motherland

It’s amazing when a band like The Pains of Being Pure At Heart essentially resurrect a genre (twee) and bring it back into the limelight after it had so long rested on the like of Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura, and its not surprising that other twee ands trying to make it will no doubt get more attention. Brilliant Colors are one of these bands, and coincidentally are signed to the same label, Slumberland, as TPOBPAH. Brilliant Colors is a female trio that adheres more to the traditional twee sound of lo-fi, single guitar and soft female vocals. I honestly can say I feel like I am in the mid 90s when I listen to this band; which I dont have to tell you is a very enjoyable experience. “Motherland” comes from their debut Introducing which comes out November 3rd and can be ordered (at some point soon) through the Slumberland store.

Brilliant Colors – Motherland

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This entry was written by rellis, posted on October 23, 2009 at 1:49 am, filed under New Tunes and tagged belle & sebastian, brilliant colors, Camera Obscura, slumberland, the pains of being pure at heart, twee. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

weekly mixtape #5

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The weekend! Finally! Here’s another mixtape to kick things off. I’ll actually be making the long drive home this weekend, Mothers Day. Don’t be an ass, send your mom a card, get her a mani/pedi, burn this mixtape for her! New tunes from Dinosaur Jr., Wavves, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.

Dinosaur Jr. – I Want You to Know
That Ghost – Never Have Fun
Micachu and the Shapes – Calculator
Silent Talk – My Risionare
Wavves – Freinds Were Gone
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Young Adult Friction
Spirit Spine – Raptures
Smith Westerns – Crabman
The Field – The More That I Do
The Strange Boys – Poem Party
The Beets – What Did I Do
Woods – Rain On
The Golden Filter – Solid Gold
Kurt Vile – Freeway
The Strange Boys – Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up

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