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[telyscopes]

Video Premiere: Telyscopes’ “Monkey Beating a Bucket”

Photo by Chris Caulder Hold onto your fruitcake! The latest single from Philadelphia-based experimental twee-pop band Telyscopes, “Sparky/Monkey Beating a Bucket,” won’t be released officially unti…

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Lenclair

[lennyclair]

WOW new music from @telyscopes !!! ~ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3zWzgdBQBAReFhjifJDgZH?si=pNUid_IRQs2iKrRIWh1EAQ

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Nova folks!

I'm playing my first show since November tomorrow night at the Wolf Castle with duskwhales https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com The Jazz Singer (mem of Joy) Katie Wood from cville And Lenclair

[930club]

<5K: Volume 20

THE OLD STORY OF THE NAMESAKE//JUST WHAT’S GOING ON HERE There’s an xkcd comic that exposes the secret coalition to make certain YouTube videos go viral: they have to get exactly “300+” likes from the committee, and are then certified to spread like the plague onto innocent newsfeeds worldwide. In that vein, I present you with <5K: exposition on bands that have less than 5,000 likes online. Perhaps one of them will be the next to pass that mysterious threshold into the world of fame and fortune… after all, once you get 5,000 likes, you sell out every show and your records go gold. That’s how it works, right?

Lenclair by Lenclair

Lenclair (306 likes) [Alexandria, VA]

provide the perfect soundtrack to your cold, dark winter nights with their excellent eponymous record. It’s spot-on dream folk the way it was meant to be made: quiet, but full of feeling. Flowery melodies and simple guitars with lots of open air.

Listen to Lenclair here.

FFO: Simon & Garfunkel, Iron & Wine

Catharsis by Applefeast

Applefeast (345 likes) [Baltimore, MD] hit the sweet spot on the corner of accessible and surprising. Their music is upbeat, vocal-driven with great harmonies and hooks, accentuated by tricks like a cello-driven bridge here, and a time-change there. They also do a dynamite “Longview” cover.

Find Applefeast here.

FFO: The Plain White T's at their best, Yellowcard

ANNAPOLITAN by Pompeii Graffiti

Pompeii Graffiti (812 likes) [Annapolis, MD] make charmingly downhearted music, self-described as un-pop. Their lyrics are intimate and self-aware, accentuated by sweet harmonies. Their most recent release, Internet World Tour, is a five-track daydream of meticulously recorded sounds that range from post-rock to folk. “Same Mistakes” is one of my favorite songs of the past decade.

Listen to Pompeii Graffiti here.

FFO: Cursive, Leapling

Tree-P by Infantree

Infantree (4,477 likes) [Los Angeles, CA] are tricky to pin down online, but are worth the search. Their full-length, Hero’s Dose, is bar-setting blend of folk and reggae, atmospheric and incredibly smooth. Tracks like “What You Wanna Do” and “Should” show their ability to capture pure, soft emotion. It’s real good.

Listen to Infrantree here.

FFO: Dispatch, The Head and the Heart, The Loom

-Asher Meerovich is a writer and musician in College Park. He likes to be near water. Read more of his musical explorations at http://hire-me-rolling-stone.tumblr.com/

*Submissions* If you’re in a band, your friend is in a band, or you just know a band with less than 5,000 likes that deserves to be heard, send a link to [email protected]. If I like it, I’ll put them in an upcoming edition of <5K No inquiries about Tomato Dodgers, please.

[thedominioncollective]

ALBUM REVIEW: LENCLAIR BY LENCLAIR

Lenclair by LENCLAIR

http://lenclair.bandcamp.com/album/lenclair

ALBUM REVIEW BY SHELBY BAKER

Acoustic trio, LENCLAIR, boast a summery, effervescent sound throughout their self-titled debut album. The album clocks in with 12 songs, including an IRON AND WINE and SIMON & GARFUNKEL cover. The first thing listeners cling to is the romantic, yet, bleak lyrics. The album begins with the lighthearted number, “Breezeway”, with lyrics including, “Meet me in my breezeway tonight/We can sit around the Christmas lights/Drown my head at time of ten.” Upon accepting the offer, listeners will be hit with the band’s metaphoric brilliance that makes you yearn for understanding. What’s intriguing about the band is that they play around with their vocals, allowing each member to take the lead interchangeably. Especially in the odd, yet thought-provoking, track “May 23.” The band asks, “Do you remember? Saturday, May 23?” to the muse saying they had to “Put [you] down again” and wondering, “Was I in love with you?” It’s the constant change through romantic soliloquies, to then somber responses that really make the band’s lyrics compelling. The album finishes with “Philosopher’s Wife”; a song that has a similar build and rhyme that of a Shel Silverstein poem; claiming they could “Write a story/With no ending” and “Write a song/With no beginning” although neither would end nor begin. The band further encouraged the listener claiming “How you choose to look at this whole life/Is how you want to” an allows them to think critically. Overall, I found that LENCLAIR created a touching, emotive set of songs that build off each other to create a magnificent piece of work.