Here is yet another outstanding album from Emmy Curl. Ether is the young artist’s 2009 EP before Origins which was also featured in FrostClick.
The album offers the best of the artist’s first songs, all recorded and mixed by Curl. Get ready for some lucid dreaming and sonic pleasure as Ether features nine tracks of acoustic dream pop.
There’s acoustic folk pop, then there’s awesome, vibrant acoustic folk rock from The Novel Ideas! These Massachusetts natives can evoke emotion and create a beautiful mood with just skilful guitar rhythms and melodic singing.
It all started with a Mandolin, a musical instrument from the lute family functioned to play light classical string repertory, and a batch of songs written while shuttered away during a year in Siberia shared between two friends to birth what we know now as Norwegian Arms. With just these simple instruments, the group was able to give body and weight to their earnest, upbeat and thoughtful freak-folk.
By now, plenty of people have caught the Grimes bug. This Canadian music maker didn't expect her first album to become so successful but it was and it was even critically praised by several music reviewers for its eccentricity and originality.
Geidi Primes was released last 2010 and contains 11 tracks that range from folkish electro dub to just an overall weird soundscape. Majority of the tracks on the album including the title itself are based on Frank Herbert's best selling science fiction novel, Dune.
Expect to find references at every turn as you listen to the record. It takes you on a mystical journey that transcends and pulls you out of Earth and into a beautiful world few would ever experience.
Crescent Fresh is the second album by The Mondales, a three-piece pop punk band coming from St. Louis. As an upcoming group from a genre where bands like New Found Glory, Blink-182 and Paramore already flourish, they sure have a numerous challenges to conquer but nevertheless their humble beginnings will eventually lead to their inevitable mainstream success.
This three piece music group hailing from Seattle, Washington have a really eccentric taste for electronic music. In a way it feels like listening to something made for the evenings that end with a good drink or a smoke. What makes their album fun is that there is a supernatural element at work, an x-factor that can incite the most languid sensations and make you break out and dance inside the room.
Andrew Jonathan’s self titled compilation is a seven track album of acoustic goodies. It is easy to the ear with a grunge like outfit to polish the commercial needs of the listeners. Maintaining focus though can be a bit difficult because of the singer’s gruff tones suddenly springing out from time to time, but still, it doesn’t spoil the good music that it is.
Death In The Afternoon‘s May 2012 release entitled Singles & B-sides is a sonic goldmine for electro dance enthusiasts.
Hailing from Sweden, this five-piece band is composed of Christian (vocals/guitasr/synth), Albin (guitar/synth), Linda (bass/synth), and Rasmus (drums/synth). There is a distinct brand in Death in the Afternoon‘s music that you wouldn’t hear in any other band. The musical infusion of rock, 80s influence, new wave, and electro make a solid foundation for the collection.
In need of a new sound? Here’s another refreshing treat for those thirsty ears. Featuring a hefty set of 14 tracks, The Pato Collection by Pato Margetic will surely ignite your weary souls.
Hailing form Detroit, Michigan, Pato Margetic has the full package—looks and undeniable musical talent. Aside from being a singer, guitarist, and musician, Pato has also been selected by Cosmopolitan magazines as Michigan’s 2012 Bachelor of the Year.
