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Ramona Falls – “Proof”

April 30, 2012 in Alt-Country, Electronic, Experimental, Folk, Indie, Indie Rock by chase | No comments

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"This door needs a bird on it..."

With The Shins officially declaring to the world that they’ve lost their touch, it’s time for a new indie darling to emerge from Portland.  Enter Ramona Falls, an experimental indie rock band started by Brent Knopf, a former Menomena band member. They’re not experimental in the Ariel Pink sense, preferring to take the Yeasayer road of genre-melting.

They’ve got an album coming out tomorrow, and will be playing Cafe Du Nord on May 11th. In the meantime, you can catch some of their other moody jams on Facebook.

Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands – “Especially Your Mother”

April 25, 2012 in Folk, Indie, Indie Rock by chase | No comments

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Accordions are sexy again! Actually, for the first time ever.

Delighted to have come across this little gypsy-inspired number from the unsigned Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands. Bright is no joke with the accordion, hammering out wonderfully quirky tunes that have to have even more significance for those still mourning the loss of the Dresden Dolls. “Especially Your Mother” doesn’t make a whole lot of sense (or maybe I’m just a dolt or misunderstanding of sarcasm or both), but damn if it isn’t nice to listen to.

It could be esoteric for some, but fuck those people. The world music foundation and Crystal Bright’s enchanting voice make this a must-post. Pick up their second album, Muses and Bones, on Bandcamp.

Especially Your Mother by Crystal Bright

Father John Misty – “Nancy From Now On”

April 23, 2012 in Folk, Indie by chase | No comments

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Witches are sooooo boring

Ideally, we’d never start the week with something this downtempo but alas, life. Father John Misty is the solo project of J. Tillman, the original Fleet Foxes drummer. And it doesn’t sound like he’s doing all that bad on his own.

“Nancy From Now On” is a sad, hopeless ballad of a man who has completely just given up.

Oh pour me another drink
And punch me in the face
You can call me Nancy

You had us at “Oh.”

Father John Misty will be among many bands performing at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival this year. The lineup is pretty amazing for a $225 3-day pass, and expect me to post more from it over the next few months (or until tickets sell out, because then what’s the point?)

Father John Misty – Nancy From Now On by subpop

Milk Carton Kids – “New York”

April 11, 2012 in Acoustic, Indie by chase | No comments

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How's that for classic?

Usually two guys with nothing but guitars is only a recipe for subway platforms. But this duo from Eagle Rock, California capture a sound almost long forgotten on their album, Prologue, released last year. “New York” tells a melancholy tale of waiting around in the big city for a wayward love to come around.

Not a bad place to kill some time.

Download Prologue for free from themilkcartonkids.com Thanks to my buddy Dul for the find.

Gramatik – “Talkbox Intended”

April 10, 2012 in Electronic, Indie by chase | No comments

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Elbows up, side to side

This rarely, if ever, happens on Electric Panda Music – but I’ve posted a dubstep song (oh em gee). And even then, you can only categorize “Talkbox Intended” as dubstep on a technicality. If anything, this is pure, modern funk. All I want to say about Gramatik‘s latest (free download) is that it had me dancing in my chair at work even through the 5th listen on repeat.

Now put your mother fuckin’ hands up.

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