Ok people listen up: is December 29h, midnight’s approaching and we haven’t decided yet which song will end up being our last post of 2009. You know how it is: you plan to work all night but then wine uncorks itself, fake moustaches appear [ and piñata hats ] and eventually zig-zag is the new […]
Hi Ho Silver Oh: On State Lines and the Internets
Communion – Put It All in One Place and Burn It [audio:communion.mp3] When we learned about Hi Ho Silver Oh, a musical project spearheaded by Casey Trela, we thought it was a holliday album. Turns out our Bruce Springsteen reference radar was broken and HHSO’s music is (blissfully) jingle-bell free. The present iteration of the […]
The Sound of Arrows Whooshes By
The Sound of Arrows – Winding Roads (Danger/2008) [audio:WindingRoads.mp3] The Sound of Arrows is the hard-labored baby of Stefan Storm and Oskar Gullstrand, a Swedish duo with superhero names. (I aaaaam Stefaaaaan Stooooorm… yes? right?) They hail from Gävle “one of the most boring towns in Sweden” according to Labrador, their Malmo-based record label. Notable […]
Toro Y Moi / Omnipresent
Toro y Moi – Causers of This [ Carpark, 2009 ] [audio:ToroYMoi-CausersofThis.mp3] It’s time for our wildly speculative affirmation of the week: we’re pretty sure that you, fellow Gopher visitor, have already heard about Toro y Moi. We just can’t help but be sure about it since the internets seem to be brimming with all […]
The Sound of Lucrecia / Congost
The Sound of Lucrecia Ara from the album Congost [ Pruna Recordings, 2009 ] [audio:01Ara.mp3] A couple of years ago some of us Gophers felt for the voice of Lucrecia Pérez. Lucrecia is a Colombian-born but Barcelona based singer, one of those musicians for whom many a critic have ventured to qualify with clichéd words […]
Ulises Hadjis is irresistible
Ulises Hadjis Lunes (nuuro remix) – Remixes 2009 [audio:lunesnuuro.mp3] Ulises Hadjis is a great personal friend of the Gopher editors. A maracucho with Greek roots, he is one of those singer-songwriters who make you forget all about how you hate singer-songwriters. No random medieval instruments, no hipster haircuts, no creepy angling at the lah-deez, just […]
Panther Touches our Sounds
Love is Sold (Lips and Ribs remix) Entropy, 2009 [audio:LipsandRibsremix.mp3] One may be inclined to do some horrible things when it rains. For me, these “horrible things” take shape in waxing nostalgic about the recent and not-so-recent past. Unearthing photographs, looking at old por… traits, you know, pigtails and lollipops and – I mean, I’ve […]
Deastro / Tone Adventure #3
Tone Adventure #3 from the album Moondagger by Deastro [ Ghostly International, 2009 ] [audio:03-Tone-Adventure-3.mp3] Monday afternoon means a new track on the the Gopher website. Meanwhile we’re still into our old favorites and have kept abusing the music we listen to week in, week out, until the calendar marks the end of time. This […]
Rita Indiana y Los Misterios /
El Blu del Ping Pong by Rita Indiana y Los Misterios [audio:RitaIndiana.mp3] Wednesday. Fourth day of the week. Last night we went dancing merengue. Like with flashing lights and stuff. Rum. No headache thanks. In honor of such rhythms we bring you [ dear audience ] a little jewel from Dominican Republic: Rita Indiana y […]
Havalina: Like Javelin with an H… in Spanish
We met Manuel Cabezalí when he was touring with songstress Russian Red in a room papered with foil. It was then he mentioned his project Havalina, a band formed eight years ago and in the process of releasing their fifth album “Imperfección.” Below they describe their project, and per our request reviewed an album by […]