Throw Me The Statue

Throw Me the Statue was formed by Scott Reitherman after he began self-releasing CDs of buzzy, lo-fi indie pop in 2004. Friends, including Pedro the Lion member Casey Foubert, pitched in to help as Reitherman added instruments including drum machines and glockenspiels to round out his sound. A full band came into shape in early 2007 as Throw me the Statue’s debut album Moonbeams was released on Reitherman’s Baskerville Hill label and later on Secretly Canadian. They have been featured on Pitchfork Media and NPR and have received airplay on the independent Seattle radio station KEXP. Their name most likely comes from a line during a scene featuring Danny DeVito, Michael Douglas, and Kathleen Turner, in the 1984 film, Romancing the Stone.

Via: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throw_Me_the_Statue

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The Rumble Strips

The Rumble Strips are an English band from Tavistock, Devon. The band take their name from Rumble Strips, which are small, continuous lines of bumps along the edge of a road. Having known each other since childhood, a precise conception date for the band doesn’t really exist. The current line-up has been together since 2004 and are now based in London. The band are currently signed to Fallout Records, a subsidiary of Universal Island Records. Their most recent single, a re-release of “Motorcycle”, reached #46 in the UK Singles Chart on June 4, 2007. Their debut album, Girls And Weather, was released on the 17th of September, when it reached #70 in the UK album charts, their latest single “Girls and Boys in Love”, came out two weeks previously, reaching #64 in the UK.

Via: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rumble_Strips

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Data Select Party

ata.Select.Party are a menage a trois of electro pop rock. Hailing from London, Tom (drums) James Monnington (guitar), Hugo Edwards (bass) and Daniel Quanstrom (vox and guitar) make sexy noises. A line up change followed the departure of drummer Jonathan Claire, when they used a drum machine but then recruited drummer 2 Tom.

Via: http://www.last.fm/music/Data.select.party

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Wheres all the Music!

For the next while here I am going to be posting more Quick blurbs on about new music that I find. I’m not saying I discovered them because obviously there is more music out there than any one person can possible knows about, but I want to share my finds because some times it’s hard to find something worth listening to when you have to search through the top 100. You have to see the forest through the trees!

Each Post will hopefully have a music video or at least a link to one as some bands request to have embedding disabled.

Next post should be later on today.

Playing for Change

A Co-Worker just sent this to me, Playing for Change. The first song “Stand By Me” played by 37 artists recorded outside around the world, the musicians have never met in person the end result is a spectacular composition of originality and comes together in unity. The song brought on emotion and gave me goosebumps.

Music can affect people and has the power to bring people together it can cross boarders and brake down walls.

The film brings together musicians from around the world — blues singers in a waterlogged New Orleans, chamber groups in Moscow, a South African choir — to collaborate on songs familiar and new, in the effort to foster a new, greater understanding of our commonality.

PBS did an interview with the directors Mark Johnson and Jonathan Walls you can read it here and watch the video here.

“The world is changing, and its up to us how it changes”

The Wombats

My current favorite album would have to be The Wombats, nothing stunningly original but there music is good, the lyrics are good. it just nice to have something new that is good!

Check them out.

The Briggs – Come All You Maden

I came across The Briggs by accident on YouTube and did some searching and found that they are not new to the scene but rather have played with the grets like the Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion and Flogging Molly. They stared touring in 2002 and are based in Los Angeles, California. Made up of brothers Joey and Jason LaRocca and Chris “X” Arredondo. They are not hte typical Brother boy band.

Check out The Briggs at there site:
thebriggs.org

and watch there Music Video:
The Briggs – “Charge Into the Sun” Side One Dummy

Apples In Streo – New Magnetic Wonder

I some how stumbled accross Apples in Stereo and have since been hooked, i was pleasantly surprised by the whole album. I found some songs to be a little to Flower Power, but on the most part i like the style.

The song that really grabbed me is “Same Old Drag“, i at first thought this was a friends spoof video. after some Googleing i found it to be the actual band.

This first release off Elijah Wood’s record label, that’s rite he has his own label. Since age 13 he has been obsessed with music.

There’s a wealth of amazing bands out there who have nowhere to go. I want to have the chance to release things that might not necessarily get released otherwise.

My taste is pretty eclectic, so my label won’t have a specific sound. Though if Radiohead are ever looking for a deal, I’d sign them any time.

Q Magazine

Apples in Stereo is from Denver and has been around for 12 years with eight albums to its name. There style is from the 60s and like i said some of it can be a little Flower Power, but its certainly going to cheer you up.

http://www.applesinstereo.com/

The Wombats

My current favorite album would have to be The Wombats, nothing stunningly original but there music is good, the lyrics are good. it just nice to have something new that is good!

If you go to there site under Videos you can watch the music video for my favorite song Let’s Dance to Joy Division. There are many more great videos there as well.

Check them out.