Weather Vanes

I love music, all music and all for very different reasons. Naturally I love finding and experiencing new music and on April 16th, a year after the albums release, that is exactly what I did. Who did I stumble upon you ask, Freelance Whales.

I first watched the music video Generator First Floor, and saw they played the banjo. I thought to myself, they want to be Mumford and Sons, and immediately turned off...for a second. As the song play I felt inspired, lifted and refreshed. This was not about wanting to be anyone or anything else, they were doing what they loved and that was making music.

The mix of electronic sounds, percussion instruments as well as string instruments was candy for my ears. Their sound is a mix of blue grass, indie, and electronic. If you have listed to Claudio Sanchez's Prize Fighter Inferno, they are instrumental cousins. Lyricly and vocally they sound indie with the stories of cute loves and summer days. A familiar vocal talent might be Plain white tees. This music mix sounds like it wouldn't go down very easy, but it works and it works well. This may not have been the album of the year but it was worthy of a new artist award.

Freelance Whales - Generator First Floor

Freelance Whales - Broken Horse

Freelance Whales - Generator Second Floor