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Blackout Beach was conceived like a part task for prolific Vancouver-based vocalist/songwriter Carey Mercer (Frog Eye, Blue Pine). Originally known as “Bertrand Russell and the united states Golf club” it morphed into its last incarnation following the demise of Blue Pine in 2001. Just like his hyper-literate, frequently doom-laden use …

Providing a playful selection of indie rock and roll that weaves moving guitar patterns though free, hooky melodies and sweet but snarky vocals, Delivered Ruffians certainly are a group that was produced in Midland, Ontario, Canada in 2002 by guitarist and singer Luke LaLonde, his cousin Mitch DeRosier on bass …

Minneapolis, MN, indie rock and roll classicists Tapes ‘n Tapes formed in the wintertime of 2003, when guitarist/vocalist Josh Grier (aka “Tapes 1”), bassist Matt Kretzmann (“‘n”) and guitarist Steve Nelson (“Tapes 2”) began crafting an audio that harked back again to the Pixies and Pavement and in addition recalled …

Easily among the busiest people in indie rock, vocalist/keyboardist Spencer Krug from the critically hailed Montreal band Wolf Parade (in addition to in your free time Frog Eyes member) leads Sunset Rubdown, designed to be yet another outlet for Krug’s songwriting and somewhat even more experimental than Wolf Parade. Krug …

Moonface began this year 2010 like a single task of already-incredibly-busy Montreal, Canada multi-instrumentalist Spencer Krug. Krug was at that time perhaps most widely known as the pianist, vocalist, and an initial songwriter for indie rings Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown, but he in addition has logged period with Frog …

Shaped in the past due 2000s by Colin Huebert and Erik Arnesen while both musicians had been even now members of acclaimed Canadian folk-pop outfit Great Lake Swimmers, Siskiyou keeps a lot of the cinematic scope and north folk architecture of GLS, but doubles straight down on the darker, more …

Wesleyan graduate Dylan Rau started indie electro quartet Carry Hands during a particularly tumultuous amount of time in his love life. Interpersonal episode and changing passionate tides offered as his motivation for writing a large number of fresh tunes. Needing an store to unleash this innovative fury, Rau known as …

Thomas Sanders may be the mysterious music-maker behind the twisty artwork rock noises of Tap Faucet. The Reading, England-based revolving cast of music artists also contains Paul Jones, Jonny Ronette, Peter Hefferan, and Pete Doggie, most of whom performed on Touch Tap’s debut recording, Lanzafame. The blogger top notch drew …

Self-described “Sloppy Pop” trio Parlovr (pronounced “parlor”) shaped in Montreal, Quebec in 2005 across the skills of Louis Jackson, Alex Cooper, and Jeremy MacCuish. Having a seriously beat-up arsenal of drums, keyboards, and guitars, the trio bangs out willful slabs of experimental rock and roll that reflect an array of …

Canadian indie pop clothing Clues was shaped in Montreal in 2007 round the skills of Alden Penner (aka Alden Ginger from the Unicorns) and Brendan Reed (Arcade Fire). Bolstered from the solid songwriting of Penner and a recently minted 2008 lineup that included fellow Montreal music artists Ben Borden, Lisa …