Showing posts with label underwater peoples. Show all posts
Showing posts with label underwater peoples. Show all posts

Thursday, February 18, 2010

you don't need glasses

very cool video from underwater peoples group pill wonder. tune's called "wishing whale" and will be featured on their upcoming full-length Jungle/Surf due out on the last day of this month that they call february. via gvsb.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

underwater peoples

i'm really into the music that label underwater peoples is putting out. based in washington, dc, the label manages a small roster of artists and cultivates a pretty distinct hazy, lo-fi sound - lots of phased-out rhythm tracks and jangly leads. believe it or not, a lot of the tunes sound like they could've been recorded "underwater"...hence the name? perhaps so.

underwater peoples recently released their "winter review" compilation, which offers a nice cross-section of the label's offerings...if you like the tunes below you can download it for free (and legally) here, so hop on it.


fluffy lumbers- "adoration"
alex bleeker - "these days"

as a related side, real estate is one of the bigger acts associated with the label and is definitely worth checking out - they released a well reviewed full-length late last year. more than any other of the acts on the label, real estate invokes a serious beach-vibe...not really "surf" music, but laid-back, very melodic, and drowned in reverb. they sing about the jersey shore too, which is sweet. i leave you with the album art and a few of my favorites off of that album ("atlantic city" is pure euphoria...so is the outro on "beach comber").

real estate - "beach comber"
real estate - "atlantic city"
real estate- "suburban beverage"

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