After the unexpected deaths of his sister and father,
Geographer founder Michael Deni left his hometown in New Jersey for San Francisco. He spent the next several months with his guitar and a synthesizer he found on the street, turning the tragedy that drove him from home into songs rich with emotion and lush melodies. After the additions of cellist Nathan Blaz (previously in St. Vincent, on Sufjan Stevens’ Asthmatic Kitty label) and drummer Brian Ostreicher, Geographer spent the next year playing clubs around the Bay Area, crafting their songs into the driving, heart-pounding epics that make up Innocent Ghosts.
Deni’s angelic vocals soar above thumping dance tunes with highs and lows that are simple and beautiful in their delivery. After a packed album release party at San Francisco’s landmark Cafe du Nord that included members of Bright Eyes, and the privilege of being voted one of three “Undiscovered Bands You Need To Hear Now” by SPIN magazine, Geographer is poised on the brink of becoming one of the most exciting newcomers in Indie music. [
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Geographer have just released their new EP "Animal Shapes", a 6 track follow-up to 2008's "Innocent Ghosts". It's available now for purchase on Tricycle Records...check out a couple tracks below..
"Original Sin" -
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Animal Shapes (2010)
"Paris" -
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Animal Shapes (2010)
"Kites" -
Geographer from
Animal Shapes (2010)
60 Watt Kid has crossed into a new dimension with the release of their latest
album We Come From the Bright Side. The band has reinvented itself once again
and fully embraced its unique "intergalactic pop" flavor with this
conceptually cohesive full-length. The self-produced album was mixed by Thom
Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Entrance Band, Vetiver and Lavender Diamond) to
bring out its asymmetrical guitar riffs, swirling time signatures, and guru
tunings that seem to break all rules of musical physics. Chock full of
strange, dreamy, pop songs, otherworldly vocals, and layered sonic
aberration, the album bends experimental pop on its sidedemonstrating how
malleable electronics and melodic instruments can be. From its wistful and
percolating first song 2012, the band manages to navigate a core aesthetic
of its own design. As the album progresses, it morphs into the ebullient
title track, through the explosive 2-minute psych-pop granger "Golden
Travels," and into the apocalyptic Pressure." Then, at the heart of the
release is the tender epic, Take the Pain Out Of Your Chest, which is as
beautiful and penetrating a track as any youll hear this year
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