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Elise Nordling's top indie pop and indie rock picks
April 30 - May 13
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Blonde Redhead, "23"
The new Blonde Redhead is a bit softer, a bit smoother, and a bit prettier than their previous amazing releases. Highly recommended.
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from 23 (4AD)
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Rumskib, "Springtime"
The most Cocteau-y, Slowdive-inspired, My Bloody Valentine-ish shoegazey pop I've heard in a long, long time. The guitar sounds alone will make you feel like it's 1991 all over again.
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from Rumbskib (Darla / Quince)
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The Winston Jazz Routine, "A Ghost Beneath the Tower"
I'm not really clear why this band from Nashville calls itself the Winston Jazz Routine, when they're totally not jazz. At all. Instead, they're strange, yummy indie pop ambient twee stuff.
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from Sospiri (The Record Machine)
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Purchasing information available at therecordmachine.net
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Dean & Britta, "Words You Used To Say"
These two ex-Luna-ites are continuing to make pretty mellow pop music, but this time around it's a bit more electronic.
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from Back Numbers (Zoe/Rounder Records)
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Mus, "Una Sabana Al Viento"
I want to find the person who sent me the Mus promo package and thank them, because this stuff is so pretty and electronic-y and folky and wonderful. They're from Xixon, Spain (I can't even begin to imagine how to pronounce that), and definitely worth checking out.
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from La Vida (Green UFOs Records)
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Home Video, "Sleep Sweet"
Also from Brooklyn (why are all the bands from Brooklyn these days, anyway?), Home Video creates a lovely mash of electronic-indie-pop-rock that makes me all smiley. For fans of Postal Service, Radio Dept.
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from No Certain Night or Morning (Defend Music / Etch N Sketch)
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The Damnwells, "Golden Days"
Twangy, catchy indie pop-rock from Brooklyn. For fans of Golden Smog, Pete Yorn.
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from Air Stereo (Zoe/Rounder Records)
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The Besnard Lakes, "And You Lied To Me"
Because it is impossible for there to be too many great bands from Montreal, here come the Besnard Lakes. They're more old-skool rock 'n roll than many of their city-mates, but they have that flair for dramatic songs that seems to go with living in Canada.
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from The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse (Jagjaguwar/Outside/Earworm/Static Caravan)
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Chris Garneau, "We Don't Try"
This singer-songwriter from Brooklyn crafts sweet, soft almost-lullabies, with piano, strings, and whisper-like vocals.
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from Music For Tourists (Absolutely Kosher)
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The Frail, "Count on This"
Freshly signed to Tricycle Records and currently in the studio working on their first album, the Frail has already become an addiction for me, as I keep revisiting their MySpace page to listen again and again. For fans of Postal Service, Home Video.
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from The Frail EP (Tricycle Records)
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– Compiled by Elise Nordling
Posted April 2007
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