- About   -   Contact   -   Links   -   Tools   -   Archive   -   Film -



Sunday, September 20, 2009

For some reason or another, I'm all of the sudden garnering a fair bit of interest from a few of the record labels that used to shun me.  It's sort of nice to know that maybe my stuff is getting out there, but on the same note, I feel as if with the attention I need to write a bit more about the label's bigger stuff.  It's weird.  Fear not though faithful readers, even with the growing shadow of popularity heavy on my shoulders, I'll not lead you astray. 

As always, thanks for reading.


 

Who: Woods
Why I Like It: It's Woods, but acoustic.  I saw this group of talented fellas in SF a few weeks back and where I expected the show to be slow, and possibly even boring, it was an absolute 'splosion of psych-infused folk.  There was even a man on the floor with a wall of pedals and a microphone.  I giggled with glee.  This on the other hand is the lighter side of Woods.  No fuzzy distortion here, just jangly folk guitar and the lead man's haunting voice.

:Woods - To Clean (Acoustic):


Who: Box Elders
Why I Like It: These guys just released a full album and I could not be happier with the way they mixed their jangles (two times I've used that word this week, folks) with distortion in to a sort of sonic-blast of fun fun times.  Seriously, this record is on full time at the Sander's Castle right now.  The neighbors are complaining, my beautiful girlfriend is in tears - all because I can not stop listening to this album.  Someone help, it's starting to hurt.

:Box Elders - Jackie Wood:


Who: The Antlers
Why I Like It: It's a little somber for my recent sunny disposition, but there's a lot to say for a tinge of emotional gloom injected into your blazing day of smiling.  And, really, this is a fantastic portrayal of sadness.  I just want to curl up in to a ball and drink chamomile tea and have a golden retriever puppy lick my feet.  It's that kind of sadness.

:The Antlers - Kettering:


Who: Indian Wars
Why I Like It: A week doesn't go by where I don't need a delicious, steaming slice of garage rock jet-packed into my stomach.  This, a demo may I say, is that steaming slice.  Dirty and grimy - it's the type of song that makes you want to wash your hands after listening to it.

:Indian Wars - If You Want Me (Demo):


Who: The Cave Singers
Why I Like It: Uh, it's the fucking Cave Singers, and everything Pete Quirk does with his dirty little beard and his scuffed up hat just makes me want to jump up and down, run down to the sweet bluegrass of North Carolina and light a cig and rock in a rocking chair.  This track is a bit more sea-shanty like, but that's okay, I like captain's hats and peg legs.

:The Cave Singers - Beach House:
 

Noah Sanders is the blog/news editor at Light In The Attic and a contributor at Sound On The Sound and the KEXP blog.  He also has his own Criterion-based film site, Criterion Quest.   If you'd like to contact Noah in regards to his writings here at Side One: Track One then please do so here.

- Noah Sanders -



Unless otherwise expressly stated, all text in this blog and any related pages, including the blog's archives, is licensed by John Laird under a Creative Commons License.