Paper Crows #2 - Fingertips

I gave Paper Crows debut release "Stand Alight" a positive little write up back in August. After quietly writing new material in-between playing a few shows they now return with the equally wonderful "Fingertips" which is released in anticipation of the duos second single 'Follow the Leader' which comes out February 21st.

"Fingertips" has a distinct early Portishead feel to it, an atmospheric melancholy pop-noir with a beautiful soulful touch through which allows Emma Panas glorious vocal to shine through in a brooding, mature and ultimately rewarding listening experience.

See for yourself below:

Paper Crows - Fingertips by Sainted PR

Here is the debut single to love. You can get this off iTunes right now.
Stand Alight - Paper Crows by Sainted PR

Another one to watch in 2011 then. They play a HMV show on 4th Feb but it's sold-out so unless you have a ticket you'll have to wait in line for their next gig.

Glasser #4 - Spinner Session, Lindstrom Remix and Shows

Some exciting Glasser news here, this post is a bit of a three pronged attack so straight off with this wonderful remix by Lindstrøm of Mirrorage:


I don't tend to like remixes, I am going to guess that this is the first one I've ever posted to this site, they normally add nothing to the original apart from some horrendous dance beat, this one though is plain and simply a bit mental, in a good way.

The extension of the incessant tribal drumming beat and haunting vocals combined with some distortion and additional emphasis on the moody, witchy feel of the music makes for a wonderful reworking.
It's being released on 12" here.




Glasser performed a great session for Spinner recently, you can watch it all here, sample below. A bit special this lady. Absolutely love "Apply":



After that you're surely wanted to see if for yourself, right?

Good News, UK shows below: See you at XOYO:

19 Feb – Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club
20 Feb– Glasgow, Scotland – Captains Rest
21 Feb – Manchester, England – Deaf Institute
22 Feb – London, England – XOYO
23 Feb – Brighton, England – The Hope

Order the album and read by album review on my last post here.

Tristen - New Music "Introducing"

Tristen is a Nashville songstress who has created a distinct sound weaving classic country and singer/songwriter balladry to create some warm, reflective and entertaining material, highlighted perfectly on lead-single "Eager For Your Love".

Tristen - Eager For Your Love by AmericanMythRecordings

Tristen highlights a strong vocal, a reflective sometimes witty song-writing ability with enjoyable melodies. Perfect for a weekend tucked away at home.

A full-length album 'Charlatans At The Garden Gate' is due out February 1st 2011 for now, you can download the entire 7" single 'Eager For Your Love' for free if you head over to http://www.tristen.com/. Listen to another of the tracks below:

Tristen - Baby Drugs by AmericanMythRecordings

Dreamers of the Ghetto #2 - Digital Album Release

http://dreamersoftheghetto.bandcamp.com/
http://dreamersoftheghetto.tumblr.com/

Hot on the heels of my introducing piece Dreamers of the Ghetto have released a digital album. Read back over that piece for my initial reaction to this exciting new band, three weeks later I'm still hooked, so this for me at least, is welcome news and continues a great start to 2011.

If you head over to their bandcamp site you can download the self-titled 'Dreamers of the Ghetto' album which contains eight tracks on a pay what you like basis. Don't be too much of a cheapskate now, the quality of these tracks merits a decent contribution at least.

Listen to "Phone Call" and "Tether" below, surely enough to perk up your interest:

Dreamers of the Ghetto - Phone Call by morrisday

Dreamers of the Ghetto - Tether by morrisday

Braids - New Music "Introducing"

http://www.myspace.com/braidsmusic

Braids are a bit of a 'buzz band' at the moment, the Canadian experimental quartet appear to be justifying it with the quality of the tracks I've heard, with a debut album 'Native Speaker' due on 18th Jan in the US/Canada we'll soon know if the band have managed to build on the quality and produce perhaps one of the best debut albums of 2011.

The single "Lemonade" is a seven minute slow-burning, swirling masterpiece of ambient shoegaze, a hypnotic guitar riff and a beautiful soft vocal. Listen below:

BRAIDS 'Lemonade' by kaninerecords

Another track I've heard is "Plath Heart" which is similar in quality to "Lemonade"; combining gorgeous harmonies, multi-layered melodies and fizzing guitar rhythm but is a shorter, more urgent offering.

Both tracks are instantly rewarding and are getting me excited for the album which I'm yet to hear, pretty sure I'll be back on here raving about it once I have!

Braids - Plath Heart by morrisday

Comparisons for me have to start at Dirty Projectors / Angel Deradoorian but Braids have crafted a experimental, dreamy sound that for me is quite unique.

You can download a free live performance from the ever amazing nyctaper here.

Braids - 2010-11-30, Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY  USA
Tracks [Total Time 34:42]
01 Peach Wedding>
02 Lemonade>
03 Candy Spills>
04 Native Speaker
05 banter
06 Glass Deers

Watch this wonderful live perforance of Lemonade:

Braids perform an interlude into Lemonade at Knitting Factory BK from BlearyEyedBrooklyn.com on Vimeo.

Hotkid - New Music "Introducing"

http://www.myspace.com/ilovehotkid http://www.hotkid.ca/

I'm sure the obvious comparison for Ontario based Hotkid are White Stripes in reverse, they remind me of some early Blood Red Shoes which I guess is just as easy a suggestion.

They aren't exactly a new band having formed five or so year ago, but it was their newest single "Yours and Mine" which led to my discovery of them. It's a gritty adreneline filled rock & roll juggernaunt which will blow the cobwebs off hangover and is highly recommened. Listen to it below:

Hotkid - Yours and Mine by morrisday

Great? Yes. Well you can go and download the track for free directly from the band, then buy the four track EP 'Under the Streetlight' (10" vinyl or digital) as well as an earlier album (which I'm yet to hear) from the bands shop here. Another track from the same release is the powerful, raw "Fake it" it's another monster offering. Listen:

Fake It by HotKid

The video for "Yours and Mine":