Local Vertical

28 February 2009

Like A Big Sandwich, You've Got To Start Biting Somewhere

Time-or lack of it-can be such a ratty commodity. As I've mentioned a couple times here recently, my workload has been a real bear and the minimal amount of posts the past couple months pretty much reflects that. Seems each time I feel I'll have a decent amount of time to populate the post-count, something else crops up and poor ol' Local Vertical gets pushed aside. But hope springs eternal, or at least optimistic, that I can get some of the mole-hill of music up to share with you over the weekend as the cellphone will remain turned off and work has promised they'll call another fire department if something comes up. Some of this fantastic music has been sitting on my desk since early January, and I best hurry up and get something done with it, else it might end up being classified as a retrospective instead of new music. Thanks for sticking with me, now on with the festivities.

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NYC's rockous Reckless Sons have released their latest EP, Don't You Dare, late last year and it stopped Gotham dead in its tracks. Packing the local clubs for years, Reckless Sons feature a monster live show that went overseas, as the band recently completed a month-long tour of Britain. The band is rewriting what a garage band is all about; Don't You Dare is evidence of that.

mp3: ~~Hate To Love You Again~~
Reckless Sons: Website • MySpace • Buy Don't You Dare

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Since folks seem to think Mickey Rourke was robbed, Peter Walker, lead singer of Eulogies, is giving away the amazing track he recorded for The Wrestler to make us all feel better. Walker has an-eleven US city segment of his current tour beginning March 19th at SXSW in Austin, and will be releasing his full-length Here Anonymous on Dangerbird Records April 7th.

mp3: ~~39 Stars~~
Peter Walker (Eulogies sites): Website • MySpace

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Founded in 2000, Helsinki based Pooma is one of the best kept secrets of Finnish music. Their mesmerizing mixture of shoegaze-pop, electronica and majestic strings has evoked comparisons to the likes of Sigur Rós and Múm and Mew. But as they come from Finland they take the Scandinavian melancholy a step further. Their debut album, released in Europe in 2007, was produced and partly mixed by Gunnar Örn Tynes of the icelandic band Múm, and released in Finland last year. I'm not the biggest shoegaze fan in the world, but this is exceptionally beautiful music and extremely well done. The track All Worked Out is incredible.

mp3: ~~Snow~~ • ~~Would You~~ • ~~All Worked Out~~
Pooma: Website • MySpace • Available via iTunes

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Chapel Hill, NC's Nathan Oliver and frontman Nathan White celebrate the release of their new album with a release tour up the eastern coast and into Canada later this spring. His sophomore album Cloud Animals which is out on March 10. Drawing inspiration from legendary talent such as The Pixies, Nick Drake and The Beatles, and some newer talent like The Postal Service and Arcade Fire, Nathan Oliver's hard work is paying off with a growing fan base around North America with an appreciation for clever and dynamic alternative rock.

mp3: ~~Alone In A Fog~~
Nathan Oliver: Website • MySpace • Buy Nathan Oliver music

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Flint, Michigan's boisterous Kinetic Stereokids will release their sophomore album Kid Moves on March 17th and will continue an even-more boisterous accompanying tour. Their 2007 debut full-length release Basement Kids reached the CMJ Top-200 and this release is highly anticipated on the tails of BK's popularity.The buzz surrounding Kinetic Stereokids spread beyond the U.S., as well, with their “junkyard folktronica” dubbed “insidious and addictive” and by various UK sources. You can read a bit more about them here. Have a nice day!

mp3: ~~Have A Nice Day~~ • ~~Free Money~~
Kinetic Stereokids: Website • MySpace • Buy Kid Moves

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Episode 13 of the Low Slung Podcast is out and Charlie's latest excellent compilation features the music of Mathemeatics, The Goodness, Brooklyn's Another Day on Earth, Lunar Youth, The Drowners and Hot Beds. Available via Charlie's MySpace page.

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