Press
Willamette Week
"... the melancholyelectronica of Tom Filepp has more than its share of merit. His catalog of albums and EPs, reaching back to 2006, comfortably straddles the gap between folk and dance, at points resembling Castanets or the slower leanings of Broken Social Scene."
The Stranger
(Up & Coming) "Cars & Trains, the stage alias of Portland musician Tom Filepp, is a pretty textbook example of what some folks (regrettably) refer to as "indietronica": indie-rock songs dressed up with dainty electronic touches, or laptop jams fleshed out with acoustic instrumentation—too often this stuff is an excuse for beautiful but boring texturalism (hey, Album Leaf) or inane elfin tinkering (looking at you, Múm). Cars & Trains strikes a good balance, though—his arrangements (plucked strings, wheezing melodica, tinkling glockenspiel, stuttering little beats and scrapes and shudders) are pretty without being too precious, and his songwriting, which has something of Why?'s glum mumble to it, is strong enough to stand on its own, no matter how it's dressed up." ERIC GRANDY
Interview with Rago Magazine (UK) |
"What tips and pointers do you have for rappers just coming into the game? Just do your thing and be true to it. Trend hopping or bending your own style just cheapens yourself and the music, and people can tell. If you’re authentic and develop your own sound and style, I think people really respond to that."
Interview with Rago Magazine (UK) |
"What tips and pointers do you have for rappers just coming into the game? Just do your thing and be true to it. Trend hopping or bending your own style just cheapens yourself and the music, and people can tell. If you’re authentic and develop your own sound and style, I think people really respond to that."
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