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BETH BOMBARA – ” Give Me Something “

Posted: December 24, 2015 in MUSIC
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Beth Bombara is a singer-songwriter from St. Louis. Drawing inspiration from artists ranging from Gillian Welch to Laura Veirs, she writes frank, elegantly-crafted Americana. Her fifth, self-titled album will be out later this year

St. Louis is the only place Beth Bombara could have created her fifth album, which borrows gracefully from the city’s proud alt-country and blues traditions while embodying the collaboration, experimentation and resolve of the tight-knit scene developing there today.

Beth has been a musician for most of her life. She started a punk band in high school and, after college, began playing guitar with Samantha Crain. She moved to St. Louis and started a solo project in late 2007. “The city requires you to be active in your engagement of it,” she says. “There’s not much room for takers. But if you put in the work, the city rewards you.”

Today, Beth tours extensively across the country and is hailed as one of St. Louis’ finest songwriters. She is equally comfortable headlining the rock club Off Broadway and the Missouri Botanical Gardens’ Whitaker Music Festival, where she recently performed for a crowd numbering over 10,000.

Beth’s new, self-titled album displays its authors’ finest work to date. Previous efforts have served as explorations of Beth’s musical personality (you’ll find records written in the languages of folk, rock and Americana in her back-catalog). There is no easy way to describe the new album. It is full of crafty melody and effortless instrumentation. Her lyrics find the shortest path to the truth.

This also marks a major progression in Beth’s collaboration with her husband, fellow musician and producer Kit Hamon. “We’ve always worked together on Beth Bombara records,” she says. “They’re an extension of our relationship, and the efforts that make a good song are not unlike the efforts that make a healthy relationship. Whether the result of that work is good or bad has to do with how graciously we can sort the strong ideas from the weak ones.” On this new album, they have found grace and strength to spare.

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The FOXING – ” The Magdalene “

Posted: September 8, 2015 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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“The Magdalene” is taken from the forthcoming new album by Foxing titled “Dealer” will be out this Fall on Triple Crown Records.  This St. Louis quintet Foxing emerged from the recent emo resurgence as a clear front runner that could endure the waning fad continue to contribute meaningful material.  their breakthrough “the Albatross” juxtaposed moments of agitation with sustained introspective passages, a formula that will prove beneficial for a young band given ample time to hone their craft.

With the success of Foxing’s 2013 debut effort the Albatross spilled over well into the following year with its blend of cinematic post-rock and eclectic post-hardcore resonated with a surging fan base and earned them a record deal with Triple Crown Records who reissued the Albatross and will release the band’s sophomore album, Dealer, due out october 30th.

“The Magdalene,” is the first single pulled from Dealer, collectively internalizes the aggression that permeated their earlier work and presents a vunerable confessional about the psychological trauma of sexual guilt stemming from a religious upbringing.  dual guitar lines weave delicately through Conor Murphy’s vocal narrative, with layers of decayed delay washing over the song’s texture before coalescing into a beautiful, heart-wrenching coda powered by a surging rhythm section.

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This UK and European tour in support of Tigers Jaw is a chance for Foxing to see out the era of ‘The Albatross’ – an album countless UK fans have been calling for them to tour here since it came out in 2013 – while also strictly looking ahead to ‘Dealer’ and the future. Speaking to the band on only their second night on the continent, they’re already picking up differences between the crowds and communities this side of the Atlantic,

“It was very strange for us last night. The crowds here actually listen to what you’re saying in between songs, and want to hear about your experiences in their town, where in America you have to shout to get a word in! We’re still trying to get to grips with the way things work over here, but so many of our friends in bands have toured here and have an extremely high opinion of the scene.”

SLEEPY KITTY – ” Hold Your Ground “

Posted: January 24, 2015 in MUSIC
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Sleepy Kitty are Paige Brubeck vocals/guitar/keys and Evan Sult drums/vocals/tapes, they are based in St Louis and can be described as “Grimy meets shiny” in Sleepy Kitty’s music. The duo’s chugging drums and crunchy guitars are sweetened by catchy melodies and vocal harmonies that summon memories of 1960s-era girl groups.”
This Indie rock band Sleepy Kittyis making waves, especially after their recent feature on NPR Music. The music video emphasizes the duo’s aesthetic appeal, a key element for many successful acts these days. However, unlike some other image-conscious groups, Sleepy Kitty’s music speaks for itself. I love them the songs have great hooks, brilliant guitars and each song is just perfect one of my new favourite bands and I truly hope they come to the UK soon.

SLEEPY KITTY – ” Speaking Politely ” and ” Don’t Start “

Posted: January 22, 2015 in MUSIC
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The members of Sleepy Kitty have a visual side to their sound making. Singer/guitarist Paige Brubeck sent us an email to explain: “Sleepy Kitty started as a band and a screenprinting collaboration basically at the same time, but most of the time they’re kind of separate things for us. I got the idea to do a screen printed animation.”

Screen-printing, for those of the digital generation, is a process of printing to a wide variety of surfaces including fabric and paper using ink and wire mesh. Both Paige Brubeck and drummer Evan Sult (ex. Harvey Danger), still use this technique in their studio space in the middle of Cherokee Street in St. Louis, Mo. Making a five minute animation using screen printing is a daunting affair, so they decided to show the printmaking process in order to flesh out the video.

“We thought it would be interesting to show some of the process in the printing studio, so we got our friend Bill Streeter, who we’d worked with on some live videos, involved for the cinematography,” Paige Brubeck wrote. “He helped us streamline our process on the animation, which was great because when we did the math my process broke down to an hour of work for each second of animation. I feel like the final result that we have is a document of our process and both sides of Sleepy Kitty.” That other side — the music — is also bright colorful and relatively analog, with leanings toward The Ramones or ’60s girl groups if Brian Eno had taken up the production.

 

SLEEPY KITTY – ” Don’t You Start “

Posted: January 22, 2015 in MUSIC
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Sleepy Kitty,are from St Louis they play Rainbow-tinged indie pop,
Bright colourful and relatively analog, with leanings toward The Ramones or ’60s girl groups with a sound if Brian Eno had taken up the production. Like a grungier and more layered Best Coast or fans of Sleigh Bells, Beverlys and Girlpool… but sub in post-grunge jangle
Grimy meets shiny in Sleepy Kitty’s music. The duo’s chugging drums and crunchy guitars are sweetened by catchy melodies and vocal harmonies that summon memories of 1960s-era girl groups.”

SLEEPY KITTY – ” Projection Room “

Posted: January 18, 2015 in MUSIC
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Grimy meets shiny in Sleepy Kitty’s music. The duo’s chugging drums and crunchy guitars are sweetened by catchy melodies and vocal harmonies that summon memories of 1960s-era girl groups.” “Bright colorful and relatively analog, with leanings toward The Ramones or ’60s girl groups if Brian Eno had taken up the production.

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This St. Louis indie-pop/garage duo formed in 2008 and they released their sophomore album in January via Euclid Records. They received high praise for the new record and there were regular comparisons to Best Coast. I guess because they’re also a duo. They say that their influences vary from Pavement to The Ramones to 1940s movie musicals. The song here also makes it clear that they take some cues from 1960s girl groups and the Phil Specter wall of sound as well as the catalog of Miss Frankie Rose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzYj3IPspHU#t=11

 

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