Monday XXIX

April Fools.

Terraformer - Terraformer EP (2010)

Terraformer are a tip tap toeing through the tulips progressive/math/instrumental guitar rock three piece from Belgium. Certain members of the band were in the Belgium screamo band, Isaïah.

They also get a bit heavy at times which is a nice touch.

Lots o' cheesin'.

Lots o' steezin'.

Last.fm

John Galm - 11/22

(not the artwork)

John Galm is the lead singer of emo band, Snowing. He was also once the singer of Audio Recording Club and Street Smart Cyclist. Though I have respect for Snowing, I've never really been able to get into them or their sound. John Galm alone however, is something I can really get in to.

John Galm's solo acoustic release, 11/22 is just that; solo acoustic John Galm. It's just John and a guitar and simplistic lyrics that make sense. It's a little scratchy on the ends production-wise but that really isn't anything I would judge down about. It's the sincerity that I look for and John Galm has it on this one for sure. I just wish that his other stuff came more naturally to me then 11/22 did.

It might help his case that 11/22 features a cover of "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes. That's not even my favorite part of 11/22 though. The definitive stand-out track has to be the closing track "Buffalo", a track that begs the question, "who will make me tea when you are gone?". I could not help but think about Jordaan Mason's track "race-horse: get married!" the first time I heard it and I don't even really know why...

If you like Crywank, Toby Foster, Toy Boats, Jordaan Mason, Street Smart Cyclist's acoustic EP, have heard of any of those people or like anything by John Galm, I think you'll enjoy John Galm's 11/22.

Last.fm

Confidon - Four Song(s) EP (2010)

I'm not sure if I'm totally digging everything these guys have put out so far but I am quite impressed with this four song EP. Maybe it's just because I really like the first song, "Omnia Vanitas", a song I think I'd even like it if it didn't have Jim from The Office sampled in the beginning to explain how they came up with the name 'Confidon'. Maybe not. I don't know, I just like it.

Confidon are another three piece from New Hampshire, a place where they live and play 90's emo and twinkly music in the 2010's.

Bandcamp
Last.fm

Fort Lean - Fort Lean EP (2011)

"Fort Lean is about getting too drunk at you own picnic. Fort Lean is about leaving the city. Fort Lean is a place where you can still see the skyline but you can't hear any cars and you can put all your stolen wine in the stream to keep it cool and when the fire dies out you can see some stars and not too many airplanes." - Last.fm

If all goes well, I'll probably end up going to see these gentlemen on the 25th with We Were Promised Jetpacks, just over the bridge. From what I've heard from the four tracks on this EP and a couple more on their single, they sound pretty legitimate to me. They remind me of the first time I heard Modest Mouse (again, I'm not sure if that means anything), but yeah, some catchy rock 'n' roll right here, no doubt.

It's pretty cool that their s/t EP is free on Bandcamp as well. For now.

Check out "Beach Holiday" down below:

Last.fm

And I guess that's it.