French is one of my favorite languages. I don't speak it. I just like to hear it. Tricot Machine are a boy-girl duo from Quebec. They aren't that well known outside of Canada, and it's a shame. Even though I don't understand the lyrics, I love the music composition. It's bright and poppy music that makes you want to lay back in the sunshine. The vocals are soft and fluffy with playful melodies. If you are a fan of bands like She And Him, Regina Spektor, or Iron And Wine, you might want to check these cats. I just looked up the lyrics in english and like the song even more!
Tricot Machine - L'Ours
Do you like sci-fi psychedelic rock? The you'll love this song. Chappos's music is like and interstellar space cruise with David Bowie, Neil Young and The Flaming Lips. Chappo keeps it unique by floating in between trippy rock and jam band blues. His new EP Moonwater was released a few days ago.
Chappo - Sweet Sigh
If you're not a complete music nerd, like I am, you might have missed out on the name Youth Lagoon, or maybe you have, as I am pretty late on writing about him. Real name Trevor Powers is Boise, Idaho resident who dropped his bandcamp debut last summer. He gained quick notoriety amongst the music crowd; Pitchfork included it in it's top 50 albums of 2011, and with good reason. Youth Lagoon's music has an ethereal air to it that leaves the listener in a haze of catchy melodies and reverberated vocals. It's got an electric computerized feel like many bands in the indie scene but it's not completely saturated to the point where it blends in with all the others. I would highly suggest this if you are a fan of Bon Iver. You can find his album The Year of Hibernation on Fat Possum Records.
Youth Lagoon - July
Back in January lead singer of The Hold Steady, Craig Finn, released his solo album Clear Heart Full Eyes on Vagrant Records. Being the huge Finn fan that I am, I am ashamed that I just now got the chance to give it a listen. I had heard a song or two before the release but I wasn't impressed at the time. Now that I actually have heard the whole album, I am happy to announce that it did not disappoint me. Hold Steady fans might be a little turned off by the record. The raucous celebratory themes aren't present, instead Finn has taken a more soft and bottom of the world feel. That's not to say that it is slow and depressing. It does have it's upbeat moments and Finns lyrics never fail to tell a vivid story. Pitchfork did a really good interview with him on the new album.
Craig Finn - No Future
I'm really digging this band lately. Especially this song.
One of the reasons I love Reddit. Found on r/listentothis.
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