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Posts Tagged 'Indie Pop'
Veronica Falls – “Bad Feeling” [VIDEO]
Published 09/14/2011 Veronica Falls Leave a CommentTags: Indie Pop, Pop, Video
Big Troubles – “Sad Girls”
Published 09/09/2011 Big Troubles Leave a CommentTags: Indie Pop, Lo-fi, Pop
MP3: || Sad Girls ||
At the top of the list of my most anticipated albums for the rest of 2011 is New York power-pop quartet Big Troubles’ second album Romantic Comedy. “Sad Girls,” the ultra-catchy lead single from the record (with the best key change of 2011), now has a silly video to go with it. Watch the super ‘dorky’ video above and pick up the MP3 too. A light green/dark green 7″ is out now for “Sad Girls” from Slumberland, and Romantic Comedy will be out on September 27th.
Total Babes – “Without Your Heart”
Published 08/31/2011 Total Babes Leave a CommentTags: Garage, Indie Pop, Pop, Punk
Cleveland’s own Total Babes’ debut album Swimming Through Sunlight hit stores yesterday, and to celebrate, huge climax “Without Your Heart” is now available for download! Pick up the album digitally in webstores, and the CD and vinyl through Old Flame’s Store. And listen/download the first two tracks from the album below.
MP3: || Like They Always Do ||
MP3: || Be So True ||
Gauntlet Hair – “Top Bunk”
Published 08/31/2011 Gauntlet Hair Leave a CommentTags: Drone, Experimental, Indie Pop, Indie Rock
MP3: || Top Bunk ||
I meant to post this song a long time ago, but I didn’t. Basically, Gauntlet Hair rocks, this song rocks, and the album this song’s gonna be on is gonna rock. Gauntlet Hair will be out October 18 on Dead Oceans.
Cleveland pop heroes Bears just released an update on their Kickstarter saying that they’re 75% of the way to accomplishing their goal, and that they got the masters back for the album adding that they’re the best songs they’ve ever recorded. So they put together a quick preview of five songs from the album, listen to them in the video above. Also, they still need a little over a thousand bucks to hit the goal in their Kickstarter, so go help them out!
Sleeping Bag – “Beside”
Published 08/11/2011 Sleeping Bag Leave a CommentTags: Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Pop
MP3: || Beside ||
Under The Radar recently premiered “Beside” from Bloomington, IN pop trio Sleeping Bag. This instantly-lovable pop jam appears on Sleeping Bag’s self-titled debut, which actually just released last Tuesday. Based on this and their earlier single “Slime,” which you can listen to below, the album is really shaping up to be one of the most enjoyable of the year. Stream the entire album on their Bandcamp, or go to Joyful Noise, where it’s available for order on blue and black vinyl, as well as the special official Sleeping Bag sleeping bag.
MP3: || Slime ||
Listen to a new track and big 50′s bopper “Lampshade Talker” from Chicago lo-fi kids BIGCOLOUR, that’ll be making an appearance on their debut album. No date or title on the album yet, but keep an eye out as it’ll hopefully be out by the end of the year.
MP3: || Record Store ||
California pop label Slumberland has been hitting a homerun with me lately, from Pains’, Girls Names, Kids on a Crime Spree, the signing of Big Troubles, and now this. Gold-Bears is the pop project of former Plastic Mastery mastermind Jeremy Underwood, and by the looks of it, Gold-Bears is here to stay. “Record Store,” the opener on their debut Are You Falling In Love?, is a head-banging fuzz anthem that you’ll be belting out in your car, or at least I have. The album is available from Slumberland on pink/white swirl vinyl here.
Swimsuit – “Sunlight” & “Evaporation”
Published 08/01/2011 Swimsuit Leave a CommentTags: Indie Pop, Lo-fi, Pop, Post-Punk
MP3: || Sunlight ||
MP3: || Evaporation ||
As the weather in these summer months has been filled with sun-filled scorching days, Michigan reverb-pop group Swimsuit reminds us that “sunlight burns.” Check out the opener and closer off their self-titled debut that just recently got its release from Virginia label Speakertree Records, who previously released Cloud Nothings’ Turning On on vinyl. The “reverb-doused, surf-tinged, beautiful pop songs fighting with a hazy punk undercurrent” LP is available now on vinyl through Speakertree’s site, and is also streaming for a limited time on Speakertree’s BandCamp. I heavily recommend this album for any Beach Fossils fans out there, or pretty much anyone who enjoys a quick, fun summer album.
Total Babes – “Be So True”
Published 07/26/2011 Total Babes Leave a CommentTags: Garage, Indie Pop, Lo-fi, Pop
MP3: || Be So True ||
Pitchfork posted this jam today, here’s the second track from Total Babes’ upcoming debut album, Swimming Through Sunlight. Preorder this LP on purple vinyl from Old Flame Records, out on August 30th and it’s limited to 200 copies. I advise you to do it cause this is one of my favorite albums of this year so far, listen to the opener “Like They Always Do” below.
Wombs’ Unitopians Available on Vinyl, Show at Happy Dog
Published 07/05/2011 Wombs Leave a CommentTags: Indie Pop, News
Cleveland chamber-pop group Wombs put out one of the best albums out of Cleveland last year with Unitopians. Now the album is appropriately getting a vinyl release from German label Ratio Records. It’s limited to 500 copies and its on clear smoky vinyl, order it from their store. The band will also be playing at the Happy Dog with Indiana bands husband&wife and Sleeping Bag on July 6th. Check out the flyer for the show and third track off Unitopians, “Protein Shake,” below.
New Caddywhompus EP, Show at Happy Dog
Published 07/04/2011 Caddywhompus Leave a CommentTags: Experimental, Indie Pop, Noise
MP3: || The Weight ||
New Orleans duo Caddywhompus have followed up their 2010 colossal Remainder, with a brand new EP, The Weight. Check out the big title track above, or head over to their label, Community Records, to download the whole EP for free. Caddywhompus will be making a stop in Cleveland at the Happy Dog with fellow labelmates A Billion Ernies on Tuesday (tomorrow), and I’ll be DJing before the bands from 8-10. So come out, eat a hot dog, and see these fun out-of-towners!
Kids On A Crime Scene – “Sweet Tooth”
Published 07/02/2011 Kids On A Crime Spree 1 CommentTags: Glam, Indie Pop, Pop
MP3: || “Sweet Tooth” ||
Here’s a track from one of then newer releases from California’s popstar label Slumberland. Kids On A Crime Spree’s “Sweet Tooth,” along with the rest of their debut album We Love You So Bad, is a sunny drive with your top down on the glam and twee pop highway. Pick up this eight song white vinyl 12″ through mail order from Slumberland for $9.
Total Babes – “Without Your Heart” [LIVE VIDEO]
Published 06/29/2011 Total Babes 1 CommentTags: Garage, Indie Pop, Lo-fi, Video
The Happy Thoughts – “One More Fish”
Published 06/28/2011 The Happy Thoughts Leave a CommentTags: Garage, Indie Pop, Pop
STREAM: || “Sweet Dirty Love” ||
I made the joke before and I’ll make it again, The Happy Thoughts has more hooks than a fishing box!!! Before you stop visiting my site because of that joke, check out these songs from the Lafayette, IN power-pop trio’s debut album. I heavily recommend it for those who have been digging Cloud Nothings’ album this year, just clean and fun garage-pop. It’s out now on Hozac, and they might still be on the gold edition, so head over to their store and buy it!
Trouble Books and Mark McGuire 2nd Pressing Preorder and “The Golden Waste”
Published 06/20/2011 Mark McGuire , Trouble Books 1 CommentTags: Ambient, Indie Pop
The first pressing of the collaborative album between the Akron husband-and-wife ambient-pop duo Trouble Books and Cleveland guitar-celeb Mark McGuire of 250 copies went extremely fast. So don’t miss out on the second pressing on transparent orange vinyl, which is up now for preorder at the Bark & Hiss store. And if you want my opinion, this is one of the best albums of the year, if not the best. If you haven’t heard it yet, listen to the second track on the album, “”Song for Reinier Lucassen’s Sphinx,” below. And listen to the Altered Zones premiered track “The Golden Waste.”
MP3: || “Sports” ||
MP3: || “Dino DNA” ||
FULL DISCLOSURE: I AM IN THIS BAND
Our debut album, Dino DNA, is available now on our Bandcamp for free download. We also got our “I Love You Now” 7″s back from Gotta Groove Records, and you can pick up a copy through Bandcamp. It’s limited to 100 copies on all sorts of cool recycled color vinyl. We’re playing a bunch of Cleveland shows and a Lafayette, IN date next week, and we’ll be selling the 7″s there. Shows include Now That’s Class on the 19th with noise kids Madame and the Moist Towelletes, The Black Sparrow (Lafayette, IN) on the 22nd with Why I Like Robins, The Happy Dog on the 24th with Total Babes and Library Time, and Larchmere Porchfest with Filmstrip and a ton of others. We’ll also be making an appearance on WRUW’s Live From Cleveland show on Thursday the 23rd, it airs from 10-11pm. I hope you all enjoy the album and come out and see us! And watch the goofy beach video for “I Love You Now” below.
Library Time – “Africa”/”My Car, Your Car”
Published 06/02/2011 Library Time 2 CommentsTags: Garage, Indie Pop, Pop
Genre: Garage, Indie Pop, Pop
Year: 2011
Location: Cleveland, OH
Label: Self-released
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MP3: || “Africa” ||
Having just started near the beginning of this year, Library Time have taken over Cleveland with their intensely fun pop songs and live show. Listen and download the head-bopper “Africa” and 60′s leaning “My Car, Your Car” above. You can catch these guys at a bunch of shows over the next month including June 20th at the Beachland Tavern with Super Vacations and June 24th with Dino DNA, Mhmm, and Total Babes.
A Lull – “Water & Beasts”
Published 05/22/2011 A Lull Leave a CommentTags: Experi, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Pop
Genre: Avant-Pop, Art Rock, Indie Pop
Year: 2011
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Mush Records
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Chicago avant-poppers A Lull released their highly anticipated debut album Confetti a couple weeks ago. Most likely you’ve heard the older mixes for “Weapons For War,” “Spread It All Around,” and more recently “Mammals,” but here’s the newest taste with the crazy-melodic “Water & Beasts.” Also, the boys are shooting a video for “Some Love” as we speak so keep a look out for that. Confetti is out on Mush Records in the US and Something In Construction in Europe, and you can pick up the vinyl right here.
Girls Names – “Bury Me” [VIDEO]
Published 05/11/2011 Girls Names 1 CommentTags: Indie Pop, Pop, Video
Girls Names’ debut album Dead To Me is out now on Slumberland.
