Two newish discoveries:
- Antlerand, a band out of Portland with a pretty unique sound, formerly Invisible. I grabbed a couple of songs off their website and would have already bought their first full length, Branches, if I hadn’t been making so many non-essential purchases lately and taxes hadn’t screwed me over so much. The name seems nonsensical but whatever.
- The Little Ones, some guys from L.A. To me they sound kinda like Ben Gibbard 2.0 with a more interesting backing band, based on the two songs I’ve heard so far. You can also get download those from their website, “Cha Cha Cha” and “Lovers Who Uncover”. Ain’t the Internet great?
Also, The Boy Least Likely To seems most likely to get big soon (a horrible pun likely to see many a hack music journalist near you). They were on Morning Becomes Eclectic last Thursday and had a thing in Rolling Stone that doesn’t seem to be on RS’ website. It’s a little under a year since the Pitchfork review went up that introduced the Boy to me so it’s taken awhile but I hope they make it big.
Two of the guys have blogs, here and here. Adam Chetwood, the man behind the second, isn’t much for spelling but makes up for it with candor and brevity, as in the entry from the 4th titled Portland, Oregan:
Another night sleeping on the tour bus and waking up to arrive in a very sunny Portland.Spring is in the air and there are springs underneath the floorboards of the audotorium.Richard Cole bass player for the ‘Revolutionary Love Army’ lives here, im just going to attempt to contact him.
Hooray for the boy least likely to live (and the Internet)!
was that all you could muster up about the little ones? ive now seen them twice (which may be the only 2 times thever played), nevertheless, what an amazingsoundscape of colors, and tones. i may bit biased because the guitarist bought me a shot,(j/k) but i cant wait till the 18th when the record drops! cheers