Raev.net » Music http://raev.net A Collaborative Media Project. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:14:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Freelance Whales – Weathervanes http://raev.net/2010/03/freelance-whales-weathervanes/ http://raev.net/2010/03/freelance-whales-weathervanes/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:12:38 +0000 Eisenhower http://raev.net/?p=245

I’ve recently run into a band via the extremely awesome mog. This band is known as the Freelance Whales. I’ve heard the music described as orchestral indie rock, and it’s a fitting description. They play an oddly uplifting kind of sound on an eclectic mix of instruments. They’ve recently released their first album, Weathervanes, which [...]]]>

I’ve recently run into a band via the extremely awesome mog. This band is known as the Freelance Whales. I’ve heard the music described as orchestral indie rock, and it’s a fitting description. They play an oddly uplifting kind of sound on an eclectic mix of instruments.

They’ve recently released their first album, Weathervanes, which is now one of my all-time favorite albums. From the opening track to the closing, the album is soothing, heart-warming, inspiring, and entertaining. The songs aren’t wholly lyric-focused, merely incorporating the words as another instrument. It’s a nice touch that serves to distinguish the band from the crowds of others that just use the rest of the band as a way to keep the singer in tune and rhythm.

I strongly recommend the whole album, but I especially like the first track “Generator ^ First Floor”, and its companion track, “Generator ^ Second Floor”. Nods also go to “Hannah” (which has some of the best-written lyrics on the album), and “We Could be Friends”. It’s not available on CD yet, but it’s available in all good digital music stores.

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A Place To Bury Strangers – Keep Slipping Away Awesome song. That is all. (note: changed video from MySpace vids to YouTube so people who bitched can stop their bitching) Share]]>

A Place To Bury Strangers – Keep Slipping Away
Awesome song. That is all. (note: changed video from MySpace vids to YouTube so people who bitched can stop their bitching)

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Music! That’s right, my first post here shall be music. And who shall I be reviewing, you may ask. The Mad Conductor. The Mad Conductor is, in essence, hip-hop for rude boys. The only non ska or hardcore punk band signed to former label Community Records, they have since been dropped, but are apparently still [...]]]>

Music!

That’s right, my first post here shall be music. And who shall I be reviewing, you may ask. The Mad Conductor. The Mad Conductor is, in essence, hip-hop for rude boys. The only non ska or hardcore punk band signed to former label Community Records, they have since been dropped, but are apparently still active. Their music covers topics from theft to murder to drugs to being in the hospital (but thankfully nothing about hos).

ANYWAY. Time for the good shit.

Members Only

Feed The Beast 320

Edit: I stand corrected. They have never been on a label, and are completely self-promoted. Even cooler!

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