Video: The Low Anthem – Sleepover Shows Session
Yesterday, the outstanding Boston-based video blog Sleepover Shows released their session with The Low Anthem. The Providence, RI quartet will make a pit stop at The Amber Room at Indianapolis’ Old National Centre on February 8th before heading into the studio for some recording later this spring. The show is part of the southern leg of The Low Anthem’s cross-Canadian tour with City and Colour. Tickets are available for $23.50 via MOKB Presents. Watch the video for “Ghost Woman Blues” below.
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Written by Rob Peoni
Video: Dreamers of the Ghetto “Connection”
Dreamers of the Ghetto were one of 2011’s new artists that have helped to place some national eyes on their hometown of Indianapolis. Following a favorable review of their album Enemy/Lover in Pitchfork last year, the band hit the road. By the end of the year they had played Shea Stadium. Critics have universally concurred that their sound has the potential to fill arenas, and I will not stake an argument against it. I was fortunate enough to be on hand at LUNA music with a handful of others to see their window rattling in-store performance last summer. The band has a handful of Midwest shows scheduled for February. Stop by your local record shack to scoop a copy of their album and “Tether” / “Heavy Love” 7″. They do not disappoint. Watch their latest video for the song “Connection” below.
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Written by Rob Peoni
Fresh Track: Mondrian “More of the Sweetest Thing”
As a writer, I’m deeply intrigued by an artist’s decision to work outside his or her native language. Such is the case with Mondrian, a pop quartet hailing from Paris, France. The band released their third EP Flood of Kool last week. The strings do the driving on the buoyant, six-track effort. On my favorite track, “More of the Sweetest Thing”, the band offers a glimpse into a love story. The listener is only provided images and is left to fill in the plot on their own. We can assume the affair, though brief, was intense and ends with the singer’s heart broken in the middle of nowhere. He’s left hoping that this might be the last of his poorly ended attempts at a higher relationship: “In the middle of nowhere / nowhere near a judge/ May this be the last of a thousand rows? / the last of a thousand rows / The last of the living roses.” Listen here:
Though their influence on the American music scene pales in comparison to their neighbors across the channel, French musicians have had some notable breakthroughs. Celebrated jazz violinist Stephane Grapelli dominated airwaves with his Belgian playing partner Django Reinhardt (see: In the Dust #5.) Edith Piaf, the Gipsy Kings, Serge and Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vanessa Paradis and Daft Punk have all made significant stateside contributions. Though their music can be a bit repetitive, Mondrian is certainly a band worth keeping an eye on – another French artist with the potential for U.S. breakthrough. Download Flood of Kool via their bandcamp page for 5 Euros or $6.43. Download their single “Paris” for free below.
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“Paris”
Written by Rob Peoni
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