Posted on May 18, 2009, 11:21 pm

I caught these guys at the CMJ Music conference in NYC. Thought I'd share them with everyone. They have a really weird video out with a Goblin... Latest release called Cloudless Blue.

Think ELO and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Think Flaming Lips and Can. Think Terry Riley and Talking Heads. They are a bit unconventional with five-string electric cello (its fifth string acts as bass), guitar, drums, and vocals making up the group. Skidmore is all about string arrangements and ambient soundscapes looping through an Echoplex, vocals intensified through analog delay pedals, and orchestrated guitar lines all sitting atop pounding old school R&B and dub rhythms.

Their last record Break was picked as iTunes favorite albums, it charted on FMQB and the title track appeared on MTV. Skidmore won the 2008 AirPlay Direct “All Things Digital Alternative/AAA” contest.

Posted on May 26, 2009, 7:42 pm

Thanks I'll check them out.

Posted on May 27, 2009, 8:44 am

Hi - thanks for the suggestion. They are sending me some tracks :-)

Posted on June 9, 2009, 8:22 am

Indeed Skidmore Row will be on THIS Friday

Posted on June 9, 2009, 10:34 pm

Cool! Skidmore Fountain... :) Glad you liked them too!