Boxed In Boxed In Live Sampler It's been a great year for Boxed In— first with tastemaker praise from their native England including NME proclaiming "This album will enhance your life," followed by the band's first trip to the US where they opened for TV on the Radio. You may have heard their lead single, "Mystery," on Sirius XM where it was a top 10 record on XMU, or on KCRW, KEXP, or World Cafe to name a few. The Boxed In sound is a well-crafted set of piano-driven electro-pop combining house and motorik rhythms with driving piano, atmospheric synths, smooth vocals and catchy pop hooks. On this sampler you'll find selections from Boxed In's selt-titled debut as performed live at KCRW, KEXP, The Distillery.
Genre: Alternative : Electronic | | Welcome to the weekend, NoiseTraders! Halloween is beyond officially over (no matter what the front yard of Mr. Can't-find-the-time-to-remove-the-inflatables says) and November is trucking right along. Chicago is looking (and feeling) especially lovely this week and I hope the autumnal winds are blowing your way as well. I hope this week's batch of recommendations includes a song or two that will really help augment this time of year. If not, well, there's always next week. Alrighty, get into all the things! – WILL HODGE, NoiseTrade Music Editor/Community Manager | |  Night WindowsFrom solo bedroom recording beginnings to its current indie rock trio iteration, Night Windows blends a disenchanted lyrical outlook with an enchanting instrumental approach. In the trio format, Ben Hughes, Ryan Buzby, and Tad Lecuyer play with equal respect to both what each other is doing and also to the spaces between their respective parts. As a fan of Pedro the Lion/Dave Bazan, I sense a kindred musical spirit in the four songs on the band's current release Not Listening. I could tell you to start your sampling with "Not Listening", but it's seriously worthwhile to just dig into the whole thing. | |  Captain Wilberforcehe Late Captain Wilberforce [EP] In the market for some dreamy alt-pop that's heavy on '60s-drenched melodies and '70s-inspired lyrical charm? If so, Captain Wilberforce has got you covered in spades. Following up last year's Distance EP, The Late Captain Wilberforce EP picks right up with another batch of new wave guitar work, quirky vocal harmonies, and a welcoming wave of sonic charm. For my two cents, "The King of Indecision" feels like it might have the most immediate draw, but the new acoustic version of "Colour Me In" sounds like the best song Nick Lowe never got around to writing. | |
| | |  Katrina StoneWhile I was first introduced to Katrina Stone's voice when she sang with the jazz-folk duo The Likes of Us, her solo releases are just as unique and infectious. Never Wanna Grow Up is her most recent solo album and its 10 tracks are overflowing with pop hooks, singalong choruses, and feel-good beats. There's an undeniable confidence running through the songwriting on Never Wanna Grow Up and Stone's vocal delivery perfectly matches the sonic swagger. | |  Catherine M. WilsonWhen Women Were Warriors, Book One: The Warrior's Path (eBook) As a child, author Catherine M. Wilson always wanted a book that placed a young woman at the center of the quests and myths she loved to read. After decades of not finding what she was looking for, Wilson decided to take matters into her own hands. The Warrior's Path is the first book in the When Women Were Warriors trilogy and it includes all the missing elements from Wilson's years of studying myth, legend, fairy tale, and folklore. | |
| | | When writer Will Hodge (@will_hodge) isn't wondering if, after all these years, you'd like to meet to go over everything, you can find him running off at the keyboard about music, concerts, and vinyl at My So-Called Soundtrack | | |
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