Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

If you've been listening to indie rock for any amount of time, you have most likely heard of the Brooklyn-based group Grizzly Bear. They released a new album this year, Veckatimest, and I must say, it's quite good. The most interesting thing about Grizzly Bear is the use of acoustic guitar and traditional instruments in conjunction with electronic elements. This creates a unique sound that is quite appealing. The vocals harmonize well, but never quite get as in depth as I would like. While the album is very good, it does tend to blend in with the plethora of indie bands currently out there, yet sound different at the same time, if you follow my thinking. The 'indie' elements are traditional indie, and the saving grace of the band is it's electronic elements. Veckatimest is a unique experience, and for that reason Grizzly Bear is my pick for the letter G.

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest


Tracklist
01 "Southern Point"
02 "Two Weeks"
03 "All We Ask"
04 "Fine for Now"
05 "Cheerleader"
06 "Dory"
07 "Ready, Able"
08 "About Face"
09 "Hold Still"
10 "While You Wait for the Others"
11 "I Live With You"
12 "Foreground"

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-Dr.Reeves
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Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

With the letter F there can be only one choice, Fleet Foxes. Fleet Foxes is currently my favorite band and words just can't describe the beauty and composition of the music. I don't have a favorite song because I love all of them. It would be very difficult for me to nitpick and try to find faults in the music. The only thing that I could fuss about is this; I have three albums, and wikipedia claims there are only two. This is quite interesting to me, but frustrating at the same time because I don't know if I have their songs misplaced or not. This album has the correct tracklisting, so please give it a listen.

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes


Tracklist
1. Sun It Rises
2. White Winter Hymnal
3. Ragged Wood
4. Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
5. Quiet Houses
6. He Doesn't Know Why
7. Heard Them Stirring
8. Your Protector
9. Meadowlarks
10. Blue Ridge Mountains
11. Oliver James

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-Dr.Reeves

Earthless - Rhythms From A Cosmic Sky

Earthless, the epitome of instrumental psychadelic rock, is the offering for the letter E. They are a superbly talented band and the music drives hard with enough variation to keep you interested throughout the album. Rhythms From A Cosmic Sky, their 2007 release, only has 3 tracks, but each one is superb in it's own right. Godspeed kicks off the album with a 21 minute long epic of searing guitar and pounding drums, and the momentum keeps up for the remainder of the album. All of the instruments are played exceedingly well, and the band members of Earthless are obviously very adept musicians. So give it a listen and enjoy the pick for the letter E.

Earthless - Rhythms From A Cosmic Sky


Tracklist
1. Godspeed
2. Sonic Prayer
3. Cherry Red

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-Dr.Reeves
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Deerhunter - Microcastle

I was excited for the update for the letter D because I get to plug one of my favorite bands, Deerhunter. Deerhunter is a superb band. They are very atmospheric and the layering on the tracks is very well done to create such a fluid, lush environment within the music. If you enjoyed the album Cryptograms, you are going to love Microcastle. Microcastle also features my favorite Deerhunter song, Cavalry Scars.

Deerhunter - Microcastle


Tracklist
1. Cover Me (Slowly) - 1:21
2. Agoraphobia - 3:22
3. Never Stops - 3:04
4. Little Kids - 4:22
5. Microcastle - 3:40
6. Calvary Scars - 1:37
7. Green Jacket - 2:09
8. Activa - 1:49
9. Nothing Ever Happened - 5:50
10. Saved by Old Times - 3:50
11. Neither of Us, Uncertainly - 5:25
12. Twilight at Carbon Lake - 4:24

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-Dr.Reeves
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Comets On Fire - Field Recordings From The Sun

I am so tired. Noise-rock. Letter C. Comets on Fire. Enjoy.

Comets On Fire - Field Recordings From The Sun


Tracklist
1. Beneath the Ice Age
2. Return to Heaven
3. The Unicorn
4. ESP
5. The Black Poodle

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props to mercenario for having so many file download links.

-Dr.Reeves
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Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People

My actual favorite album by Broken Social Scene is their self-titled album, but it has already been posted in one of my previous blogs, in one of the 'Introduction to Indie' series. Therefore I shall provide my second favorite, You Forgot It In People. Broken Social Scene is one of the best indie bands out there, I hope you enjoy my pick for the letter 'B'. Keep checking back, because unless my workload gets nuts, there will be a new band every day until I run out of letters.

Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People


Tracklist
1. "Capture the Flag" – 2:08
2. "KC Accidental" – 3:50
3. "Stars and Sons" – 5:08
4. "Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix)" – 4:22
5. "Looks Just Like the Sun" – 4:23
6. "Pacific Theme" – 5:09
7. "Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl" – 4:35
8. "Cause = Time" – 5:30
9. "Late Nineties Bedroom Rock for the Missionaries" – 3:46
10. "Shampoo Suicide" – 4:05
11. "Lover's Spit" – 6:22
12. "I'm Still Your Fag" – 4:23
13. "Pitter Patter Goes My Heart" – 2:26

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-Dr.Reeves
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Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Okay, I take back what I said yesterday. I claimed that the next 14 days would feature my favorite artists. Well, I decided I would switch it up a little bit. We're going alphabetically baby. My favorite artists from A-Z, no reposts. So this next little while should be pretty interesting. I'll be doing a little soul searching to try and whittle down which artists are absolutely essential to my collection. Almost all of the bands I listen to have formed an emotional connection to me through the music, so it's hard to write off a band just because it starts with the same letter as a band I may like more, but so it goes. Let's get this thing underway with an absolutely wonderful album by Arcade Fire, Neon Bible.

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible


Tracklist
1. Black Mirror
2. Keep The Car Running
3. Neon Bible
4. Intervention
5. Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
6. Ocean Of Noise
7. Well & The Lighthouse, The
8. Antichrist Television Blues
9. Windowsill
10. No Cars Go
11. My Body Is A Cage

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-Dr.Reeves
http://www.last.fm/user/ryoga415