Another gem from the submissions page has landed in the form of some really nice relaxing music. Maybe it’s that summer is upon us and I’m really digging the evening air with the Wallscenery’s demo tracks wafting in with it. Their music is relaxed and chill. They kind of remind me of plus or minus.
Plus look at the fantastic job they did of submitting their band!
The wallscenery demos is a guitar driven project that dabbles in spaced-out soundtracks as well as indie folk pop. Formed by James Hicken (x the little pilgrims, x battery point), The 1st WSD record was released independently in march 2008. The record is self produced, designed, recorded, manufactured, and floats from beginning to end.
Tango Alpha Tango is the brainchild of Nathan Trueb, formerly of the long-time Portland band, The Carolines. Tango Alpha Tango released their debut record in Feb. 2008 and has recently been added into rotation on 94.7 NRK in Portland, a great feat, due to the unbelievable amount of great music to choose from in this burgeoning music scene.
These guys submitted this info through the new submissions page and I felt that it was definitely worth passing along to the rest of you. What do you think? I think that they have a unique sound… vocals are clean, tracks are mixed well, and the music is right up ol’ Shepizzle’s alley.
Menomena has been around for a few years and have a couple of solid albums under their belt. I have been a fan for a long time and I know that I say this a lot, but if you haven’t given these guys a chance you really need to. They are pure gold!
Menomena has a style all their own. You can see it in their album art, hear it in their music, see it on their website and in their music videos. They have a great mix of sound that is aided by some pretty cool looping software. Most of their music is kind of out there on the fringes but has just enough pop in it to be catchy and memorable. I love to listen to Menomena while I’m doing something that occupies the majority of my attention… there’s just something about the music that stimulates my brain.
Favorite songs include the entire Friend and Foe album and “E. Is Stable” from I AM the FUN BLAME MONSTER!
I have to apologize for the lag in writing reviews, I have had a few life-changing events occur over the past few weeks:
1. I changed positions at my day job and my personal time has suffered quite a bit.2. I got a Wii and then got Guitar Hero III… enough said.
I have been listening to some great stuff and I’m a little bit backed up on submissions (keep them coming!). If you haven’t listened to The Glow, Pt. 2 by The Microphones from start to finish then you just haven’t lived! Here’s a bit to whet your whistle but I really do recommend listening to the album as a whole as opposed to single tracks.
These guys are not newest and freshest up-and-coming Indie music, but this album is one of those landmark albums that any aficionado of the Indie sound will appreciate.
Another gem from the submissions page has landed in the form of some really nice relaxing music. Maybe it’s that summer is upon us and I’m really digging the evening air with the Wallscenery’s demo tracks wafting in with it. Their music is relaxed and chill. They kind of remind me of plus or minus. 
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