The Boston Globe Reviews Mount Eerie’s Now Only
“The merciless forthrightness with which Elverum bared his grief on A Crow Looked at Me made for a brutal yet undeniably powerful and cathartic record,” writes The Boston Globe. Its follow-up, Now Only, “is a different kind of album about death, concerned with how absence simultaneously grows and recedes with the passage of time. The music is slightly less skeletal, […]
Hot New Hip Hop Says Demo Taped Is “HOTTTTT”
Hot New Hip Hop says Demo Taped will give listeners “a dose of feel-good vibes” on his new Momentary EP. The record, according to the site, presents an “untainted journey through Adam Alexander’s emotions and a beautiful look at the human psyche… Upbeat elements of R&B and pop come together for one smile-inducing repertory. It’s an uplifting delivery that makes […]
MusicOMH Reviews Rejjie Snow
MusicOMH has reviewed Dear Annie by Rejjie Snow. According to the website, “The album is a subdued affair, almost rap-as-easy-listening, and one that isn’t afraid to wear its influences on its sleeve: the lush production on tracks like Desole and Rainbows, for example, has strong overtones of Tyler, The Creator’s Flower Boy album, and Rejjie’s lyrics can evoke Earl Sweatshirt and Isaiah Rashad. These influences […]
The Seattle Times Interviews Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie) About His Recent “Strange And Absurd Success”
Now Only, the new LP from Mount Eerie and the follow up to last year’s critically-lauded A Crow Looked At Me, continues Phil Elverum‘s musical reaction to the tragic and fast death of his wife to cancer not long after the birth of their child. In addition, the new LP explores Elverum’s emotional response to […]
The Daily Aztec Endorses Thirdstory’s Live Show
A writer for The Daily Aztec – an independent student paper at San Diego State – recently attended a local Thirdstory concert and was not disappointed. In a review, Arts and Culture editor Cami Buckman noted the band’s rad wardrobe changes and acknowledged their ease and humor onstage. According to Buckman, “what’s special about Thirdstory is […]
The Portland Mercury Recommends Sonny Smith
The Portland Mercury printed a profile on Sonny Smith last month in advance of his show at the famed Mississippi Studios. According to the paper, the singer and multi-instrumentalist has made an album that “centers on hook-heavy pop, channeling Ric Ocasek and Tom Petty.” Smith’s new Dan Auerbach-produced album Rod For Your Love, the Mercury writes, […]
The 405 Shares Isador’s “Jungle”
“For a homespun track,” writes The 405 about the new song from Isador, “‘Jungle’ is packed with enough explosive bombast to make every dance floor in the country ripple with energy.” The site has the track’s premiere, calling it “exhilarating” and praising Warren Heller‘s vocals for their “raw energy.” The song, which appears on Isador’s […]
Mount Eerie’s Now Only Is The Highest Debut On The NACC Top 200
Over on the NACC chart last week, Mount Eerie had the highest debut of the week with the new album Now Only. We’ve been longtime fans of Phil Elverum and Mount Eerie, and its been a tremendously humbling honor to work with this release and with its predecessor, A Crow Looked At Me. We’ve been extraordinarily heartened by the […]
CHAPPO Premieres Video For “White Noise” And Announces More Tour Dates
CHAPPO’s new album Do It! is continuing to find new fans at radio. Last week the band announced new tour dates and premiered their video for “White Noise.” Check out the video hereand make sure to go see CHAPPO when they hit the road this May: 05/08 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY 05/09 […]
Alternative Press Features Naked Giants’ SLUFF
The Seattle trio Naked Giants have finally released their debut album SLUFF, and the response has been tremendous. Though it just came out this past Friday, SLUFF has already climbed into the Top 50 on the NACC Top 200. Alternative Press recently chatted with the band and is streaming the full album. Check out the feature and hear SLUFF here. The band is heading […]
Thirdstory Talks Headlining Tour, Chance The Rapper, and Denver With 303 Magazine
Thirdstory is receiving a warm response to their album Cold Heart. Thanks to all of the stations that have been supporting this new release. 303 Magazine recently chatted with Thirdstory about their creative process, the lessons they learned while on tour with Chance the Rapper and what they’re looking forward to most on their Denver stop. Check out the feature here. […]
Isador Goes For Adds
Warren Heller, who goes by the name Isador, is a stunningly creative photographer, graphic designer, filmmaker, and musician who has made it his mission to tell stories of coming of age in a hostile world, overcoming limitations both externally imposed and involuntarily self-inflicted. “I was incredibly bored growing up in New Jersey. I didn’t connect with anything […]
Sis Goes For Adds
Sis is the serendipitous, scary, and smooth combustion of Jenny Gillespie Mason, Rob Shelton, Carly Bond, Joseph Adamik, Andrew Maguire, and Jamie Riotto. The group began as a spontaneous shredding/sculpting session of songwriting and recording between former folkie Gillespie Mason – who came armed with her journals and a handful of rough compositions begun on […]
Tiny Mix Tapes Gives Five Stars To Mount Eerie’s Now Only
Tiny Mix Tapes chose Mount Eerie‘s A Crow Looked At Me as its top album of 2017, and the site has now given a five-star review to the follow up. The review of Now Only, written by Jazz Scott, is intimate and personal – like so many reactions to Mount Eerie’s recent music, it speaks to […]
Royal Gazette Interviews Thirdstory’s Ben Lusher
Ben Lusher recently talked with Royal Gazette, a newspaper in his home country of Bermuda. Lusher is one-third of Thirdstory, whose soulful album Cold Heart is aiming for NACC debuts this week. Lusher told the paper about his journey with Thirdstory, and explained why it was worth putting their album on hold last year while […]
Simon Doom Speaks With The Young Folks
Simon Doom fans got a nice surprise earlier this year when the band (led by Simon O’Connor, who performs in MGMT‘s touring band) released a new single “Lucifer The Light Bearer.” They’ll be happy to know there’s more Simon Doom music on the way, at least according to a new interview O’Connor gave to The […]
KEXP Reviews Mount Eerie’s Now Only
KEXP has a review of Mount Eerie‘s new Now Only LP, and it’s an inevitably deep and thoughtful rumination on an album that demands nothing less. “His voice remains as tender as a wound,” the station writes, comparing his singing to that of work he recorded nearly two decades ago, “which makes these spartan songs […]
Naked Giants, Among Rolling Stone’s Favorites at SxSW, Play For The Current
Rolling Stone caught one of Naked Giants‘ sets last week in Austin for SxSW and praised the trio’s “exuberant chants and peals of feedback. Guitarist Grant Mullen and bassist Gianni Aiello locked into a ramshackle battle, trading licks and bitten-off vocals as they thrashed about the stage in a sweaty tangle of long hair that […]
Floated Magazine Gets Dream System 8’s Origin Story
Dream System 8 was recently profiled in Floated Magazine, which asked the duo of David Klotz and Erica Elektra all about their influences, their musical synergy, how parenthood impacts their creativity, and the Tinder date that led to the group’s genesis. While that date has been referenced in much of the duo’s mythology, this may […]
Rejjie Snow Talks To The Fader
“It’s an album that I think is my best work to date, and I think it’s very important,” Rejjie Snow told The Fader in a recent interview about his new album Dear Annie. “I really put blood, sweat, and tears into this. I hope people listen.” Snow also talked to the Fader about other interesting […]
