Quiet, Too Quiet

I don’t remember where I first heard Foundry Field Recordings. Probably KEXP or something similar. They’re really good though. Maybe if Neutral Milk Hotel wrote songs about old wars?  Oh wait, they did. The album I have, Prompts/Miscues, seems to be a concept album, but I’m not sure what the concept is.

Oh well, I’m looking forward to the next album anyways.

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My sister’s wedding was a complete blast.  We basically had everyone dancing for two hours straight.  Lots of 60s rock and then 80s at the end.  It was a great time.

While Kat and I were ironing tablecloths in preparation, I heard this song The Doctor and the DJ on Soma FM by the band Her Space Holiday. What a great wedding song.  What a great wedding.

Kitty Craft is another band that has disappeared.  No website, no myspace, nothing.  There are a couple interviews and reviews if you dig deep enough, but they’re all from the late 90s it seems.

But regardless, I thought this was just the best music when I heard it. I’ve heard other people describe it as a female Beck, and I can see that.  But it’s a little more hip-hop too.

I think Pamela Valfer is now either an art professor and/or record producer. She had a credit on the first The Northern State album, so that’s cool.  But I’d like a new album please.

I’m in CT for my sister’s wedding.  I’m spending today assembling the mix list for the entire wedding and it’s probably going to be a case of too many chefs.  Oh well, I can’t see how it won’t be fun in any case.

The music selection isn’t entirely up to me, or else it would turn into Taybin’s Shoegaze Wedding.

Here’s a song I’ve been listening to a bunch lately, ’cause it’s so cute with the ukulele.

I’m glad the Kindercore website is back up, but this might be the worst band write-up I’ve ever seen.

Masters of the Hemisphere were one of the first indiepop bands I ever heard. They were on this kindercore compilation and their song On The Streets The Key was just amazing. It has this multi-layered ending with three vocal sections.  And Meteor has a great ending too in the same style. I still get it in my head every now and then.

Not all their songs sound like that, but it’s what I like.

I got to see them twice in NYC and I have never seen any band perform as high as they were.  I have no idea how they were able to stand, let alone play their instruments.  And they played well too.

They broke up a couple years ago, but luckily, their last album, Protest a Dark Anniversary, was a good way to go out.

It’s been a rough week. Regular updates start again tomorrow.