The Pelican’s Perch

So, Vampire Weekend’s Contra finally came out yesterday.  What do you all think.  I’d say they sound more Paul Simon like than ever, and while I think the hype has probably ruined any critical acclaim this album should most likely get from the indie elitist, I still give it my thumbs up.  Solid album that [...]

Mumford & Sons were a random find a while back that falls in the “Thank God I decided to check them out” category.  There’s probably another 30 albums in my inbox that I’ll think are simply amazing, but truth is I probably won’t ever listen to them.  Sad, for sure.  Mumford & Sons caught a [...]

Working a ton, Lemondrop 2.0 (which I’ll tell you about when we’re ready), various side projects, and a whole host of other things, have kept me super busy lately.  No excuse, but that’s my excuse for not keeping up with the Perch lately.  If it makes you feel any better, the stuff I’ve been meaning [...]

Most of you know through reading my blog all these years that I’m a sucker for anything The Format released.  Call it a guilty pleasure, but you can’t deny the head bobbing nature of all their songs, and as a musician myself, I always loved their instrumentation.  Put strings and horns in any song and [...]

Alan sent me his newest release, Pink and Purple, last week and I couldn’t be happier that I took time to check it out.  One review described his music as “Hall & Oates or Stevie Wonder playing with Kraftwerk”.  I can definitely hear that, as it’s a strange electro/synth/funk hybrid of an album and is [...]

Bombadil’s third release, Tarpits and Canyonlands, was sent to me about a week ago with the usual promo sheet and a hand cut-out picture of a Carnivale Cruise boat that had a note from Bryan on the back telling me a big thanks for listening.  Stuff like that are why I love interacting with and [...]

Mad props to new friend of the Perch, Kip, from the blog Digging for Days, for stopping by and indirectly introducing me to Miniature Tigers through his blog.  Tell it to the Volcano is perfect summer music.  Laid back, super poppy, love songs.  I’d say the best comparison would be to Someone Still Loves You [...]

I’ve always been a big fan of Ashworth’s music under Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.  It’s been interesting seeing the evolution of his music from simple bedroom recordings of him with a 4-track and his keyboard, to full band, fully produced albums.  His newest album, Vs. Children, is released today and I’m excited for everyone [...]

Stereogum has been premiering Death Cab’s new EP, The Open Door, track by track all week.  I’ve had a few listens to each song and have to say it’s all good stuff.  Nothing new or groundbreaking with this new EP, but I don’t really know any Death Cab fan that expects that.  We all just [...]

Grand Archive’s self-titled Sub Pop offering was released February of this year.  I literally had it sitting in my 2008 folder that long without even coming close to listening to it.  You’d be surprised just how many albums from this year I have sitting unlistened like this one.  I always say I’ll get to them, [...]