January 2008
29 posts
An interview with The Raintree
The Raintree is a folk/acoustic artist hailing from Phoenix, Arizona. Ryan Osterman, once a member of The Maine, is now a solo artist with an incredible voice and amazing talent. With a hint of influence from artists like Bright Eyes, The…
Spotlight: Jenny Hallam
Jenny Hallam is an independent, relatively unknown, artist from Worcester in the UK. Her music ranges from piano driven pop to quick paced, crunchy guitar ridden rock. She is yet to be signed or have a self released album, but does has a…
An interview with Chairs in the Arno
Chairs in the Arno, a synth-driven indie pop band in the vein of Barcelona, answer a few questions from MusicGeek.org regarding their music, their future, and the reception of their release, File Folder . Chairs in the Arno have previously…
Spotlight: Aster
Aster, a Texas-based pop group, is good. How good? That's a hard question to answer for any group, but their song "Attempting to Multiply" is interminably pop-ridden and on the cusp of catchiness. The sounds of some sort of keyboard are…
Music Geek #3: Shoegaze, Famicom-style — The Depreciation Guild offers synthesizers with lush guitar work
In the time since the writing and subsequent posting of my previous column, in which I probed for quality shoegaze, I have been offered a small variety of options by which I might discover more of this music I’ve found myself so enamored…
An interview with The Gorgeous Hussies
The Gorgeous Hussies, the previous subject of a MusicGeek.org spotlight , talk to MusicGeek.org regarding their music, their upcoming release, the recording process, and Salt Lake City. The Gorgeous Hussies - “What Fool Would Feel” Most…
Spotlight: Evangelicals
Evangelicals are set to release their second full-length, The Evening Descends , on Tuesday. The psychedelia-laced Norman, Okla.-based group fills the attached track, "Skeleton Man," with noise; guitars crash in and out, synthesizers come…
Spotlight: The Grizzly Owls
The Grizzly Owls perform a bizarre sort of alt-country: it's certainly an interesting musical perspective, but it's one that's often hard to really latch on to. Regardless, this married couple forges ahead, and they end up creating some…