Lime Kiln

Ian Love

Label: Lime Kiln
Genre: Folk

Ex-Rival Schools guitarist Ian Love sheds his post-hardcore skin and in favor of a gentle, earnest folk skin, in part to celebrate his new life as sober husband and father. Maybe I'm a sappy sucker for sober husbands and fathers, but I think "The Only Night" is a beautiful love song (get it? love song?). Simple plucked chords lap up against unassuming vocals, capturing that sense that the world has retreated for a moment so two people can be alone:
"And I stay quiet
And we're so patient
As the stars jump side to side
And this feels like the only night".

The Only Night [MP3, 5.0MB 192kbps]
Butterfly [MP3, 5.3MB 192kbps]

www.limekilnrecords.com
www.ianlove.com

Posted by sam on 12.05.05 | Comments (13) | Buy from Amazon, Insound
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The 101

Label: Lime Kiln
Genre: Pop, Rock

Lest we forget that the three golden rules of pop are hooks, hooks, and hooks, the 101 are here to remind us, and remind us, and remind us. It's not just that the guitar-driven power pop melodies are spare and infectious, nor that the emo-laden lyrics are repeated with mantra-like efficiency, it's that the combination feels like a head-bobbing security blanket that we can wrap ourselves around all summer long.

Never In [MP3, 3.6MB, 160kbps]
Verve [MP3, 4.1MB, 160kbps]

www.limekilnrecords.com

Posted by shan on 05.27.05 | Comments (3) | Buy from Amazon, Insound
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Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start

Label: Lime Kiln
Genre: Rock

Come for the name (the cheat code for endless lives on the Nintendo classic Contra, fyi), stay for the thrilling emo...tional rollercoaster rides.

Come Away [MP3, 2.6MB, 128kbps]
See You in a Month [MP3, 2.9MB, 192kbps]
By Surprise [MP3, 4.8MB, 192kbps]

www.limekilnrecords.com
www.ohevrecords.com
www.upupdowndown.org

Posted by sam on 07.12.04 | Comments (6) | Buy from Amazon, Insound
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