Excuse por favor el hiato.

With my moving house and Paul's illness, we've been on a bit of a hiatus lately. But we're back, and hopefully more consistent.

To be quite honest with you, I'm tired of staring at this screen day after day after day (it's what I do for work). But hey, music never quits... and neither can I. It's time to put myself back on the motivational pull of life. And since I'm feeling a bit folky/indie lately, I decided these were a good combination to call it a comeback.

Today's theme: How folky is your indie? Vamoose to my recluse.

The Televangelist & The Architect:
Very Blonde Redhead and Cursive influenced, possible due to being mixed by the same producers, but they also have a subtle touch of Bright Eyes to them. As most bands are smart enough to do these days, they are taking the same route as Arctic Monkeys and offering their entire album for free. Go to their site and download it while you can.
-- The Unconscious Collective (A Tale From Williamsburg)
-- The Birth Of A Salesman
+ Myspace

Butterfly Explosion:
One for the Irish on St. Patty's day! I saw them at the Delancey Lounge on Tuesday night, and while their music is beautiful, I couldn't quite get into the performance. I just felt that they weren't quite comfortable on stage with their instruments yet. They did announce that some of their equipment had been previously jacked, so maybe that was the reason. I just wish they would have talked more between songs. I love irish accents.
-- Vision
-- Comfort of the Dark
+ Myspace

Track a Tiger:
They remind me an awful lot of Mojave 3. Listen to "Sound As Ever" and tell me if I'm wrong. Taken from the bio, it reads "A little rock, but mostly slow, sad, sleepy late nights." And that, my friends, is exactly what Track a Tiger is. Lovely.
-- Glad To Be Scattered
-- Sound As Ever
+ Myspace

The Old Ceremony:
"Inspired by the Great American Songbook (and its finest interpreters such as Sinatra and Chet Baker), as well as the theatricality of Tom Waits, Serge Gainesbourg and Nick Cave, The Old Ceremony creates their own shoebox panorama of a world of paper palm trees, unsolved mysteries and unopened air mail. It is distinctly American and faintly exotic." Unfortunately I missed their March 4th show at the Living Room here in NYC, but thanks to the luck of the Irish, I get another chance. These guys will be playing again at the Living Room on Saturday, April 15th, @ 9PM. And what's even better? It's FREE. I hope to see some of you there.
-- American Romeo
-- Ole
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- LB