Though I’ve heard much about Vampire Weekend, I hadn’t actually heard the band until recently when MySpace premiered their latest album exclusively. Contra is full of pop and new wave influences, making it a great listen. Especially for when you’re out on a nice spring day!
What do you get when you combine the most beautiful actress in the world with one of the most popular indie artists around? Sweet music! Believe it or not, but Scarlett Johansson can actually sing and she’s given some instant street credit by teaming up with Pete Yorn. What better way to end 2009 then …
Well, it’s that time of year. Everybody is compiling their lists of Top What-Nots. As for me, I’ve never done such a thing. Such a thing is foreign to me. Listing things from descending order of awesomest to crappiest? That’s too much thinking! But for you, ETSers, anything. 2009 was a great year of discovering …
This week’s album review comes thanks to fellow ETS blogger Mailo, who introduced us to this artist in the very beginnings of the Artist of the Week segment.
Are you one of those who thought the soundtrack for the movie “Garden State” was amazing? I am. Included in that soundtrack, was the hit single “Let Go” by Frou Frou. You may or may not know this, but one half of Frou Frou is this great girl Imogen Heap
I have many reasons to thank (and curse) Bacardi, but for introducing me to Matt & Kim, I have to give the brand’s advertising team a big kiss on the mouth!
Elliott Smith was known for his sweet, soft-spoken singing voice with a hint of raspiness and acoustic-driven indie rock. Unfortunately, Smith died in 2003 from a suspected suicide (the possibility of homicide was never thrown out) but his impressive catalog of work lives on. I discovered Smith much too late. It wasn’t until I heard …
Band of Horses :: Cease to Begin
Davy is chock-full of light, folky influences with plenty of piano and guitar to go around. “Microphone” opens up the record with a catchy guitar melody while other songs show a range of influences.
I listened to the extremely high-pitched falsettos in Passion Pit’s “Sleepyhead”