Facebook Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/facebook/ New and independent music Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:05:08 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-finalwhite-e1490809629909-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Facebook Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/facebook/ 32 32 88787050 Brother – Call https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2013/03/08/brother-call/ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:43:00 +0000 http://www.wakethedeaf.co.uk/?p=423 I can’t find all that much information on Brother. They have a Facebook page (on which they suggest that they are being forced to change their name, so keep an eye on that) and they make beautiful music. Other than that, I can’t tell you much. To describe the music I’ll have to resort to genre cliches. It’s certainly pop music. It’s also electronic. And experimental. And it’s definitely dreamy.The album consists of ten songs which pulse and shimmer with blissful […]

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]]> I can’t find all that much information on Brother. They have a Facebook page (on which they suggest that they are being forced to change their name, so keep an eye on that) and they make beautiful music. Other than that, I can’t tell you much.

To describe the music I’ll have to resort to genre cliches. It’s certainly pop music. It’s also electronic. And experimental. And it’s definitely dreamy.The album consists of ten songs which pulse and shimmer with blissful synths and some very catchy choruses. Some are mellow and pretty (see the title track ‘Call’ and album closer ‘Sickle’), while others are a lot more dynamic and energetic, with frantic drumming (for example ‘Island’). Another thing which I noticed while listening is the quality of the production on show, I’m not sure whether the band are signed or not (due to their mysterious online presence), but everything really is flawless.

I have seen several comparisons with Radiohead (presumably because the vocals are evocative of a certain Thom Yorke), but the band that I kept thinking about whilst listening was Magic Man (who I coincidentally wrote about yesterday), particularly on tracks such as ‘Comma’ and ‘Boon’ (admittedly that could be due to the fact I’d been listening to Real Life Colour all morning after writing about their new track).

You can buy the album for $10 (£6.65) over at Bandcamp and I would highly suggest you do so.

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]]> 423 Paul Stewart – Some Good It Will Come https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2013/02/22/paul-stewart-some-good-it-will-come/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:22:55 +0000 http://www.wakethedeaf.co.uk/?p=428 Vancouver’s Paul Stewart (who we have previously covered here & who featured on our 2012 Best Free Music list) has just released two brand new songs via his Bandcamp page. The two-track digital album is titled Some Good It Will Come and is available for download for a minimum payment of just two Canadian dollars (less than £1.30). Both songs are excellent and are certain to please fans of his previous work. If you are less familiar, then think mournful vocals, […]

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]]> Vancouver’s Paul Stewart (who we have previously covered here & who featured on our 2012 Best Free Music list) has just released two brand new songs via his Bandcamp page. The two-track digital album is titled Some Good It Will Come and is available for download for a minimum payment of just two Canadian dollars (less than £1.30). Both songs are excellent and are certain to please fans of his previous work. If you are less familiar, then think mournful vocals, delicate acoustic guitars and subtle percussion. I found myself thinking of artists such as JBM.

Also, if you’re lucky enough to be in Alberta this weekend, you have three chances to see Paul play live; one in Edmonton tonight (Friday 22nd Feb) courtesy of Cabin Songs, with Matthew A. Wilkinson, Jom Comyn and The Royal Iguana Fur (who cover Louie Louie here), then twice in Calgary on Saturday and Sunday (23rd and 24th of Feb). Check   Facebook for more info.

P.S. The slightly bizarre cover art was taken by Warren Humeny, check out a blog of his photography here.

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