Showing posts with label indie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indie. Show all posts

December 8, 2010

Ducktails

by Ducktails
Genre- psychedelic pop, indie pop, indie
Location- Ridgewood, New Jersey
Other Works- Ducktails, 2009,
Landscapes, 2009
Ducktails/Dracula Lewis Split LP, 2010
More Info- Ducktails is Matthew Mondanile from the popular band Real Estate (see Real Estate Post).  Other side projects of Mondanile include Predator Vision and Parasails.
Links- Allmusic
Pitchfork
Amazon
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December 6, 2010

Shout Out Louds

by Shout Out Louds
Genre- indie pop, indie rock, indie, Swedish pop
Location- Stockholm, Sweden
Other Works- Our Ill Wills, 2007
Work, 2010
More Info- Band members include:
Adam Olenius-vocals, guitar
Ted Malmros-bass, percussion, backing vocals
Carl von Arbin- guitar, backing vocals
Eric Edman- drums
Bebban Stenborg- keyboard, accordion, glockenspiel, moog, backing vocals
All members have been friends since childhood.  

Bachelorette

by Bachelorette
Genre- electronic, indie, indie pop, indie rock
Location- Christchurch, New Zealand
Other Works- The End Of Things, 2005
Isolation Loops, 2006
More Info- Annabel Alpers, who is Bachelorette is from Christchurch, a city in New Zealand that produces many a musician.  Alpers enrolled in the University of Auckland's post-graduate music studies program.  For the album showcased here, she upgraded to have a full band adding Andrea Holmes and Mick Elborado.
Links- allmusic

November 27, 2010

Michna

by Michna
Genre- electronic, electro, indie, indie pop
Location- Brooklyn, New York
Other Works- Eggstra EP, 2009
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Adrian Michna




More Info- Michna is DJ and producer Adrian Michna who grew up in both New York and Miami, Florida.  He used to go by the name DJ Egg Foo Young.  He began playing music as a trombonist playing ska music in NYC clubs/bars.  He moved to Miami in the 90's and began a DJ collective with two others called the Secret Frequency Crew.  His debut album Magic Monday features artwork from his friends in the Miami art collective, Friends with You.  He has produced tracks for Diplo, and he mixes hip hop instrumentals into his music.  He is on the record label Ghostly International


Electrelane

by Electrelane
Genre- indie, indie pop, indie rock
Location- Brighton, England
Other Works- Rock It to the Moon, 2001
The Power Out, 2004
Axes, 2005
No Shouts No Calls, 2007
On Parade, 2011
More Info- consists of:
Mia Clarke-guitarist
Rachel Dalley-bassist, replaced in 2004 by Ros Murray
Emma Gaze- drummer
Verity Susman- keyboardist/guitarist
Tracks I Recommend- Greater Times
Between The Wolf And The Dog
Cut And Run