Quinn's Top Bands to Watch for in 2006
Music Picks January 20-27
Has the direction of new independent music taken a hairpin turn from the glitz of postpunk/dancehall to a pared-down, lovestruck woods-and-wine aesthetic? You be the judge as Vancouver music blogger Quinn Omori of From Blown Speakers pulls a handful of firestarters expected to make big waves this year.
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You'll have to wait ‘til May for the album, but you can check out this track from the best thing east of Granville Street right now. Fans of the likes of Crazy Horse, Magnolia Electric Co., and Black Mountain, take note!
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forthcoming
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Storyboard Records
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Ladyhawk plays at Vancouver's Bloodstone Press on Saturday, February 21st with Pride Tiger.
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Not only do they have one of the best post-Soviet Russian politics-inspired names ever, but their self-released debut, The Broom, is a perfect slice of indie pop.
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Broom
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Indie.
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SSLYBY needs help booking their West Coast tour in March... somebody find them a place to play in Vancouver!
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The Rilo Kiley frontwoman and sexiest woman in indie rock (according to a Stereogum.com poll) teams up with the harmonizing Watson Twins to deliver a dose of country-tinged perfection.
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Rabbit Fur Coat
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Jenny and the Watson Twins play Richard's on Richard's, March 7th. Jenny also teams up with Conor "Bright Eyes" Oberst, M. Ward, and Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard for a cover of the Travelling Wilbury's "Handle With Care."
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Other people have already said it, but it’s a pretty apt description: Sweden's answer to Nick Drake.
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Veneer/Stay in the Shade EP
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"Veneer" is released domestically on January 24th.
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They remind me of Wolf Parade. That should be enough convincing for you.
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The Loon
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Ibid Records
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