March 2010

The Morning Benders – Big Echo [Album Review]

March 10, 2010

Remember that line in As Good As It Gets when Nicholson’s character used one of the greatest panty-dropper lines of all time, “You make me want to be better man.” The Big Echo makes me want to become a better reviewer of music. The Morning Benders shine a bright light on my shortcomings as I [...]

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Port O’Brien newly released video for Leap Year

March 9, 2010

For anyone that’s been reading for the past several years, you know that Port O’Brien is one of my favorite bands. Threadbare was one of our favorite albums from 2009 and POB just released one of the sleeper singles on the album, “Leap Year.” If you’ve ignored them in the past, I highly recommend digging [...]

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Free Energy – Stuck on Nothing [Album Review, SxSW 2010]

March 8, 2010

Who said indie music couldn’t be catchy and accessible? Certainly not Free Energy, a Philadelphia-based quintet by way of Minneapolis. Their debut album from DFA Records, Stuck on Nothing, is a real rocking beauty. And it’s been earning them considerable ink in the blogosphere, making them one of the big buzz bands of SxSW 2010. [...]

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Sunday MP3 Roundup, 3.7.10

March 7, 2010

Here are the tracks we discussed this past week: Sam Quinn – Suite Motown From the HearYa Live Session with The Everybodyfields: Sam Quinn – Mardi Gras Sam Quinn – Gun Dinosaur Feathers – Vendela Vida Dinosaur Feathers – Teenage Whore Hacienda – I Keep Waiting Here are the tracks and a video from our [...]

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SXSW 2010 – What Will Hipsters Be Wearing This Year?

March 5, 2010

Every year that I’ve been to South by Southwest there’s been a fad that I didn’t see coming. 2007 was the year of the skinny jeans. 2008 was the year of the ironic mustache. 2009 was the year of the jorts. So what will it be this year? Trying to figure out what hipsters are [...]

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Plants and Animals show us The Mama Papa [New Video, SxSW 2010]

March 4, 2010

Plants and Animals’ sophomore album, La La Land, will be released April 20th on Secret City Records. “The Mama Papa” is the first single released the video was just polished and released. Video: Plants and Animals – The Mama Papa The band’s SxSW appearances are below: Wed. 3/17 – 6:20 PM @ Brush Square (Across [...]

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Hacienda’s new album, I Keep Waiting [new mp3]

March 4, 2010

San Antonio band and HearYa Live Session alumni, Hacienda, are set to release their sophomore album entitled Big Red and Barbacoa via Alive Records. The album was produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and is scheduled for an April 6th release date. You can hear their first single “I Keep Waiting” here, now. If [...]

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Clem Snide – The Meat of Life [Album Review, Music Video]

March 3, 2010

Over the years of Clem Snide’s existence, I’ve heard a tune here or there and always thought to myself, “Hey self, these guys are pretty good and you should think about picking up one of their albums.” And you know what I did about it? Fuck all. So there I was last week with more [...]

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Dinosuar Feathers – Fantasy Memorial [Album Review, SxSW 2010]

March 2, 2010

Much like the heralded debut from Girls, Dinosaur Feathers’ Fantasy Memorial has influences rooted in 50′s and 60′s pop music. What makes the music pop are the unique rhythms and percussion that propels the music forward with vigor. Lead singer Greg Sullo spent some time in Mali and those ethnic elements seep in throughout their [...]

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First look at Sam Quinn post breakup with The Everybodyfields [new mp3 and bushier beard]

March 1, 2010

Sam Quinn is set to release his first solo album, The Fake That Sank 1,000 Ships, on May 11th via Ramseur Records (a HearYa label fav). We are digesting a promo copy of the album as we speak and it’s a devastatingly beautiful batch of sad songs. Quinn Put it best: “Pop songs are chemically [...]

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