Check out our video-style previews of this joint CD release show with Cowboy Indian Bear and The Noise FM.
Lawrence's Cowboy Indian Bear composes deft and brainy indie pop with party-down beats and lots of melodic left turns. Points of reference include Death Cab and Architecture in Helsinki, but members Marty Hillard, C.J. Calhoun, and Beau Bruns are digging deep into the well to come up with something fresh. Stream the new album here.
The Noise FM's 2008 debut was rife with cool guitar tones to complement Alex Ward’s flighty riffs, and it jumped out of the speakers like a funny car at a VW bug rally. We haven't been privy to their new release yet, but odds are it's deliciously awesome.
Ghosty is rarely in an opening slot — a testament to the rarity of this show. The band's latest release, "Answers," is loaded with the irresistible hooks and vocal harmonies that have always been the hallmark of this Lawrence/KC indie pop combo. "Answers" is arguably their best album yet, from the songwriting to sound quality and Andrew Connor's lyrics-ruminations on the notion of place and how it differs from person to person.
Muscle Worship is the new project of Sean Bergman (guitar), Billy Ning (bass) and Nathan Wilder (drums). They play mathy, semi-heavy stuff—the same vein as Fugazi, Dismemberment Plan or Polvo. Bergman and Ning formerly played in Proudentall together and Wilder divides his time drumming between Muscle Worship and Ad Astra Arkestra. Check out Muscle Worship live on the Turnpike.
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Song | Artist | |
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A Man With Answers | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Another Straight Sonnet | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Big Surrender | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Clouds Solve It | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Clouds Solve It (alt. version feat. Wayne Coyne) | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Dumbo Wins Again | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Dumbo Wins Again | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Five Short Minutes | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Foolish Pride | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Fortunately | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Henry Green | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
I Know What's Best | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
(In a Big World) Little Dreams Count | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
I Won't Be Stopped | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Laurel Oak | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Vandalism | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
You are a Big Screen | Ghosty | Add to playlist |
Backbreaker | Noise FM | Add to playlist |
Circles | Noise FM | Add to playlist |
Simple Simon | Noise FM | Add to playlist |
Who We Are | Noise FM | Add to playlist |
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