John Sars - (2009) Skeleton Sound

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sound: Indie/ Alternative Rock/Chill Sauce
length:7 songs, 29.9 minutes

1. Retox
2. Loony Jean
3. Maximum Freedom
4. Soft Choc
5. K3000
6. Flexibo
7. Digitol Me

No one could ever accuse John Sars of having too much to say, but whatever they lack in a constant flow of lyrics they make up for in low tones, and steady musicality.

John Sars is not a country singer from Poland.
John Sars is what the press would call a rock band.
Not hard, not post, not math, just clever.
You can't tag the Sars. They are the Sars.

Could not be said any better.


sounds like: Cold War Kids, Colour Revolt, Murder By Death, the 1989 Chicago Cubs

Bang

Paper Rival - (2007) Paper Rival EP

sound: Indie/Alternative Rock/Chill Sauce
length: 5 songs, 22.19 minutes
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01. Alabama
02. You're Right
03. Home Is Right Out Your Window
04. A Fox In The Garden
05. Pacing The Cage

Nice guys from Nashville Tennessee(yes i am looking at you) very chill, excellent musicality. Exceptionally subtle with it's ability to rumble around in your head for days. Personally i hated the song Alabama for ages, so if you hear that song and second guess me go ahead and skip to You're Right. Alabama will grow on you later.

sounds like: Colour Revolt, Sharks Keep Moving, the 1989 Chicago Cubs

Woosh.

Delta Spirit - (2008) Ode To Sunshine

sound: Indie/Alternative Rock/Chill Sauce
length: 10 songs, 38.30 minutes
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1. Tomorrow Foes Away
2. Trashcan
3. People C'mon
4. House Built For Two
5. Strange Vine
6. Streetwalker
7. People Turn Around
8. Parade
9. Bleeding Bells
10. Children
11. Ode To Sunshine

Very simple chill album. This band is getting whored out by word of mouth, and im sure will end up on Vh1's something or other soon enough.
Solid.

sounds like: Manchester Orchestra, Colour Revolt, Neutral Milk Hotel

Ding.

Colour Revolt - (2008) Plunder, Beg, and Curse

Sound: Indie/Alternative Rock/Chill Sauce
Length: 10 songs, 47.4 minutes
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1. Naked and Red
2. Siren, A
3. Elegant View
4. See It
5. Moses of the South
6. Swamp
7. Ageless Everytime
8. Innocent and All
9. Shovel to Ground
10. What Will Come of Us?

These are guys are super chill, its a nice record for just laying around or (my favorite) putting on at a social gathering to just float around in the background. But don't mistake their liquid jams for lack of talent, these guys can bring it. Look for beauties like ultra-slick Moses of the South and haunting vocals in Innocent and All, the song See It is positively gorgeous.

sounds like: Minus the Bear, Pedro the Lion, Paper Rival, Interpol, Waxwing, 1989 Chicago Cubs

Ding!

Minus The Bear - (2007) Planet Of Ice

Sound: Indie/Chill Sauce
Length: 11 songs, 52.2 minutes
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1. "Burying Luck" – 4:57
2. "Ice Monster" – 4:07
3. "Knights" – 3:43
4. "White Mystery" – 4:43
5. "Dr. L'Ling" – 6:52
6. "Part 2" – 3:54
7. "Throwin' Shapes" – 2:50
8. "When We Escape" – 4:07
9. "Double Vision Quest" – 4:33
10. "Lotus" – 8:48

Ok, so about a year and a half ago this nasty rumor starts circulating that my favorite band of all time MTB is breaking up. So the result of this is, they drop their old Keyboardist and make possibly their best record yet. Honestly its just gorgeous from start to finish from the super chill of Ice Monster to the sexy feel of White Mystery. Songs like Throwing Shapes and Knights are solid.
Just an A+.

sounds like: Yamon Yamon, Colour Revolt, Damiera, Paulson

Bang!