After Hours, Anne Rogers, Arms of Kismet, Chris Stamey, Evan Pollack, Grahame Davies, If I Were a Richman, Jon Astley, Kowtow Popof, Neil Luckett, The Crowd Scene, the matthew show, tvfordogs, Venus Flytrap
In New music on November 9, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Sometimes a record comes along that is just plain beautiful. And that record is for your immersion.
Fronted by the husband-and-wife tandem of Grahame Davies and Anne Rogers, and supported by percussionist Evan Pollack, The Crowd Scene mint a timeless pop evoking the bittersweet sensibility of mid-period Beatles, Brian Wilson, Ray Davies, and — more recently — Elvis Costello, the dBs, and Aimee Mann. What emerges is a melancholic optimism that acknowledges life’s oblique obstacles and simple wonders.
Mastered by Jon Astley (The Who, George Harrison, Tori Amos) at Close To The Edge in London, With Complete Glossary for Squares features context-aware cameos from Chris Stamey, formerly of the dBs, and Neil Luckett of tvfordogs.
The record joins a Wampus Multimedia roster that includes new and imminent releases from tvfordogs, the matthew show, Venus Flytrap, Kowtow Popof, and Arms of Kismet, as well as After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed (to which The Crowd Scene contributed “Candy Says”) and If I Were a Richman: a Tribute to the Music of Jonathan Richman (on which they performed “When Harpo Played His Harp”).
Free CD stream
http://forsquares.com
free music, Heavy Denver, Neil Luckett, Roller, Starling, tvfordogs
In New music on September 23, 2008 at 6:00 am
Say hello to Starling (free stream, c’mon), the third CD from London-based modern-rock trio tvfordogs.
Devoid of Weezeresque irony, singer-guitarist Neil Luckett mines a classic, idiosyncratic vein, advancing the go-for-broke assault of Heavy Denver (2002) and brass-ring target-shooting of Roller (2005) with a knowing blend of retro styles and rock archetypes. On Starling, classic rock drenched in early-’70s guitar tones meets the immediacy of modern hi-fi.
Restless in its introspection, Starling calls to mind Jimi Hendrix and even Neil Young. The disarming “Frozen Friend,” with its storming guitar intro and plaintive lead vocal, is one of the most infectious, impassioned tracks of this or any year.
We think you’ll love Starling. That’s why we’re spinning it free. Have a listen?
http://starlingthealbum.com
Sometimes a record comes along that is just plain beautiful. And that record is for your immersion.
