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Review: This City by Patrick Stump

calystarose — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:33:38 +0000

Sincerely sweet, but not naive – I think is a good description for the lyrics. Patrick Stump’s lyrics, at their best, capture a sweetness and hopefulness that I find refreshing. And he always comes across as entirely sincere in this sweetness, so it doesn’t ever feel patronizing. This is the case here in a . . . → Read More: Review: This City by Patrick Stump

Free Music: Steel Train

calystarose — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:08:42 +0000

…and a contest!

Steel Train

Steel Train is an amazing band that I was fortunate enough to see play last year. I absolutely adore this album and hope you give it a listen.

Jack Antonoff, the lead singer, also plays in the band fun. which is another amazing band. So if you like fun. . . . → Read More: Free Music: Steel Train

Band Rec: Scars on 45

calystarose — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:48:49 +0000

So thanks to a free song on AmazonMP3 I found this British indie pop band today.

Scars on 45 band photo

There’s a full biography on their site, but in brief they’re a quintet from Leeds. They’re EP is primarily sung by their male singer, but the female singer takes part too. I love . . . → Read More: Band Rec: Scars on 45

Review: Take A Vacation! by The Young Veins

RSB — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:14:29 +0000

Was it a dream holiday in which your every wish came true, or the vacation from hell where everything went wrong? The reviews for this album tend to be either utterly derisive and completely dismissive of its merits, or positively sparkling with effervescent, unwarranted praise. The album’s actual accomplishments are closer to the middle, . . . → Read More: Review: Take A Vacation! by The Young Veins

Band Rec: Tegan & Sara

calystarose — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:17:50 +0000

This is Tegan & Sara, immensely talented twins from the great land of Canadia, I mean Canada. They’ve been making music since they were fifteen and they’ve been touring almost as long.

You can read a detailed History of Tegan & Sara over on Wikipedia, so I won’t replicate that here. I found them . . . → Read More: Band Rec: Tegan & Sara

Band Rec: Yeasayer

calystarose — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:10:58 +0000

This is Yeasayer, they are Quirky with a capital Q! Some people find them to be an acquired taste, but it’s a taste well worth acquiring. They’re based out of Brooklyn, NY and the three main members are Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton, and Anand Wilder (who gets his hotass on in the video . . . → Read More: Band Rec: Yeasayer

Single Rec: In Transit by Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz

calystarose — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:59:02 +0000

These two dorks are Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz and they're fucking awesome.

So these two guys are the bassists in their bands (Blink-182 & Fall Out Boy respectively), amongst other things. And they decided to make some pretty music together for the Almost Alice not!soundtrack.

Listen to “In Transit” on Grooveshark.

Looking at . . . → Read More: Single Rec: In Transit by Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz