Do yourself a favor and listen to Craft Spells’ album Idle Labor in honor of this long Labor Day weekend:
Author: aftertheshow (Page 142 of 191)
“Love Me Like You” by The Magic Numbers:
“Little Numbers” by BOY from the album Mutual Friends:
I saw The Sanglorians play a great set Friday night at El Cid in Silverlake.
A six-piece LA-based band, The Sanglorians started their set with “Seventh Avenue.”
Songs that stood out were “My Subconscious,” “The Only Way Out Is In,” and “Everybody Likes A Pretty Girl.” The band played with lots of energy, and the songs really benefited from the use of violin and occasional trumpet.
Their penultimate song was a cover of “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding.” The cover featured powerful distorted guitar sounds and a violin melody line that initially grounded the song but then elevated it to another level.
The Sanglorians plan to release an album in mid-October. For more info. check out Sanglorians.com
I just got around to hearing the latest Camera Obscura album Desire Lines, and I didn’t really connect with any of the songs…except “Break It To You Gently.”
“Break It To You Gently” is sonically upbeat and similar to a song like “Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken.” It’s really Camera Obscura at its best. And the second verse is even better than the first — how many songs can claim that distinction?
Album version + a live video:
Joanna Gruesome is a band from Cardiff that makes dreamy, distorted music with (deliberately) too-quiet vocals.
Their songs really “cleanse the musical palate” — when you’re tired of listening to your usual music and everything sounds a little stale, put on some Joanna Gruesome (top 3 songs are below) to get out of your rut.
1. “Pantry Girl”
2. “Do You Really Wanna Know Why Yr Still In Love With Me?”
3. “Lemonade Grrl”