The Oedipus Project
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Hanni El Khatib is a San Francisco garage-rocker, now based in L.A.
He moved quickly from creative director for a skateboard company to full-time musician when Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys took notice and produced his 2nd album.
His 3rd, Moonlight, is brand new as we listen to the song “Melt Me”.
Peaking Lights is the husband-wife duo Aaron Coyes and Indra Dunis.
From San Francisco to Wisconsin to their current home in Los Angeles, they travel with their two young sons and create music.
Here are two from the new album Cosmic Logic.
“Breakdown”
“New Grrrls”
Sun Kil Moon is Mark Kozelek’s project following the breakup of Red House Painters, his acclaimed band from San Francisco in the 90’s.
He now records with a variety of musicians or solo.
Benji, his 6th, is his latest album.
There are so many good songs on this album it’s hard to choose just one, so here is the last track “Ben’s My Friend”.
Indie multi-instrumentalist Mikal Cronin makes his home in San Francisco.
Occasional bass player for his friend Ty Segall, Cronin has just released his 2nd solo album MCII.
“Weight” displays his songwriting talents.
Tamaryn is a New Zealand born vocalist now residing in San Francisco. Rex John Silverman joins her as guitarist, producer and collaborator.
Tender New Signs is their 2nd album. Layers of sound and haunting vocals give them a shoegaze connotation.
“Heavenly Bodies” and “The Garden” are two featured tracks.
“Heavenly Bodies”
“The Garden”
Ty Segall is a prolific musician out of San Francisco who has release numerous songs and albums both solo and with a variety of bands.
Slaughterhouse came out this summer, an intense album he recorded with his touring band, simply called Ty Segall Band.
“I Bought My Eyes” is a song that I have been blasting for months. (Free download as well.)
The annual CMJ Music Marathon is currently taking place in New York.
Going strong since 1980, hundreds of indie bands of differing genres showcase their talents throughout the city.
Both CMJ and RCRDLBL have excellent free download samplers of some of the bands performing, including more than a few who have been featured here in the past.
You will also find a San Francisco band, Weekend, that I am particularly fond of.
“Hazel” is from their recently released Red EP.
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Last year we spotlighted the Girls EP Broken Dreams Club.
The second full-length Girls album, Father Son, Holy Ghost is due in September.
This San Francisco duo is now a full band and they have given us a free song from the forthcoming album.
It’s a long slow-building heartbreak love song with the unlikely title “Vomit” and a sound reminiscent of Pink Floyd. Yes, Free Vomit.
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The Dodos are the duo Meric Long and Logan Kroeber.
Originating in San Francisco, Logan is known for his multiple drumming techniques while Meric fills in with guitars and vocals.
No Color, their fourth album comes out next week on the Ides of March.
“Black Night” is the new single.
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“Black Night” by The Dodos
Girls is an indie band out of San Francisco lead by Christopher Owens and Chet “JR” White. Their debut album, Album, was one of last year’s best indie records. They have now followed it with a 6-song EP, Broken Dreams Club.
In Christopher’s own words: “A friend of mine once told me that all great art is inspiration and then just a lot of hard work. He’s a famous artist and used to say this to people who would ask him for the secret to his success. As a band we’ve come to learn that this is true. We’ve been welcomed with open arms by so many of you over the last year or so that in turn we’ve spent all our time fulfilling invitations to play live everywhere around the world. Each time we thought we should give it a rest we would get another offer we just couldn’t refuse – who wouldn’t want to go to Japan and play with The Smashing Pumpkins, or Julian Casablancas in the south of France?
It’s true that when you give love you will receive love and it was only because of the love that we’ve received from our fans that we have been able to drastically improve the quality of our work. This record is a letter of intent, it’s a snapshot of the horizon. We took the money we’ve made on tour and worked with the kind of equipment and musicians that would have been too expensive for us in the past. All of us have something to say and give and this is what happens when we show a little interest and support in others. We couldn’t have made this record without you. So this is our gift to you, our way of saying thank you for giving us the chance to work at the level we’ve always wanted to and a taste of things to come.
We really couldn’t have done this record without each one of you. This isn’t Girls all grown up, but it’s certainly the next step up from Album. This is Broken Dreams Club – a record from our hearts to yours.
This is your new record as much as ours. Thank you for this opportunity and as always, thank you for listening.”
From the EP, “Heartbreaker” is a free download and the Song of the Day.
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“Heartbreaker” by Girls
Deerhoof is a wildly experimental band out of San Francisco that has been making beautiful noise since 1994. Their sound and personnel have changed over time and are currently a four-piece, although Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, and Greg Saunier have been the mainstays of the group. Their 10th studio album Deerhoof vs. Evil is not due until later January, 2011, but we do have one song from the forthcoming record. “The Merry Barracks” is the Song of the Day.
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“The Merry Barracks” by Deerhoof
