Category: indie pop
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Jump Back :: The Week In Review
This week we broke out with The Chain Gang of 1974…and I just now got Thurdeen’s reference in the title. How sad is that? I am sharp! Regardless, “Matter of Time” is a great tune and definitely worth a listen from their MySpace page. DMitch pimped some of OT-musicboy’s new tuneage…and…uh…I have to agree, that cat…
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Drago Needs Help and HUB Delivers
artist: HUB genre: indie-pop, alt-rock label: unsigned listen now:Upside Down :: Forget Them :: Round and Round Ok. I have something that I just have to get off my chest. My name is Drago and, under normal circumstances, I have a complete and utter disdain for “singer-songwriters.” Whew! I feel much better now. I’m not…
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Preview to a Review
artist: Ledaswan | genre: alternative, indie-rock| label: unsigned Check out this video from San Antonio’s Ledaswan. This particular track is entitled “Faulkner” and is included as part of their latest studio EP NUM83R5 available on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ledaswan/id268417296?uo=4″ title=”Ledaswan”]. Be on the lookout for an “official” Froglix review in the not too distant future. In the…
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Jump Back…The Week in Review
This week kicked off with some cool news about The Kut being considered for the video game Rock Band, pimped a video from Amsterdam’s Go Back to the Zoo for their song “I’m the Night (See You Later)” and followed up with a the latest single from Attention Thieves. “Let It All Out” rocks out loud…
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Reminiscing about Elkland and Discovering The Drums
artist: The Drums | genre: indie pop | label: unsigned | [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-drums/id313290516?uo=4″ title=”The Drums”] I just had a bit of a “where are they now” moment. Back in 2005 I went to see Erasure at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. A band called Elkland opened the show and it turned out to be…
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Picking Up Where They Left Off
artist: Small City Calling | genre: alternative, indie-pop | label: unsigned listen: Hold Me Closer :: Standing Room Only :: Satellites When last we visited Small City Calling they were racking up 2010 Froglix Music Awards in bunches. Fast forward to 2011 and we find this talented quintet from sunny San Diego on the verge…
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Musical Zoo Food
artist: Go Back to the Zoo | genre: alternative, rock | [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/electric/id384623232?uo=4″ title=”Go_Back_to_the_Zoo-Benny_Blisto_(Album)”] Very soon the indie world will converge on on the city of Austin, TX for a quaint little music festival that some of you just may have heard of…I believe it’s called SXSW! Yeah, it’s only the largest indie music gathering/event…
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Indie Pop from Aussie Land
artist: San Cisco | genre: indie pop | label: Jarrah Records ‘Golden Revolver’ is the not only the latest track added to the global broadcast but is also the first from the Australian indie-pop quartet by the name of San Cisco. Josh Biondillo (guitar, keys, vox), Jordi Davieson (guitar, keys, vox), Scarlett Stevens (drums, vox) and…
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Philly's Got Chandeliers…who knew?!?!
artitst: Summer Fiction | genre: indie, folk, rock | label: unsigned [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/chandeliers/id405502447?uo=4″ title=”Summer Fiction”] At first listen it was almost as if these cats were channeling The Jam…but ’tis not so. I checked…no channeling. Good song though. “Chandeliers” from Summer Fiction‘s self-titled, debut release is a folky/indie-pop ditty that waxes a bit retro…but in a…
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OuterSound :: January 2011
listen/download now: OuterSound :: January 2011 We couldn’t very well let January come to a close without an OuterSound Indie Music Podcast could we? Absolutely, not…so here it is. This, our very first episode of 2011, is dedicate to the winners of this year’s Froglix Music Awards (aka The Froggy). Music from Treading Lemmings, Diversifyd,…