Ryan Marquez is channelling his inner Creation Records on the latest release from The Umbrella Puzzles. More specifically The Loft seem to be a major influence to the sound found on the On The Meadow EP none more so on … Continue reading The Umbrella Puzzles – On The Meadow
The new EP from The Umbrella Puzzles sees some of Ryan Marquez’s songs released on a physical format for the first time courtesy of a limited CD release on the Greek label Melotron Recordings. Alongside these tracks are re-recordings of … Continue reading The Umbrella Puzzles – False Starts & Mishaps
The latest EP from The Umbrella Puzzles features a set the band recorded for their appearance yesterday at Alternatrip’s All Our Friends Online Music Festival. The EP features four acoustic songs with three songs taken from the recent A Slowly … Continue reading The Umbrella Puzzles – All Our Friends Acoustic Session
The Umbrella Puzzles is the project of Ryan Marquez who also appears in Apple Orchard and the Golden Teardrops. Marquez’s low key indie/janglepop under The Umbrella Puzzles moniker has impressed these ears and the three tracks here are no exception. … Continue reading The Umbrella Puzzles – Slip Through The Cracks
Is it me or is Ryan Marquez a very busy fella or what? It only seems like the other day I mentioned Apple Orchard’s A Slow Dissolve and now he is back with a new single under his solo project, The Umbrella Puzzles. And that’s not mentioning his recent cover of Luna’s Anesthesia either. Using my headphones “for optimum listening pleasure” as Marquez advises Do What You Can is a tuneful jangling song that draws its inspiration from his obvious love of the 1960s alongside 1980s indie and crafted guitar pop. I really like the vocals and words on this … Continue reading The Umbrella Puzzles – Do What You Can
Seattle’s Chasity Belt have teamed up with Melbourne based label mates Loose Tooth to produce a split single that sees 50% of Bandcamp sales going to the “Australian wildfire relief efforts, specifically the Fire Relief Fund for First Nations Communities … Continue reading The “I Have Been Away Catch Up” Post #1
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