Hi i'm 29 years old, I like writing and recording music - although i haven't had much of a chance lately there are plans in the works, for more stuff. I really appreciate you giving my songs a listen, and especially checking out the music/profiles of my friends on myspace. I guess you could call the music hush folk, mostly acoustic but with a... [+] Read More

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Belying his status as a narcoleptic slacker icon, Badly Drawn Boy proved himself a tireless pop songwriter, with arrangements that reflect a great deal of creativity. Born Damon Gough, he began recording after meeting the like-minded Andy Votel at a Manchester nightclub. The pair formed the Twisted Nerve label, and Gough debuted as Badly Drawn... [+] Read More

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"It's been raining singer songwriters lately, and Ciano Maés has splashed onto the scene with a fresh new flavor. The Albuquerque, New Mexico native is somewhat of a prodigy, having taught himself how to play piano by age 6, drums by age 11; and guitar by age 13. Early in his career, Ciano would perform several shows that would eventually thrust... [+] Read More

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Erik Vice, 22, is an emerging original songwriter from San Diego, CA. His music has been described as poignant, crazy, scary, emotive, cheerful, sad, and melodic. Erik will play blues-folk guitar and sometimes even with a celtic feel. The songs off his debut LP are a mixture of acoustic, electric guitars with harmonica and piano/keyboards. This... [+] Read More

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A band that takes its name from a French children's television series about a boy and his dog would almost have to be precious, and to be certain, Belle & Sebastian are precious. But precious can be a damning word, and Belle & Sebastian don't have the negative qualities that the word connotes -- they are private but not insular, pretty... [+] Read More

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Urban folk singer/songwriter Damien Jurado quietly built up one of the strongest catalogs on the indie scene, earning high critical praise yet somehow never quite getting his proper due. Nick Drake had a definite impact on much of his work, but Jurado modeled his career on more idiosyncratic, unpredictable figures like Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Lou... [+] Read More

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All lyrics/rhythms are copyrighted under Rigel Minor, 2007. The version(s) of the tracks listed above are not final for the album release in February and more will be uploaded in time. Everything is self recorded, produced and managed by Rigel Minor(Inoar). There are a total of forty-seven NEW songs being worked on as of October 26th but the... [+] Read More

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After a shifting lineup, Pedro the Lion finally eventually became a one-man outfit. That man is David Bazan. A Seattle native, Bazan cut his teeth playing in hardcore bands before forming Pedro in 1995, taking the band's name from a character he made up for a possible children's book. Under the moniker of Pedro the Lion, Bazan creates melodic... [+] Read More

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Having already served successful tours in the punk/pop bands Thrillhammer and Hazel, and more recently, the rambunctious bluegrass band Golden Delicious, Pete Krebs has emerged as one of the most consistently engaging contemporary singer-songwriters. Much like his friend and collaboratorElliott Smith, Krebs uses his more rock-oriented roots to... [+] Read More

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Phil Lomac’s life experiences fuel his creative drive. He has traveled extensively in Europe and the US and lived in Berlin, St. Lucia and Asheville, NC as of late. Whether he is rocking out with a full band on stage or performing an intimate acoustic coffeehouse show his pensive, indie-folk pop sound has garnered the interest of music... [+] Read More

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Both Ian and Lara had a love for music from a very early age. Lara chose the piano, Ian the guitar.
After studying music ( Theory, midi, harmony and sound engineering) at Rome , Lara became a partner of Dune Records an independent Italian label.
Ian had always played in bands and after finally finding like minded musicians the band... [+] Read More

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The onetime frontwoman for the acclaimed indie pop combo Crowsdell, singer/songwriter Shannon Wright was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL. A product of the area's thriving all-ages punk scene, she formed Crowsdell with bassist Paul Howell and drummer Laurie Anne Wall, debuting in 1995 with the underground favorite Dreamette and soon after... [+] Read More

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Snailhouse was the lo-fi solo project of Wooden Stars singer/guitarist Mike Feuerstack. Beginning his musical career during the late '80s with the Moncton, New Brunswick-based punk combo the Underdogs upon relocating to Ottawa, Ontario, Feuerstack began writing and recording as Snailhouse in 1990, putting the project on hold with the formation... [+] Read More

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If the hairy, hippy lovechild of Sam Beam and Andy Maize were the singer of Yo La Tengo, That's the Spirit would at least be listening in the front row, if not actually being the pleasing sound that results.

That's the Spirit is the latest incarnation of Ottawa's Ben Wilson, long a staple of the local scene and former frontman for... [+] Read More

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Formed after the 1997 breakup of singer/songwriter Joe Pernice's alt-country group the Scud Mountain Boys, the Pernice Brothers did an about-face from the lush '70s country sound of their final album, Massachusetts, and came up with the lush orchestrated pop of 1998's Overcome By Happiness. Recorded for Sub Pop, the album featured Joe's brother... [+] Read More

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The Prom crafts emotive, sad piano pop that combines the lush, bittersweet sound of mid-70s Elton John with the eerie, cracked balladry of the Black Heart Procession and the off-kilter grooves of Grandaddy.



The group's roots lie in Omaha, Nebraska where vocalist and pianist James Mendenhall and bassist David Broecker... [+] Read More

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Raised in Akron, OH, alt-country singer/songwriter Tim Easton was influenced by a combination of pop icons (the Beatles, Kiss) and bluegrass/folk legends (Doc Watson, John Prine). Kosher Spears, his college band from his days at Ohio State, performed their unique roots rock hybrid across the Midwest, and Easton eventually found himself busking... [+] Read More

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Vincent Bellmonts first solo effort, along with classically trained violinist "Nick Drum" is an array of acoustic songs with violin and some piano mixed in. The album entitled "Under The Falling Sky" is an indy production on his own Vulkan Record label along with local producer and engineer "Vandameer Goldsberry". The album is stark and raw,... [+] Read More

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Following a three-year formulating process, The Volcanoless in Canada project crystallized its’ destined full lineup in mid-2006 when Yorkton, Saskatchewan-based childhood friends & band members Mitch Lysak and Joel Hryniuk met and fused artistically with Enver Hampton & Lévi Soulodre from Saskatoon while attending the University of... [+] Read More

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