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Paper Garden Records is by far the friendliest and nicest record label on the planet they're willing to get to know all of their fans on a personal level, which is COOL. but a good record label is defined not simply by how nice and friendly they are no they're also defined by their music which of course is top notch stuff. many of the bands they sign have sort of classically trained background but with crazy awesome pop hooks. Because i love them so much i've gotten 2 free CD's (both from little contests the have from time to time) from them which was Little Tybee's Humorous to Bees and Big Tree's This New Year. I Figured since i love them so much i'll post about them:

 Little Tybee - "Nero"  (mp3 save link as)

All of the musicians in Little Tybee are highly trained and masters of their craft but the thing that caught my eye (and of course my ear) was the guy with the 8-string guitar, it takes a lot of skill to play an instrument like that especially with how he plays it and i must commend him and all the other members, this was an album beautiful both from an analytical point of view and a just listenin' kind of view :) i believe almost anyone of any age could enjoy this album.


Big Tree - Storm King from Big Tree on Vimeo.

this album was slow and beautiful just how i like my music.there's definately some elements of jazz folk and pop in there.i got the cd from writing a story about a place here it is in all it's glory:

"i never really get to go anywhere but right next to my house there is a big forest that i'd sometimes walk into when i was younger it seemed so mysterious like an ever-changing maze with some sort of native American wizard at the helm. sometimes when i would walk through i would hear a flute or the sound of large footsteps as if coming from a large animal or something. i've also found many strange things like an old car with bullet holes all over one side many boat wreckages places where houses used to be, moldy beds, cracked sinks, lots of beer bottles and many open cans of preservatives. i've tasted the sweetest mulberries from a tree i cannot find anymore. i've found a place with the forest where plants like pine trees and bushes grow out of pure stone with no dirt. and the strangest part is that most of the forest is in this HUGE ditch that looks as if god came down and carved it out."

some more tracks from PGR:

The City and Horses - Dum Dee Dum (featuring Katie Costello) by Paper Garden Records

Big Tree - Seattle Bound by Paper Garden Records

Dad Rocks! - Weapons (featuring Charles Spearin of Broken Social Scene) by Paper Garden Records

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