Video Session : The Twilight Sad
The Twilight Sad often draw comparisons to greats like My Bloody Valentine, Joy Division, Interpol and The Cure. Other reviews naturally lump them in with fellow Scottsmen like Arab Strap and Josef K. All can be true in various ways, but no matter what comparisions one might make to the past, there is one thing that is certain. The band is helping lead an invasion of incredible, modern, talent from Scotland. This year, the band toured the U.S. with two such talents, Fat Cat Records labelmates We Were Promised Jetpacks and Frightened Rabbit.<br><br> The Twilight Sad's 2009 release, Forget The Night Ahead, was produced by guitarist Andy McFarlane with Paul Savage (of D

Video Session : Blind Pilot
Portland, Oregon's Blind Pilot started as the two-man project between Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski. The duo made waves touring by bicycle up and down the west coast. In the last year, the band has expanded to six members to more accurately match their recorded sound. That sound, on their album "3 Rounds and a Sound", has been likened to a mix of the Shins and Iron & Wine. Pop songs with a folky flavor, driven by guitar and drums, with an emphasis on lyrics and vocal melodies.

Video Session : Bell
Olga Bell was born in Moscow, Russia and moved to Alaska at age seven. She trained in classical piano for the next ten years, before graduating from the New England Conservatory in Boston at age 21. Upon completion, she moved to New York and discovered the thrill of improvisation and experimentation combining her classical sounds with modern laptop electronics, a little hip-hop and incredibly catchy, shimmery pop. <br><br> Bell, her full-band project, a trio, has numerous free tracks floating around the internet these days, but you can, and should purchase her Magic Tape 7" from twosyllable records. Expect a debut full-length to be released during the first half o

Video Session : Cotton Jones
Cotton Jones hit the road this September in support of their debut album "Paranoid Cocoon." Primarily consisting of two former members of the now-defunct Page France, Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw have actually been touring pretty much non-stop throughout 2009. This tour has or will take them through four large festivals and ends in October. Their indie-pop sound is a mix hazy, sun-soaked brand of psychedelia and old-time country. Fans of Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra as well as She & Him, the project from M.Ward and Zooey Deschanel, will also find something to love in these songs.

Video Session : The Antlers
Despite their "Rising" and "Best New Music" status from Pitchfork.com and the non-stop praise for the 2009 re-release of album "Hospice", The Antlers remain as humble, friendly, hard-working and down-to-earth as you would hope. My Old Kentucky Blog brought the band to Indianapolis this Summer for an MOKB Presents show and the band showed us a different, and very exciting live side to the songs from "Hospice." The songs from "Hospice" were partially inspired by lead singer Peter Silberman's thoughts and feelings experienced during a visit to a loved one in a children's cancer ward, but despite the grim undertones, the album is hauntingly beautiful