A small venue at Spadina & College, El Mocambo was where Maria Taylor played (and 2 other opening bands). The concert was quite intimate, since it was a small venue. She was pretty humorous, down to earth and humble on stage. Her voice, amazing. The songs, undeniably comes to life on stage.

Ambient Playlist//

Tracks:

Calexico - Quattro

Calexico - Dark Eyes

Calexico - El Morro

Iron and Wine - Boy With a Coin

Yeasayer- Wait for the Summer

Grizzly Bear - Knife

Grizzly Bear - Reprise

Grizzly Bear - Plans

Late of Pier //
If you like Franz Ferdinand, Cut Copy or the Neo Plastix, then you might enjoy the track HeartBeat. He has a chill cool vocals like Franz Ferdinand’s lead singer and awesome electro beats like Neo Plastix and Cut Copy.

Have a listen on YouTube.

After much hiatus, IndieKool is back with tons of music reviews. My playlist probably quadrupled since the last time I updated the site! If you have any suggestions or would like to contribute email: indiekool@gmail.comOh, and I was thinking about adding in some random cool neat stuff as well

Cheers!
- M.P

Grizzly Bears //If you’re into that folkish sound that Fleet Foxes has to offer with a mixture of Calexico and Iron & Wine, you might like Grizzly Bears! Their sound is quite similar, but much more ambient. The vocals flow smoothly with the music that gives off an ambient atmosphere, flowing banjos, guitars, drums, it’s great music to chill to.

Grizzly Bears Tracks to Check Out

• Knife
• Plans
• Reprise

Artist Link
Official Site

Bat For Lashes //Bat For Lashes, a solo artist, Natasha Khan who’s British based. She’s quite an interesting one, having a background in producing her own music to being a visual artist on the side. As for her music, some of her tracks (such as Sarah) are quite psychedelic. The beats to her tracks flow nicely with the various instruments she uses in each song. I have to emphasize on the diverse range of instruments she uses in her music because it makes each track unique and interesting in it’s own way. You won’t be bore with the typical guitars and drums because she uses world-like instruments to fuse her songs together. Of course, her voice is absolutely beautiful.

If you’re into Feist, Catpower, Lykke Li you might definitely like her stuff

Bat For Lashes Tracks to Check Out

• Daniel
• Sarah
• Prescilla
• What’s A Girl To Do?

Artist Link
Official Site

Moulinex //Moulinex is a Munich based artist… with influences from french electronic pioneers (air, daft punk, just to name a few) to English artists such as New Order.

I found a really good Cut Copy remix a few days ago by Moulinex. They remixed the track “Lights and Music” pretty well, keeping that classic 80’s sound with a new modern electro twist to it. The remix sounded pretty interesting and catchy throughout the whole track without much noticeable redundant parts.

I checked out Moulinex’s other tracks on their site, and they’re definitely suitable for Cut Copy fans
Moulinex Tracks to Check Out

• Cut Copy Remix
• College Fantasy Park Remix

Artist Link
Myspace

  Sally Shapiro //Sally Shapiro is a Swedish singer who’s tracks send a strong reminiscence of 80’s electropop. If you’re looking for truly 80’s influenced music, Sally Shapiro’s Disco Romance album is quite perfect. The beats and synths are definitely mostly vintage samples that were produced quite well. The vocals, style and composition of her tracks follow many typical 80’s pop music. Even though 80’s pop music was quite cheesy, her Disco Romance album brings back the 80’s but in a newer, less cheesier and more catchier way.

Sally Shapiro Tracks to Check Out

• He Keeps Me Alive
• Find My Soul
• I’ll Be by Your Side
• Hold Me So Tight

Artist Link
Myspace

Remember the 80’s//
Songs that are way too heavily influenced from the 80’s with a mixture of 80’s hits.
Almost:

Calvin Harris - Acceptable in the 80’s

Chromeo - Fancy Footwork

Indochine - 3 Nuits Par Semaine

Real Stuff:

The Cure - Blue Monday

A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode

British Indie Stuff // If you’re looking for a fun and upbeat track for the nice summer mood, check out The Kook’s track She Moves in Her Own Way. Upbeat drums, catchy guitar chords, catchy lyrics & chorus, a vocalist with a heavy male British accent, who can’t resist? It’s a fun track for anyone’s summer vacation anthem.