Video: MarQ Spekt & Kno “Wikileaks”
MarQ Spekt teamed up with Atlanta producer Kno for one of the best albums for 2011, Machete Vision. While Machete Vision was released over 6 months ago, it’s an album that’s still gaining momentum and still feels fresh. It doesn’t even seem strange that they’re just now releasing the first official video for the album’s closing track “Wikileaks”. Spekt’s wordplay-rich verse details how having too much knowledge can lead to paranoia. If you like the video, you can grab the album for $6.
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Written by John Bugbee
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
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