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The M/F Thread 2009: The Quickening
Tyler:
This is a very fun and lovely band from Cambridge, Mass. Their sound varies a lot from track to track, but it is all rather spectacular pop/rock.
Bon Savants - Post-Rock Defends the Nation
--- Quote ---If Broken Social Scene had come not from Toronto, but from the brainy enclaves of Cambridge, MA (where leader Thom Moran is a research scientist at MIT), they would have sounded quite a bit like the Bon Savants. With tongue in cheek lyrics heavily informed by Moran and guitarist Kevin Haley's day jobs -- the title track is about their time working in Germany after the end of the cold war, "I Am the Atom Bomb" concerns the conflicted feelings of the scientists who split the atom, and as a local in-joke, the title of "Mass Av and Broadway" namechecks the east-west boundaries of MIT itself -- and a with name that means "good scientists" in French, the band has the potential come off as a sort of clique-ish giggle, not unlike, say, hockey-themed pop-punks the Zambonis. However, Moran has an unexpectedly appealing voice and conversational singing style that's far removed from the angsty whine of so many contemporary indie rock singers and a perfect vehicle for his smart, funny lyrics. Similarly, the band takes the placid atmospheres and slow-building dynamics of post-rock and sharpens them into concise three-minute pop songs with prominent hooks and actual choruses. A deeply satisfying debut, Post Rock Defends the Nation proves that bands can be book-smart and musically accessible at the same time.
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Hyperbowl:
--- Quote from: thedudeoflife on 15 Jan 2009, 21:17 ---And I was wonder if the band The Paper Tiger Sounds is out there somewhere because i dk if i'm not looking hard enough or what but i have one song by them and can find any more.
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Not what you're after, but thank you for reminding me to post this.
Paper Tiger - While You Are Gone
Indie pop from a fantastic Adelaide group who only put out the one EP before they split up in 2005. They played with The Lucksmiths and Architecture In Helsinki (Fingers Crossed era) and would not have sounded out of place on Candle Records . Boy/girl vocals, glockenspiel, a soundtrack to a sunny summer afternoon.
--- Quote from: Eliza - OZ Music Project ---Oh god, I feel an Indie Pop renaissance coming on, with Paper Tiger being just the band to herald it in. Folk infused pop, or vice versa - While You Are Gone showcases five intricate and predominantly acoustic tracks that unravel in the melding of the musical minds and instrumental diversity of this Adelaide sometimes four piece. Think melodica, viola, glockenspiel, Hammond, dual vox and the intelligence to contextualise them perfectly in endearing melodies; it's bound to rival your favourite Candle records release as a trademark of Oz indie pop gods [think Lucksmiths et al]. Hell, there are even pop sensibilities here to rival the kings and queens of that department, Belle And Sebastian, with the same lyrical naivety and discovery of the quirky banal.
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valley_parade:
--- Quote from: Tyler on 16 Jan 2009, 12:47 ---This is a very fun and lovely band from Cambridge, Mass.
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DEAR THIS BAND,
come hang out with us tonight?
Tyler:
--- Quote from: Hyperbowl on 16 Jan 2009, 14:40 ---
Paper Tiger - While You Are Gone
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Sogood.
thedudeoflife:
Paper Tiger and The Papertiger Sound is not the same...the one i'm looking for is a UK band
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