The Depreciation Guild
Label: KanineGenre: Pop, Rock
Favorite new song alert! As soon as I heard their new single, "Dream About Me," I rushed to alert my friend Chet who's a big fan of Ocean Blue and Prefab Sprout and while he hasn't reported back yet, I expect to hear that The Depreciation Guild is right up his alley. The band's sound transports me back to the early nineties, the years Chet and I were in radio together. The band takes the lush, dreamy pop sounds of early 4ad bands and distresses them a bit with fuzzy electronics and gentle reverb. Lots of other folks are taking note as well—they've sold out of their new single and Kanine records just reissued their 2007 album. Speaking of friends who'd like this band, I'm surprised our own Clay Calloway didn't beat me to the punch on this one, especially considering two-thirds of the band also play in The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, one of Clay's recent crushes he's gushed about on this site. The moonlighters will be extra busy as both bands head over to play the UK later this month. The band has some Midwest and East Coast dates before then, so if you like what you hear do some homework and catch them live, geography permitting.
Sky Ghosts [MP3, 8.0MB, VBR]
Dark Looming [MP3, 8.5MB, VBR]
Butterfly Kisses [MP3, 4.5MB, VBR]
www.kaninerecords.com
www.thedepreciationguild.com
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Grizzly Bear
Label: KanineGenre: Experimental
Sorry for stepping into my own head a little to describe Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear, but it occurred to me that the pop-ish noise at which they excel is the polar opposite of the explosions you hear coming from Parts & Labor, another Brooklyn band (borough represent, yo). Where P&L is controlled chaos at light speed, GB is a molasses meltdown. "Don't Ask" has a subtle hint of the Dream Academy's "Life in a Northern Town," and the rest is pretty noise made with pretty instruments. Also check out their Gentle Ben-esque website and listen to "Deep Sea Diver," which, ahem, isn't available as an MP3 download…yet.
Don't Ask (Final Fantasy Remix) [MP3, 4.9MB, 192kbps]
Fix It [MP3, 5.3MB, 192kbps]
www.grizzly-bear.net
www.kaninerecords.com
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Oxford Collapse
Label: KanineGenre: Pop, Rock
Time warp! These Oxford Collapse songs borrow heavily from some key songs from my youth. It's uncanny I tell you... Respectively: Adam and the Ants' "Beat My Guest", Altered Images' "Real Toys" (man, did I have a crush on Claire Grogan; I must have watched Gregory's Girl fifty times), and, finally, a more recent favorite, Butterfly Train's "What's Falling About". Sure the tempos are off a bit, but it's the mood. It's the rush of traveling backwards in time...
1991 Kids [MP3, 5.2MB, 197kbps]
Back In Corn [MP3, 4.0MB, 222kbps]
The Money You Have Is Maybe Too Little [MP3, 4.9MB, 192kbps]
www.kaninerecords.com
www.oxfordcollapse.com
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