Who: Postdata (Paul Murphy from Wintersleep and his brother Michael).What: A couple years ago, brothers Paul and Michael Murphy shared scotch and started writing songs at their parents house in Yarmouth, N.S. They were penning tuens for their mom about people in their family; all captured through the mic of a laptop. 12 ideas were [...]
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Tobias Grey by Postdata (Paul Murphy from Wintersleep)
Video: ‘Bones’ by Summer Dregs >>
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‘Bones‘ by Summer Dregs
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Lets get right to it >>
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-Violens have a new winter mixtape. ‘The mix introduces four songs from Violens’ forthcoming album alongside some wildly unique mash-ups which blend their own performances with music and lyrics of My Bloody Valentine, The Byrds, and Wire among others. Also, there are remixes of tracks from their debut EP, Violens’ own remixes of White Lies’ [...]
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Video: ‘Cousins’ by Vampire Weekend >>
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‘Cousins’ by Vampire Weekend.Looks like that was a ton of fun to shoot. Hopefully this video stays on the site, I’ve been seeing these embeddable video clips of Cousins going dead on blogs everywhere.
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New Podcast and Mixcloud Episodes Are Up >>
If you subscribe to podcasts, subscribe to ours here.andIts up on Mixcloud.Indie Music Filter Podcast Episode #2 (Nov.09) by Indiemusicfilter on Mixcloud
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Indie Music Filter presents Hand Drawn Dracula (mixtape) >>
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Everyone loves a good mixtape right? Well, I’ve recently put one together with all the songs coming from one Toronto record label. Hand Drawn Dracula. The label was formed by Brian Borcherdt (Holy Fuck) and visual aritst/designer James Mejia from almost 10 years of working the Dependent Music collective. With the same principles of friendship, [...]
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Sync/Master: ‘Day Glo’ by Brazos >>
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Day Glo by Brazos.Indie Music Filter: Hey Tony, what do you think of ‘Day Glo‘ by Austin’s Brazos?Tony VonPervieux: Dude, really cool song. I dig the vibe especially. Feels like a nice montage moment song. It’s like a beautiful slow moving train with the windows open to a world of amazing scenery, lush vivid landscapes. [...]
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What did you do this weekend? >>
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I played road hockey and pulled a bunch of muscles in my legs.I saw 2012 and wondered why John Cusack is an action hero and why these days in disaster movies, the single father is the new hero?Really enjoyed My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding. Running in Toronto until Dec. 13th, maybe longer.Saw Band Of [...]
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Miike Snow on Myspace Transmissions >>
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‘Animal’ by Miike Snow.Head to Myspace Transmissions to get the audio, video and interviews of Sweden’s Miike Snow performing Animal, Silvia, Black & Blue, and Sans Soleil.Nice studio.
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Surfer Blood >>
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Album:Astro Coast
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(Photo: Ian Witlen)A song to take you into the weekend.A fuzzed out Florida quintet called Surfer Blood who have just released the digital single to the high-rising catchy number ‘Swim (To Reach The End)‘ (below), with the band’s full length (Astro Coast) coming out on Kanine January 19th. Another album coming out on my birthday, [...]
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Video: ‘In The Flowers’ by Animal Collective >>
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‘In The Flowers’ by Animal Collective
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Shy (Ernest Gonzales Remix) by Sunny Day in Glasgow
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Who: Ernest Gonzales remixing Sunny Day In Glasgow.What: Owner of San Antonio’s Exponential Records (Ernest Gonzales) is reaching out to Friends Of Friends and melding ‘Shy’ into a sparse, floating dreamscape just as Sunny Day In Glasgow are launching their tour tonight (dates here) and exclusively selling the original version of this song on an [...]
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Video: ‘Song For Old People’ by Sherlocks Daughter >>
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Sherlocks Daughter – Song For Old People [Official Music Video] from Sherlock’s Daughter on Vimeo.
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Scantrons by Tape Deck Mountain
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Who: Tape Deck Mountain from San Diego, CA.What: Here’s San Diego’s Tape Deck Mountain with a slow-burning song about taking tests. Getting noticed by Lefse Records for the sound of their EP (Sparks) and the format it was on (cassette tape), we’re seeing it catching on, proving again Lefse (home to Neon Indian) might be [...]
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Pick A Piper >>
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Hello Blogosphere,I’d like to introduce you to Waterloo, Ontario’s Pick A Piper. A collective featuring Brad Weber of Caribou, Angus Fraser of Tenth of May, Dan Roberts ex-Winter Equinox and Clint Scrivener, they’ve written a handful of carefully crafted songs of tribal psych with heavy doses of percussion and electronic flourishes. Gorgeous textures, interesting vocal [...]
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Near The End Of The Day Post >>
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My attempt at a quick post, into a quick getaway from the office.Around the web:-Digging Lonely Galaxy (from Transparent Blog).-Digging Silence Is A Shadow’s Dream, a new song from Computer Perfection.-Digging Prairie Cat’s new single, Given Up off the new album It Began/Ended with Sparks.-Digging Cars and Trains, in particular the song Intimidated By Silence.Better [...]
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A Funny Thing by Penguin Prison
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Who: Penguin Prison from NYC.What: A churning, synth driven introduction to NYC’s Penguin Prison, who is looking forward to releasing a double A-side debut on 23rd November. The debut includes remixes from The Sounds Of Arrows, Monarchy, Jakwob and more. Neon Gold found em. Great find.Song: A Funny Thing. Think Cut Copy fans will [...]
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Video: ‘Ready, Able’ by Grizzly Bear >>
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Video: ‘I Can Talk’ by Two Door Cinema Club >>
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‘I Can Talk’ by Two Door Cinema Club
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Massive Contest Post >>
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Artist:The Wooden Sky
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Album:If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone
Feeling lucky? Why not take a chance at some of these contests I’m running on my Indie Music Filter.Who: The Wooden Sky with Hooded Fang and Brian Borcherdt.When: Friday, November 13th.Where: Lee’s PalaceWhat: Currently supporting their full-length If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone on tour in Ontario and Quebec, Toronto’s The Wooden [...]
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