Category: indie
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Just something I’m listenting to, the lovely Julie Fader.
Just something in the form of Julie Fader’s “Outside In” album that was released from Hand Drawn Dracula this past September. It is a great album that I find comparisons of Julie’s vocals to…
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Oliver Thiessen returns with “Volcanoes and Factories”
Oliver Thiessen made his debut on Slowcoustic in October 2008. We knew back then that Oliver was talent and we couldn’t wait for his first full-length album. Here is a little he said / she said from Slowcoustic HQ
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New Fredrik Video “Vinterbarn”
Fredrik have a new album coming out in early 2010 (Trilogi, January 2010) and they have released a great video for the lead off track Vinterbarn (Winter Children). I love this style of retro, stop motion video…
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“Bests” of 2009 according to We Listen For You Blog!
The launch begins with We Listen For You blog in the house providing their bests, nay, their recommendations, nay, their companion to all that is music for 2009.
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Second track from Molina & Johnson released: “Almost Let You In”
Being a huge fan of this style of singer songwriter performance – and especially Will Johnson and Jason Molina..frick, match made in indie heaven. Highly Recommended.
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A Peapod Recordings Playlist
So I haven’t made a label playlist in a while and I noticed the good folks over at IODA have a fair amount from one of my favourite Portland (East side: Maine, not west side: Oregon) labels – Peapod Recordings!
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When you don’t know much, you let the music tell the story – Ehroehed
So I don’t know how I got a hold of these songs, but I recently found them again. They are not even on an album as far as I know and I can’t find too much on this Vancouver artists. I think I might have discovered Ehroehed a few years back due to a 3hive…
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My winding path to Matthew Ryan’s Dear Lover album
I am sure it is not a secret, but most of you might now that I am a huge fan of Matthew Ryan. There are the immediate reasons, he has many of those late night hushed songs that just hit home for me.
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Brian Borcherdt releases double album and new video. Slowcoustic raises hands to heavens, pauses to reflect…
So when the good folks over at NXEW posted…I admit I immediately started to sweat and stutter only a maximum of 4 words per sentence until I got home to download it.
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The Other Worldly Sounds of Sleep Whale to be released on Western Vinyl
Sleep Whale are from North Texas and could be considered a bit of an amalgamation of shoegaze, folk, psychedelic, noise-art are definitely and interesting crew and I am finding myself oddly drawn to it.
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Best New Music. Okay Best New Almost Released Music: James Vincent McMorrow
I am clearly a fan of all things that consist of the unhurried tempo, but it still has to be good. Sometimes when you listen, it happens to be great.
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Your Song of the Day from the East Coast: “Up & Down” from The Mountains & The Trees!
So here you all go, its a gooder! The crew come to us from St. John’s, Newfoundland (not to be confused with Saint John, New Brunswick – them’s fighting words) and the new EP is “Hop, Skip & A Jump” that was just released yesterday.