Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2004–2012
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What Laura Says Thinks and Feels Terpsikshore Records, 2008 What Laura Says opens their second release with a collection, of sorts, of musical styles: "Couldn't Lose Myself If I Tried" opens with a gentle folk-inflected tune before it…
Parenthetical Girls Entanglements Tomlab, 2008 Parenthetical Girls - “A Song For Ellie Greenwich” | download From the first seconds of Parenthetical Girls' third release, it's clear that Entanglements isn't going to be one of those albums…
Noah and the Whale, a nice little indie pop group from London, are releasing their latest, Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down , on Cherry Tree Records on September 16th; to promote it, they've released a video for "5 Years Time," which I've…
Stereolab Chemical Chords 4AD August 18, 2008 Stereolab's made enough of a name for themselves by now that most releases will hit the radar of an assortment of music fans, especially those finding themselves attracted to the indie pop…
The Telepathic Butterflies Breakfast in Suburbia Rainbow Quartz, 2008 The Telepathic Butterflies - “Telescope” | download One thing is made clear from the opening track of Breakfast in Suburbia : The Telepathic Butterflies (what a name!)…
Aviary Ghost Memory is a Hallway Self-released, 2008 Aviary Ghost - “Somewhere Else” | download There are times that self-releasing an album can be the best option for a band, especially given the many instances of hot-air blowing by music…
Ah, gentle-but-active pop music — Team Genius, who released the Hooray EP on Feb. 26, are the perpetrators of some fairly simple music, but that doesn't mean they don't create something addicting, too. Of course, this much is likely…
Plastic Operator are an electronic indie pop duo out of the U.K. made up of Mathieu Gendreau and Pieter Van Dessel. Their music is a refreshing change from the typical guitar-drums-bass combination that has dominated the music scene for so…