The album has a quiet vibe that leaves you longing for a drive through the mountains, fresh air on your face, and the grass under your feet. The Great Lake Swimmers are playing at The Bell House on Friday, January 9th. Its a perfect way to kick off the weekend, The Bell House has happy hour from 5-8, 2 for 1 drinks specials, and music starts at 8pm.
Meric Long, the lead singer, has an enchanting voice. The guitar and drums are some of the best I have heard in a long time.
what more could you want? Oh wait, theres a 12 minute video on there too. Formed in 1982 this collection of tunes is the best of the best, making it the 5th compilation album of The Smiths to date.
