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The Sandpit (Music composed by Human)
The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.
One of my fellow Facebook friends posted this video on her profile page, and I thought it worthy enough to share with you all here. “The Sandpit” – A day in the life of New York City in minature is a short film by Aéro Director Sam O’Hare. [...]
The XX: Intro
The XX are a band on the rise, emerging from Southwest London, and categorized as dreamlike-Indie-Pop. The whispery trance-like songs on their debut album, “XX” are not really my cup of tea, they remind me of certain Moby songs, if played at half speed. But as I compile A Track A Day’s [...]
Travis: Sing
Travis raged onto the UK music scene when their gritty debut album “Good Feeling” was released in 1997. Travis were previously named “Glass Onion”, after the Lennon/McCartney song on The Beatles White Album, but this was before lead singer and songwriter Fran Healy was a member. Healy joined the bad in 1991, [...]
The Rakes: Binary Love
Binary Love – this track will fit very nicely on a geek’s compilation CD, along with “Code Monkey” (Jonathan Coluton) and “She Blinded Me With Science” (Thomas Dolby). Add in “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” by the Flaming Lips whilst you are at it. I could go on, but then you may [...]
Kaiser Chiefs: Never Miss a Beat / The Knack: My Sharona
“Ooh my little pretty one, pretty one.
When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?”
ops.. wrong song – sorry! But doesn’t this sound like The Knack and their well known hit, My Sharona? The Kaiser Chief’s, a band that formed in Leeds, England released this as the lead of single to their third [...]
Interpol: Obstacle 1
Interpol, the band, not the International Police Force, is a New York Indie Band formed in the late 90’s. They have a sound similar to that of The Strokes, and Joy Division, an 80’s post-punk band from England. Honestly, I had a difficult time picking out a band that started with the [...]
The Decemberists: Crane Wife 3
The Decemberists are known for their slumbering ballads that recount historical events or tales, and have been likened to a modern version of some great 1970’s progressive rock groups – Jethro Tull, ELP and Genesis [The Decemberists are interviewed by Pitchfork]. The Decemberists were formed in Portland, Oregon, in 2000 and the Pacific [...]
