Dealing with the trivialities of life.
Just to keep people up to date with things that are up-and-coming:
Born Ruffians In-Studio Session on Rainydawg Radio
Bronze Fawn In-Studio Session on Rainydawg Radio
Nurses In-Studio Session on Rainydawg Radio
Sigur Ros Live Recorded Set @ Benaroya Hall
Currently compiling and mastering the tracks. They’ll all be up sometime between now and then.
I expect to see you here:
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My affinity for Post-Rock has grown infinitely over the past year. One of my favorite aspects of the genre is the seamless line between audio and visuals. In a sense, the visuals are equally as important as the audio. Take your pick of post-rock bands: Mono, Sigur Ros, Unwed Sailor etc. their physical music packaging are always pleasing on the eyes. Perhaps it could be due to the lack of lyrics in the genre which generates this motivation to create striking visuals. Regardless of the reasoning, I love it. Here’s one of my favorite Seattle Post-Rock bands Bronze Fawn integrating visuals into their live set.
Another long over-due session.
The day after they played the Chop Suey, Young Rival was kind enough to join us at Rainydawg for some in-studio sessions. Their sound has often been compared to that of the Zombies on the musical carousel blogosphere. While that comparison is very understandable, I like to simply describe their music as familiar in the best way possible. Their guitar riffs are at times raw and rough around the edges, but not at all unpleasing or unfitting. In fact, it is this raw sound that makes listening to Young Rival such an enjoyable experience. Whenever I turn on their music, nostalgia hits me square in the face. When I listen to the breakout track “Your Island” it’s as if I’m listening to a perfectly aged song from years past. It’s the same feeling I get when I blow the dust off a classic vinyl record from decades passed and place that needle to the groove. Don’t take my word for it, take a listen.
In case you missed it, here are the individual songs, as well as the full session with an interview by Liz Pfriem.
Young Rival — Live In-Studio and Interview on Rainydawg Radio
Young Rival — Your Island (Live on Rainydawg Radio)
Young Rival — Knowing What You Know (Live on Rainydawg Radio)
For more information on Young Rival, visit their myspace.
And to close this post off, here’s Young Rival doing a cover of Master of None, originally by hometown favorite, Beach House. It’s amazing to hear how they take their raw style and apply it to this cover, making it their own song.
First off, I’m alive. I’ve been super-busy lately with school work and getting adjusted back here in Seattle. I’m living in a studio apartment in the U-District, it has treated my nicely thus far. I’ll be uploading way overdue content in the next few days.
Starting off, we have an interview conducted on Sunday October 12, 2008 by my good friend Kyle Hargus. He sat down with Warren and Nic of Plants and Animals and discussed topics ranging from the Montreal music scene, starting off their musical careers there, and working on their great debut album Parc Avenue (which you can purchase here). Be sure to give it a listen.
Plants and Animals Interview on Rainydawg Radio
Plants and Animals — Faerie Dance (Parc Avenue, 2008)
