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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

Free Music: Evolove

calystarose — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:44:25 +0000

Evolove

I’ve talked about Evolove before, and now they’re giving away their first ep 2012: Countdown To The End.

Below is the embed from SoundCloud where you can listen to and download the tracks you want. I’ve also included a direct link.

My favorite song is Let Me In, but I really enjoy the . . . → Read More: Free Music: Evolove

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

Single Rec: The Ballad of Mona Lisa by Panic! at the Disco

calystarose — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:02:18 +0000

Great news, Panic! at the Disco has got their new album, Vices & Virtues, all recorded and ready to drop on March 22nd. And we get a taste of it with their first single, The Ballad of Mona Lisa, and it’s fantastic!

I think this was a brilliant choice for the first single . . . → Read More: Single Rec: The Ballad of Mona Lisa by Panic! at the Disco

Single Recs: My Chemical Romance x 2

calystarose — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:25:51 +0000

My Chemical Romance @MCROfficial has released two singles from their forthcoming album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, and they are fucking brilliant. This band continues to reinvent itself in amazing new ways. . . . → Read More: Single Recs: My Chemical Romance x 2

Band Rec: Evolove

calystarose — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:50:27 +0000

This is Evolove. They’re an alternative rock band from Los Angeles. From left to right you have: Billy Berman (bass/acoustic guitar), Colby Jensen (rhythm guitar), Lucy Levinsohn (vocals), Dave Corsile (lead guitar/vocals) and Brian Weathers (drums/percussion). They came together in July of 2009.

They’ve got an EP called 2012: Countdown To The End, which . . . → Read More: Band Rec: Evolove

Single Rec: I’m Confused by Handsome Furs

calystarose — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:53:57 +0000

Handsome Furs is a synth punk indie rock band formed in 2007 and based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [ref]

I got this single from Amazon on a Sub Pop Sampler last year. It was free, but I really quite like it. It’s got a retro feel to it that takes me back to the . . . → Read More: Single Rec: I’m Confused by Handsome Furs

Band Rec: Metric

calystarose — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:21:11 +0000

This is Metric an indie rock/new wave band hailing from the great land of Canada. They are Emily Haines (vocals, synthesizer & guitar), James Shaw (guitar & theremin), Josh Winstead (bassist) and Joules Scott-Key (drummer). They started in Toronto but have been all over the world at various times.

Background Info: Wikipedia Offical Site . . . → Read More: Band Rec: Metric

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