Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Jason Yudoff: Tragic Hero

Soccer mom music. Jason Yudoff from NYC has a pleasant enough voice to appeal to the mainstream music buyers who are just hip enough to try something new. Tragic Hero is, in the word of Douglas Adams, mostly harmless. Stuck behind his keyboards he leads the band to a nice selection of self-penned op songs with a jazz feel. If booked for a high school dance, nobody will take offense, except the black T-shirt wearing hipsters in the back of the room who will condemn him to the musical hell were the Carpenters have been headliners for decades.

Tragic Hero is released on Scratched Vinyl.

MP3: Jason Yudoff - Room To Breathe

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» myspace.com/JasonYudoffandTheNewHotness

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The Brakes take on Born Under A Bad Sign, the Albert King classic. Recorded live at The Fillmore at the TLA Philadelphia, PA 2007-12-01. Grab the full show from archive.org.

MP3: The Brakes - Born Under A Bad Sign

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Bridges and Powerlines

There is a thin line between pop and punk. The former is deemed to be commercial, the latter is considered to be independent. NYC band Bridges and Powerlines is a pop quarter with a punk attitude. They go for the classic three minute pop song with the confidence and bravado of a garage band. Their full length Ghost Types is like a ride on vintage roller coaster: no loopings, but enough mountains and valleys along the way to keep the listener interested in the proceedings.

Bridges and Powerlines: Ghost Types

Bridges and Powerlines:
Andrew Wood: singer, minor keys
Keith Sigel: rhythm section, major keys
Pete Mucek: rhythm section
Jon Crockett: guitar

Ghost Types is released on CityBird Records. Buy it here, get it from insound or download from iTunes.

MP3: Bridges and Powerlines - The Thieves, They Are Everywhere
MP3: Bridges and Powerlines - The Great Fire

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