Quiet, Too Quiet

Category: bands

  • Spilt Milk

    I heard this song a month or so ago on Nothing But Green Lights. And their write-up was so good I don\’t want to try to improve upon it. They wield the glockenspiel, rather than playing it But I haven\’t heard nearly enough people talk about this band so I thought they should get another…

  • Fireflies

    I don\’t remember how I heard this band, Fireflies.  Maybe I was googling twee.  Maybe I read about them on someone else\’s blog.  It doesn\’t matter.  This is great stuff.  All ethereal vocals and glockenspiel. The label\’s name is Music Is My Girlfriend, which is hilarious and awesome. The \”band\” which is just one guy has a…

  • Blue Ribbon Glee Club

    Okay, this band is just awesome. My only complaint is I wish I had thought of this. The Blue Ribbon Glee Club does semi-acapella covers of punk songs. They haven\’t put out an album yet, but I\’ve heard recordings of them covering Fugazi, Dead Kennedys, The Pixies, T-Rex, and Sleater-Kinney. It\’s just awesome.  I also…

  • Eggstone

    My roommate and I were playing music for each other and he pulled out the cd for this 90s Swedish band Eggstone. They seemed pretty solid and we kept listening and then I heard the song I\’m posting here.  Just a pretty fun song about water. I\’m also including this lounge-y one from the album…

  • Hazelwood Motel

    I found Hazelwood Motel though the always great KEXP Song of the Day podcast. It\’s got a great guitar hook that I\’m still trying to figure out.  Apparently it\’s the catchiest song on their album, according to Three Imaginary Girls.

  • The Love Letter Band/Bad Weather California

    One of my favorite albums is The Love Letter Band\’s Even The Pretty Girls Take Medicine.  It came out in 2002 and I don\’t think they got enough press. It\’s sorta electronic-y and lofi and acoustic all at once. It\’s just a beautiful album. It might not be available anymore.  I just checked darla.com and…

  • Pufferfish video

    I\’ve been hearing this song a lot on KEXP and found this video with the song.   Very nice, especially if you\’re into alt-country.  I really like the background vocals.  They remind me of that lonely sound from the Modest Mouse cover of Sleepwalking, which also has female backup vocals on the chorus.  Anyways. Pufferfish has…

  • To Live and Die in the Airport Lounge video

    I just saw this video from My Teenage Stride on youtube. Pretty funny.  And a great song, of course. Am I the only one who thinks he sings like Brian Eno on Here Come The Warm Jets?

  • The Octopus Project

    I got into The Octopus Project about a year ago when I bought their The House of Apples & Eyeballs collaboration with Black Moth Super Rainbow. I thought they were sorta okay, but wasn\’t into the far out stuff. But this new album which came out last fall, Hello, Avalanche, is much more accessible.  I love…

  • Monster Movie

    I found Monster Movie a couple years ago, but I started listening to them again this morning on my commute.  They have a bunch of songs that I like to put on repeat and just bliss out listening to.  Apparently one of its members used to be in Slowdive. You can purchase their albums from Graveface…