Indie supergroup Mt. Desolation, which features members of Keane, Mumford & Sons, The Killers, and Noah and the Whale, is pretty darn stoked, as we are, to announce the release of their eponymous debut album on October 19th. So stoked, in fact, they want you to have a copy of the glorious vinyl LP for … Read more
As the latest graduates of the British indie-folk boys school, Oxford four-piece Stornoway draw positive parallels with the likes of Bombay Bicycle Club and current SIC faves Mumford & Sons. I’m pretty sure no one could argue that’s an extremely positive thing given the way both bands have blown the beep up over the past year. … Read more
All Photos by Ashley Babb “Those guys are in this for the right reasons,” said some guy standing next to me. Sometimes it’s the simple statements that can help wrap up an experience in a nice bow. The guy was right. The Apache Relay really is in it for the right reasons, assuming of course … Read more
Of all the bands that played SXSW earlier this month, Boy & Bear have been voted most likely to succeed by more than a few in attendance. They seem completely poised to pop, with comparisons to everyone from Fleet Foxes, to Midlake, to those oh-so popular Mumford boys. Their catchiest song to date, “Rabbit Song,” is … Read more
You’ve heard that song “Cleveland Rocks,” right? You know, the Midwestern anthem that boasts the city’s ability to “live in sin with a safety pin?” Whatever that means? Well, after spending the weekend with my new indie crushes, The Lighthouse and the Whaler, a fivesome out of the aforementioned Ohioan city, I want to write … Read more
Way back in 2008, Fleet Foxes sneaked into our lives, unexpectedly dropping the list-topping, self-titled debut LP on all of our asses and shaking up the indie music world in the process. No one realized the band’s level of crossover potential until it was upon us, and looking from these 2011 eyes, it could be … Read more
Continuing to blur the line that historically separated “indie rock” from music your dad used to spin at night when he drank, NYC-based Forest Fire are hitting our asses hard with classic hooks and melodies that hipsters and hippies alike can get down to in unison. And looking back, 2011 has been an interesting year … Read more
I don’t know where I belong I don’t know where I went wrong But I can write a song Since we’re in March Madness mode, and a #16 seed has never beaten a #1 seed in the history of the NCAA tournament, I present to you a band from Denver, The Lumineers, who could just … Read more
Photo by Marcus Haney Happy Monday. We weren’t at Glastonbury, but we do have the Internets. Which allows us to see things like the video below. Do you need anybody?
Artwork credit: Alyssa Shapkoff Today, we continue on with paragraphical odes to our favorite albums of 2010. To see the entire list so far, go here! Best Coast | Crazy For You (Mexican Summer) [buy] Surf. Garage. Indie. Motown. ’50s pop. Grunge. Lo-fi. Fuzz. Doo-wop. Roll up all of these genres together in equal portions, … Read more
PHOTO BY TIM BOTTCHEN Mumford and Sons thrilled a sold-out Scottrade Center last night in St. Louis, playing songs from their latest album, Wilder Mind, as well as fan favorites like “Little Lion Man” and “The Cave.” Please enjoy these photos by Tim Bottchen, as well as photos by Jason Gonulsen from their Noon performance … Read more
Photo credit by Katie Guymon Mumford and Sons – Little Lion Man Mumford and Sons – White Blank Page Mumford and Sons – Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight The UK four-piece, Mumford and Sons, had the city of Saint Louis abuzz for literally months before it ever came to town. Last night’s show at Off Broadway … Read more
The side project for members of Mumford and Sons, Noah and the Whale, The Killers, and Keane, aka Mt. Desolation, are offering up a free download of “State of Our Affairs” for the simple exchange of your e-mail address. The song will show up on the band’s debut album of country songs and will be … Read more
As someone with a voracious appetite for new music and a preference for being ahead of the curve versus behind, it literally pains me that a band as special as Mumford and Sons escaped me for much of 2009. Gah! Don’t you just hate being left in the dark? The London-based foursome’s brand of folk … Read more
Oh, happy day. Glorious day. Rootin’, tootin’ day. I already told you about my deep, passionate love for Mumford and Sons in a previous post, but now get this: they covered my favorite Beatles song(s). This version of “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight” initially takes a darker turn, but by the end, the four English lads are a … Read more
So, we’ve gone through all of our favorite original songs of 2010 already. Now, it’s time to pay attention to the non-originals: the covers we enjoyed most this year. Dagnabbit, cover songs are squirrely; they are very hard to do well. Even we four at Speakers in Code know that, and all we can do is … Read more
A Speakers in Code Proclamation: We, the united bloggers of Speakers in Code, henceforth declare this tenth year of the 21st century, the official year of the percussive-stringed instrument known as the banjo. It’s an unlikely instrument, in a landscape of electronic bleeps and bloops, auto-tune, and mashups, but the banjo has stirred up underground … Read more
Mumford & Sons will play the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Saturday, April 16th. Blake Mills will open the show. We have TWO PAIRS of tickets to give away to this sold-out show. Before we get to details on how to enter the contest, let’s have a listen to some Mumford. Two ways to … Read more