Nicole Atkins is often referred to as “pop-noir” or “anti-folk”, but I just think she has one hell of a voice. You can find the audio to her performance here.
The Spinning Leaves is a folk duo from Philly whose debut album also features contributions from FIFTY other local musicians.
Team B is a Brooklyn supergroup featuring members of Beirut, Antibalas, and Arcade Fire. You can find the audio to their performance here
The Luyas is a Montreal-based indie rock band featuring members of Belle Orchestre and Arcade Fire.
Person L is the creative brainchild of former lead singer/guitarist of The Starting Line. You can find the audio to their performance here
The Courtesy Tier is pure punk blues! You can find the audio to their performance here (note: they sound NOTHING like this normally).
Brit & The Cavalry is a group of NYU-alumni, led by a girl surprisingly named Brit, playing eclectic pop music.
Matuto means country bumpkin in Portuguese, which helps explain their bluegrass-infused Brazilian music.
Kelli Scarr is the touring vocalist for Moby (who also produced her album), but her solo music has more a soulful alt-country side to it. You can find the audio to her performance here (note: SEVEN planes flew over during her performance) and video here.
My My My is a band who I describe as “hipster Elvis Costello synth nerd rock.”
Episode 6:
Franz Nicolay is a multi-instrumentalist storyteller whose vivid lyrics suck you into his strange and fascinating imagination. You can find the audio to his performance here.
Lisa Jaeggi can be categorized somewhere between Citizen Cope and Thao.
Episode 7:
The Canon Logic’s music is like 60′s harmonic pop (re: The Beach Boys) meets 2000′s arena indie rock (re: The Killers, The Strokes, and Arcade Fire).
Pearl and the Beard are a trio of singers and multi-instrumentalist who a create a catchy eclectic mix of 1930′s, 1960′s, and twothousandnow. You can find the audio to their performance here and video here.
Episode 8:
Oh Land is Lykke Li meets La Roux. Quirky yet accessible. You can find the audio to their performance here.
The Loom are a six-piece band from Brooklyn. They have a french horn and banjo in the band, so I had get them in my backyard. You can find the audio to their performance here and video here.
Episode 9:
Givers = the epitome of happy music. You can find the audio to their performance here.
Tristan Clopet: Jeff Buckley…if he was from UK/Toronto/Raleigh/Miami/New York (literally, this is where he grew up)
Coming Up:
Teletextile: Feist meets Jenny Lewis…if they played a harp
Minerva Lions: They definitely listened to The Band, but can tell with even more certainly that they don’t want to sound like a rip off.
