FUTURE SOUNDS

FUTURE SOUNDS BLOG IS MOVING!

2010-06-15T09:21:00.001-07:00

We're in the process of moving the Future Sounds blog after over six years at blogspot to http://futuresounds.com/blog/

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: CHIEF + GROUPLOVE @ THE TROUBADOUR

2010-06-14T14:20:00.000-07:00

Tonight @ The Troubadour is a show filled with bands we adore - CHIEF headlines and newcomer, GROUPLOVE, opens up. HAIM is in the middle slot and everyone seems to love them as well. Chief has signed with Domino Recordings and their first two singles, "Night & Day" and "Breaking Walls" sound brilliant. They jumped on The Rumble: Los Angeles last August and delivered an evening of amazing harmonies.

It seemed like over the course of two days, we got hit by GROUPLOVE from three different angles, all from sources we trust, about this LA based act. We then got a copy (thanks Kimi) of their EP, and the lead single, "Colours" is an indie hit if we've ever heard one. Now it will be our mission to get them to play our Rumble party, but this is a band that needs to be on everyone's radar.

Buy tickets HERE

THE RUMBLE AUSTIN THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT - FREE CHICKEN & WAFFLES

2010-06-14T12:17:00.000-07:00

A chicken and waffles station where you can whip up your own Batter Blaster waffles on the spot while drinking beer and watching bands, all for free?

THE RUMBLE: AUSTIN takes place on Wednesday night @ Beerland with SHAPES HAVE FANGS, MURDOCKS and ENGLISH TEETH. To preview music by these bands, go HERE.

Empire Shtick of Mind "Jew York"

2010-06-14T10:33:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder what happens to your former campers at summer camp? One of mine just popped back into my life and dropped this video on me, taking a run at Jay-Z's Empire State Of Mind. Well done.

RUMBLE WEEK #1 CLOSES OUT IN LAS VEGAS @ THE ARUBA TONIGHT

2010-06-13T12:19:00.000-07:00

Week #1 of THE RUMBLE closes out in Sin City as the Las Vegas version features a finely-tuned CHASING KINGS and two great Vegas acts, plus a $2 PBR draft special! Spread the word, and bring all your friends!

CHASING KINGS have been an incredible Rumble band, bringing their 'A' game every single night in towns they've never played before, only to have the locals responding and asking to book them again and again. They've played Las Vegas a number of times with our partners, NEON REVERB, so it should feel almost like home court this time around.

Now for the locals.....

DEVILCAR
Known for their live show, DEVILCAR are a local act indie rock act garner buzz for their pop ladden full length debut "Happy Go Darkness." Combining their love of vintage pop and raw post punk edge, DEVILCAR are a must see.

"Devilcar is tearing down the fast lane of the music scene with their brooding, well' heeled pop."- The Las Vegas Review Journal

CLOSE TO MODERN
Las Vegas City Life's favorite "neu-gloom" band, CLOSE TO MODERN are a throwback to the days of The Smiths and Joy Division with modern elements in the vein of Editors. After steady touring of the West Coast, CLOSE TO MODERN is bringing their dark melodramatic sound back home.

"Close to Modern mixes it up on the Smiths-meets-Interpol jangle of 'Sedentary Lessons,' which fuses a driving dance rhythm against a sinister and decadent European club vibe." - Las Vegas City Life

The FREE monthly music party is brought to you by Future Sounds, Neon Reverb, and Las Vegas CityLife!

BAR PINK HOSTS THE RUMBLE SAN DIEGO TONIGHT

2010-06-12T12:28:00.001-07:00

THE RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO roars into North Park tonight for the June edition @ Bar Pink with three amazing acts, a guest DJ, Trumer Pils beer specials all night and free admission - if you can get in.

Headlining the bill is the lovely, MAREN PARUSEL. Formerly of the all-girl punk band, Wild Weekend, Parusel's new keyboard based pop sound has gotten her attention. She received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2009 San Diego Music Awards and during her recent stint at SXSW, she caught the ear of the infamous, Kim Fowley (producer of The Runaways). Check out her song "Dear Love" available on 7" via Single Screen Records.

Rolling in for night #5 of their 6 night run of Rumbles it's LA's CHASING KINGS. They've been debuting a number of new songs all week long and these new directions are all impressive. They even have a new Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito Brothers sounding track and a new whale tattoo that they picked up in Portland. Their LA set was commanding, definitely a band in full tour mode with their chops as tight as possible.

Opening the night are DRUG WARS. Called "the best kind of post-hardcore-punk-rock to listen to" by 7 Inches blog, this four piece are gathering buzz even across the pond with Collective Zine UK taking notice of their 7 inch 9846 (Grizzly Records).

Plus, a DJ set by METH COMBZ (pka Seth Combs of SD City Beat).

The Rumble: San Diego is in partnership with FUTURE SOUNDS, INDIGENOUS, M THEORY MUSIC, SDDIALED IN, TRUMER PILS and THE OWL AND BEAR.

Bar Pink is located on 30th in North Park

READ THE JUNE FUTURE SOUNDS COLUMN IN RECORD OF THE DAY

2010-06-11T16:23:00.001-07:00

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Published yesterday in the UK publication, RECORD OF THE DAY

THE RUMBLE LOS ANGELES TONIGHT @ 3 CLUBS

2010-06-10T08:19:00.000-07:00

The June edition of THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES takes place this evening at 3 Clubs in Hollywood and features 3 local bands with bright futures, a special guest DJ and free admission.

CHASING KINGS are bringing it home tonight and we can't wait to see them tear up the backroom of 3 Clubs. Sincere key-laden indie pop at its finest, CHASING KINGS excel in crafting classic melodies coupled with memorable hooks. From what we've been hearing their gathering new fans along the tour this week and must be caught before they blow up at the Also I Like to Rock summer series at The Hammer Museum next month.This quartet are now bondafide members of the FS family and we wouldn't have it any other way.

"Chasing Kings sound like a younger Kings Of Leon....really good songwriters. And they’re bloody talented." -Me And All My Friends

Filling the middle slot, we're stoked to have GAMBLE HOUSE, Grizzly Bear esque rockers that have been attracted major attention in LA, even nabbing a spot at Aquarium Drunkard's Waved Out Fest earlier this Spring. This LA based band has delivered an album so deep and rich it feels like an old friend. Check out the gorgeous track, "Bonny Doon!"

"Full of haunting melodies, and magical surrealism, Gamble House incorporates meticulous instrumentation and complex arrangements, creating large, dynamic shifts, with intricate vocal harmonies, and a mixture of electronics, woodwinds, and acoustic and electric elements." - Beatcrave

Rounding out the bill, we have Inland Empire based trio, FRANCISCO THE MAN! Fresh off their spot at The Silverlake Jubilee and the release of their their new five-song EP, "With Friends Like You," they are a must see! We can't get enough of their newest track,"Do You Remember."

"The five-song collection’s guitar squalls and big grooves take the band’s garagey psych-folk to a bigger place, where youthful yearning blares across the landscape." - Buzz Bands LA

On the turntables is a man with some golden ears - DJ GOLDEN SUGAR BEAR. He's tipped us off on more great bands than anyone over the years and he'll be holding things down on the decks as well as broadcasting live on his pirate radio station. Stay tuned for a tweet on what frequency you can pick it up on sometime before the show starts.

The Rumble: Los Angeles is brought to you by a collective that believes in helping young bands become bands that can sustain themselves and start a career and consists of Future Sounds, BMI, Buzzbands.LA and The Planetary Group. The Rumble is FREE.

3 CLUBS is located at 1123 Vine Street (x Santa Monica Blvd)

SAN FRANCISCO RUMBLES @ MILK TONIGHT ON HAIGHT STREET

2010-06-09T09:44:00.000-07:00

THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO happens tonight @ Milk on Haight Street, across from Amoeba Music, and once again we're serving up three up-and-comers, DJ's, Trumer Pils beer specials and even a happy hour show.

Headlining the evening will be a band with a name that reflects the artistic past of San Francisco Beats and beyond - CITY LIGHT. City Light are Postal Service and Aqueduct-esque electro rockers and Noise Pop favorites. Their release Burned Out Bright (Banter Media) is full of bright yet distorted electronic soundscapes like "Someday Maybe" and has already caught the attention of out friends over at The Bay Bridged.

In the middle slot of the evening is the SF act that we owe a huge thanks to THE DOWNER PARTY for stepping in last minute. The four piece have been buzzing in the bay area for a while, with classic uptempo rock combined with sugary lead vocals courtesy of Sierra Frost. THE DOWNER PARTY are snotty punk rock with sharp lyrics and guitar hooks.

"Sierra Frost now kicks it awesome-style with the Downer Party, making wonderfully pure, energetic rock full of sharp hooks and off-kilter tempos." - Stranger Dance

Opening up is a band I urge you to see. Seattle and Portland are still chattering about their performances on Monday and Tuesday, but LA's CHASING KINGS are the kind of band you see once, and you'll make a point of seeing them every time they are in town. Some compare the vocal stylings to everyone from Elvis Costello to Squeeze but we strongly recommend you getting there early enough to see this band, so you can say you say them way back when playing Milk.

Resident DJ, BAGEL TED (Bagel Radio) will be there spinning throughout the night and there will be TRUMER PILS beer specials all night long as well. Be sure to get to Milk early that night for the Milk Happy Hour show that is being headlined by another up-and-comer > CASH PONY.

The party is FREE if you RSVP before 5pm today - to do so go here

http://sonicliving.com/rumble30 If you don't, it's $5 at the door.

The Rumble: San Francisco is a monthly indie rock night brought to you by SF minded friends like Future Sounds, The Owl Mag, Bagel Radio, Noise Pop, The SF Bay Guardian, Amoeba Music, The Bay Bridged and Trumer Pils.

MILK is located across the street from Amoeba Music on Haight Street

IT'S PORTLAND'S TURN TONIGHT - THE RUMBLE @ HOLOCENE

2010-06-08T09:59:00.001-07:00

THE RUMBLE: PORTLAND pulls into Holocene this evening for this month's edition featuring two locals and the touring band - Chasing Kings. Our Portland friends - Pampelmoose, Music Millennium and Cravedog are the local hosts and the party is FREE.

Headlining the party is BLOOD BEACH, a haunting shoegazy lo-fi outfit originally from Texas, calling Portland home and recently opened for Smith Westerns at Backspace. Velvet Underground combined with heavy distortion.

"Blood Beach is the weirdest. It is the new band from Tex Winters. It is folk music with psychedelic freak outs." - Crappy Indie Music

Speaking of creepy and weird (in the best possible way), check out this video....

Rolling in for night #2 of their 6 night run of Rumbles it's LA's CHASING KINGS. Without offending dozens of other 'nice' bands I've known over the years, these guys could actually be the nicest crew we've met. Singer Matt Schwartz posses that something extra, the kind of spark and God-given talent that only comes around once in awhile, and he could evolve into someone on the Chris Martin level - he's that good. Portland, support your locals but this is one out-of-towner we urge you to see.

Opening up are guys that we've quickly called 'friends' - PRIORY - a PDX four-piece calling themselves spacious folk rockers with touches of classic rock and soul with their debut scheduled to come out in June. Track “Devil vs. Heater” is sprawling number peppered with three part a cappella harmonies. Few bands have worked as hard as spreading the word, so if you already knew about tonight's party, you probably heard it from these boys. They have an EP that's just released and should be sitting on the counter of MUSIC MILLENNIUM for an easy pick-up (thanks Terry!).

Not only is the party FREE, but with TRUMER PILS beer specials all night, THE RUMBLE PDX easily trumps Taco Tuesday.

Holocene is located at 1001 Southeast Morrison Street

NEW LINE UP FOR THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO ON WEDNESDAY

2010-06-07T15:26:00.000-07:00

With only days to go until THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO @ Milk, we had a line-up change that we wanted all of you that have RSVP'd to know and those still on the fence - THE DOWNER PARTY will now be playing in place of Leopold & His Fiction, along with headliners CITY LIGHT and LA's CHASING KINGS + DJ BAGEL TED (Bagel Radio). The rest is still the same - Free if your RSVP here:

http://sonicliving.com/rumble30

A huge thanks goes out to The Downer Party for stepping in last minute, we've been enjoying their release, "Ego-Driven Lust Creatures" for some time now and the Rumble SF collective of partners have had them on our 'we need to get them to play The Rumble list' for months.

CAUGHT LIVE: VOICEsVOICEs / SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS

2010-06-07T10:42:00.000-07:00

LA’s VOICEsVOICEs album covers may be a bit deceiving. Day-glo easter-egg colored galaxies, morphed-up animals and rainbows adorn the covers of this female duo’s two EP releases. Opening for New York’s School of Seven Bells last week at The Echo, their hypnotic blend of droning, almost tribal atmospheric haze is by no means even the least bit garish, as the aforementioned artwork may suggest. The duo Nico Turner and Jenean Farris, originally both drummers, swirl through post-rock receptivity, dooming drone and a lush old-world rapture that makes me truly feel that they are one of LA’s most promising and enveloping sonic surprises.

New York threesome—in their press photos, quartet live— School of Seven Bells drew a sizable, elbow-rubbing crowd to the small Echo last Wednesday. Their acclaimed debut Aplinisms (Ghostly) from 2008 is still a firm example of the electro-tinged, shoegaze-soaked dreampop that still permeates the blogosphere these days. Led by identical twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza (of On! Air! Library! if you remember), backed by guitarist Benjamin Curtis (formerly of The Secret Machines) and a live drummer, the band’s slow-growing and stirring sound seemed a bit idle once in a live setting. It was at times difficult to pick standouts from fillers as the overall set, still pensive and well-played, appeared to somewhat meld into itself as time elapsed. It very well could’ve just been an off night for the New York act as time has shown their material (Alpinisms is still a great listen) is very much worth your time.

The band’s latest single, “ Windstorm,” the lively opener from LP two, Disconnect From Desire (out July 13th via Vagrant/Ghostly) is available now and features a B-side and remix from A Place to Bury Strangers.

--Matt Draper

THE RUMBLE: SEATTLE TONIGHT @ HAVANA SOCIAL CLUB

2010-06-07T09:26:00.000-07:00

Start your week off with some music tonight as THE RUMBLE: SEATTLE returns to the comfy confines of the Havana Social Club in Capitol Hill.

This monthly indie rock night is FREE and highlights up-and-coming bands and is backed by the dream team of Seattle music supporters > The Stranger, Line Out, The Wig, Easy Street Records, Sound On The Sound and Trumer Pils.

This month we have a great 1-2 punch for you: MOTOPONY & CHASING KINGS.

Headlining the party is a band from Tacoma known as Motopony. Led by Daniel Blue, MOTOPONY are being compared to Broken Social Scene and Wilco. KEXP’s Richard Johnson has already jumped on this one, featuring “Seer” in his Song of the Day Podcast and recording a live session with the band back in January. We first heard them on John Richard's morning show and quickly became fans.

If you’ve been reading the Future Sounds blog at all over the past 6 months, you’re more than aware of our devotion to CHASING KINGS, so much so that we’ve tapped them to headline the West Coast leg of THE RUMBLE JUNE. Named one of the Top 20 Indie Bands in LA by The Deli Magazine, they’ve already shared the stage with Sea Wolf and conquered SXSW, where they played our parties as well as the Levi’s/Fader Fort. Comprised of four childhood friends, Matt Schwartz, Drew Beck, Mike Goldman and Nick Sandler, CHASING KINGS ooze a genuine enthusiasm for playing and crafting memorable melodies and harmonies that transcend whatever musical trend is penetrating the industry with The Pop Stereo calling them a “soaring breath of fresh air.” Schwartz continues to draw comparisons to Elvis Costello and Britt Daniel with vocal and key skills well beyond his years, especially on “Dark Sunglasses.”

Not only is the party FREE, there are TRUMER PILS beer specials all night!

TONIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO: JAGUAR LOVE + JAPANTHER @ GAMH

2010-06-06T11:54:00.000-07:00

SF friends, tonight @ the gorgeous Great American Music Hall in the Loin, it's a couple bands we fully support around FSHQ - JAGUAR LOVE and JAPANTHER. That's quite a tag team for a Sunday night, and I'm guessing they toss a coin to see who headlines each night from the tour name. Tickets are here.

BANDS WANTED: US AIRWAYS IN-FLIGHT 'FUTURE SOUNDS' SHOW

2010-06-03T16:54:00.000-07:00

Future Sounds and Sonicbids have teamed up for a promotion and we're looking for bands to be a part of the 'Future Sounds' show on New Music Discovered on all US Airways flights later this year. Bands, send us your music!

New Music Discovered will feature 4 Sonicbids artists on US Airways' in-flight Sky Radio. For the first time ever, the show will be curated by Future Sounds.

If selected, your music will be featured on 3,900 international flights to the Caribbean, the Americas, Europe, and more. There is potential for 392,000 passengers per month listening to your song.

In this 8-minute segment, 4 Sonicbids artists will be interviewed and have parts of their songs played, so not only will listeners get to hear your music, they'll also get to hear from you. The segment will air in November and December of 2010.

To enter, go HERE.

THE RUMBLE: LAS VEGAS LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR JUNE

2010-06-03T12:49:00.000-07:00

Just confirmed for THE RUMBLE: LAS VEGAS on June 13th @ The Thunderbird Lounge at The Aruba Hotel > CHASING KINGS + DEVILCAR + CLOSE TO MODERN. DJ AURAJIN will handle the turntables, the party is FREE, and there are $2 PBR drafts all night!

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: FITZ & THE TANTRUMS KICK OFF THEIR SPACELAND RESIDENCY

2010-06-03T09:08:00.001-07:00

Tonight begins the month-long residency by a group of individuals that are family to us > FITZ & THE TANTRUMS. With a touch of jetlag from doing shows in NYC, Philly and DC last weekend, they are back in action to hold it down in Silverlake at Spaceland every Thursday in June. If you fell for the EP, "Songs For A Break-Up Vol.1", then wait until you hear their Dangerbird Records debut, "Pickin' Up The Pieces", much of which they'll be playing live this evening. Grab a copy of 944 Magazine this month, as the lovely Noelle is featured.

VIDEO: THE NAKED & FAMOUS "YOUNG BLOOD"

2010-06-01T10:10:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the ears of the Golden Sugar Bear for turning us onto yet another great sounding band from New Zealand - this time -> THE NAKED & FAMOUS. This song could be another "song for the summer" and helps ease the pain of being back to the grind after a long three-day weekend.

TONIGHT IN NEW YORK: FITZ & THE TANTRUMS @ MERCURY LOUNGE

2010-05-28T10:04:00.000-07:00

New York friends it's time for some soul on a Friday night. Start off your Memorial Day weekend right before you head out to the beaches and see FITZ & THE TANTRUMS tonight @ The Mercury Lounge.

In case you fell asleep and missed it, Fitz & Co are on the quiet takeover of late. Having recently signed to Dangerbird Records and playing shows all over with SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS, the wrecking crew are about to do a Thursday night residency at Spaceland in June that should be slamming every single week. Tonight they take it to the east siddddde and then to D.C. tomorrow night at The Black Cat. We've heard the forthcoming full-length, "Pickin' Up The Pieces" and it's head-to-toe perfection, already a contender for Album Of The Year before it's even dropped.

Fitz & The Tantrums @ The Mercury Lounge tonight
Doors: 10:30 PM - 21+
Buy Tickets Here

NEW SOUNDS: GEORGIA MASON

2010-05-27T14:47:00.001-07:00

GEORGIA MASON

MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: London
Unsigned

At the tender young age of 19, Georgia Mason recently broke out of University and the ACM Gospel Choir to make music on her own. She's been teaming up with some heavy-hitting songwriters that have written for Dido, Corinne Bailey, Amy Winehouse and even Michael Jackson. We got this first track, "Million Miles" early, and the other two demos are also promising. "Million Miles" instantly sounds like that hit song that's playing in your Starbucks this morning.

Even if the UK pop-space is crowded with the Duffy's & Adele's, this squeaky clean little lady has something fresh and innocent about her. The demo for "Lights Go Down" has a Jackson 5 meets Little Jackie's "The Stoop" vibe.

Listen here to "Million Miles"

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: VOXTROT + FEROCIOUS FEW @ ECHOPLEX

2010-05-27T10:51:00.003-07:00

Tonight's Echoplex performance by Austin's VOXTROT is bittersweet. Sad because it's their “Goodbye, Cruel World” farewell tour. Happy because they are a great band of stellar people and they are playing Los Angeles tonight with recent Rumble Tour road dogs - THE FEROCIOUS FEW, WE BARBARIANS and THE BLACK.
It seems like yesterday, or February of 2006, that we fell for the track, "The Start Of Something", added it to Future Sounds 23, and the song really did being the start of something for the band. I compared them to The Smiths, Belle & Sebastian and The Housemartins at the time, but they quickly forged their own identity. Get out tonight and say goodbye.

8:30pm / $13 advance, $15 day of show / 18+

NEW SOUNDS: JBM "NOT EVEN IN JULY"

2010-05-26T09:42:00.000-07:00

Jesse Marchant is someone with a buttery tongue. Known as JBM to the music community, we recently were turned onto his music, and specifically the honey-of-a-song called "Ambitions & War" off his soon to be released album on July 27th (Partisan Records), "Not Even In July". "Ambitions & War" is like BREAD meets AMERICA, and it's a song my wife plays about 5 times a day about someone that's losing their mind. It's brilliant and I'm told it's about life in Los Angeles, which makes sense about losing your mind. The record is an acoustic jewel, my Sunday morning-cookin' breakfast type of jam.

Next week he'll be hitting the road with another one of our favorites - NATHANIEL RATELIFF for dates up in the Northeast and anyone catching this double team is in for a blessed evening. He recently hit the road with Rougue Wave & Avi Buffalo and Sondre Lerche.

June 1st -The Middle East - Boston
June 2nd - Le Poisson Rouge - New York NY
June 3rd - Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY

VIDEO: LITTLE DEADMAN LIVE @ THE RUMBLE SAN DIEGO

2010-05-25T11:26:00.001-07:00

Since the first moment we heard LITTLE DEADMAN's "Shooting Seagulls", we've been fans. Here's a live video from this month's RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO party at Bar Pink.

THIS WEEKEND IN LOS ANGELES: SILVER LAKE JUBILEE

2010-05-22T10:05:00.000-07:00

This weekend the SILVER LAKE JUBILEE takes place from 10am-1am all weekend and has something for everyone - food, music, arts, children's villages, and vendors all for $5.

Many of our friends and former Future Sounds/Rumble family members will be performing, here are some of the highlights (see the full schedule here):

SATURDAY MAY 22

SUNSET STAGE

4:40pm – 5:15pm My Pet Saddle

SANTA MONICA STAGE
3:20pm – 3:50pm Blue Jungle
5:25pm – 6:05pm Nico Stai
7:45pm – 8:30pm The Growlers
9:00pm The Entrance Band

EL CID STAGE
7:35pm – 8:10pm Weave!
9:00pm – 9:35pm Francisco The Man
10:00pm – 10:35pm Mississippi Man
11:00pm – 11:35pm Eastern Conference Champions

SUNDAY MAY 23

SUNSET STAGE
3:40pm – 4:10pm Dios
7:55pm – 8:35pm Voxhaul Broadcast

SANTA MONICA STAGE
4:20pm – 4:55pm Lilofee
7:45pm – 8:30pm Foreign Born
9:00pm The Like

EL CID STAGE

11:00pm – 11:35pm Useless Keys

12:00am – 12:35am Tenlons Fort

TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: KEEPAWAY @ AT1 PROJECTS

2010-05-21T09:31:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn buzz band - KEEPAWAY - are out on the west side for everyone to get a glimpse and play tonight at the AT1 ART PROJECTS space with LUCKY DRAGONS and a bunch of visual artists. Because you may not know them and feel the need to categorize them to determine if it's worth your time spent, then think ANIMAL COLLECTIVE meets THE AVALANCHES. The band recently dropped their EP, Baby Style on Lefse Records. Event goes down in Eagle Rock this evening and the music performances go from 8pm-10pm (FREE)!

Peep out the video for "Yellow Wings"

KEEPAWAY "Yellow Wings" from sam fleischner on Vimeo.