Inlets

Sebastian Krueger is just the latest solo artist to bear a plural name. He is also one of the very few people out there offering really good music at a great price; free. Over at luv sound you can find Kruegar's latest release, Vestibule EP, as a free download.

It is not too hard to hear the Sufjan Stevens like quality of Inlets. When I put my itunes on shuffle, "Pictures of Trees" came on right before a Sufjan song and it had not hit me that the song playing was not inlets until I brought itunes back up. It is not as if Krueger is copying Sufjan's style, it is just that they have very similar voices. The similarities more or less end there.

Being a local New Yorker, Kruegar has a few dates in the upcoming months scattered throughout the city. Without even realizing it, I saw Kruegar play guitar for My Brightest Diamond at the Sufjan show in Town Hall. Playing with two Asthmatic Kitty acts maybe can get him signed by the label? Well, let's hope so, because if this music is amazing when it's free, I can only imagine what this guy can down with an LP.

The idea of free music that you don't have to feel guilty about downloading is a very pleasing one. Especially when you are getting a product as solid as Vestibule EP.




Pictures of Trees




Roots on Sidewalks

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