Category : Folk
A Cat Called Cricket - Here Comes Another Melody

A Cat Called Cricket
Here Comes Another Melody
[The Beechfields]
So how was your Wednesday? I spent the entire day listening to new CDs. Again. I need to go watch TV or something to unravel my brain which is seriously burnt out on trying to come up with RIYLs and synonyms for “indie pop rock”.
But before I do, here’s a nice little CD from a folksy, indie pop rock (ahaha) band from Maryland that reminds me an awful lot of Philly’s Matt Pond PA. Something about the strings I guess, which I’m known to be a sucker for. But seriously, there are some awful nice stringsy arrangements going on here. Bit ‘o Rilo Kiley perhaps in there. Nice banjo picking. Excellent layer cake harmonies, especially on “While You Sleep”. Slight alt-country feel. Vocals sound familiar, can’t place it. “More Of (Nothing)” is an awesome acoustic guitar and strings instrumental that turns Polyphonic Spree-ish at the end. I expect it to be played as background music on PBS soon.
Sorry, I’m about to collapse here, must go watch mindless TV now. Put the Cat Called Cricket back on To-Listen list. But you can head over to their Myspace to listen for yourself. Over and out.
…urgh, came back from watching TV because forgot to mention that the label that they are on, The Beechfields, also houses two great bands that a lot of us like: Private Eleanor and The Seldon Plan. Ok, now I’m really going.

Listen:
Tracks on Myspace
Absinthe Glow - Contradictions

Absinthe Glow
Contradictions
[Wynona]
Albumen - Lake Desolation

Albumen
Lake Desolation
[Treble Hook Sounds]
Alexi Murdoch - Honda Element Commercial
Annabella - Say Goodnight

Annabella
Say Goodnight
[Unsigned]
Armored Frog - Blasted Record Effect

Armored Frog
Blasted Record Effect
[Sleepsound Records]
Between The Pine - S/T EP
Bill Callahan - Woke On A Whaleheart
Chad VanGaalen - Infiniheart
Clampitt Gaddis and Buck - Engine Number 3

Clampitt, Gaddis & Buck
Engine Number 3
[Lelp Recordings]
Delaney - La Nuit on a Toujours Tout
Doveman - Honey

Doveman
Honey
[Swim Slowly Records]
Ellery - Arizona
Fionn Regan- The End of History
Graves - Easy Not Easy

Graves
Easy Not Easy
[Hush Records]
Great Lake Swimmers
Iron and Wine - M&M Commercial
Iron and Wine - The Shepherd’s Dog
Jose Gonzales - Sony Bravia Commercial
Juviley - How To Miss The Ground

Juviley
How To Miss The Ground
[Unsigned]
Karrie Hopper - An Unusual Move

Karrie Hopper
An Unusual Move
[Nobody's Favorite]
Kings of Convenience - Riot On An Empty Street
Laura Gibson - If You Come To Greet Me
Lys Guillorn - Three Songs

Lys Guillorn
Three Songs
[Little Cowgirl Records]
M Coast - Say It In Slang
M. Craft
M. Ward - Cadillac Commercial
Monarch - If Children

Monarch
If Children
[Unsigned]
Nire - We All Shine On
Norfolk and Western - The Gilded Age
Oren Lavie - The Opposite Side Of The Sea
Origami Ghosts - Solving My Own Puzzles

Origami Ghosts
Solving My Own Puzzles
[Hand to Mouth]
Owen - Bad News
Pants Yell! - Recent Drama

Pants Yell!
Recent Drama
[Asaurus / Paper Cities]
Ponies In The Surf - Self Titled EP

Ponies In The Surf
Ventricle
[Early Morning Late Night]
Private Eleanor - No Straight Lines

Private Eleanor
No Straight Lines
[Beechfields Record Label]
Red House Painters - Target Commercial
Rocky Votolato - White Daisy Passing
Ryan Doyle - The Crowd Train Takes The Form
Ryan Doyle
The Crowd Train Takes The Form
[Monotone Records]
Sam King - Anxious Actors

Sam King
Anxious Actors
[Painting Is A Dinosaur]
Sera Cahoone - Only As The Day Is Long
Sera Cahoone - S/T
She Keeps Bees - Cage Match
Sparrow House
SXSW Preview: Tobias Fröberg
The Great White Jenkins - Winter of Discontent
The Love Letter Band - Fear Not My Brothers …
The New Year - Disease
The One AM Radio - This Too Will Pass
Vivian Linden - Watch The Light Fade

Vivian Linden
Watch The Light Fade
[Tarnished Records]
Wax and Wane - Winter

Wax and Wane
Winter
[Valiant Death]


































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Gregg Yeti And The Best Lights
The Republic Tigers
The Transport Assembly
The Duke Spirit
Chauchat
Sudden Ensemble
Annabella
Sera Cahoone
Citified
Death To Anders
Helio Sequence
Low Fire
Eastern Blok
Mist and Mast




