Exploration of Indie; Part One

Having browsed several discussion boards, and thoroughly listened to my previous selections, I have downloaded some new music. I took the music I mentioned in my previous posting An Introduction to Indie and analyzed the features of the bands that I liked most out of the ones mentioned. I realized the aspects I most liked was the chill, relaxed feel of the bands coupled with well-thought out lyrics and atmosphere created by the instruments. Based on these features I gathered some new bands and decided to give them a listen since I had considerable free time on my flights to and from Boulder, Colorado. I was also given some help in my selections by my dorm roommate who turned out to have very similar musical taste. As I am often compelled to do when faced with a large number of new artists at once, I shall go through the new bands alphabetically.

The Antlers - Hospice


The dreamy lyrics and spacey guitar really creates a lush atmosphere throughout the whole album. Sometimes the lyrics are a little weird, specifically in "Kettering" where it feels like the singer is whispering into your ear. Apparently the lyrics tell a "epic storyline" of a man losing a loved one to cancer and having to watch her die, but I would never have been able to tell you that without Wikipedia. The lyrics tend to run together in this singer's whispery voice, but I've never really been one to really listen to lyrics either, so that probably didn't help. The majority of the songs are quite slow and ambient, but the tempo picks up in "Bear" and "Two". Overall this is a splendid album for just sitting and chilling as it is very relaxing and atmospheric, however I can't see myself listening to this very often. My favorite song from this album is "Bear".

Tracklist
01. Prologue ( 2:34)
02. Kettering ( 5:10)
03. Sylvia ( 5:27)
04. Atrophy ( 7:40)
05. Bear ( 3:53)
06. Thirteen ( 3:11)
07. Two ( 5:56)
08. Shiva ( 3:45)
09. Wake ( 8:43)
10. Epilogue ( 5:28).

DOWNLOAD
http://rapidshare.com/files/267704228/The_Antlers-Hospice-2009-FNT.rar


Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue


This is a very interesting album. The musicianship and composition is superb. The focus is not really on vocals, but on creating a unique layer of instruments and sound that is very different and never gets too "weird" like some other bands I can think of *coughofmontrealcough*. I really like this album and I think everyone should listen to it. My favorite song is probably the opening track, "Ambivalence Avenue" followed closely by "Haikuesque".

Tracklist
01. Ambivalence Avenue
02. Jealous Of Roses
03. All The Flowers
04. Fire Ant
05. Haikuesque (When She Laughs)
06. Sugarette
07. Lovers Carvings
08. Abrasion
09. S'Vive
10. The Palm Of Your Wave
11. Cry ! Baby !
12. Dwrcan

DOWNLOAD
http://rapidshare.com/files/247619063/BbAA.rar


Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene


I love this band. They are incredibly talented and the music is very fresh and lush. I first listened to Broken Social Scene after the urging of my roommate at the Boulder Running Camp, Forrest. I was on a bus headed out over the rolling plains of Colorado, with the mountains behind us and the sky beautifully azure. The song "Our Faces Split the Coast In Half" came on and I was stunned. It fit the scenery perfectly and then the rest of the album just fell into place exactly as it should. This is a stupendous album for traveling, as the quick tempo on some songs fits with the motion of a car or bus and the slower songs allow for contemplation of your surroundings. This is a wonderful band and I look forward to downloading some of their other albums. My favorite song is the opening track "Our Faces Split the Coast in Half".

Tracklist
1. Our faces split the coast in half
2. Ibi dreams of pavement (a better day)
3. 7/4 (shoreline)
4. Finish your collapse and stay for breakfast
5. Major label debut
6. Fire eye’d boy
7. Windsurfing nation
8. Swimmers [v
9. Hotel
10. Handjobs for the holidays
11. Superconnected
12. Bandwitch
13. Tremoloa debut
14. It’s all gonna break

DOWNLOAD
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y4D6HAS0


-Dr.Reeves
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