The Sea and Cake - Aerial

Chicago-based, The Sea and Cake, was created from the remains of several local independent groups. The name of the band came from a reinterpretation of a misinterpretation of the song "The C in Cake" by Gastr del Sol.

Original intended as a one-off project, the jazz-infused group continued to create, record and play live. Preferring to release album, they have not really released any singles. After taking a hiatus from 2004-2007, The Sea and Cake came back releasing 2 albums in space of 17 months.

Aerial is off their latest release, Car Alarm.

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

Brooklyn-based indie rock band, Grizzly Bear, began as a home recording project. Music experimentalist, Edward Droste, holed himself up for 15 months in his Greenpoint, Brooklyn, apartment and recorded on a small hand-held tape recorder Multi-instrumentalist, Christopher Bear, added additional instrumentation and vocals to Droste's stripped-down sonic blueprints.

The album, Horn of Plenty, we supposed to be just for friend but eventually circulated through New York's underground music scene. It was released as a full album in 2004, but did not gain success until the band toured extensively. Since then, their popularity has grown with new releases and releases of older Droste recording.

Two Weeks is off their 2009 release Veckatimest (named after a small island off Massachusetts)