Buffalo Daughter ≡ Captain Vapour Athletes (1996)

Buffalo Daughter
Captain Vapour Athletes
Genre J-Rock/Experimental/Electronic

1. Counter Parrot
2. Cold Summer
3. Vampeeee
4. Silver Turkey
5. California Blues
6. Dr. Mooooog
7. Brush Your Teeth
8. Kelly
9. Big Wednesday
10. Baby Amoebae Goes South
11. LI303VE
12. Vapour Action Forever

Buffalo Daughter is probably the least conventional rock band that still has appeal -- like taking an acid trip through a DJ's turntable. And that applies even more so to "Captain Vapour Athletes," their wildly hypnotic (and wildly uneven) avante-rock debut. Experimentation is heavy in this album -- it opens with the sonic twiddle "Counter Parrot," later follows up with drum pitter-patter "Vampeeee," and reaches its weirdness climax with "Dr. Moooog," with its spaceship sound effects. Buffalo Daughter aren't afraid to simply sprinkle in stuff that has nothing do with music, and somehow these fit the album. But there are also songs like "Silver Turkey" (reportedly about buses), catchy "California Blues," and the sprawling, bizarre epic of "LI303VE." Basically, "Captain Vapour Athletes" is a potent mixture of random, sometimes pointless sounds, and mind-blowing electro-rock songs. It's far less conventional than their second album "New Rock," and not too engaging. But it's also weirdly hypnotic -- it's hard to stop listening, because who knows what sonic flourishes could be missed if you do? Instrumentation is where Buffalo Daughter rarely goes wrong. Some loud rock guitars spurt in and out, and Sugar Yoshinaga takes center stage in songs like "Silver Turkey." Keyboards often push the guitars out of the way, layered and adding a strangely spacey sound as Moog Yamamoto does his magic. Then there are heavy basslines, weird sound effects (is that a parrot?) and turntable madness. "Captain Vapour Athletes" is a growing pain -- Buffalo Daughter was still experimenting, still growing into their sound. It's a curiously engaging exercise, but not the best they have done.

--E.a sOLINAS "ea solinas"(Amazon.com)

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Matt & Kim ≡ Grand (2009)

Matt & Kim
Grand
Genre Indie Pop/Lo-Fi

1. Daylight
2. Cutdown
3. Good Ol'Fashion Nightmare
4. Spare Change
5. I Wanna
6. Lessons Learned
7. Don't Slow Down
8. Turn This Boat Around
9. Cinders
10. I'll Take Us Home
11. Daylight Outro (Remix)

You can't help but to be drawn to this music. Certain songs (Daylight, Lessons Learned) even bring you into a state of musical euphoria, and not many songs are capable of doing that (I have 300+ records/cd's/albums, I should know). Grand is definately one of the best records of 2009. It's unique, clean, fresh, irresistibly catchy, brilliant indie music, what more could you want.

--Mark Abrahamsen "Eliott"(Amazon.com)

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Kings of Leon ≡ Day Old Belgian Blues [EP] (2009)

Kings of Leon
Day Old Belgian Blues [EP]
Genre Alternative Rock

1. Taper Jean Gril
2. The Bucket
3. Soft
4. Mollys Chambers
5. Four Kicks
6. Trani

Limited edition European live CD EP. Recorded in Belgium on 11/4/04, Day Old Belgian Blues showcases the raw energy of what Kings Of Leon do best. A must-have for the KOL faithful, all six tracks are live versions of favorites that originally appeared on the band's releases, Youth And Young Manhood and Aha Shake Heartbreak. RCA.

--Unknown

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Feadz ≡ People Numbers Money Business [EP] (2009)

Feadz
People Numbers Money Business [EP]
Genre Electro

1. Constant Ovulation
2. The Bright Side
3. Age 21
4. Liisborg Error
5. Flashin' Outro

Feadz has a new release out called People Numbers Money Business, this is a five track release that has some nice 80’s feel tracks that take you back to an era of big hair flashy colour and most importantly hectic synths. Feadz is in my opinion the best Dj on the edbanger crew and has production skills to match with his notable mention as Uffie’s partner in Crime. Get this latest Feadz bomb through Ed Banger Records.

--hatch(stoneyroads.com)

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Iris Leu ≡ Hushaboo (2009)

Iris Leu
Hushaboo
Genre Indie/Folk/Pop

1. For Keeps
2. Hush
3. Twentyone
4. Ipso Facto
5. Hollowville
6. Four Seasons
7. The Red Bird
8. Dive
9. Manifesto
10. After All Is Done

Pop music is in its most glorious hour: studio splicing and the quick production of catchy tunes, one-click downloading towards a maxed-out iPhone, diva tantrums on the TV during the dinner hour. Okay, maybe not. In its evolution towards convenient electronic turnaround, something’s gone missing. Simply, it’s the 2am tune during a lonely highway coasting, the get-up song after a rough day. And what’s been lost is what listeners crave most: that human connection. This still matters, right? Back to basics: listeners need a song crafted by a songwriter who can speak to their intelligence and a performer who sings to break a heart, loosen a tear. And if you can find one who can fill both roles, you’ll want to lean in closely. Iris Leu brings listeners back to the heart of the craft, skillfully merging significance and attention in 4-minute song intervals. Though a fairly newcomer to the music scene, there has already been recognition from the International Songwriting Contest, Unisong, and Dallas Songwriters Association, and invitations to perform at numerous college campuses and festivals throughout the South and the Northeast. Her introductory EP permanent transient (2007) sold-out its initial run in the year of release after an extensive 2-months, 5,000 miles cross-country tour. The conversations on the road with pastors, prostitutes, and those morally in-between provided the backbone to the writing sessions in early winter 2008 which produced 40 songs. After months of effort and collaboration in the studio, 10 stand-out tracks absorbed into hushaboo. On February 24, 2009, hushaboo will be released to fans across the country who can expect to fall in love once again with the beauty of a resonating melody and the voice of a familiar reminder that the joy of music is found in a priceless place- that of the human stories common between us.

--Unknown(cdbaby.com)

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Silversun Pickups ≡ Pikul [EP] (2007)

Silversun Pickups
Pikul [EP]
Genre Shoegazing/Indie Rock

1. Kissing Families
2. Comeback Kid
3. Booksmart Devil
4. The Fuzz
5. Creation Lake
6. ...All The Go Inbetweens

The first national release from LA's best kept secret. Produced and mixed by Rod Cevera (Weezer, Warlocks). They've toured with Elliott Smith, Rilo Kiley, Autolux, Earlimart, Secret Machines, and Radar Brothers. "The Silversun Pickups' 'Lazy Eye' plays like Billy Corgan on the only happy day of his life, alternating between 'Sun Tanning On The Patio' fuzz and shit disturbing ampage"

--Unknown(splendidzine.com.)

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