by Burgo on April 1, 2009
The other day I got that kind of email that music bloggers love to get… an email from an artist’s management saying, “Hey… you know, I’ve noticed from your blog posts that you like xyz… and I think you might like some of my client’s stuff. Want to check it out?”… and you actually do [...]
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ari hest,
twelve mondays
by Burgo on February 19, 2009
The Deep Dark Woods
“I’ve been waiting here for days, tryin’ to catch a break. But the way i’m living, it’s gonna cause my heart to ache” ~ The Deep Dark Woods.
Ok, ok… so Cap beat me to posting about these guys, so I’m simply going to point you towards his post rather than regurgitate any [...]
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all the money i had is gone,
the deep dark woods,
the gallows
by Burgo on February 16, 2009
Alex Dezen (image credit: Heather Conley)
So everyone’s still talking about The Damnwells‘ latest release, “One Last Century”, which was released through Paste Magazine (for free) on Tuesday. And why wouldn’t they still be talking about it? It is, quite simply, one of those albums. An album that was written just for you.
Alex Dezen has always [...]
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one last century,
the damnwells
by Burgo on February 11, 2009
So as I mentioned here, the Damnwells are releasing their new album, “One Last Century”, as a free download through Paste Magazine. Today.
What the hell are you still doing here, reading this post? Get going!
Ok, ok, so you’re after more information. Then I would suggest checking out my past Damnwells posts, as Lord knows I’ve [...]
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one last century,
the damnwells
by Burgo on February 9, 2009
Bugger. You know, I go offline for a few days, and I miss out on all the cool emails. A few days ago, Tim from the All-Leo Digital Agency (who have a super cool website, by the way) emailed me to let me know that one of their acts, One EskimO, would be performing a [...]
by Burgo on December 30, 2008
Ok ok, I’m going to be upfront here. I’m probably a bit biased about this track, as ever since the days of The United States of Leland (seriously… this is a criminally underrated film), actor Ryan Gosling has been… well, probably my favourite actor. So when I heard news of him being in a band, [...]
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dead man's bones,
in your room,
ryan gosling,
zach shields
by Burgo on December 22, 2008
You know, I wasn’t sold on Samantha Crain… not quite, despite the major promise that I heard in her release “Confiscation EP“. It was undeniable that there was major talent in there, but for some reason, it just didn’t seem to reach that “critical mass” point, where everything comes together in this wonderful, glittering moment, [...]
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samantha crain,
the river
by Burgo on November 14, 2008
For some reason, if you’d asked me last week whether I had posted about William Fitzsimmons on this blog before, I would have sworn blind that I had discussed his 2006 album “Goodnight” sometime in 2007. However, I recently received his 2008 album, “The Sparrow & The Crow“, and was preparing a post when I [...]
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william fitzsimmons
by Burgo on October 30, 2008
It’s been a while since I’ve done a roundup post, so here are the tunes that have been spinning in my iTunes this week.
Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul?
You know, it still strikes me as strange that certain people only know Gnarls Barkley as that “Crazy” duo, when there’s so much more to [...]
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Denison Witmer,
Gnarls Barkley,
Hazelton,
Justin Vernon,
Life Before Aesthetics,
The Kid,
Who's Gonna Save My Soul?
by Burgo on October 26, 2008
So as I mentioned in a past post, Brett Dennen and Amiestreet have teamed up to make the world a better place with some charity. It’s unfortunate that this happened while I was away on holiday, as by the time you read this post, you will only have a few hours left to get in [...]
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brett dennen,
hope for the hopeless
by Burgo on October 6, 2008
I’m quite late to the party on these guys, having first read about The Sand Band way back in August on that awesomeness of music blogs, Some Velvet Blog. I filed away the band for listening at a later date, and it somehow slipped between the cracks… until now.
The Sand Band
I’m not sure if it’s [...]
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the sand band,
the secret chord
by Burgo on September 17, 2008
Ed’s Note: The following is a guest post from Rachel Morris, a regular reader here on Burgo’s Blog. This is something I’m hoping to make a regular feature on Burgo’s Blog. Too often I get emails from people who write with such beauty about music they’re into, but who feel like they don’t have a [...]
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ghostly reminders,
josh moore
by Burgo on August 28, 2008
As another week draws to a close, and I head down the coast (and offline) for the weekend, I thought I would throw up a quick music roundup of those songs that have been spinning incessantly on my iTunes this week. So here you go…
Motel Motel – Mexico
Motel Motel… these guys deserve to be bigger.
Listen [...]
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capital road,
firecracker people,
hotel lights,
little child,
mexico,
motel motel
by Burgo on August 26, 2008
… And yes, I know exactly what a huge statement that is to make. But I’m making it anyway. Only a band that excited me this much could have brought me out of my semi-hiding on this blog. I heard them, and I simply had to get out a post straight away.
God, I’ve missed that [...]
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aKING,
south african bands
by Burgo on August 6, 2008
Under The Radar is a column inspired by material sent in by the readers of Burgo’s Blog, alerting me to music that I may not have otherwise heard. If you’d like to let me know about some of your favourite tunes that I may not know about, then drop a line to the email address [...]
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cop light parade,
high on stress,
moonlight girls,
the replacements
by Burgo on June 23, 2008
The New York Fund (image credit: www.gregorynolan.com)
So, there’s this band called The New York Fund, and you need to listen to them. Seriously. I’m not kidding. If you want to hear music that excites you, then this should be it.
Previously incaranated as the band Cherryfalls – circa 2003-2005 – after a slight line-up change, the [...]
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going to new york,
guns of camden town,
oh my sweet,
the new york fund
by Burgo on June 18, 2008
Joe Pug – a startling debut (photo credit: Amber Meairs)
One of the most impressive debuts of the year for me, Joe Pug’s “Nation of Heat” EP – which was released last month – is quickly becoming my album of the year so far.
It’s not often that I’ll throw around Dylanesque comparisons, let alone twice [...]
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hymn #101,
i do my father's drugs,
joe pug,
nation of heat
by Burgo on April 22, 2008
Chris Bathgate (image credit: Quite Scientific)
A product of the Ann Arbor folk-scene, Chris Bathgate is enjoying some serious spins on my playlist lately; which really isn’t all that surprising, when you consider that Chris counts Will Oldham and Jeff Tweedy amongst his many admirers… after all, two of my favourite artists can’t be wrong.
Last [...]
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last parade on ann street,
serpentine
by Burgo on April 8, 2008
I’m off to Sydney for the rest of the week, and probably won’t manage to post until next week. I know, I’ll miss you too.
But to help stave off withdrawal symptoms, here’s a short – extremely short – but sweet tune trio.
Brett Young
Brett Young has just released his self-titled EP
Unbelievably, Brett Young is still, as [...]
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brett young,
jay clifford
by Burgo on April 4, 2008
It’s been a while since a Friday Roundup, so why not?
The Dodos – Ashley
The Dodos have just released new track, “Ashley”
Aah, The Dodos. They look set to become a feature in the Friday Round-up, after appearing in our last round-up here. Yesterday, The Dodos released their new single from the – quite frankly, brilliant – [...]
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bodies of water,
the dodos,
tokyo police club
by Burgo on April 2, 2008
The War On Drugs has just released their EP, “Barrel of Batteries”
The consistently great Secretly Canadian label has just released a 5 track EP by the – unbelievably still little-known – band The War On Drugs, entitled “Barrel of Batteries“.
And it’s frikkin’ great.
Secretly Canadian have this habit of signing your new favourite band. And The [...]
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arms like boulders,
david vandervelde,
the war on drugs
by Burgo on March 30, 2008
So quite often, people will email me about an artist that I “absolutely need to hear”. Some are… well, ok. Some are good. Some are great. And some are special. And if it wasn’t for the fans emailing me, I might have missed out and never heard these tunes.
So that’s the reason why I’m [...]
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nathaniel hoho,
nightmares,
rachel leah,
sir william,
what's on your mind