Hoodie Allen samples a lot of indie tracks and the mixes it into something completely different. Below is some of the tracks from his upcoming mixtape. Enjoy!
Right, before you all slag me off either on the comment board or in your brain; I’m fully aware that Travis went very awful very quickly.
Your abuse (and the abuse I’m giving myself) is the reason I’m uploading this at such a silly hour.
I used to like them, those Travis boys, they used to rock and for a small period of time they were the only British band doing anything in the aftermath of Brit-pop.
Here is their first major hit. This is off their first album Good Feeling, which I strongly suggest you go and buy from iTunes by clicking here. Enjoy.
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After leaving their major label Geffen, Weezer is just about to sign with an indie to help distribute their new album Heavy Metal, according to an interview with the Danbury, CT’s New Times.
“I’ve spent the entire morning trying to come up with a name for the record,” joked Cuomo, who just turned 40 this year. “How does Heavy Mental sound? There’s definitely going to be more raw rock energy on this one.”
Late last year Rivers told MTV the band was still weighing its distribution options:
“Is it gonna be an old-fashioned CD put out by a record label? Is it gonna be something that’s only online? Is it gonna be a shorter album, eight songs, is it gonna be a longer album, 20 songs? We don’t know. Everything’s up in the air right now.”
Heavy Metal isnt the greatest title in the world, but Im more looking forward to hearing their collaboration with Ryan Adams.
We Are Scientists are a great indie rock band that are really gaining popularity. In their new track “Rules Don’t Stop” there are no real deviations from their norm. More great pop-rock from We Are Scientists can be found on their upcoming album Barbara in June.
RouteNote is proud to be associated with Falmouth Sound, a new live music event set against a beautiful waterside backdrop at Events Square, Falmouth Sound 2009 promises an eclectic mix of quality music from 21st-century indie, blues and folk to vintage reggae, rocksteady and ska for two days and two nights this August Bank Holiday weekend.
Brought to you by a passionate bunch of music and events aficionados who’ve worked their magic behind the scenes at the likes of Glastonbury, Beautiful Days and The Eden Sessions, Falmouth Sound brings you two days with two very different vibes to get your hands clapping and feet skanking – the ultimate way to send off the summer in style.
Saturday 29th August
Technicolour indie rockers and festival favourites The Wombats (whose single ‘Let’s Dance to Joy Division’ won them Best Dancefloor Filler at the NME Awards) top the bill on Saturday, supported by The Boxer Rebellion (who’ve outsold artists including Kings Of Leon, Coldplay and MGMT on US iTunes), finger-picking blues meets Ninja Tune man Fink, one of the music industry’s most non-talked about geniuses, Foy Vance, Ireland’s more sophisticated reply to Van Morrison, and Melo Park, the acoustic brainchild of Kosheen’s Sian Evans.
Sunday 30th August
On a completely different tip, The Wailers (the most famous reggae band in the world, who backed Bob Marley and have sold over 250 million albums) are heading up the show on the Sunday, backed by the two-tone power of The Neville Staple band, featuring Pauline Black – respectively an ex-Special and the glorious voice of The Selecter, and the mighty Gabbidon, offering a fusion of reggae, rock, ska and jazz styles from one of the founding members of the legendary 1970s band Steel Pulse.
Further big-name acts for both nights will be announced soon, along with local bands who’ll be gracing the stage on both days, when the event will be open for free to allow people to come and support the local music scene.
Tickets are available from Ticket Angels, and you can sign up to the Falmouth Sound mailing list for more information here:
Loose, bluesy, indie rock in a style mixing influences from both modern and (to me) 1970’s Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart sounds. The singer’s voice in particular reminds me of ‘The Rod’ at times. As a whole the album is more modern and grungey/garagey than this might suggest. Pick the Diamond out of it…
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