On-The-Go

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Adult contemporary, Aor, Baroque Pop, Britpop, Classic rock, English, Garage Rock, Indie rock, Indie-pop, Pop rock, Post-punk, Power pop, Rock, Soft Rock

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Friends and Family: IWKC, On-the-Go, Weary Eyes, and Kometjakten

Four rock ensembles discuss their new work in terms of mutual support and family faith. The larger or more daunting one's home nation, the more important those tiny, trusting expressions of empathy can be.

Travel Anthems: Sohight & Cheevy, Koloah, Valta, Medkit, and Krasotin

The Kievbass organization is extending its influence with new collaborations based in England, Italy, and Canada. Some simultaneous releases from St. Petersburg and Siberia are less assured in their outreach.

Four Concepts of Progress: Cepasa, Machete, lo.Krain, and Phooey!

These recordings come from two Russian locations and two Ukrainian: Moscow, Novosibirsk, Kiev, and Zhytomyr. They all view progress very differently, espousing everything from diligence to indifference.

Difference and Distance: On-the-Go, Blackpaperplanes, Poupée F, and Karakul

These four bands all strive beyond the limits of a domestic setting - linguistically, stylistically, and through the practice of remixing. In all cases, difference and a distance from home are closely related.

Pacific Changes: Moremoney, Ned Hoper, Mari! Mari! and Limebridge

A wonderful mixtape from Moscow's "Moremoney" ushers in a host of questions about that cut-and-paste format in a modern Russian setting. The same desire to escape formal or aesthetic norms appears in some other cities.

Speechless: The Papers, Seven Seas, The Warner S, and Please Dance Hell Bear

A handful of unrelated bands from various Russian towns ponder the degree of drama in their catalog. As chillout turns to pathos, what role does language play in giving chaos an element of narrative structure?

A Jazz Heritage vs "Sexy Megapop": Guru Groove Foundation and Gorchitza

These ensembles are from Moscow and Kiev, though both are aware of - and respect - one another. The common ground between them is a jazz heritage... and the value of such skills in a "post-piracy" world.

Secluded Songs: On-The-Go, Waltz for Jesse, Song of Eleven, and IWFYLS

The four collectives under examination here come from various corners of Russia: Togliatti, Magnitogorsk, Ryazan, and faraway Altai. That common thread of distance not only plays an important role in the development of modern lyricism; it's actively cultivated, too.

The Kite Runners and On-the-Go: The Importance of Dedication

The Kite Runners are surely named either in honor of the 2003 novel by Khaled Hosseini or - more likely - the subsequent film. As a celebration of commitment and fidelity to both friends and family from afar, that story must have inspired these four young musicians in similar ways. They are fr...