Guy Blackman
Bill's Indie Basement (7/3): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in the Basement: reviews of new records from Pozi, The Radio Dept, bdrmm, Peel Dream Magazine, Holy Wave, plus a couple cover records from Prince Fatty, and more.
Green Child (Total Control/Grass Widow) contribute song to new late night / ambient comp (listen)
Midnight Meditations is “designed to help listeners through long dark nights of the soul” and includes tracks from members of Total Control, Dick Diver, The Twerps, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, and more.
Guy Blackman (Chapter Music) releases solo compilation 'Here Pieces' (listen)
Guy runs Australian label Chapter Music and makes music himself. If you dig literate, shy, sensitive, sometimes wobbly indiepop like The Pastels, The Cannanes, Beat Happening and other groups who might be labeled “twee,” Guy fits into that universe.
Pond share new single; members playing solo sets at Brooklyn Temple w/ Montero after MHOW show
Nick and Joe from Pond will play solo sets at Brooklyn Temple after their Music Hall of Williamsburg show.
Guy Blackman of Chapter Music releases "Camming 4 Each Other" single featuring Crayon Fields' Geoffrey O'Connor (listen)
Guy Blackman runs the very cool Australian label Chapter Music which is home to such acts as Dick Diver, Crayon Fields, Twerps, Goon Sax, The Stevens and more…
The Crayon Fields giving away EP, touring in October (dates)
DOWNLOAD: The Crayon Fields – All the Pleasures of the World (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Crayon Fields – Make Peace with Love EP (via Bandcamp)
Melbourne, Australia’s chamber pop-y Crayon Fields are coming back to America for a tour that will hit NYC during the CMJ Music Marathon…
Crayon Fields playing SXSW & NYC, Australian BBQ in Brooklyn & a show w/ Kath Bloom & Richard Davies (dates)
DOWNLOAD: The Crayon Fields – All the Pleasures of the World (MP3)
One of my favorite albums of 2009 was the baroque pop gem All the Pleasures of the World from Melbourne, Australia’s Crayon Fields…
