Unreliable Narrator : North American Tour : Phoenix

Unreliable Narrator in Phoenix

Many claim that phoenix is dead to indie music... i am one of those. However, if you are watching close enough there is plenty to see and in much more intimate settings they you might normally get.

Take for example, Unreliable Narrator out of, Vancouver, British Columbia. They aren't spoken of on Stereogum or Pitchfork, but they will be in Phoenix August 11th... and at The Trunk Space (Barely 1000 square feet). This is a brilliant opportunity to see one of the up and coming Folk acts touring this summer.

The mix of female and male vocals on this work is great. Marry that with beautiful melodies and instrumentation and you have a great group with a solid future.

I have emailed them for some MP3 and if i get them i will post... buy for now check out their myspace.

related links:
... and music will set you free: Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels [March 31 2009]

The Avett Brothers : Daytrotter

More and More from the Avett Brothers

The Avett Brothers did a little set for Daytrotter around SXSW... and finally we get a taste of it.

It is a nice taste too... one song from there upcoming, I and Love and You LP... one previously unreleased. And a couple oldies but goodies.

All the new stuff i hear from this upcoming album sounds great. I am little worried about the mix on some of the stuff they have released off the record... seemed a little more capital records they i thought they would be... but only time will tell on that.

Laundry Room (mp3)


A Lover Like You (mp3)


More of You (mp3)


Paranoid in b Major (mp3)


related links:
... and music will set you free: Listen: i'm back
... and music will set you free: The Avett Brothers Cover the Boss

Dr. Dog to Anti-Records

DR. Dog on the Move

After about 10 years with Park Records, Dr. Dog is making a move over to Anti-Records. This is happy move for us (the fans), the band... but not for Park Records, but lets be honest... were they really giving Dr. Dog the attention the reserved or were they more concerned with Dan Deacon and other Nintendo Pop pioneers? I'm pretty sure Dr. Dog stuck with Park Records 2 or 3 albums longer then they should have... Lets hope Anti-Records gives them the attention they deserve.

Here are some cool Dr. Dog songs:

The Beach (mp3)


The Old Days (mp3)


The Ark (mp3)


Heart It Races (mp3) - Architecture in Helsinki cover


All these lovelies above come form MOKB, whom i love and admire.

[new] The Mountain Goats - Genesis 3:23 [mp3]

The Mountain Goats have done about everything within the spectrum of musical experience. Tapes, Autobiographical albums, Spy albums (heretic) and so on...

So it is really no surprise that they would release an album bases on bible scriptures.

Here is what John Darnielle had to say about it:

"I guess the obvious question is going to be: 'John, have you had some sort of religious awakening?' and while I guess lots of people might want to be coy about answering that, that's never really been my style, so: no. It's not like that. It's not some heavy-narrative-distance deal either, though, and it's not a screed. It's twelve new songs: twelve hard lessons the Bible taught me, kind of. More than that I'd want to wait to say until some people have heard it, which won't be long. Will there be more news soon, quite soon? Like, next week, even? Oh yes there will!"

here is a song from the album... i like it, you might too.

Genesis 3:23 (mp3)

tUnE-yArDs - from Hooves on the Turf

tUnE-yArDs both Tune and Yard!

Alright its late and i am still writing... this is why i stopped writing.

If ever i aspire to be like a blog it is Hooves on The Turf. She has both brilliant way for writing and presenting her material. The videos show puts out are extra ordinary and deserve wide spread viewing.

here is a video from Hooves on The Turf's Northside Festival showcase.

just so i get all the credit to the right places:

Ray Concepcion filmed the whole festival and put together this video. Not only is the music brilliant but the creative work of Ray is too...


tUne-YaRds // FIYA from Ray Concepcion on Vimeo.

You might remember Hooves on the Turfs Tallest Man on Earth videos from SXSW.

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