Monthly Archives: February 2008

The Rollo Treadway – 60s influenced harmony-pop with dark themed lyrics

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Knut in Bandprofile | 2 Comments

Brooklyn’s The Rollo Treadway is a very interesting band named after Buster Keaton’s character in the 1924 movie “The Navigator”. The band has released an amazing self-titled album, and I’m really impressed by their music and their concept every time I listen to them.  Musically, they sound like a 60s pop band with psychedelic influences and probably also some modern equipment… Think Beach Boys, The Zombies, Byrds. Think vocal harmonies, organs, horns, jangly guitars and incedible melodies. Think clever and … →

My Sad Captains – new single and TWO new videos

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Knut in Bandprofile | Comments Off

The new single from My Sad Captains should have been released early in February, but it’s been delayed and the new release date is set to March 3rd on White Heat Records . Their debut single, "bad decisions", had two brilliant songs on it, and the new one seems to be just as good or maybe better. The band has made a video for both songs on this double a-sided single, and I enjoyed both a lot. Here’s "All Hat … →

Headlights – Some Racing, Some Stopping

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Knut in Reviews | 2 Comments

I’ll start with what most reviewers like to end their articles with, the conclusion: The new Headlights-album "Some Racing, Some Stopping" is more than great, – buy it at once! Ok, now you know…  I rarely like all the songs on an album, but I think I like every single song this band has ever released on their two albums and their eps. Their debut from 2005, "Kill Them With Kindness" represent one of those rare albums that is marked … →

The Ruby Suns – “Sea Lion”

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Knut in Reviews | Comments Off

New Zealand’s psych-pop comboThe Ruby Suns is ready with their second album, "Sea Lion", the follow-up to their brilliant self-titled debut from 2005. Their debut is still one of my favourite albums, – filled with wonderful melodies, Beach Boys-harmonies, psychedelic sounds and interesting arrangements. The experimentation with sound were definitely present, but the focus seemed to be on the melodies. On "Sea Lion" it seems like they’ve done the opposite. "The Ruby Suns" was not a typical pop-album, and it … →

The Brokenmusicbox

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Knut in Bandprofile | 1 Comment

Today’s band came to me via a myspace friend request, and they totally changed my mood that day, – in a positive way. The band is called The Brokenmusicbox, and they play a warm and wonderful kind of folk-flavoured indiepop with beautiful female vocals in front. The Brokenmusicbox is a project from San Francisco, with Kimberly Contreras and Tony Wentzel as the core members. I’m not sure what I can compare their sound with, but the dreamy vocals often give … →

Je Suis Animal – Eardrums Interview with Anthony and Elin

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Knut in Interviews, Nordic music | 2 Comments

"Self-taught magic from a book" is the debut album from two Norwegian girls and two English boys in a band with a French name, Je Suis Animal. The album is released today, and I must say I’ve waited a long time for this record. in fact, I’ve waited for it for about as long as I’ve run this blog. I think I heard Je Suis Animal for the first time in 2005, and their sound was so different from everything … →

New EP from Pocketbooks, “Waking Up EP”

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Knut in Songs | Comments Off

Pocketbooks will be releasing a new EP on 17th March called the "Waking Up EP", and I am really happy, because I like this band a lot! Their early free releases were good, their first proper single was fantastic, and the song I’ve heard so far from this one sounds absolutely brilliant. Very nice melodies and some perfect vocalwork from both of their singers The EP will be out on the new label  Make Do and Mend records in Europe … →

New artist on WeePOP! – Jacob Borshard

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Knut in Bandprofile | Comments Off

WeePOP!, one of my favourite labels, has a new release ready. This time, the 3 inch cd has two songs from Jacob Borshard on it, and as usual, the design and the cover is unique and the release is limited to 120 copies. The release is called "Coctail" and it is inspired by the popular 80′s movie with the same name (Tom Cruise, remember?). One of the tracks is a cover of The Beach Boys’ "Kokomo", and the other is … →

James Yuill, – a man, an acoustic guitar and a laptop

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Knut in Bandprofile | Comments Off

Well, here in Eardrums, we go from one style to another before you are able to blink. In my last post, I wrote about bedroom lo-fi pop, and now I will write about an artist that combine hi-tech equipment with acoustic instruments. Tomorrow something else, probably…. James Yuill is an artist I have listened a lot to the last months. He released a brilliant album late last year, called "Turning down water for air", and now the song that made … →

Bedroom Lo-Fi in a Hi-Fi world – Eardrums present 4 “Love-Fi” projects: Watercolor Paintings, Shelby Sifers, Bare Knees and Fragile Fawn

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Knut in Bandprofile, Lists | 3 Comments

  I have a fondness for music that isn’t over-produced, – music that isn’t "perfect". I love hearing the noises that exists in the recording room, – the squeak of a chair, some hiss from the cheap recording equipment or the sound of fingers touching guitar strings. In most recordings these sounds are cleaned out of the finished product, or they don’t exist at all because of the  sound-proof studios or the hi-tech equipment.  For me, these sounds add a … →

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