Formed in Brooklyn in 2003, The Consultants were Marisha Chinsky, Brett Whitmoyer, and Mike Hollitscher. Their music is beautifully layered and cinematic, while the lyrics are a neurotic cocktail of hope and discontent. Chinsky sings and writes most of the words, and they are often windows into a compelling world where self-confidence and self-doubt are perpetually vying for the upper hand. In The Mark, for example, she sings
Aranis is a Flemish quintet, playing music across the borders of classical, folk and (post)rock. They have released four full albums: Aranis (2005), Aranis (2007), Songs From Mirage (2009) and RoqueForte (2010). Depending on the project Aranis is working on, they call upon guest musicians to complete the sound. Aranis:
Liesbeth Lambrecht: violin
Marjolein Cools: accordion
Stijn Denys: guitar
Jana Arns: transverse flute
Joris Vanvinckenroye: contrabass & composition
Nuisance was a post-punk band from the late 80s and early 90s. They released two albums on Lookout Records in 91 and 93. They were one of the earlier bands to take punk roots and soak them in folksy country music - which is a big trend these days. “It’s like being on top of the mountain, and you can reach out and touch the sun. Dusty trucks buzz on the county road down from you. And it’s like the most poignant moment that could ever be.
, is the current musical project of Edward Alan Bartholomew, scholar, poet, prodigy. The first album's tentative title is "Posthumanity."
Formed by Irit Rozenfeld in late 2007, Oblako Lodka play a delicate blend of rudimentary pop; with atmospheric cycles reminiscent of Colleen, and airy seventh chords; a kind of ambient tropicalia.
Oblako Lodka are Irit Rozenfeld, Alex Nosek (ii, hammocks and honey) and Alexis Hall (The Motifs, Milk Teddy). Former members include Jodi Hoffman (véu) on drums, guitar, melodian and vocals, Shaun D'arcy (rival flight) on guitar, and Zoe Jackson (Light Music Club), who played keys for the band's first five shows.
SUSIE HUG - BIOGRAPHY The Travis messageboard is a busy place. Fans share gossip they've heard about the band's new, or last, records; discuss the advisability of in-studio webcams; compare lists of Top Ten shows; rubbish rumours, start new ones, laugh at this or that haircut or style faux-pas. Very often, they talk about songs. Which ones are best live, are easiest to sing when you're drunk, make you cry/smile/sick.
Hailing from New York, classical trained violist Nadia Sirota is also a well known musician in indie music. She played on records by Doveman, My Brightest Diamond, Ratatat and Grizzly Bear. In may 2009 record label New Amsterdam will release Sirota's debut album First Things First containing compositions by Nico Muhly, Marcos Balter and Judd Greenstein.
At 17 years old, Manchester-based Adam Glover is an undiscovered talent soon to burst onto the UK's music scene. Having never had a music lesson, done a professional gig or recorded a track, what you see and hear is raw and undisguised. Still a student, Adam is currently studying towards completing his A-Levels, and has great talent in drama as well as music.
