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People That I Meet
''People That I Meet'' is The Natural History's second full-length album. The album was recorded in 2004According to the album liner notes. and slated for a 2005 release date. However, the band soon split from their record label Startime International, and the album's release was put on hold. The band was looking to release the album on a different label shortly thereafter; however, ''People That I Meet'' would not reach the general public for over 2 years. Finally in 2007, the band self-released the album through the online record store CD Baby in digital format only. Differing from the band's two previous releases in which Max Tepper contributed all lead vocals, ''People That I Meet'' features Julian Tepper Julian Tepper (born April 1, 1979) is an American writer and musician. His novels include ''Balls'' (2012), ''Ark'' (2016), and ''Between the Records'' (2020). He co-founded the Oracle Club, a literary salon in New York City that was open from 20 ... as lead vocalist on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Natural History (band)
The Natural History were a band composed of Tepper brothers singer–guitarist Max and bassist Julian, along with drummer Derek Vockins. After playing locally in the New York area and self-recording their own three-song EP, The Natural History caught the ear of local NYC label Startime International, whose roster includes Brendan Benson, The Walkmen, The French Kicks, among others.Biography page"The Natural History" Startime International, retrieved February 8, 2008 Recording with Greg Talenfeld at Stonehouse studio in Nyack, New York, the band released the finished product as a self-titled EP in July 2002. The EP was promoted with a year-full of touring with Enon and Spoon, whereupon the band also found time to record their debut full-length effort ''Beat Beat Heartbeat'', which was released in May 2003. In 2004, The Natural History recorded a second album called '' People That I Meet'', which was due in the spring of 2005; however, the band soon split from their record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat Beat Heartbeat
''Beat Beat Heartbeat'' was the first full-length album released by The Natural History on May 20, 2003. Track listing # "Facts Are" – 2:33 # "Watch This House" – 1:43 # "The Right Hand" – 2:58 # "It's a Law" – 1:46 # "Broken Language" – 1:45 # "Beat Beat" – 2:49 # "Run de Run" – 2:43 # "Do What You Should" – 1:49 # "Hours from My Life" – 3:06 # "Telling Lies Will Get You Nowhere" – 2:43 # "Dance Steps" – 3:41 Video"Watch This House" ReviewsPopMatters review 2003 albums [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Startime International
Startime International is a record label founded in 2000 by Isaac Green, owned by Sony Music Entertainment, based in New York City, and distributed by Columbia Records. Its roster includes Foster the People, Coin, Natalie Prass, Bully, Made Violent, Lewis Del Mar, and The Big Moon. History Green moved to Brooklyn and out of his apartment started the label, armed with one band, the French Kicks. Startime's first release was the Kick's EP ''Young Lawyer'' in late 2000, and since then the label's roster has grown significantly with bands picked by Green not for their marketability but for sheer talent. This has paid off with a lot of indie cred points, and with more major labels looking to sign away Startime's acts like Brendan Benson and The Walkmen. A compilation of Startime acts has been released''Supercuts'' Roster Current *Foster the People *COIN * Natalie Prass * Bully *Made Violent * Lewis Del Mar *The Big Moon Past *Does It Offend You, Yeah? * French Kicks *Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CD Baby
CD Baby, Inc. is an online distributor of independent music. The company was described as an "anti-label" by its parent company's Chief Operating Officer Tracy Maddux. The CD Baby music store was shut down in March 2020 with a statement that "CD Baby retired our music store in March of 2020 in order to place our focus entirely on the tools and services that are most meaningful to musicians today and tomorrow." In 2019, CD Baby was the only digital aggregator with top preferred partner status with both Spotify and Apple Music, and it was home to more than 650,000 artists and nine million tracks that were made available to over 100 digital services and platforms around the globe as of May 2019. The firm, as of 2018, operated out of Portland, Oregon, with offices in New York City and London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Tepper
Julian Tepper (born April 1, 1979) is an American writer and musician. His novels include ''Balls'' (2012), ''Ark'' (2016), and ''Between the Records'' (2020). He co-founded the Oracle Club, a literary salon in New York City that was open from 2011 until 2017, and was formerly a member of the indie rock band The Natural History. Early life Tepper was born in New York City and raised on Manhattan's Upper East Side.Teddy Wayne"Interview With Julian Tepper, Author of Balls,"'' Huffington Post'', September 19, 2012.Nora Clancy"The Oracle Cubs,"''Bomb'', July 3, 2012. His father, Robert Tepper, is a musician best known for writing the 1980 ballad " Into the Night" and for writing and recording "No Easy Way Out", which appeared in the 1985 film ''Rocky IV''.The Leonard Lopate Show', WNYC, August 13, 2012. Career Novels Tepper's debut novel, ''Balls'', was published in 2012. The book is a dark comedy about Henry Schiller, a 30-year-old piano player and neurotic Jew who lives in Manhatt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spoon (band)
Spoon is an American rock band from Austin, Texas, consisting of members Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar), Jim Eno (drums), Alex Fischel (keyboards, guitar), Gerardo Larios (guitar, keyboards) and Ben Trokan (bass, keyboards). The band was formed in Austin in October 1993 by Daniel and Eno. Critics have described the band's musical style as rock, pop, art rock, and experimental rock. Spoon released their debut studio album, '' Telephono'', in 1996 through Matador Records. Their next full-length album, '' A Series of Sneaks'', was released in 1998 through Elektra Records. The band subsequently signed with Merge Records, where Spoon achieved greater commercial and critical prominence with the albums '' Girls Can Tell'' (2001), '' Kill the Moonlight'' (2002), '' Gimme Fiction'' (2005), '' Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga'' (2007), and ''Transference'' (2010). They signed with Loma Vista Recordings and ANTI- for the release of '' They Want My Soul'' (2014). The band later returned to Matador to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
''Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Spoon. It was first released on July 10, 2007, through Merge Records and Anti-. It received critical acclaim and appeared on several year-end album lists. The album debuted at number 10 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Independent Albums, selling 46,000 copies in its first week. By January 2010, the album had sold 318,000 copies in the United States. It was supported by two singles; " The Underdog" and " Don't You Evah". Production "Don't Make Me a Target" was originally written by Daniel while Spoon was producing its previous album, '' Gimme Fiction''. The band practiced it "quite a bit" before the release of ''Gimme Fiction'', but ended up shelving it for a year after unsuccessful attempts to work out an arrangement they liked. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2007. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2007 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2007 albums Albums 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
