The snow is lightly falling here in Michigan, and like the light and fragile flakes of billowy white the song “With Her Shadow,” by Born Ruffians is tranquility beheld or be-heard (Hey, poetic license is where it’s at). Born Ruffians are gearing up for the release of ‘Birth Marks‘ this spring April 16th. Peace.
Posts Tagged ‘Alternative Pop’
keeping in touch: interview with meredith meyer of young unknowns
January 26th, 2013 
d.durand This is the inaugural interview for my new ‘Keeping In Touch’ series where I will be checking in on artists I’ve previously reviewed just to see what they’re up to. Recently I’ve had the pleasure of corresponding with Meredith Meyer of the uniquely talented band Young Unknowns. And from this exchange of words I came […]
girls names // pittura infamante
January 21st, 2013 d.durand Belfast foursome Girls Names are unlike most bands in that they have forged a signature sound which keeps getting better with every release. If you heard the band’s debut LP ‘Dead To Me’ it was a fiery shot across the bow of ears everywhere. Now, with the release of their sophomore album ‘The New Life‘ […]
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Tags: Alternative Pop, Belfast, Black Saturday EP, Bury Me, Cathal Cully, Claire Miskimmin, Dead To Me, Girls Names, Hypnotic Regression, indie rock, Neil Brogan, Occultation, Philip Quinn, Pittura Infamante, Second Skin, Slumberland Records, The New Life 
No Comments »japanese popstars // matter of time (ft. green velvet)
October 19th, 2012 d.durand you never quite know what you’re going to get with the japanese popstars, and maybe that’s a good thing. if you know anything about jp then you know they have a penchant for teaming up with a kaleidoscope of artists to further their impressive oeuvre. after the jump listen to, “matter of time” (ft. green […]
chromatics // let’s kiss (sunday morning mix)
September 23rd, 2012 d.durand the chromatics have been getting a lot of request for the songs used in a recent interview, so the ever gracious johnny jewel put together this sunday morning mix minus with a few extras thrown in for good measure. you’ll hear from bands symmetry, new farah, komeda and tangerine dream just to name a few. […]
Posted in Mitten Mouth Music: Alternative, Indie, Rap, Underground & Life Tags: Adam Miller, Alberto Rossini, Alternative Pop, Candy, Chromatics, Indie Pop, Italians Do It Better, Johnny Jewel, Kill For Love, Let's Kiss, Nat Walker, Night Drive, Oregon, Portland, Ruth Radelet, Sunday Morning Mix, Symmetry, Tick Of The Clock, video No Comments »david byrne & st. vincent // who
September 16th, 2012 d.durand long time music innovator david byrne teams up with the golden-throated st. vincent for the sonically profound track, “who”. and although st. vincent (annie clark) finds herself mostly subdued in the video mr. byrne is frolicking non-stop but in a much better fitting suit than yesteryear.
manor // afghan hound
June 20th, 2012 d.durand Manor is Caitlin Duff and Nathaniel Morse of Melbourne, Australia. The song “Afghan Hound,” in my opinion sounds like the shadows of haunting memories dripping with sweet honey and melancholy, it is the sonic approximation of a warm blanket on a cold night. And then there is the song, “Rhodesia,” which is a dogeared book […]
the fiber // away with words
June 17th, 2012 d.durand Sjaak Kassies has this project called The Fiber and it keeps him busy. His latest release is the single, “Away With Words” and it is a melancholy piece of music shrouded in setting suns and thunder storms. It is a song best served with the lights dim and one’s heart heavy and introspective. The Fiber […]
parlovr // holding on to something
May 31st, 2012 d.durand Earlier this month (May 16th), Montreal three-piece Parlovr released their soul-spacious 2nd LP Kook Soul and it is a wonderment to behold. The trio formed in ’05 and they’ve been up to no good ever since. Listen to their track, “Holding On To Something,” to get a feel for their interpretation of clever punkish-pop. You […]
Posted in Mitten Mouth Music: Alternative, Indie, Rap, Underground & Life Tags: Alex Cooper, Alternative Pop, Arts & Crafts Records, Dine Alone Music Inc., Holding On To Something, Indie Pop, It Only Happens To The Ones In Love, Jeremy MacCuish, Kook Soul, Louis David Jackson, Palace of Identical Things, Parlovr, Pen to the Paper No Comments »Nikki & The Dove // Tomorrow
April 11th, 2012 d.durand Malin Dahlström and Gustaf Karlöf collectively pit themselves against our eardrums as the band Nikki & The Dove. And thus far they’re winning us over to the bright side with kaleidoscopic musical fare one song at a time. And their latest track “Tomorrow” is another example of why I am eagerly awaiting their forthcoming Instinct […]
