Tintinnabulant

Yesterday I discovered the most glorious website, which hosts free music every single day!

Needless to say, my iTunes library has grown substantially since this discovery, and I have been systematically sampling said tunage with these results:

• *The Wombats, “Let’s Dance to Joy Division” Indie pop at its best- and they’re British! I dare you to listen to this and not feel the urge to convulse wantonly. I downloaded A Guide to Love, Loss, & Desperation last night and am expecting good things. I’ll let you know how it goes..

• *Camphor, “Confidences Shattered” & “The Sweetest Tooth” A soulful mixture of alt-country, folk, and good ole rock-n-roll, Camphor features the rough, doleful vocal talents of film composer Max Avery Lichtenstein’s. Love it. Love it, love it, love it. So much so that I actually ordered their latest album, Drawn to Dust.

• The Little Ones, “Boracay” Kind of like an updated Beach Boys in a way that makes you want to spend the rest of your life on a crowded beach in Cali. Their album’s still downloading. I’m still in Indiana.

• Yelle, “Je Veux Te Voir” Reminiscent of Camille, only slightly more mainstream. I had actually discovered this song a while ago, but due to the nature of the lyrics, I kept it to myself. However, as most people don’t speak French (dommage for them) and the song is so dang peppy, I thought I might as well include it. Really, it’s no worse than your average American rap song..

• Born Ruffians, “Foxes Mate for Life” (and may I just add that I think people should, too) Pretty typical indie, but definitely still good stuff. Love the guitar.

• Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears, “The Zero Light” Nice mixture of hard and light. According to Last.fm, they’ve already been compared to The Beatles, The Kinks, The Move/ELO, Queen, XTC, Yes, Frank Zappa, The Flaming Lips, Ben Folds, and Of Montreal–a pretty impressive lineup. Still looking for the album. Any help?

• House & Parish “This Curse” Rogue Wave-esque melodies with Iron & Wine vocals. And they have a girl!
  

• *The Acorn, “Flood Pt. 1″ I’m pretty sure I already adore this band, and I’ve only heard one song. But I am now proud owner of two albums. This song wants me to dance, watch Tarzan, and go to Africa, simultaneously. Congrats, Canada, for turning out yet another amazing band.

• The Cave Singers, “Seeds of Night” Quirky folk trio that makes me want to curl up with a book and a cup of green tea. Also, they have a harmonica.

• *Tulsa, “Shaker” & “Rafter” Not only is this band’s moniker extremely ironic, it does not all denote what one would expect from such a title. This, my friends, is Indie at its best (very a la Rogue Wave). I approve
  

*Bands that must be given a listen. If you do nothing else with your life, do this!

Hopefully, I will have some album reviews up soon, but now I’ve got a date with my sister’s straightener so I can convince my stylist it was a good idea to give myself rocker bangs…heh.

Lisa M.