Video: Bears of Blue River “Crayola”
Chicago favorites, Bears of Blue River, make great videos. They help capture their tracks in the open air where they sound at home. Last time, their song, “Cry Baby” was highlighted around a Quack Off. Yes, ducks, guitars, and the outdoors of Nebraska teed up a brilliant introduction to the readers of Thought on Tracks to the Bears of Blue River. This time, the outdoors remains the venue and rocky cliff top helps to set the stage for “Crayola”. This track was a part of their 2010 EP The Killer Bee Scare that was recorded in Fall of 2009 at Queensize Twin Air studios here in Indianapolis. The Bears of Blue Doors will be in doors this Friday as they open for the sold out Lumineers show at Radio Radio. Get out early and show your support for friends of the scene.
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Written by Brett McGrath
Video: Blouse “They Always Fly Away”
Portland’s Blouse is a new band that has held our attention in 2012. See January’s Band to Watch post. Their brand of synth-heavy, shoegaze pop appears simultaneously ready for the dance club and your local indie rock venue. The fragile, breathy vocals of lead-singer Charlie Hilton provide an interesting contrast to the band’s danceable backbeat, built around the thump of Jacob Portrait’s bass. Below, catch a recent live clip of “They Always Fly Away” off the band’s debut, self-titled LP that dropped on Captured Tracks last November. Check out more pictures and info from Blouse’s session at Room 205.
Written by Rob Peoni
Video: The xx “As I Am”
Back in 2009, we were treated to simplistic, dark thought provoking pop from a band of teenagers hailing form London. A foursome at the time, their simple guitar and drum beats underneath masterful back and forth vocals inspired an album that would come to be, and still is, an all time favorite of mine. From “VCR” to “Basic Space” to “Heart Skipped A Beat”, every song was a masterpiece in it’s own right. Then, four became three, and we were left to try and figure out what was next. Sure, the band lived on and toured these fantastic songs, but a new sound had to emerge at some point.
And thankfully, that time is sooner than later. The xx have been playing new material at their live shows recently for an album that is expected to drop later this year. Below, you can watch a video for “As I Am” caught from a recent gig at the Battersea Arts Centre. An natural extension from the first album, the same simple musical charm emerges forth with those same heartbreaking lyrics. Hopefully, the rest that is still to come is as good as this. Happy Monday.
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Written by Greg Dahman
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