Recent Posts from Puddlegum

Puddlegum — There seems to be a general movement by noisy bands that begin with ‘wall of sound’ albums that smack you in the face to eventually adopt pop sensibilities into their sound. Fans of lo-fi call it ’selling out,’ while others argue that a band is tr... read more »

Puddlegum — Hello world. No, this isn’t my first post, but it has been a while. In the past few months I’ve been trying to balance the life of being a father, husband, student, and co-worker. I distinctly pulled back from commitments so I could regather my fo... read more »

Puddlegum — I’m typing this article out on my Macbook, listening to my iPod Touch. Yes, I’m a fan of the Mac OS and I’ve been a user of their products for over ten years. But I haven’t been very happy with Apple lately surrounding their conflict with Adobe. T... read more »

Puddlegum — José González has been quiet since he released In Our Nature in 2007. This Swedish artist toured the world several times and gains critical acclaim for his tape saturated classical guitar sound. I was suspecting that José was working on new music,... read more »

Puddlegum — Some bands find it appropriate to give roots to their musical plurality by releasing music under multiple band names. Ben Cooper of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, have embraced this approach, and it seems that he’s unable to stop the flood of songwr... read more »

Puddlegum — In what was meant to be a one day break from blogging, I’m back from a month-long silence. During this time I have been recollecting my thoughts, relaxing, and working on projects. If you’ve followed Puddlegum for more than two years (thank you!) ... read more »

Puddlegum — Bloomington, Indiana’s Landlocked Music and Russian Recording brought in quite few artists traveling through Bloomington in 2009. Having recorded each performance, they’re releasing a vinyl compilation set on Record Store Day (April 17th, 2010). I... read more »

Puddlegum — Sean Hogan and Taylor Nelson of The New Monarchs digitally released a new album called Electrocaching on March 2nd, while the CD will be released March 23rd. As the album name might indicate, The New Monarchs have an interesting experimental elect... read more »

Puddlegum — Several months ago we pointed you towards Peter Wolf Crier, a project by Peter Pisano (Wars of 1812) and Brian Moen (The Shouting Matches with Jusin Vernon). After hearing Peter Wolf Crier’s debut, Inter-Be, we wished that this band would be heard... read more »

Puddlegum — Being a sucker for Icelandic artists, I was excited to find that Benni Hemm Hemm is releasing Retaliate EP in April. Benni now lives in Scotland and this album marks the first time he has sung every song in English. Benni recorded this album using... read more »

Puddlegum — A Weather is releasing their sophomore album tomorrow, March 2nd, 2009, and Everday Balloons is one that I’m certain you’ll really get into. Released on Conor Oberst’s Team Love Records and Bad Panda Records, Everyday Balloons is a gentle indie-fo... read more »

Puddlegum — TW Walsh is going to broadcast a live mixing session of a new David Bazan song, starting at 8pm. The video will be streaming from Walsh’s Ustream. To watch TW Walsh live mix and chat with other viewers: ustream.tv/channel/tw-walsh <object id="u... read more »

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Puddlegum — Tunng is set to release their next album, …And Then We Saw Land, on March 1st, 2010. Set for official release in mid-February, you may have already heard their first single, Don’t Look Down or Back, from various blogs. Tunng crosses a bridge betwe... read more »

Puddlegum — (Photo courtesy of Gizmodo) In 1966 Bob Dylan embarked in a new musical direction, taking the folk community by surprise. They had viewed folk music with acoustic guitars and vocals as the purist form of music, thumbing their noses at the explodin... read more »

Puddlegum — I was thrilled almost immediately when I first heard Uniform Motion earlier this week. Technically a British band, Uniform Motion is based out of Toulouse, France, and poses a deep understanding of new media and how to integrate it with their art.... read more »

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Puddlegum — Efterklang’s new album, Magic Chairs, is approaching fast: February 22nd in Europe and 23rd in North America. The band signed to 4AD Records in September, 2009, marking a major step forward for this Danish act. Rasmus Stolberg and band members man... read more »

Puddlegum — Bloomington’s Husband&Wife are working on their next album due out within the next few months. The band has posted two songs for a limited time as a free download. Promoted as a “zero inch”, side A of the digital single is a demo of Don’t Stop... read more »

Puddlegum — My first ‘find’ of 2010 is a young band called Collider, from San Francisco, named after the large particle accelerators. Their name fits their sound well, with layered sweeping guitar fuzz and melodies that somewhat remind me of The Forms and Fil... read more »