The Oregon-based band Horse Feathers recently visited the fine folks over at They Shoot Music – Don’t They to perform a couple of tracks. As you can see, the coffeehouse atmosphere led to some rather unusual audience interactions, as well as a great performance of two tracks from their latest: Thistled Spring. Check them out, after the cut:
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From Seattle, Seapony is surf pop for the sentimental. Their first release – Dreaming – a 7″ on Double Denim records is a record full of breathy vocals and jangly guitars. The sort of sounds that, combined, are perhaps more of the late Summer evenings than they are of sweltering afternoons at the height of season. Simply put, it’s a Summer record that makes you reach for a long-sleeved shirt…
Recently, J. Tillman recorded a great, ten-song set of covers from Neil Young’s Tonight’s the Night. And thanks to the fine folks over at Aquarium Drunkard, you can hear it for free! So, why wait? Head on over and check it out.
Need a pick me up? Then head on over to Pitchfork and listen to the new single “Heart in Your Heartbreak” from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. The vibrant, poppy track will be released by Slumberland as part of a 7″/digital single on Dec. 14th.
If their forthcoming album – Belong – sounds this good when it’s released in March, then we’re all in for an excellent Spring! Check it out!
(And let’s not forget the awesome “Say No To Love,” which was released this Summer!)
All Songs Considered’s recent review of this year’s CMJ (College Music Journal) came with a lot of awesome surprises – perhaps the best of which is First Aid Kit. First Aid Kit is two Swedish sisters – Klara and Johanna Söderberg – who make lovely, dreamy, and – most of all – exuberant music. From their cover of Fleet Foxes’ “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” to their original tracks, First Aid Kit’s music has the unusual quality of being both natural and ethereal. The songs range easily from moments of introspection, to raucous, confessional declarations of the soul. In a year that brought us the return of Ace of Base, I think First Aid Kit might be just the hero we were holding out for…