December 2011
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RECORDING...
(happy new year)
Golden Gray: The Deluxe Edition
Available for the next few days is GOLDEN GRAY: THE DELUXE EDITION on Groopease.com for the low price of $4. Groopease offers music by independent artists at deeply discounted rates for limited amounts of time. They offer a free track for download, (“Your Sweet Love” in Duchess Leo’s case) band videos, reviews, editorials and other great stuff as a fun and inexpensive way of discovering great...
THESE FOR THOSE: VOLUME 2
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October 2011
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THESE FOR THOSE: VOLUME 1
We proudly present to you These For Those: Volume 1, the first of a free two-EP set. These For Those is a collection of songs recorded between the release of our first EP and Golden Gray. Presented here are the tunes we discovered our sound with, in many cases by discovering what our sound wasn’t. Each has a long history. Stylistically, these songs will likely not be repeated soon. The...
September 2011
2 posts
THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS
Duchess Leo and Whale Heart proudly present The Tracks of My Tears. Available for free download, Tracks of My Tears was recorded in 2009 in Todd’s apartment and is one of our earliest sounds. It was originally intended for inclusion on an EP, but that EP eventually became our full length, Golden Gray, and this guy got shelved. No longer, Tracks of My Tears is track one on our...
SYFFAL INTERVIEW
We recently had the opportunity to talk with Del from SYFFAL. He’s one hell of a dude. Thanks to our dear old friend, the lovely Meags D. Link here.
August 2011
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July 2011
3 posts
Whale Heart Blog: THE GOINGS ON →
whaleheartrecords:
Big day here at Whale Central. For starters, we’ve got the release of Little Horn’s Twelve EP. You can read early reviews of it here and here. Twelve is the first recording for this particular line up of Little Horn. Up til now it’s pretty much been Keith and whoever he’s hanging…
Happy Midsummer
I’m not a fan of John Mayer’s music, but consistently the guy has made me laugh and think differently through out his public career. Props for that. The Lefsetz Letter turned me onto a recent talk he did at his alma mater, Berklee College of Music, where he expounded on the dangers and distractions of social media, the current state of music business and writing bad songs.
“I...
June 2011
2 posts
BWHM REVIEW
parlez vous francais? Our first french review.
We <3 Fanny
The Glorious First of June
Not just today’s date, but also the Third Battle of Ushant; the first and largest fleet action of the naval conflict between Great Britain and the French Republic. Admiral Lord Howe and the British Fleet were attempting to prevent a vital French grain convoy from reaching the United States. The convoy was protected by Vice-Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse and the French Fleet. The...
May 2011
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RED ALERT REVIEW
Favorite pull quote:
Closer “The Play” is another high mark, a torch song of sorts featuring a great guest vocal from labelmate Grace Bellury (Lille). It’s another surprise twist for a duo with the potential to be indie-electro-whatever royalty.
Read review here.
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April 2011
2 posts
“The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright,...”
– Banksy
March 2011
8 posts
FENSEPOST REVIEW
“It’s not too often an album hooks me in the first 15 seconds of the opening track. New York duo Duchess Leo (Daniel Ryan and Todd Buchler) has managed to do so however. Heavy and loose, stable and whimsical, clean and a little bit hazy their debut album Golden Gray is tightly woven music with just the right amount of contrasts. The opening song “Your Sweet Love” sets us up for a mix of...
Watch
Andy & Zeus asked if we would remix their tune, MCMLXXXI Choir. We said “Duh, of course we would” because it’s beautiful. Then we jacked it up and found a few moments you can tap your foot to. We’re playing a show together at Bruar Falls in April where we’ll be shagging for the spring time and honoring the good old days. Click below to discover Andy &...
About last night
Due to some serious celestial static and the police shutting down the venue, friday’s show was cancelled. Alas, we ride again in a month with Andy & Zeus and Easy Lover at Bruar Falls in Williamsburg. Will wonders never cease?
February 2011
7 posts
WatchWe are very proud to present our first performance video, Bloom. Bloom is the second track on Golden Gray and appears here in live and extended form. The video was directed by the head dude hisself, Daniel Bellury. Golden Gray is out now on Whale Heart Records. Read an interview with the band on the Village Voice blog about the making of the song.
Bloom on Just Like Honey
Bloom is featured on Just Like Honey’s podcast this weekend along with Cut Copy and Bright Eyes. I had the pleasure of talking with Bertie a little bit about when he met Jeff Buckley. We hope to make it to London soon to meet him and play a show. Check out the podcast HERE!
January 2011
7 posts
GOLDEN GRAY STREAMING! →
teamclermont:
Stream @DuchessLeo ‘s new LP on the @whaleheart website!
whaleheartrecords:
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO GOLDEN GRAY
Duchess Leo’s new record, Golden Gray, is streaming now at the Whale Heart Store! Golden Gray is the debut full length for the duo of Daniel Ryan and Todd Buchler. It…
IS IT HOT IN HERE? →
Or is it just GOLDEN GRAY?
Getting some blog love. Check us out here and here.
December 2010
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Whale Heart Records: Getting Hot in Here →
whaleheartrecords:
Bros & Brahs,
Just a quick happy holiday status check from the Whale hisself. The last quarter of 2010 has been busy as all heck. We launched our new website, announced the new record from Duchess Leo and have two more records on the way in the first half of 2011.
Tomorrow we go into the…
Spirit of college radio must be preserved →
Here, here. College radio is an important outlet for sharing and discovering music. That said, I bet the kids can find a way to improve on the old ways of doing things. Just like they always do.
Hopefully, students will find ways to keep existing college radio stations afloat and convince local communities and their respective universities that traditional radio stations remain a vital...
