The Takeout Celebrates The Flaming Lips, Who Are On Tour
The Takeout recently took some time to chat about The Flaming Lips, reminiscing about the band’s lively past as a live act, sharing a favorite cover of “She Don’t Use Jelly,” and going deep in Lips’ history to bring up some music from the Eighties. Go herefor their appreciation of the band, and go to our download page […]
Heartbreaking Bravery Reviews Winter
Heartbreaking Bravery has reviewed Winter’s newest LP, Ethereality. “Even in the context of a commendable discography,” writes the site, “Ethereality is a standout effort. Ten tracks of pristine, genre-hybrid high-wire acts of a balanced grace, Ethereality finds Winter — spearheaded by and named for guitarist/vocalist Samira Winter — in rare form. It’s the kind of […]
The Revue Loves MIEN
Calling the album “a portrait of delirious wonderment,” The Revue‘s recent review of MIEN‘s self-titled debut is resoundingly positive. “MIEN… takes psychedelia to familiar places as well as to far-out, unchartered waters that could only be discovered by bringing these four great minds together… Unexpected but wonderfully different.” The full review breaks down the entire album, exploring the […]
The Smoking Flowers Go For Adds
With influences that range from Led Zeppelin to Gillian Welch and The Ramones to Neil Young, The Smoking Flowers are a powerhouse band built around the undeniable chemistry between Kim and Scott Collins. Kim sings with a sensual, simmering voices and dances between drums, accordion, acoustic guitar, mandolin, harmonica, shimmering tambourine, while Scott plays electric and […]
Floated Applauds The Uniqueness of Demo Taped
Floated used some choice words to describe Demo Taped’s new EP, writing that Momentary “is an absolute chameleon. Demo Taped manages to do something very difficult: he sounds completely unique yet totally familiar. Listening through Momentary, you can pick out influences like puzzle pieces. Bass synth straight out of synth pop, accents from hip hop, vocal […]
Samira Winter Talks To Substream
“Ethereality,” Winter frontwoman Samira Winter recently explained to Substream, “represents a feeling of bliss mixed with nostalgia. It’s seeing the world through a child’s eyes. It’s experiencing all of the magic in our reality.” The word is the title of Winter’s new LP, which is currently at radio. In her interview with Substream, Winter shares […]
MIEN Receives An Almost-Perfect Splat Score From Spill
Of Montreal… The Velvet Underground… The Beatles. These are the bands to which Spill Magazine compares MIEN in a recent, effusive, review. According to the site, the band’s new debut LP “is a hypnotic and riveting listen. The band’s ability to channel psychedelic vibes from the past and present is impressive and certainly garners a couple […]
Dim The House Lights Reviews Mount Eerie’s Tragic Twin Releases
On Dim The House Lights, Michelle Arf discusses what it’s like to experience A Crow Looked At Me and Now Only as a longtime fan of Phil Elverum and Mount Eerie. “Everything Phil had made before,” she writes, “I had felt connected to on some core level. The way he described the world, the way […]
Vocalo Gets Deep With Demo Taped
Vocalo dives right into some heady issues in a recent interview with Adam Alexander, the voice behind Demo Taped. Alexander talks about mental health and self-case, particularly in the context of being a black teenager growing up with today’s cultural and political climate. The discussion is thoughtful and full of insights that will appeal to […]
GlamGlare Loves Mainland
GlamGlare is really into Mainland, writing that “their just released EP Villains is nothing short but stunning! It features familiar Mainland ingredients like catchy hooks and versatile vocals, in a more exquisite wrapping, Aside from last year’s anthemic ‘I Found God’ with its stellar video, the EP holds more lighter fare, bright and poppy songs, […]
Wayne Coyne Discusses Donovan With Fidelity High
“When music gets into you when you’re young,” says Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne in his recent appearance on the Fidelity High, it “colors you.” One artist who had an early influence on Coyne is Donovan, whose Greatest Hits album Coyne discusses during the podcast. Coyne takes listeners on a tour of the collection, lovingly […]
Clash Shares Mainland’s New EP
Clash Music writes that Mainland benefits from being bicoastal, as the group is adept at “wrapping the grit of their songwriting nous in some delightfully cotton-candy melodies.” According to the site, “new EP Villains matches this sweet vs. sour dynamic, with their increased nuance providing light amidst the shade, and vice versa.” The whole EP […]
Naked Giants Rock The Current
“When we travel, I think people want to believe [grunge is] still alive,” Naked Giants bassist Gianni Aiello recently told The Current. “It’s kind of fun to be a three-piece rick band from Seattle and convince people, ‘No man, rock and roll, grunge, it’s all still there, man.’” Aiello was speaking during the trio’s recent […]
WUOG Says Winter Is Perfect For Summer
“What would a dream-pop album be,” asks WUOG in a recent review of Winter‘s new LP, “without referencing honey, the sky, the sea, or the way your lover’s eyes look? That’s right: boring. Luckily Ethereality hits the mark, thematically and musically… as of recent, this LP has become one of my favorite desserts.” Curious potential […]
Demo Taped, On Tour, Stops By KHOU
Multi-faceted artist Demo Taped recently stopped by Good Day Houston, a morning show on KHOU. On the program, he explained the reasoning behind the name Demo Taped and expressed how he used recording software to help him deal with anxiety and depression as a young man. He also shared how his family was involved in […]
Simon Doom Shreds at KJHK
“Soft vocals, shredding riffs and everything in between.” That’s how KJHK described a recent live set by Simon Doom, which was performed live on-stage for the station. The set starts with “Lucifer The Light Bearer,” the band’s most recent single, and includes tracks from last year’s excellent Babyman LP. Watch the set right here. Babyman […]
Mainland Goes For Adds
With influences from Bruce Springsteen and Cold War Kids to Lou Reed and William S. Burroughs, Mainland finds elegance in simplicity. Throughout their music, shuddering piano and loose guitar augment bare bones pop hooks. It’s a style that’s been carefully refined to perfection over the years. Founded in New York, the trio of Jordan Topf (vocals, guitar), […]
Lightning 100 Gets Behind Naked Giants
Lightning 100, an independent alternative station in Nashville, is loving the new Naked Giants album Sluff. The station recently featured the band on their website, calling their song “Everybody Thinks They Know (But No One Really Knows)” a “jaunty, upbeat jangle with distinctly sinister undertones.” Its video, which is a delight for the eyes as well […]
The Magnetic Fields Perform On WNYC
The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt and cellist Sam Davol recently performed on New Sounds’ Soundcheck on WNYC, playing songs from the five-disc 50 Song Memoir as well as a couple of classics from 69 Love Songs and Distant Plastic Trees. Additionally, Merritt spoke with host John Schaefer about 50 Song Memoir, which was released last […]
MIEN Is Featured In Self-Titled
Self-Titled has all the info on MIEN, the self-titled debut record from the supergroup featuring members of The Black Angels, The Earlies, Elephant Stone, and The Horrors. The blurb has an embed of the album’s first single, “Black Habit,” along with a detailed high-res photo of the gorgeous orange vinyl pressing of the LP. Gawk […]
