Dean & Britta – Making Me Smile (mp3) * I don’t know if “indie-lullaby” was an official sub-genre before, but it certainly is now. This sweet song is from the upcoming charity compilation Sing Me To Sleep , which benefits the children’s charity The Valerie Fund. The album features lullabies and covers by Stars, Laura…read more
I first posted a song from Sing Me To Sleep: Indie Lullabies in January , and recently received the gorgeous limited first edition from indie label American Laundromat Records. The compilation benefits the non-profit childrens’ charity The Valerie Fund , and features a wide variety of charming, serene covers by various indie acts – including Stars, Jenny Owen Youngs, The Real…read more
This unique charity compilation by ALR Sing Me To Sleep Indie Lullabies releases worldwide on May 18th!!! Sing Me To Sleep is a whimsical collection of newly recorded lullabies and popular songs re-imagined as lullabies by some of our favorite indie artists, including Dean & Britta, Tanya Donelly, Stars, Jenny Owen Youngs, Neil Halstead, Telekinesis, The read more
The good folks at Magnet Magazine dropped an A/B 7″ of some holiday music from Dean & Britta . From D&B’s website: “’He’s Coming Home’ was written as “She’s Coming Home” by the Wailers (from the Pacific Northwest, not Jamaica). “Old Toy Trains” was written by Roger Miller (”King of the Road,” not Mission of Burma) and our version is a collaboration with Sonic Boom.” Ho ho ho. Old Toy Trains – Dean & …read more
The good folks at Magnet Magazine dropped an A/B 7″ of some holiday music from Dean & Britta . From D&B’s website: “’He’s Coming Home’ was written as “She’s Coming Home” by the Wailers (from the Pacific Northwest, not Jamaica). “Old Toy Trains” was written by Roger Miller (”King of the Road,” not Mission of Burma) and our version …read more
Mates Of State are gearing up to release Crushes , an entire album dedicated to indie covers. It features an eclectic mix of artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Girls, Belle & Sebastian, and….The Mars Volta. Gonna be interesting to see how that latter comes out. They gave away their cover of “Laura” by last years indie darling…read more
They make an unlikely pairing, but rapper Fabolous is teaming up with Arnold Schwarzenegger for the Governator’s nonprofit, After-School All-Stars, which funds late-day pro grams for children. Fab will become the music ambassador for the charity, joining NBA-superstar spokesmen Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Fab said he’s a fan of the California gov’s action movies but amazingly…read more
Mates of State will be releasing Crushes , an all-covers “Mixtape” featuring covers of delectable indie favorites like Belle & Sebatian’s “Sleep the Clock Around” and Death Cab For Cutie’s “Technicolor Girls”. The Mates are giving away an MP3 of their cover of Girls ‘ excellent single, “Laura”. Download it below: Tracklisting for Covers…read more
Sweden’s indie pop singer/songwriter Britta Persson sent us a message about this new record she’s just releasing called Current Affair Medium Rare and the second single from the effort, “Some Girls Some Boys”. This song follows the album’s lead single “Meet A Bear”, which hit the digital world a bit ago. “Some Girls” …read more
This is the first guest post by Muruch ‘s new L.A. reviewer Laura, who was among those entertained by Rasputina at The Troubadour on August 14th. Following is her take on the show and an mp3 from the band’s new album… The Troubadour has stories. In the walls, when you lean in too close, you can hear…read more
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