Artist: Beirut
Track: The Rip Tide
Album: The Rip Tide (2011)

Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zach Condon, and later expanded into a band.

Despite their name, Beirut had never performed in Lebanon until they appeared at the Byblos International Festival in August 2014. Beirut's music combines elements of indie-rock and world music. Get their music here.

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Japancakes - Behind the Mountains

Artist: Japancakes
Track: Behind the Mountains
Album: Behind the Mountains (2009)

Japancakes is an American indie rock group based in Athens, GA.

Improvisational drone-pop orchestra Japancakes was the brainchild of Athens, GA-based musician Eric Berg, who in 1997 had the idea of organizing a group of ten musicians to take the stage without any previous rehearsals all for the sake of playing a single "D" chord for 45 minutes. Fascinated by the subtle changes and imperfections which textured the performance, Berg began mounting other experiments within a similar conceptual framework; although the onstage lineup often expanded to as many as a dozen instrumentalists, other constants included Nick Bielli, Todd Kelly, Heather McIntosh, John Neff, and Scott Sosebee.

The debut Japancakes album, If I Could See Dallas, followed on Kindercore in the autumn of 1999; an EP, Down the Elements, appeared in the spring, and the sophomore effort Sleepy Strange was issued in early 2001. Darla released Belmondo the following year, and Waking Hours arrived two years later on the Warm imprint. Japancakes switched back to Darla for their two 2007 albums, a cover of My Bloody Valentine's classic album Loveless and an album of original material, Giving Machines, which both arrived that fall
- Bio from All Music
 

Japancakes is on Twitter @japancakesmusic

Lanterns On The Lake - Lungs Quicken

Artist: Lanterns On The Lake
Track: Lungs Quicken
Album: Gracious Tide, Take Me Home (2011)

Lanterns On The Lake is a six-piece indie rock band from Newcastle-upon-tyne, who formed in 2008. The band have released two EPs, ‘The Starlight EP’ (2009) and ‘Misfortunes & Minor Victories’ (2010). Budgets being tiny for the EPs, the band borrowed an eight-track recorder and captured every intimate breath and soaring crescendo in their own homes and at an isolated house in Northumberland. Handmade sleeves for both EPs reinforced the self-sufficient approach.

Their début album ‘Gracious Tide, Take Me Home’ was released on 19 September 2011 through Bella Union . The album was produced by Paul, as he did the band’s first two EPs. Relishing their independence, the band eschewed a recording studio for the album, though the loud bits were done in a basement of a shop in Newcastle.

The album 'Gracious Tide, Take Me Home' is available for £10 on Big Cartel, and EP's can be grabbed for a few quid over at Bandcamp.



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Jeniferever - Green Meadow Island

Artist: Jeniferever
Track: Green Meadow Island
Album: Spring Tides (2009)

Jeniferever is a band from Uppsala, Sweden formed in 1996. Their music could be described as ambient indie rock or post-rock; it is slow-paced, melodic, and frequently building to an orchestral-like climax. The band will relase it's third album, titled Silesia, on April 11th 2011. A track from Silesia, Waifs and Strays, was released for free Internet download in January 2011.

British Sea Power - The Great Skua

Artist: British Sea Power
Track: The Great Skua
Album: Do You Like Rock (2008)

British Sea Power are a four-man indie rock band based in Brighton, England, although three of the band come originally from Kendal in Cumbria. Their style ranges from the sweeping, often epic, guitar pop sound to the visceral and angular. Critics have likened their sound to a variety of groups, from The Cure and Joy Division to the Pixies.

Like Bells - Yeti

Artist: Like Bells
Track: Yeti
Album: Like Bells (2009)

Like Bells is an indie rock trio from Oberlin, Ohio. Formed in 2006 when the three were students at Oberlin College, their music veers from hard-edged, intricate rock to slower, plaintive meditations evocative of their rural Ohio roots.

Ling Toshite Shigure (凛として時雨) - JPOP XFile

Artist: Ling Toshite Shigure (凛として時雨)
Track: JPOP XFile
Web: http://sigure.jp/

Ling Toshite Shigure (凛として時雨) is a Japanese indie rock trio formed 2000 in Saitama. The band's style resembles post-hardcore and progressive rock, often incorporating rapid changes of tempo and mood based around complex guitar melodies and technical drumming. They utilize both male and female vocals ranging from soft singing to loud wails and screams.

Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver

Artist: Interpol
Track: The Heinrich Maneuver
Album: Our Love To Admire (2007)