spinning now: filligar

For all you psychedelic rock fans of MGMT and Vampire Weekend, good news: there is more sweet electric kool-aid for your ears! Midwest indie band, Filligar, is comprised of four white dudes from Chicago who have been rocking the suburbs (and college campuses alike) for a while. Three of the four members are brothers who attend Dartmouth have been writing, recording and producing their music for over eight years and have honed in on a particular style; one that Margot Tenenbaum would probably dig. Their music video for 'The Observatory' features groovy green screen effects, Lolita shades, and feels like it might be all just be a dream.

Check out "The Observatory"

Posted by Lizzie on Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 1:32 PM 1 comments

This Shit Ain't Indie

Is it some unspoken rule on the indie scene that it's ok to license your song for a commercial, but a deadly sin to sign a deal with a major label?

Here are some commercials I've seen over the past couple months.

Noah & the Whale- "5 Years Time"
Saturn


Fujiya & Miyagi- "Collarbone"
Miller Lite


Justice- "Genesis"
Cadillac

Cadillac Escalade Advert featuring Justice! from Aske Pedersen on Vimeo.

Should probably check out McDonald's new one too, featuring "A Minha Menina" by Os Mutantes. Not "indie" per se, but still much in the same vain.

Posted by Merkin Muffley on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 10:47 AM 1 comments