Been meaning to post on this one for a while... our friends over at Mp3Hugger & Indiecater have been very busy of late. Here's an update:
Indiecater itself has evolved into Indiecater Records, and alongside regular installments of their excellent compilation series (pictured), they've been digitally re-releasing lost and/or rare records. From the acclaimed debut from North Carolina's Red Star Belgrade to the excellent 'Youth Is Wasted On The Young' by our own Michael Knight, there's some absolute gems here.
Check them out in all their digital glory here. It's all delightfully cheap- each album is a mere 3.50 a pop, the latest release being from one-time 'Great Irish Hope', The Brilliant Trees.
December 1st sees the release of another Indiecater compilation, and keeping with the time that's in it, this installment will be Christmassy themed. That's right- Christmas music need not involve lyrics about reindeer! Woo hoo!
Indiecater Releases Aplenty
The Indiecater Vol. 1
The shining beacon of indie light that is mp3hugger has just one-upped itself by compiling and releasing a compilation of underground music that's just too damned good to remain underground.
Featuring excellent (and all exclusive) material by Beaten Awake, The E.L.F. and Michael Knight, the compilation entitled The Indiecater is available now online for the ridiculously good price of €4.50. Click here to buy (I highly recommend doing so, and imagine that many of these acts will not be 'indie' for long).
Personal favorites of mine are the tracks by Slushco & Foreign Slippers, the former being an upbeat, summery, piano-led gem; the latter a sublimely stated folk number. Rest assured both artists will be investigated further.
As an Indiecater taster, here's the fantastic symphonic post-rock of New York's Cymbals Eat Guitars:
Cymbals Eat Guitars- Share
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Keep up to date on further volumes of The Indiecater on mp3hugger, or on the Indiecater blog.
