On a stage crowded with Midlake’s psych-folk paraphernalia, Peter Pisano and Brian Moen sat perched on drum stools, bent over their respective instruments: for Brian, a small white drumkit, for Peter, a ratty sunburst acoustic and Roland PK-5 floor controller. Then they played, and they absolutely ruled.
The Trials of Peter Wolf Crier
Posted by Joel on September 27, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/09/the-trials-of-peter-wolf-crier/
Miss Marnie, or Her Majesty Shredding
Fall begins: sunstreaked schoolbuses, pumpkin beers fer sale, Obama in Martha’s Vineyard, crabby homeless, and, of course, some great upcoming releases. Put away your girlpants, and get ready to put on your girllong-johns.
Posted by Joel on September 18, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/09/miss-marnie-or-her-majesty-shredding/
Dreaming as the summer dies
Everyone knows how much Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin means to me (a little too much, maybe), so it´s a pleasure for me to find that their latest “Let It Sway” will be released on August 17th via Polyvinyl. In line with talking about travel, this record took the guys across the US to record with Chris Walla and to find several other ladies to write songs about.
Posted by Joel on July 26, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/07/dreaming-as-the-summer-dies/
Girls Names
Girls Names came at a good time: just when all these “girl” bands were getting stale, we get another girl band worth our ears.
Posted by Joel on June 11, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/06/girls-names/
Songs of Córdoba, Songs of Madrid
Forget the bells of La Giralda (I have), here’s the real music of Spain: from Russian Red to the sextastic sounds of Ke$ha, the tunes of a different world are tracked down and killed with precise blows.
Posted by Joel on June 5, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/06/songs-of-cordoba-songs-of-madrid/
Minor Works
Our pal Joel covers some distance between the last few J. Tillman records: “somewhere in that long walk, Tillman got spooked, his voice etherealized and the grandeur he found in his travels materialized before him in a sparkling vista.” Quite refreshing, not unlike those soda pop commercials we’ve been hearin’ about.
Posted by Joel on April 21, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/04/minor-works/
BLOG HYPE
Some short Saturday jams – I’m branching out a bit from my regular listening patterns. There are days during which I feel like I’m broke on music, and others when my appetite (if this analogy is to be stomached) seems insatiable. Otherwise I feel like I’m entirely predictable in what I like and what I […]
Posted by Joel on April 10, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/04/blog-hype/
Rock Bottom
So I missed Total Bummer 2010 in Gainesville this weekend, and I’m a little sad all over myself. It really just slipped my mind. Now my days are staring at the ceiling, thinking it the surface of the sea above me. I like thinking about being underwater more than being underwater, and I appreciate songs […]
Posted by Joel on March 30, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/03/rock-bottom/
Don’t Worry About the Future — Joel’s 2009 Mix
I’m taking the Ben approach to my post this week and doing a recap of some underrated hits from “the past”: up first, my most recent times, ’09. Since I have to show some discretion, a bunch of good tunes got cut here – I really can’t justify putting anything from Explorers or Second Family […]
Posted by Joel on March 24, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/03/dont-worry-about-the-future-joels-2009-mix/
Bless This Morning Year
Helios
3d,13h and 1m ago
Endless Falls
Loscil
3d,13h and 9m ago
Prelude For Time Feelers
Eluvium
3d,13h and 15m ago
Suite For Violin And Piano: II.
Vivian Taylor
3d,13h and 20m ago
Serenade To Music (original Version With 16 Soloists)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
3d,13h and 25m ago
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