Here’s another indie artist courtesy of a recent episode of Filmspotting. Colleen Green is an L.A.-based artist whose third album, I Want to Grow Up, was released this February.
Based on the two songs I’ve heard of hers, including today’s SOTD, she plays the sort of minimalist pop rock that made Liz Phair a sensation more than 20 years ago.
Following yesterday’s April 1 detour, here’s another track I heard recently on the Filmspotting podcast.
Ex Hex is an indie punk band out of Washington, D.C., featuring a trio of women. The band’s debut album, Rips, was released in late 2014 to a fair amount of critical acclaim.
I’m not a big fan of punk or garage rock but I like this song well enough.
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Continuing the Filmspotting discoveries theme, here’s a track from Nikki Lane’s 2014 album All Or Nothin’.
Lane is a country rocker who was born in South Carolina and lived in both Los Angeles and New York before settling in Nashville. Her sound and her lyrics reflect that blend of traditional country and more urban influences.
Last June, I mentioned the Filmspotting podcast, my running accompaniment for a year now, in a series of posts on my desert island music, TV and films.
In addition to thought-provoking film reviews and top five lists, Filmspotting includes musical interludes that tie into each week’s theme. They lean toward indie artists who can use the exposure and over the past year I’ve heard a lot of good music along with a lot of good film discussion.
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