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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