After first attracting our surprised attention back in June with their beautiful song Grandpa with Organ Deuce which appeared on Fort Collins, Colorado imprint Patient Sounds' essential first sampler, Seattle's Martha! Mother have finally released their debut cassette on another adorable Colorado label, Denver's still pretty new Silent Farm Recordings, home to beautiful bands such as Memory Screen, Pasture, or Cradling.
Charles comprises twelve fragile pop songs halfway between folk and more experimentalist sounds. The music is masterfully crafted, quite a considerable amount of time and effort must have been spent on sequencing the impressing variety of employed instruments. It's a rather slow and quiet album, music for winter daydreaming (without ever relying on means we usually associate with "dream pop") that is still truly exciting from the first to the last note. Posada is particularly breathtaking and Charles' standout song, a short, almost casually hushed duet over subtle organ chords and a crescendo guitar/string part that ultimately gives way to a truly enchanting acoustic finale. Watch the brand new, fittingly Christmas themed, nostalgic and melancholic video for Posada below, wonderfully edited by Joseph Yonker.
Stream the whole album on Silent Farm's bandcamp and purchase the C32 tape or download Charlesover here.
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After first attracting our surprised attention back in June with their beautiful song Grandpa with Organ Deuce which appeared on Fort Collins, Colorado imprint Patient Sounds' essential first sampler, Seattle's Martha! Mother have finally released their debut cassette on another adorable Colorado label, Denver's still pretty new Silent Farm Recordings, home to beautiful bands such as Memory Screen, Pasture, or Cradling.
Charles comprises twelve fragile pop songs halfway between folk and more experimentalist sounds. The music is masterfully crafted, quite a considerable amount of time and effort must have been spent on sequencing the impressing variety of employed instruments. It's a rather slow and quiet album, music for winter daydreaming (without ever relying on means we usually associate with "dream pop") that is still truly exciting from the first to the last note. Posada is particularly breathtaking and Charles' standout song, a short, almost casually hushed duet over subtle organ chords and a crescendo guitar/string part that ultimately gives way to a truly enchanting acoustic finale. Watch the brand new, fittingly Christmas themed, nostalgic and melancholic video for Posada below, wonderfully edited by Joseph Yonker.
Stream the whole album on Silent Farm's bandcamp and purchase the C32 tape or download Charlesover here.
Martha! Mother - PosadaMartha! Mother - Don't Call Me Unce Anymore
Mikey of Blackbird Blackbird just put this brand new single up for free download via Soundcloud, taken from his second upcoming full-lenght. This time, Mikey's beautiful vocals are more focused and not so much hidden behind dreamy layers and blissed-out filters (not necessarily saying that's a bad thing, however), but the outcome is a far more poppy sound, all though still hailing towards the tropical, warm winds of Hawaii. Remember to check out newest music video for Purehere.
Mikey of Blackbird Blackbird just put this brand new single up for free download via Soundcloud, taken from his second upcoming full-lenght. This time, Mikey's beautiful vocals are more focused and not so much hidden behind dreamy layers and blissed-out filters (not necessarily saying that's a bad thing, however), but the outcome is a far more poppy sound, all though still hailing towards the tropical, warm winds of Hawaii. Remember to check out newest music video for Purehere.
I don't know if they're molesting them little girls or wherever their name might come from, but I have to say it's fine with me considering The Meanest Boys' purest aural splendor. Actually, The Meanest Boys is the solo project of Hollywood, California's William Alexander Marquis IV, and after having dropped a cassette on Mirror Universe and before releasing a full length on Cosmos Recordings in the UK next year, this is what he has done in between: recording a wonderful EP full of lush and optimistically toned yet melancholically spirited little pop gems. And you know what, we couldn't possibly ask for more. Stream the whole piece over at William's bandcamp.
The Meanest Boys - Lost in the FireThe Meanest Boys - Big MistakesRead more →
I don't know if they're molesting them little girls or wherever their name might come from, but I have to say it's fine with me considering The Meanest Boys' purest aural splendor. Actually, The Meanest Boys is the solo project of Hollywood, California's William Alexander Marquis IV, and after having dropped a cassette on Mirror Universe and before releasing a full length on Cosmos Recordings in the UK next year, this is what he has done in between: recording a wonderful EP full of lush and optimistically toned yet melancholically spirited little pop gems. And you know what, we couldn't possibly ask for more. Stream the whole piece over at William's bandcamp.
The Meanest Boys - Lost in the FireThe Meanest Boys - Big Mistakes
If you've been keeping an eye on other music blogs during the last couple of days, you might've already gotten your hands on the lovely, new Beach Dreams EP by our tune-maker favorite Teen Daze, with a sound hailing a bit more in the direction of guitar based lo-fi than ever. Go name a price over at bandcamp.
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If you've been keeping an eye on other music blogs during the last couple of days, you might've already gotten your hands on the lovely, new Beach Dreams EP by our tune-maker favorite Teen Daze, with a sound hailing a bit more in the direction of guitar based lo-fi than ever. Go name a price over at bandcamp.
Teen Daze - Let's Fall Asleep Together
We're pretty sure that this information isn't exactly new for you, but just in case, once again: December is here, the snow as well, and, above all, Darren Williams is about to come. No Fear Of Pop is incommensurately proud and ridiculously excited to stage its first-ever show in Berlin, Darren's Star Slinger playing an exclusive showcase at Friedrichshain's RAW-Tempel, next Friday, December 10. To make his first-ever appearance outside the United Kingdom possible, we've joined forces with the wonderful Sydney based blog Life: Aquatic and antistars booking. Istanbul native and Berlin resident Hemi Behmoaras will support with a DJ set.
If you need further arguments for showing up, or any at all besides the prospect of earning our eternal love, take a listen to Star Slinger's latest single Remedy below. The tune is one of Darren's finest tunes so far, perfectly twisted beat and sampling works masterfully arranged in his signature style, once more creating something very distinct and unique. The track will appear on Double Denim's latest 7 inch, a split with one of the other exciting new beatsmiths of 2010, South Carolina's Hard Mix. The single is available for pre-order over here, edition of 150 on colored vinyl. Highly recommended.
See you next week.
Poster design by Nathaniel Whitcomb // Think or Smile.
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We're pretty sure that this information isn't exactly new for you, but just in case, once again: December is here, the snow as well, and, above all, Darren Williams is about to come. No Fear Of Pop is incommensurately proud and ridiculously excited to stage its first-ever show in Berlin, Darren's Star Slinger playing an exclusive showcase at Friedrichshain's RAW-Tempel, next Friday, December 10. To make his first-ever appearance outside the United Kingdom possible, we've joined forces with the wonderful Sydney based blog Life: Aquatic and antistars booking. Istanbul native and Berlin resident Hemi Behmoaras will support with a DJ set.
If you need further arguments for showing up, or any at all besides the prospect of earning our eternal love, take a listen to Star Slinger's latest single Remedy below. The tune is one of Darren's finest tunes so far, perfectly twisted beat and sampling works masterfully arranged in his signature style, once more creating something very distinct and unique. The track will appear on Double Denim's latest 7 inch, a split with one of the other exciting new beatsmiths of 2010, South Carolina's Hard Mix. The single is available for pre-order over here, edition of 150 on colored vinyl. Highly recommended.
See you next week.
Poster design by Nathaniel Whitcomb // Think or Smile.
Our man Dylan from the supposedly rather quiet town of Florence, South Carolina (just guessing, I could be wrong here), who makes ridiculously amazing music under the moniker Persona La Ave and who has already blessed us with quite a few jaw-dropping tunes this year has finally got his stuff together and made the long-overdue step of putting out his debuting physical release. Brothers Was Taken collects some of Dylan's finest gems and sums up every feature that made us fall in love with this lad's easy-on experimentalism back when the season of joy was just about to start, and guess what, it still works on a way too cold and freezing late November night. Preserve that feeling right now via the magic of magnetism on Triple U Tapes for a very reasonable amount of money.
Persona La Ave - BackroadsPersona La Ave - DiveRead more →
Our man Dylan from the supposedly rather quiet town of Florence, South Carolina (just guessing, I could be wrong here), who makes ridiculously amazing music under the moniker Persona La Ave and who has already blessed us with quite a few jaw-dropping tunes this year has finally got his stuff together and made the long-overdue step of putting out his debuting physical release. Brothers Was Taken collects some of Dylan's finest gems and sums up every feature that made us fall in love with this lad's easy-on experimentalism back when the season of joy was just about to start, and guess what, it still works on a way too cold and freezing late November night. Preserve that feeling right now via the magic of magnetism on Triple U Tapes for a very reasonable amount of money.
Persona La Ave - BackroadsPersona La Ave - Dive
Mikey of Blackbird Blackbird just put this brand new single up for free download via Soundcloud, taken from his second upcoming full-lenght. This time, Mikey's beautiful vocals are more focused and not so much hidden behind dreamy layers and blissed-out filters (not necessarily saying that's a bad thing, however), but the outcome is a far more poppy sound, all though still hailing towards the tropical, warm winds of Hawaii. Remember to check out newest music video for Pure here.
