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.

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.

Does anyone remember the band, Gritty Kitty? They were one of the first indiepop/twee bands I ever heard. I even bought their second album when it came out five years after their first.

But they seem to have disappeared off the face of the web.  They used to have a proper webpage, but now they just have a barely working label page, and a different webpage from what I remember that doesn’t seem have have been updated since 2002.

Not even a myspace page.

I hope they’re okay.  Collectively and individually.

Drove to Connecticut today.  Kat and I listened to Ride and Lush the whole drive.  Pretty nice for such a stressful day.

Here’s a song by Ride.

And here is a complete live set by Lush!!!

Have a good weekend.

This band is great, especially if you like glockenspiel.

I first came across them on the wonderful The Take-Away Shows website.

Everyone needs to watch these videos.  They’re shot on the Seattle Bainbridge ferry, which I haven’t been on, but I kinda want to ride now.

The glockenspiel player just goes crazy.  A little crazy on the Lolita track, but a lot crazy on their cover of Guided By Voices‘ My Valuable Hunting Knife.

Wonderful stuff.

You should also read the post and watch the first video. I’m not a cinematographer so I’m still trying to figure out why I like The Take-Away Shows’ videos so much.  But if I had to pick a word, it’d be organic.

You can hear a little of the environmental noise, but they’re still wonderfully recorded.  The musicians just kinda deal with whatever happens.  In the Architecture in Helsinki videos, they’re marching down the street and a car honks at them.  And it just works.

Anyways:
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Throw Me the Statue – Lolita
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Throw Me the Statue – My valuable hunting knife
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My friend Sarah pointed out this fun band, Plushgun. Very 80s sounding.  It reminds me of The Lightning Seeds.

I spent all day listening to their songs on their myspace page.

My favorite song is their song, Just Impolite.  The chorus is terrific.

Here’s a video for it:

They’re Brooklyn based, if you can’t tell from their song, Union Pool, a popular hangout in deep Williamsburg.

The Little Ones have a new album out!

I loved their previous one.  My only problem with it was there weren’t enough songs. Since the new album is an EP, I guess I’ll have the same problem with it too.  Which isn’t a bad thing, really.

Their myspace. You can buy their new album here.

This is kinda cool. A dance remix of their single, Lovers Who Uncover.

 

From Bubblegum To Sky is one of the bands opening for Tullycraft at this year’s NYC Popfest.

I love this song, Hello Hello Hi, because it sounds like one of those songs I’ve heard all my life but didn’t know it.  Like when I first heard Belle and Sebastian.

They’re west coast, so I’m glad I’ll get what’s probably a rare opportunity to see them.

You can buy their album at iTunes or eMusic.

Their myspace. Their label.