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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…
http://www.vimeo.com/26931093
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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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…
Listen: Craig Finn – “New Friend Jesus”
Listen: Craig Finn – “Honolulu Blues”
Hold Steady front man Craig Finn recently premiered “New Friend Jesus,” another track from his debut solo album Clear Heart Full Eyes. The new song follows “Honolulu Blues,” which was released late last year. Continue reading…
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…

“You are what you love, not what loves you.” That memorable line from Adaptation may have referred to romantic love, specifically the unrequited variety, but its implications run deeper. Continue reading…