Eleisha Eagle - Neither Here Nor There

Favorite lyrics: For so long I was a leaf that clung to a branch of a dying tree

Eleisha Eagle has her own distinct accent and sound, but fans of The Dresden Dolls will probably be in vocalized heaven. It's like Amanda Palmer and Regina Spektor had a lovechild and it turned out to be Eleisha Eagle. The way she pitches her voice, blended with her eased piano playing and casual finger snapping, are completely ear-catching. Good storytellers can't always sing, but Eleisha Eagle has a sound that tells her lyrical story with an endearing quirkiness.

Glitter Pox rating: 85% contagious

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Link to song: https://soundcloud.com/philipellis/goodbye

Saint Motel - To My Enemies

Favorite lyrics: Blood and sweat and tears,
We learned each other's fears and,
God, I'll miss the way you cry.

Do you remember that incessant need to ask "are we there yet?" on road trips, before the feel of the road is so constant it doesn't matter anymore? This song reminds me of that tiny repeating compulsion in the back of your head. But instead of the fuel being boredom, it's reminiscent because it's that feeling of discord, the relative newness of something that's not normal. The fuel is music, and it doesn't make you complacent because it's not what you hear on the radio all the time. If music like this keeps coming out, the kind of fun, eager, charged, emotion-driven sound that makes your earbuds love you, then the feel of music will never be constant enough to bore you.

Glitter Pox rating: 82% contagious

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Saint Motel - To My Enemies

The Colourist - Oh Goodbye

Favorite lyrics: you were an addiction

This song is like bubblegum - the kind that's already lost its flavor but still reminds you of what it tasted like. It's about those little relationships and friendships that you have to let go, but it's more reminiscent than bitter. It's always great when music can take a sticky situation and turn it into something fun, and The Colourist aced it with Oh Goodbye. They have an OK Go / Vampire Weekend sound, with a lighter beat that's perfect for summer.

Glitter Pox rating: 70% contagious

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Oh Goodbye by The Colourist

Maximo Park - Our Velocity

Favorite lyrics: There is a poison in the air,
a mix of chemicals and fear // Love is a lie, which means I've been lied to.

You know that minute after a run, when your heart beats so fast it feels like it's going to rip out of your body? That's what this entire song is like - up until the very last note, which drops you off a cliff. There isn't a second of slowdown, where you can let your mind wander from the music. As fast as it is, it even dares to double over itself, spinning your brain into some kind of music-kindled chaos. It's a mix of punk and reggae, a modern Sex Pistols sound. It makes you pay attention until it gets bored and leaves you.

Glitter Pox rating: 79% contagious

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Mudbison Interview

We featured 'Color T.V.' by Mudbison back in April, and luckily we were able to get in contact with the lead and now sole member, Spencer Russell, who's a fantastic musician. You can listen to Mudbison's album, A, here:

A by mudbison

To win a digital copy of this album, gifted from us through iTunes, as well as a digital album of your choice, just fill out the form below this interview. Contest will run through next Saturday, 7/23! *Contest has ended, and winner has been notified.

Check out our interview with Spencer Russell and let us know what you think!

Starting off, what's your favorite...
movie: The Royal Tenenbaums
book: Ender's Game
quote: "Men have become the tools of their tools." -Henry David Thoreau
concert you've been to: Octopus Project.

Listening to A is a mash of different music styles and melodies, whereas a lot of bands can fall into the rut of very similar, stylistic songs. How do you keep each of your songs separate and unique?
I follow the soul of the song. If it comes to me and has a certain feeling to it, I usually follow that feeling. Some people, though, love to write for genres. They're easy to sell, and people know what to expect. If I were to write for a genre, I couldn't call my music art... but I applaud the people who can maintain that perfect balance.

The Mailman Song seems to be about being able to see into other people's lives. If you could be any musician's 'mailman', and could get a glimpse into their music and lives, who would it be and why?
I would love to have a glimpse into Elliott Smith's life. He continues to blow my mind as I mature and experience the things he sings about. He's a modern day Mozart for me. His music is timeless.

What's your songwriting process like? What's one song you wish you had written?
I usually come up with a tune first. The lyric comes from a mixture of the feeling of the tune, and whatever I'm experiencing at that time in my life. I usually take quite a while to finish my lyrics. I wish I wrote "Color Bars" by Elliott Smith.

Can you pick one of your songs and tell us the inspiration/story behind it?
Time Machine is about regret. A guy I knew was secretly in love with his friend for 8 years and never told her. He moved to Florida when I was living there, and I can remember him worrying daily about her getting married without ever knowing he loved her. It was such a heartbreaking lesson to learn for him, but I thought it was a lesson for everybody in the world. Do the things you want to while you have the chance... life is worth the scary parts.

If a (Glitter) Pox epidemic were to break out, apocalypse-style, what would the title of your last song be?
Well from the sound of it, a glitter pox epidemic doesn't sound too deadly, but if my family and friends around me were coughing up glitter balls and dying of glitter asphyxiation, my last song would probably be called, "May The Last Man Burn My Body And My Album For The New World"

Thanks to Spencer Russell for being our first musician to interview here on The Glitter Pox!

The Limousines - Flaskaboozendancingshoes

Favorite lyrics: Otherwise a perfect night, if we're not dead before it ends.

This whole song is about living in the moment, and it sends out a kind of immortal high. The lyrics fuse a bitter reality with a sonic lightness, a soberness sided with recklessness, and it's perfected into a beat that makes you want to dance. It has a Shiny Toy Guns or Owl City feel, an electric voice paired with music you can float on. The frontman, Eric Victorino, used to be in a rock band and moved on to a more energetic pop sound with The Limousines other half, Giovanni Giusti. But it's not just electro-pop - it's not something you've heard a million times before. It has a kind of candid sound that you could listen to on a wooden record player. They seem to keep a smooth pop-rock studied voice, but with a lot of added caffeine and keyboard. Listening to them is like being on the edge of what music should be in the upcoming generation.

Glitter Pox rating: 82% contagious

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Flaskaboozendancingshoes by TheLimousines

Lindi Ortega - Little Lie

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Like The Pierces mixed with Brandi Carlile, Lindi Ortega manages to make a country-ish song for people who don't like country music. Little Lie has a sassy southern vibe to it, like you're at a Prohibition bootlegging party - one filled with vixens and flappers and flasks. It's a fun, fast-beat song, perfect for when you're feeling old-fashioned and cheeky.

Glitter Pox rating: 65% contagious

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Two Gallants - Despite What You've Been Told

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Favorite lyrics: you, you're just my next mistake

There's something very spellbinding about listening to a voice that's as exposed as the lead singer of Two Gallants. It's almost like injecting raw regret into a voice and letting it resonant over soft music. But it's not a soft song. It has a restless frantic need to say what it's saying, and it makes the music absolutely genuine.

Reminds us of: Wolf Parade
Listen to: with your back against a streetlight
Glitter Pox rating: 59% contagious

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Sebastien Grainger - Who Do We Care For?

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Fav lyrics: Well, if those aren't fighting words then I don't know who I hit.

Who Do We Care For? has some grit and guts mixed inside its guitar riffs and jagged vocals. It's fun to listen to because it has that perfect rock feel down - that edge and acidity that makes it so consumable. It has a slowed-down repetitive chorus that makes a rhythmic lull, but it's broken apart by hard-cut passion and bite in its verses.

Reminds us of: Cold War Kids and The Black Keys
Listen to: at fight club
Glitter Pox rating: 63% contagious

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