Apr 6, 2018
11:13:16am
11:13:16am
Friday's Five Obscurities: Twee Hipster Edition
1. Voxtrot: Raised by Wolves
One album and three EPs wasn't enough. Or was it the perfect amount? Voxtrot is my favorite band, even giving childhood favorites The Smiths and Depeche Mode a run for it.
2. Tilly and the Wall: Rainbows in the Dark
They had a moment in the sun, with a Letterman appearance and 32 million hits on their Sesame Street song. But tap dancing swagger saves their spot on this list.
3. Bishop Allen: Rain
12 EPs in 12 months, followed a year later by an album with such lovely songs as this. Show offs.
4. Math and Physics Club: Sixteen and Pretty
The most precious song from the band with the most precious name. Instant melancholy.
5. Belle and Sebastian: Your Cover's Blown
Hardly obscure, but this B-side is the song that brought me to Belle and Sebastian. I don't go to shows much now that I'm an old man, but their coming to Sundance this summer might get me off my couch.
One album and three EPs wasn't enough. Or was it the perfect amount? Voxtrot is my favorite band, even giving childhood favorites The Smiths and Depeche Mode a run for it.
2. Tilly and the Wall: Rainbows in the Dark
They had a moment in the sun, with a Letterman appearance and 32 million hits on their Sesame Street song. But tap dancing swagger saves their spot on this list.
3. Bishop Allen: Rain
12 EPs in 12 months, followed a year later by an album with such lovely songs as this. Show offs.
4. Math and Physics Club: Sixteen and Pretty
The most precious song from the band with the most precious name. Instant melancholy.
5. Belle and Sebastian: Your Cover's Blown
Hardly obscure, but this B-side is the song that brought me to Belle and Sebastian. I don't go to shows much now that I'm an old man, but their coming to Sundance this summer might get me off my couch.
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