The Buzz Box #1

The Buzz Box #1

This week we will be starting a series of posts called "The Buzz Box" that will be a mix of the most current hyped music that we here at the Box consider worthy of your listening.

This week saw the continued rise of young acts Sleigh Bells and Memoryhouse as well as some great new tracks from some veterans like The Books and The New Pornographers. Also included is the only track worth listening to on the new Band of Horses album...

The Books :: Beautiful People
Memoryhouse :: Bonfire
The New Pornographers :: Crash Years
Band of Horses :: Factory
The Tallest Man on Earth :: King of Spain
Sleigh Bells :: Tell 'Em
Horse Feathers :: Belly of June

[Note: With the new media player you can only download a song (right click, save as) when it is not being played]

Immaculate Machine Beckon Their Legs to Stop Wobbling

Immaculate Machine Beckon Their Legs to Stop Wobbling

Even if their balancing skills aren't as  great as their music, I am still looking forward to the Immaculate Machine's upcoming release, High On Jackson Hill.  Having just recently been turned onto them, and being a sucker for an earnest voice, I dig.  You can hear a few short clips from their forthcoming release on their website, which mostly sound like summertime pop morsels of tasty ear candy. They have a video for their (old) song "C'mon Sea Legs" that you can check out here. It sounds to me like a New Pornographers-meet-upbeat-Shearwater combination that is expansive and dynamic without being over the top.

Apparently, Kathryn Calder (the girl)'s uncle is A.C. Newman of NP fame (who's second album is fantastic)  which explains part of their sound in

some twisted hereditary sense. All said and done, bands like this are why I love Canada.

Look for their new album to drop on April 29th on Mint Records.

Immaculate Machine - C'mon Sea Legs - Fables 2007 - Buy 

Immaculate Machine - Sound the Alarms - High on Jackson Hill