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DEAD CANARIES

  • 07.26.10
    Eli Reads DEAD CANARIES, JAMES REDMOND, VIDEOS | Comments Off
    There have been moments in the last three and a half years I have beaten my head against an invisible brick wall, but always, just around the corner is a little moment of genius. Here, two of the most talented folks I've stumbled across accidentally combine in two minutes of comedy. Jon of the Atom (Dead Canaries, America) makes a film with a soundtrack courtesy of James Redmond (Dirty Ticket, UK). Goes to show that people aren't so different wherever you go, and even beating your head against invisible brick walls is sometimes worth it.
  • 02.04.10
    Dead Canaries – Golden Sounds / Modern Day Carpetbagger COZY HOME, DEAD CANARIES, RELEASES | (6)
    Two for the price of none. Download DEAD CANARIES GOLDEN SOUNDS and MODERN DAY CARPETBAGGER at http://cozyhomerecords.com/08/artists/dead-canaries/ for free Jon of the Atom and his travelling band of musical troubadours return like migrating free-form birds with two brand new albums - 'Golden Sounds' a year-long continuation of the upwards musical trajectory and an epically wretched record to make, and 'Modern Day Carpetbagger' apparently written and recorded over 'a long weekend reading John Wilmot'. As always I go into these recordings with my eyes closed, fully expecting the unexpected from the 'bastard child of Beck and Brian Wilson.' Continue Reading...
  • 05.13.09
    Something Else – Song By Song COZY HOME, DEAD CANARIES, INTERVIEWS, QUIXODELIC RECORDS | Comments Off
        Jon of the Atom kindly takes time out from his action-filled secret life as a musical superhero and tells us all about the latest great offering from DEAD CANARIES - "Something Else" (FREE to download from your cheap and spookily cheerful QUIXODELIC RECORD STORE above). The lion’s share of this album was down when I decided to write and record a song a day, hoping that after a couple months, I’d have enough songs to point a stick at.  I was in a lull.  I had started I Do Not Currently Own A Spaniard against my will, but was glad I had done ...
  • 05.05.09
    DEAD CANARIES – Something Else COZY HOME, DEAD CANARIES, RELEASES, REVIEWS | Comments Off
    DEAD CANARIES Something Else   DOWNLOAD IT FROM THE QUIXODELIC RECORD STORE FOR FREE: here   Full tracklisting: 1 Going For A Ride 2 The Pump Got Caught In My Trouser Leg 3 Something Else 4 The Shortest Hour of the Day 5 Song For #6 6 Kim's Unfinished Ride Home 7 Doli Lemon 8 Something 9 Nothing Else 10Vindaloo Was Her Name 11 Don't Mess With The Gear Box So Far From Home 12 Tim's Bajo Story 13 The Hoborchestra's How & When 14 Nothing 15 Who Knew? 16 Black Hole   (C) + (P) Dead Canaries A Cozy Home Record, 2009   This much anticipated follow-up to 2008's brilliant "Critical Mass: Flying Things Vs. Crawling Things" is available to download from today from our ...