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Bound Stems - The Family Afloat

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2008-09-20 08:36:17 by Charbarred in The Plugg Music Blog
...Stems Bound Stems - Happens To Us All Otherwise Their sophomore album The Family Afloat delivers pretty much everything you could ask for in a rock album. OK, so theres no finger-tapping, but its quite ample. Odd time signatures, thoughtful arrangements and even a really good ballad all come together to make one of my favorite albums of the...
 
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New Bound Stems

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2008-08-27 09:56:00 by Bruce in Some Velvet Blog
...Stems have a new album called The Family Afloat on Flameshovel Records that's been out vinylly and digitally since July and is due for Sept 9th CD release. The Stems have some dynamic indieist energy and with each new release everything about them gets better; the songwriting, the playing, the production. The Bound Stems' mix of jangly,...
 
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Bound Stems Prep Sophomore Album, Plan Tour

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2008-05-16 16:10:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
...Stems on CD and LP September 9. Wait, wait, we're not to the secret part yet! Here ya go, sleuthy: you can nab yourself a copy of Family on vinyl nearly two whole months early. Shhh, keep it down, you're making a scene! You and yours can attend one of the band's summer shows-- kicking off with a hometown bash July 11-- to secure a copy of the...
 
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Bound Stems Prep Sophomore Album, Plan Tour

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2008-05-16 16:10:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
...Stems on CD and LP September 9. Wait, wait, we're not to the secret part yet! Here ya go, sleuthy: you can nab yourself a copy of Family on vinyl nearly two whole months early. Shhh, keep it down, you're making a scene! You and yours can attend one of the band's summer shows-- kicking off with a hometown bash July 11-- to secure a copy of the...
 
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Bound Stems Prep Sophomore Album, Plan Tour

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2008-05-16 16:10:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
...Stems on CD and LP September 9. Wait, wait, we're not to the secret part yet! Here ya go, sleuthy: you can nab yourself a copy of Family on vinyl nearly two whole months early. Shhh, keep it down, you're making a scene! You and yours can attend one of the band's summer shows-- kicking off with a hometown bash July 11-- to secure a copy of the...
 
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Bound Stems Prep Sophomore Album, Plan Tour

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2008-05-16 16:10:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
...Stems on CD and LP September 9. Wait, wait, we're not to the secret part yet! Here ya go, sleuthy: you can nab yourself a copy of Family on vinyl nearly two whole months early. Shhh, keep it down, you're making a scene! You and yours can attend one of the band's summer shows-- kicking off with a hometown bash July 11-- to secure a copy of the...
 
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Bound Stems Prep Sophomore Album, Plan Tour

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2008-05-16 16:10:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
...Stems on CD and LP September 9. Wait, wait, we're not to the secret part yet! Here ya go, sleuthy: you can nab yourself a copy of Family on vinyl nearly two whole months early. Shhh, keep it down, you're making a scene! You and yours can attend one of the band's summer shows-- kicking off with a hometown bash July 11-- to secure a copy of the...
 
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Bound Stems Prep Sophomore Album, Plan Tour

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2008-05-16 16:10:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News
...Stems on CD and LP September 9. Wait, wait, we're not to the secret part yet! Here ya go, sleuthy: you can nab yourself a copy of Family on vinyl nearly two whole months early. Shhh, keep it down, you're making a scene! You and yours can attend one of the band's summer shows-- kicking off with a hometown bash July 11-- to secure a copy of the...
 
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New Bound Stems - "Happens To Us All Otherwise"

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2008-05-21 17:07:22 by Stereogum in stereogum
...Stems made their Stereogum debut in a post titled, simply enough, " Chicago ," back in '06, on the back of their worthy Appreciation Night . They're still dipping into and out of of their hometown's signature fuzz-bucket style of indie rock, but the first single from the forthcoming sophomore LP brings verses with an unexpectedly beachy vocal...
 
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DOWNLOAD: Bound Stems - Happens To Us All Otherwise

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2008-05-22 19:03:35 by admin in Raised on Indie
...Stems, though the photo above should give you a pretty good idea. It feels like any time a guitar rock band makes its way out of the indie rock ghetto, there has to be a gimmick to ride in on or an anthem to take off with. Poppycock. Try: Barnstorming melodies, hand-claps that sizzle, lyrical sledgehammers, lots of smiling, enthusiasm on tape...
 
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