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MP3: Gardens and Villa – “Black Hills”
For Santa Barbara five-piece Gardens and Villa, 2011 was a bit of a breakout year. Continue reading…
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Video: Cloud Nothings – “No Future/No Past”
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MP3: Cloud Nothings – “No Future/No Past”
MP3: Cloud Nothings – “Stay Useless”
Stream: Cloud Nothings – “No Sentiment”
Cleveland’s Cloud Nothings (a.k.a. Dylan Baldi) just premiered the latest video for Attack on Memory, out today on Carpark. Continue reading…
Poetic Memory: Nena Anderson (List)
Here at Owl and Bear, we’ve posted a few dozen times about Erika Davies (give or take a couple dozen), citing her raw emotion and incredible voice. That’s why it seems altogether unfair that we’ve only in passing ever mentioned Nena Anderson. Continue reading…
Owl and Bear’s Best Albums of 2011
2011 was a mixed bag. Established acts like Radiohead and The Strokes dropped duds on trusting fans, while middle-of-the-road acts like The Drums and Hunx and His Punx raised the bar with surprising sophomore efforts. Floundering bands like Iron & Wine and The Dodos made welcome returns to glory, while others merely treaded water (see She and Him’s Christmas album or MGMT’s “mix tape.”) Continue reading…
Erika Davies Gets Into the Holiday Spirit
If there’s one thing indie musicians love, it’s Christmas. Continue reading…