The Pelican’s Perch

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 [...]

I had intended on reviewing Firekites’ album The Bowery a while ago, but I guess it never got past the point of being just a draft.  I liked what I wrote, but I think I’ll just scrap that draft and write up a quick one that gets right to the point.  Firekites’ album The Bowery [...]

Sufjan’s been off the radar for some time.  It’s been four years since Illinoise was released, and one of my favorite all-time singer/songwriters simply just dropped off the face of the Earth.  Was I surprised?  Not in the least.  Sufjan’s always shyed away from the spotlight, as proven by him dropping that 50 states/50 albums [...]

Tiffany posted their new video where they cover Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”, and that led me to their youtube page where I watched nearly every music video they had posted.  They seem like fun people and I really enjoy their music.  Especially Nataly’s vocals (she sounds a lot like Feist).  Today’s a pretty lazy Thursday, so [...]

This is a spur of the moment post, but I really like his take on the song “First Day of My Life”.  I’m going to listen to his EP tomorrow and let you know what I think, but what I’ve heard so far is great.  He’s got a unique voice and seems like someone I’d [...]

Bowerbirds have always been a band I kept around for occasions exactly like today.  Lazy, summer days when I’m just relaxing around the house doing nothing.  It’s perfect music for times when you just want something to accompany you as you read your next favorite book, lounge around the pool, or drift off to sleep.  [...]

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 haven’t exactly been keeping up my end of the bargain as far as helping out all the little guys out there who’ve been sending me their music, which is something I usually take a lot of pride in.  So, today I’m going to highlight one of those bands.
Nick from Spinning Wheels emailed me a [...]

The guys from Bossasaurus emailed me a few days ago, and I just had to write up a little post on them.  Not only are they super talented dj’s, pumping out tunes the like of DJ Shadow, they’re also goofy as hell.  Just watch the promo video below and you’ll see.  Here’s a link to [...]

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, [...]