“Fortress” by Pinback
The band: Pinback ().
The tune: Fortress (mp3 4:10). [video-QT]
I found this .
Meet the band: [official site]
More tunes:
Reviews:
11 December 2005
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“Your Spain” by The White Birch
The band: The White Birch (Norwegian trio)
The tune: “Your Spain” (mp3 4:21)
I found this via unfiltered delicious. [poster]
Meet the band: [official site]
Ola Fløttum, HC Almendingen and Ulf Rogde
More tunes:
Reviews:
11 December 2005
“Noam Chomsky Spring Break 2002″ by Department of Eagles
The band: Department of Eagles (two 23yo Californians who met at NYU).
The tune: Noam Chomsky Spring Break 2002
(mp3 3:15) off an album called either/both “The Cold Nose” and/or “The Whitey on the Moon UK LP”.
I found this via Said the Gramophone mp3 blog.
The title refers to the band’s roadtrip to break in (unsuccessfully) to NC’s office at MIT, after which the song was written.
Meet the band: [official site]
Daniel Rossen (aka Iron Chrysalis, vocals and guitars) [bio page]
Fred Nicolaus (aka Butterfly Emerging, beats and samples) [bio page]
More tunes: [mp3s from the band] [RealAud from BBC] [Flash clips from Boomkat] [mp3 clips from label] [Amazon w/clips] [Flash clips at TuneTribe]
I like most of these, but not as much as NCSB2.
Reviews: [NewNoise] [PlayLouder] [Skatterbrain]
10 December 2005
“Walk of Shame” by Thee More Shallows
The band: Thee More Shallows (4 SanFranciscans, 3m1f).
The tune: Walk of Shame (no mp3) off the album “More Deep Cuts”.
I found this on Said the Gramophone but they’ve retired it. I miss it so bad I decided to antedate this mp3-less post for it.
Meet the band: [official site] [pix]
David ‘Dee’ Kesler (songwriting)
Chavo Fraser (drums, samples, keyboards, bass)
Jason Gonzales (drums, samples, keyboards, bass)
Odessa Chen (vocals, guitar)
More tunes: [3 mp3s], [one more]
Reviews: [many quotes]
10 December 2005
