Karate, Matt Pond PA, John Vanderslice, John Hermanson, Death Cab for Cutie, Pedro the Lion, Built to Spill, Crooked Fingers, Hey Mercedes, Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Tom Waits, Bright Eyes, Cursive, Iron and Wine, Clem Snide, Elliott Smith, Bjork, Radiohead, Elvis Costello, Michael Jackson, Archers of Loaf, The Decemberists, Dinosaur Jr, SuperDrag.
Minnesota artists you should hear:
Aviette, These Modern Socks, Cloud Cult, Haley Bonar, Low, Kid Dakota, Friends Like These, Fitzgerald, Duplomacy, The Plastic Constellations, Halloween Alaska, POS, Jayber Crow, Seymore Saves the World, Storyhill, Bob Mould, Reticence, Cowboy Curtis... if we left someone out, let us know.
Sometimes bands surprise you. Two albums into their career on the local scene I thought I had the Glad Version all figured out. I had the quartet pegged as a group of talented and well meaning young guys whose music played it a little too safe and teetered a little too close for comfort to mawkishly emo terrain for me to ever really get behind. Then I heard their forthcoming third album, Make Islands, and that perception was blown to pieces. It’s a truly great record, a focused and polished pop platter that expands the Glad Version sound way beyond anything they’ve done in the past, the kind of album that screams to be discovered far beyond the state of Minnesota. -Reveille Magazine
Whether or not writing a song called "89.3" is a great ploy for radio play, those Death Cab/Bright Eyes-loving guys in the Glad Version did just that for their third CD, "Make Islands." The lyrics have little to do with the station in question (I think it's about being in a band), but it's one of many cuts that should get played on any station with an active music blog and a cool British DJ. Those include the frantically poppy "Ambulance," the gorgeous and icy anthem "Cougars" and the big-chorus builder "Under the Pines." -Minneapolis Star Tribune
The opening moments of Make Islands find the Glad Version's lead singer Adam Svec in a shootout in the Old West. While a guitar wails in the background, both the protagonist and the female antagonist get shot, and the blood begins to flow. The rest of the album isn't nearly as blood-soaked, but it's packed with as much claustrophobia and uneasy despair. The Glad Version have evolved since their last offering, 2006's Lights Out North Star. That slippery, almost indescribable shift from "pretty good" to "pretty great" is evident just seconds into the new disc's opener, and the record only gets better from there. -City Pages
[15} With a boyish, downbeat/uptempo indie-rock sound somewhere between Death Cab for Cutie and Bright Eyes, this well-polished quartet would've sounded great on "The O.C." It still sounds pretty good on the station one of its songs is named after, "89.3." -Minneapolis Star Tribune Twin Cities Critic's Tally
The sound: Slick mid-tempo indie-pop sure to appeal to fans of Death Cab for Cutie. Why this could be the year: The band’s gently rocking tunes are hip enough to appeal to the college rock crowd but smooth enough to play on Cities 97. -Metro Magazine
It is always nice to see the progression of a young band and especially when they really start to hit their stride. Minneapolis’ Glad Version is definitely one of those bands. Make Islands is the bands third album since 2004 and the refinement of their sound is very noticeable. Each track has a much more methodical approach to it with every harmony, beat, guitar lick and hush vocal planned down to the second, which for some bands would come off like stale bread but for The Glad Version it enables their true self to shine through track after track. -The Fire Note
Glad Version kicked butt Friday night, leading one audience member to lean into me and ask why they aren’t better known. Their latest release Make Islands is unquestionably their best to date, and since they keep on getting better with each release I wouldn’t count them out for world domination just yet. -HowWasTheShow.com
Come grab an advanced copy of the new fuzzgrungenoisepop album from my band The Sextons, and as always let me know how I can help out with your next tasty record!
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Hey! Stop what you are doing! We are having a button sale! 100 Buttons Just 15 Dollars! 500 Buttons Just 70 Dollars! 1000 Buttons Just 130 Dollars 2000 Buttons Just 250 Dollars! The sale ends August 1st so check it out now!
Just wanted to say thanks for being a friend! Have a great day! Come by and see us play at Eclipse Records Thursday July 16th at 7pm. Othr acts are Lollipop Factory, Company Inc. and Ribbons. Stop by our page for more info and a sample of some music!
Big things a-cookin’ at Signaturetone Recording – lots of new high quality samples and pictures of our freshly remodeled studio have been posted. Browse through our large selection of genre samples for tastes of all the styles we’ve worked with – if you like what you hear, we can do it for you! Also, big congratulations to all of our newly signed bands, as well as everyone who put out some buzz making records in the last few months; you’re making us look good!
Who wants to be next? Get in touch now for July and August booking! Come find out how we can give you a record you can stand behind and get out to the masses.
Well, if you're not busy Saturday June 20th, stop by The Fine Line and check out our show for "Far From Falling" 's ablum release! 18+ and Starts at 8. And we'll be starting our midwest tour next month and We hope you can make it to the shows in the area! Check the page for tour dates, the venues are still being confirmed but just continue checking back! And we've undergone some member changes and have officially changed our name to "Machine 22". There's a new myspace being made, which will consist of the same tunes, but we will be re-recording those tunes very soon! Keep in touch! Peace. -Devin of Machine 22
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