Typhoon - White Lighter (2013)

8/4/134 11:40PM
Whole Album Streaming on NPR's website

6/26/13 4:33PM

new single "Young Fathers"




Tour Dates Page including Tickets/RSVP links

Including September 19th at The Cedar fucking Cultural Center!

Sep 03 MusicFestNW (Sept 3rd - 8th)
Portland, OR

Sep 09 Rickshaw Theatre
Vancouver, Canada

Sep 10 The Crocodile
Seattle, WA

Sep 11 Top Hat Lounge
Missoula, MT

Sep 12 El Korah Shrine
Boise, ID

Sep 13 Urban Lounge
Salt Lake City, UT

Sep 14 Hi Dive
Denver, CO

Sep 16 The Waiting Room
Omaha, NE

Sep 17 The Old Rock House
St Louis, MO

Sep 19 Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Ticket Link, On Sale on Friday June 28th (just like The Dear Hunter)

Sep 20 Schubas
Chicago, IL

Sep 21 Beachland Tavern
Cleveland, OH

Sep 22 Wexner Center
Columbus, OH

Sep 25 Il Motore for POP MONTREAL
Montreal, Canada

Sep 26 Higher Ground
South Burlington, VT

Sep 27 Iron Horse Music Hall
Northampton, MA

Sep 28 Littlefield
Brooklyn, NY

Sep 29 Brighton Music Hall
Boston, MA

Sep 30 (Le) Poisson Rouge
New York, NY

Oct 01 Johnny Brenda's
Philadelphia, PA

Oct 02 The Rock N' Roll Hotel
Washington, DC

Oct 04 Austin City Limits (Oct 4th-6th)
Austin, TX

Oct 04 The High Watt
Nashville, TN

Oct 11 Austin City Limits (Oct 11th-13th)
Austin, TX

Oct 15 The Loft at UC San Diego
San Diego, CA

Oct 17 The Satellite
Los Angeles, CA

Oct 19 Wow Hall
Eugene, OR

11-member band per new pic on Facebook:


6/5/13 6:25PM 12/7/12 1:30AM

Unsure exactly when all this came out, but I know I was checking for awhile per their Facebook page and didn't see anything, but then today the video for Dreams of Cannibalism was shared. At any case, definitely a record to look forward to; but I am still un exposed to the videos below save for the one back from December.

But maybe this record could be a bit of a sleeper?..I hope so. August 20th should be a big day for their fans.

























1 Prelude    
2 Artificial Light    
3 Young Fathers    
4 Morton's Fork    
5 Possible Deaths    
6 The Lake    
7 Dreams of Cannibalism    
8 One Hundred Years    
9 Prosthetic Love    
10 Hunger & Thirst    
11 Caesar    
12 Common Sentiments    
13 Post Script      

 

 

12/7/12 6:45AM 
White Lighter - An Album by Typhoon from Matthew Ross on Vimeo.

So this is a promotional video for this upcoming album from the Portland, Oregon band Typhoon. A band by the way, it appears has 11 members and an additional 4-5 who also help out. I guess Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, back in the day, was not far from that large a band as well. But wow, that's a lot of musicians making the same music.

Anyway, that promo, doesn't really have any music, but some kid talking to his mom about the Sun and his dad. Maybe the subject matter of the album will involve the Sun? But, regardless, I got into them back in 2011 via their EP/Mini album A New Kind of House. I really enjoy a lot of that record and it's sort of subtle, chamber college prog of a kind. And to mention Margot again, I do see this band as maybe filling the void without Margot sounding or really being the same band, at least stylistically, they used to be.

When does this album come out? That hopefully will come out soon, and I'll be passing along in here of course.

Forest Park - Golden (Official Video, 10 minutes)

FOREST PARK "Golden" (2012) from Jarratt Taylor on Vimeo.

Oh man, I feel really dumb for not knowing about this video. Forest Park are a band I have posted about a few times this year, and I'll confess, I'm getting through the final submission of the 2012 Index, I found this video in revisiting info about them.

It is for the entire length of the song, which is over 10 minutes. But I think it captures the song wonderfully. This footage of I think all 4 members of this band connecting in different ways, some in nature, some with art, some with just hanging out and enjoying relaxation together.

Forest Park I really can't say enough good things about. I wonder if a lot more fans could catch on to them soon, especially who enjoy Post Rock that uses dreamy female vocals and trumpet. Maybe this video and things in 2013 will lead to that.

Lost Lander - DRRT (2012)

I'm enjoying a lot of this debut album from this new Portland group Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls/ex-Menomena, worked with.

They use fuzzy guitar, piano, vocal harmonies, strings, and a lot of other things that I often enjoy in music. Chamber College-Rock of sorts.

Kind of cool how in the encoding of the mp3's from their Bandcamp page, the lyrics show up on at least Windows Media Player I use.

The bandcamp finds in 2012, especially from bands that are working-with or even just promoted on artists facebook pages that I already know/like. It seems to be what I am digging the most this year so far.

I guess it could be safe to say, 2012: the year of Bandcamp.com or the year of the "Bandcamp finds." We'll see if I discover 1 every week, I'll have 50+ newly discovered artists just from said website.

Also for some reason, a lot of them hail from Portland, Oregon (Norhern Abbey, Forest Park, now these guys). Maybe I need to go visit or even move there? lol.

Lost Lander on Facebook

Water & Bodies - The Rain City Sessions Part 2 (2/16/10)

2/15/10 10:21PM

"Rain City Sessions 2" is released tomorrow (2/16) but all 6 tracks can be streamed on
the band's Ilike page


2/8/10

artwork


bumped 2/3/10 6:50AM

New EP comes out Feb 16th.

A release date has been set for our second EP titled The Rain City Sessions part 2. You can purchase it digitally through Rain City Records on Feb 16, 2010. Please help us out and pick up a copy!
www.raincityrecords.net
Track Listing for Rain City Sessions Part 2:

Life is Education

Hard to Pin

…To the Sun

Moments in a Life

Bizarre

Over Grown Cloud

Love,

Beau, Christopher, Kelsey, and Aaron


original 12/13/09
7-song ep is being released on January 13th? at a show in Portland, Oregon.

If only I could afford to go out there...



blog posting

Album Release show Jan 13th @ Doug Fir

Wait…. what…. we have a new album done? Yes yes this is the big SURPRISE we’ve been talking about!! Some of you knew it or just plain figured it out, but YES we have 7 brand new songs freshly recorded over the past few months that we will release locally here in Portland on Jan 13th 2010.

Jan 13 2010 @ Doug Fir (Portland, OR)

We won’t have it pressed yet but we will be doing a special limited edition hand screen printed poster and if you purchase one of those you will get a password to download the new album for free or we’ll just give you a burned copy!! We are so pumped for you to hear all the great music we’ve been working on! We need ALL YOUR SUPPORT at this show, so come out and tell a friend or three. We are also very excited to be playing with our great friends Empty Space Orchestra and Symmetry/Symmetry. The show is 21+ Doors at 9 and its only $6. So cheap! This will be our only show in January so we’ll see you all there and lets make it a party! Visit www.dougfirlounge.com and purchase your tickets today!

Love,

Beau, Christopher, Kelsey, and Aaron