A 4 Imaginary Boys recommendation: true believer – vein cranes
“vein cranes are a new group from the husband/wife duo that plays “lo-fi catchy as hell garage songs with dual male/ female vocals thrown through a wall of guitar squelch, keys, drum machines, and assorted noises.” check out their releases on florida’s dying records” Source
4 Imaginary Boys recommendation: threepeat got old – holiday shores
The video is funny with the stop start motion going on while the music is pretty catchy – here’s threepeat got old. “Holiday Shores might be prog-rock in the way that Ariel Pink might be prog-rock. It’s shape-shifting pop songcraft that will slip from your fingers like a sea cucumber the very second you think [...]
A 4 Imaginary Boys recommendation: A bit of the other – The Pastels
A 4 Imaginary Boys recommendation – “The pastels is one of the most important bands from the 80s. Kurt Cobain cited them as a major influence on him. Here we decided to put these videos which were in a video compilation of early tracks by the band in one single posting for your convenience and [...]
4 Imaginary Boys recommendation: too insistent – the Dø
Nice basement scene in this video for this lovable song ‘too insistent’ by the Dø. Source
4 Imaginary Boys recommendation: THE SCHOOL – Hoping and Praying
THE SCHOOL are a pop band from Cardiff, Wales, UK who released their debut album ‘Loveless Unbeliever’ in 2010 on Elefant Records. Here’s Hoping and Praying, a sunshine happy song for your Tuesday afternoon swing. Source
4 Imaginary Boys recommendation: Light Pollution – Good Feelings (Memoryhouse Remix)
The memoryhouse remix for Good Feelings by Light Pollution. Source
4 Imaginary Boys recommendation: Anika – No One’s There
A 4 Imaginary Boys thumbs up for this crooner – Anika. Her debut album is produced by Geoff Barrow (of Portishead fame). Source
The Staircase – Xeno and Oaklander
4 Imaginary Boys gives Xeno and Oaklander (an indie post punk duo) a thumbs up. “Xeno and Oaklander are based in Brooklyn, NY. They began writing music in 2004. Miss Liz Wendelbo is French / Norwegian and Sean McBride is from Maryland. They record their songs live in their studio and play analogue synthesizers and [...]
