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Pram

Pram are a band formed in the Balsall Heath/Moseley area of Birmingham, England in 1990.

Several studio efforts, a recommendation from NME as the next big band to watch out for, and with very little prominence from what was initially expected, it is a pity these guys

haven't received more recognition.

Below, the track 'Penny Arcade' from their album 'Dark Island'.

Thay are currently signed to Domino Records.

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Patrick Watson

He is a very favorite artist of mine, which I have been familiar with for quite a while but had totally forgotten about him until I reassesed the music in my hard drive.

The Canadian singer and pianist Patrick Watson was raised outside Montreal, in Hudson, Quebec, singing in the local church choirs as a boy, studying jazz and classical piano performance, composition, and arrangement, and singing and playing keyboards in the ska band Gangster Politics in high school.

Experimenting with various musical styles, and following his trip to Vietnam, he decided to orientate towards chamber pop music.

The result was a 4-piece band which is comprised of fellow musicians and former bandmates, which escort him upon this solo project.

His style can be compared to those of Jeff Buckley, Andrew Bird, Nick Drake to name a few,while it manages in the meanwhile to maintain qualities that set him apart from others.

He has been noted for his successful co-operation with Cinematic Orchestra, on tracks from the

'Ma Fleur' album, including the very prominent 'To build a home'.

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- Rien -


Myspace is a big big place, and by a sequence of random events, most times,
you can end up in the most unbelievable pages.
This is what happened once again, and I'm more than glad it did.
They're French and they're talented.
This band is what I call genreless, as their sound ranges from jazz to grunge
to indie.It reminds me both of Air and Battles..go figure..
I was dissapointed to find out however, that they have no Youtube presence, which
makes it all the more difficult for me to share selected songs.
Below, posted are two songs from their space, 'this is our grunge' and 'b.a.s.i.c.
feat. Damon Locks'.


BASIC feat Damon Locks by RIEN



This is our grunge by RIEN

Television Personalities - The Good Anarchist

What a great job the Callas did.. :)
Love the thighs concept

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- Local Scene: Pockets full of Sand -

I was clicking randomly on myspace earlier and fell on to these guys..
From what a friend told me, they are 4-piece band from athens..Their myspace about section doesn't say much about them, but their tracks do say a lot.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find any videos of any of their gigs, so i'll just post
a link to their player..



She has no eyes by pockets full of sand