Tinariwen Goes For Adds
The story of Amadjar – the upcoming album from the Grammy award-winning Tuareg musicians Tinariwen – begins at the end of October 2018 at the Taragalte Festival of nomadic cultures in the Moroccan Sahara. Following their appearance at the festival, Tinariwen hit the road and headed for Mauritania, via southern Morocco, Western Sahara and the […]
The Bird And The Bee Go For Adds
Since forming in 2005, The Bird And The Bee have brought a breezy elegance to their music, putting their own idiosyncratic twist on time-bending indie-pop. When we last checked in with the duo, they had just presented the dreamlike and dance-heavy album Recreational Love. Since that triumph, vocalist Inara George has released a solo album […]
Fault Magazine Premieres Golden Daze’s “Flower” Video
“If you’re looking for music to get lost to in quiet contemplation, then look no further” than Golden Daze. This is according to Fault Magazine, which last week premiered the duo’s new music video. The clip for “Flower,” writes Fault, “is a self-described ‘meditation on aging’ that perfect fits the musical backdrop of the dreamy, lo-fi […]
Americana UK Shares Tanbark’s “Heart-Shaped Locket”
Americana UK has shared the Tanbark song “Heart-Shaped Locket,” which is one of many highlights on the band’s new self-titled second LP. The article hones in on the “distinctive” vocals of the band’s singer, Chloe Nelson. Check it out here. Tanbark debuted last week at the NACC Radio 200, landing at #160! Give them some spins […]
Golden Daze Gets Props From Ghettoblaster
Eddie Ugarte of Ghettoblaster wrote, about the new Golden Daze LP, that, “as soon as Simpatico begins, a sense of sweet calmness seems to take over me, as if I’m enveloped in a cocoon slowly hurling through space.” He continues, “Golden Daze moves in so many directions but always end up at the same spot, […]
Tanbark’s Chloe Nelson Tells Her Story To Hairstory
Hairstory has an interview with Chloe Nelson, the compelling lead vocalist of Tanbark. In the interview, she explains the importance of a strong stage presence and look. “I am particularly fond of Willie Nelson’s braids, Françoise Hardy’s bangs, Dolly Parton’s enormous blondness,” she says. “When you see a show, your eye has to linger on […]
Grimy Goods Loves Combo Chimbita Live
Grimy Goods caught the same recent Combo Chimbita show that we did, at The Echo in Los Angeles. The performance, according to the site, was full of “all kinds of fire. Lead singer Carolina Oliveros captivated the audience with her raw strength. The intensity of her performance along with the entire musicianship provides a unique […]
Americana Highways Has High Praise For Tanbark
“On the new self-titled album,” Americana Highways contends, “Tanbark shows that you can tune out the noise simply by turning down the volume and making good music. Even if you’re a rocker, every once in a while, it’s nice to hear something that goes for depth rather than volume and tempo.” The review goes on […]
Consequence Of Sound Explores The Origins Of Particle Kid
Consequence Of Sound has the lowdown on Micah Nelson, the man behind the Particle Kid moniker. “You can learn a lot when you’re both a member of Neil Young’s backing band, Promise of the Real, and the son of Willie Nelson,” CoS says for background context. “Not only do you have the chance to learn […]
Soft Sailors Go For Adds
Soft Sailors, led by Los Angeles scene veteran Geoff Geis (Pizza!, Big Whup, So Many Wizards, Mabson Enterprises), is a smart, emotive, and economical band that modulates between jangly college rock and feedback-drenched, guttural grunge. Geis teased the project last year with The Soft Sailors Mixtape, a collection of home recordings that interspersed intimate originals […]
WUNC Takes A Station Break With Sunny War
WUNC got an opportunity to present a song to a recent Station Breaks feature on NPR Music. Thanks to WUNC Music Librarian Brian Burns for choosing to shine a light on Sunny War‘s “Shell,” which will be on her new LP Shell Of A Girl later this summer. “‘Shell’ is a perfect song for the […]
Austin Town Hall Celebrates The “Folksy Perfection” Of Golden Daze
Austin Town Hall has a stream of “Blue Bell,” a track from Golden Daze’s new LP Simpatico. “The duo of Ben Schwab and Jacob Loeb,” the site writes, “have toned down the psych a bit and explored the quiet folk route. There’s this utter wistfulness/nostalgic quality to this song and the video; the two gentlemen of […]
Trunkspace Interviews Tanbark’s Chloe Nelson
“I am really proud of the vulnerability that you can hear in the album,” Tanbark’s Chole Nelson recently told Trunkspace in an interview about her duo’s just-released second LP. “We tried to reference a mellow Laurel Canyon-esque musical landscape, but ground it in personally meaningful songs.” She delves into those personal meanings in the interview, which […]
Combo Chimbita, #1 At NACC Latin, Speaks To Premier Guitar
Combo Chimbita‘s Ahomale hit #1 on the NACC Latin chart last week. Thanks to all of the stations that charted the record! It’s also aiming for chart numbers at Radio 200 and NACC World, and is a fantastic listen for fans of intensely cosmic psychedelia en cualquier idioma. Be sure to include them on your […]
No Depression Showers Love On Tanbark’s New LP
No Depression has a beautiful feature on Tanbark, whose self-titled sophomore album has been hailed as “timeless” by yet another publication! The seminal alt.country magazine opines that the LP “reflects a sense of rootedness”” and “further cements them in the folk tradition thanks in large part to their evolving and maturing songwriting and storytelling dexterity.” The […]
The Silver Snails Come Stateside
The Silver Snails come stateside this month with shows in the Pacific Northwest. The Italy-based independent project incorporates a stunning array of musical influences to create a kaleidoscopic, multi-lingual and progressive fusion of pop, folk, rock, electronica, opera, and world music. They’re coming to the states to record the follow up to The Seven Melodies, which […]
Big Shot Debuts Lost In Stars’ “Feel The Glow” Vid
Big Shot Magazine has the premiere of the new video from Lost In Stars, for the song “Feel The Glow” featuring The Spirit. The song is from LiS’ recent release Fábula, which Big Shot writes is “brimming with a fine selection of kinetic tracks.” The site also has LiS’ Dylan Willoughby’s explanation of the visuals he […]
Red Line Roots Shares Tanbark’s “Timeless” New Single
Red Line Roots has a glowing recommendation of “Heart-Shaped Locket,” a track from the new self-titled second album by Tanbark. “Some songs just make me smile,” writes the reviewers, “and the moment Chloe Nelson’s voice utters the first words of this tune, the corners of my mouth begin to creep upwards across my face. I […]
LA Record Premieres A “Gently Psychedelic” Golden Daze Track
“Drift,” one of the songs on the new Simpatico LP from Golden Daze, “splits the difference between a Velvet Underground ballad and something sentimental by a paisley underground band like Rain Parade.” This is according to LA Record, which offered a premiere of the song on the eve of the album’s release. “As the title […]
Glide Champions Particle Kid
Glide Magazine has put its weight behind Particle Kid, a kaleidoscopic musical project that explores the mythology of the self “with verve, minimalism, and simplicity.” Founded by Micah Nelson, the son of the legendary WIllie Nelson, the project has just released a new single to help build the groundwork for a new full LP. According to […]
