Backwords: Center Of The Earth [Video]
Backwords is psychedelic folk. Embodiment is the easiest way to describe the music they create; they are psychedelic folk, they… Read More »Backwords: Center Of The Earth [Video]
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Andy Fenstermaker
Andy Fenstermaker is a music lover, writer, marketing professional, and entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to sharing his passion for music with others. He is the founder of FensePost, a renowned music blog that has been sharing the latest and greatest in indie music since 2006. Andy has always been fascinated by the power of music to connect people, and he started FensePost with the aim of sharing his love of music with others. Andy developed a passion for music at a young age. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Andy grew up surrounded by a vibrant music scene that left an indelible mark on him. He attended Washington State University, where he studied Communication and Business. He holds a BA in Communication and a Masters in Business Administration. After graduating, Andy started writing about music and created FensePost as the outlet. The blog has a strong focus on indie music, but also covers a range of other genres including folk, indie pop, psychedelic, garage rock, and experimental. Andy and the blog relocated to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in 2020.
Dead Confederate: Run From The Gun [Video]
I don’t know about you, but when it comes to me, I love that ancient video footage. Dead Confederate would agree; their new video for “Run From The Gun” is filled with old-time footage of wars and fights and explosions, manipulated with various effects and pieced together to fit the song’s calming, destructive power. The song departs from the band’s heavier rock sound, full of towering guitars and dreamy vocals. “Run From The Gun”, instead, is light with a hint of grit, lo-fi acoustic, and a playful beat. The two sounds would seem to contradict, but Dead Confederate plays them well on their sophomore release Sugar. Read More »Dead Confederate: Run From The Gun [Video]
The Goodnight Loving: The Goodnight Loving Supper Club [Album Review]
With the twang of the country and the grit of the garage, The Goodnight Loving bounces their way along with a new record dubbed The Goodnight Loving Supper Club. If that sounds delicious, I’ll attest to the fact that it is. The country sensibilities bode well for The Goodnight Loving, making their style of garage rock unique and fresh in a genre packed not only with greats, but with consistency that spans bands. It makes their debut album a bit more original, a bit friendlier to some of the classics, and a hell of a lot of fun. Read More »The Goodnight Loving: The Goodnight Loving Supper Club [Album Review]
Portland Cello Project: Denmark [Video]
In support of their third full length, Thousand Words, Portland Cello Project put together a video for their song “Denmark” that has garnered attention worldwide. It is creative, unique, entertaining and emotive. And thus it fits PCP’s music, which for the first time is fully instrumental. Thousand Words, then, strays slightly from the band’s prior work due to the lack of vocals, but the music is just as heartfelt – if not more so. “Denmark” is an astonishingly powerful track that builds upon the band’s signature instrument and penchant for blending classically-based songs with inherent independent hipness. Read More »Portland Cello Project: Denmark [Video]
The Universe: 2010 [Album Review]
“Baro ihlo” begins with a deep, ominous bass clarinet and a dark accompanying guitar. Shrouded in a static-filled haze, the song leads into “1922”, where poetry is spouted in front of guitar feedback and a blend of a consistent drum beat with bursts of percussive noise. 2010 by Sweden’s The Universe isn’t all like this, but it does maintain that ethereal post-rock noise with lengthy minimalist arenas of quietude and momentous epic fits of wild guitars and percussion. What you’ll find, mostly, are mesmerizing instrumental tracks. Read More »The Universe: 2010 [Album Review]
20 Must Hear Albums from 2010: A Mid-Year List
I know, I’ve owed this one to you, my readers, for a few months now. The plan originally was to concoct a sort of mid-year recap of the first half, dictating a slew of wonderful albums that may or may not come to find a spot on the inevitable end-of-year list. A hint at what may come. But that didn’t happen. I added a few hobbies to my seemingly never ending list of things that eat away at my time (see above photo) and it fell down the priority list.
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Elf Power: Elf Power [Album Review]
Elf Power is one of the great leftovers from the epic Elephant 6 collective — you know, bands like Of Montreal, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Essex Green, Beulah, and Apples In Stereo to drop a few names. On their tenth — yes, tenth! — studio album, they go the self-titled route. But don’t think that safe move has lessened any of their creativity as it absolutely has not. Elf Power begins strong with “The Taking Under” and it refuses to quit impressing through the last song.
Read More »Elf Power: Elf Power [Album Review]The Black Keys: Tighten Up [Video]
The girlfriend and I have been pretty adamant about keeping HBO, although Comcast charges out the ass for anything and everything. There are a few reasons for this, in her opinion (and a few extra in mine). It all has to do with their original programming — shows like True Blood, Bored to Death, the forthcoming Boardwalk Empire, and recent favorite Hung. Last week’s episode closed out with a bluesy, garage rendition of R&B, and I simply had to know who it was. Of course, it was The Black Keys with their song “Tighten Up”. Read More »The Black Keys: Tighten Up [Video]
Like Pioneers: Piecemeal [Album Review]
Last week saw the quiet return of a great label, one that we here at FensePost have been following for quite some time. It wasn’t so much a return, rather the branching out away from label head Jon Rooney’s solo project Virgin Of The Birds. And he certainly chose the right artist to mark the label’s first release in quite some time. Like Pioneers boast a slew of artists with a hefty background in creating phenomenal music. Let’s see, there’s Bound Stems, Chin Up Chin Up, Vacations, and The Narrator. While I haven’t spent much time with the latter two, the former are totally legit. Read More »Like Pioneers: Piecemeal [Album Review]
Show Recommendation: The Mallard
Adorned in a heavy, lo-fi reverb, The Mallard plays light, fluffy garage pop music that a few friends have been raving about of late. They hit me up, thinking I’d like it, and they were right. The band boasts four members; what’s unique, however, is that they all belong to the same body. The body is that of a woman simply titled Greer. The right foot gets the kick drum, the left the hi-hat tambourine. The arms and fingers play guitar, and vocals are left to the mouth. It’s an interesting perspective in which to describe your band, but it fits The Mallard to a T. Read More »Show Recommendation: The Mallard
