Leyya Gets Props From Austrian Press
“The Upper Austrian duo Leyya,” writes Austrian Music Export, “is currently at a point in their career somewhere between being a local insider’s tip and the next big Austrian pop export. But that could all change soon.” As the site states, “the ease with which Leyya can shake catchy synthesizer melodies out of their sleeves […]
Simon Doom Shares Video and Tour Dates Via Bandsintown
Bandsintown.com recently premiered the video for Simon Doom‘s “Lucifer The Light Bearer,” which, says the site, “strikes the perfect balance between sonically sweet and lyrically ominous.” Now, writes writes Bandsintown, “we’re ecstatic to premiere the music video for the song, which was directed by acclaimed visual artists Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe. Featuring a gaggle of […]
The Guardian Praises Steve Reich’s Newest Release
The Guardian praised the “pitch perfect performances” on Steve Reich‘s new Pulse/Quartet in a recent review of the Nonesuch-issued disc. “It’s the seamless, intertwining canons in the woodwind and strings” in Pulse, wrote the paper’s Andrew Clements, “that give the shape and character to this ravishing quarter-hour movement, with airy, weightless textures.” Of Quartet, he […]
WUOG Recommends Postcards
WUOG‘s Andrew Bennett has reviewed Postcards‘ I’ll Be Here In The Morning. According to the review, “The simplicity of their sound pairs well with their reflective lyrics about everything from dreams and memories to scenes of war.” Writes Bennett, “I’ll be here in the morning is a consistent and well-executed album of dreamy slow-core, showing […]
Earmilk Premieres Dream System 8
Dream System 8‘s “Shine A Little Light” recently got a premiere from Earmilk, which also interviewed the duo. In the interview, bandmember Erica Elektra explains the group’s unusual origin story – the duo met on Tinder, but their connection ended up being more musical than romantic – while her cohort David Klotz gives some background about […]
Postcards Sound Great Live
Postcards‘ new LP I’ll Be Here In The Morning is a fantastic record, but unfortunately not many fans in the US will have the chance to see them perform its songs live. It’s a pity, because the Lebanese band is truly captivating. Fortunately, there are plenty of high-quality online videos of recent performances that can […]
Dancing Astronaut Shares Leyya’s “Drumsolo”
Dancing Astronaut is absolutely effusive about Leyya, writing that the Austian duo is “unraveling a new multicolor thread of electro-pop and sewing it into the very seams that so nicely dress up the genre. In a delectable exudence of multitudes, Leyya takes on both melancholy and joy in their music with a pleasantly pearlescent, polychromatic […]
Artichoke Explains Echoes
Artichoke's new album, Echoes, is taking off at radio and has been moving up the NACC chart. Stations have been digging the unique and off-kilter vibe Timothy Sellers brings to his recordings, and we've gotten so much positive feedback on his surprising cover versions of familiar songs by the likes of John Lennon, Johnny Cash, […]
Dream System 8 Goes For Adds
Emotional maturity in the age of app-based dating is hard to come by, and in the case of Dream System 8 it’s led to great music. The project started with a Tinder date between veteran musicians Erica Elektra and David Klotz; while romance didn’t blossom, the two did find an immediate musical kinship. Klotz, an […]
CBC First Play Streams Beams
There are still a couple more days to stream Beams‘ new LP as a CBC First Play. According to the CBC, “Sometimes when the sun makes an appearance in the middle of winter, a kind of slow heat swallows you whole. You’re still cold, but the warmth washes over your body, and you feel the […]
Get Out Is “Captivated” By Postcards
“Postcards is easily one of the best bands in Lebanon performing today,” according to Get Out. The site reviewed a show the band played at Beirut Open Space last year, right around the regional release of its new album I’ll Be Here In the Morning. According to the reviewer, “I was instantly captivated by their […]
Beams Go For Adds
Toronto-based Beams have been winning over crowds across North America for the last five years. Led by Anna Mernieks and her banjo, the band is often compared to country or bluegrass, but they have a certain otherworldliness that’s made them impossible to fit neatly in one category. “The lyrics are sad but the music is sweet,” sings Mernieks on […]
Steve Reich Goes For Adds
Steve Reich has been called “our greatest living composer” (The New York Times) and “the most original musical thinker of our time” (The New Yorker). His path has embraced not only Western Classical music, but the structures, harmonies, and rhythms of non-Western and American vernacular music, particularly jazz. “There’s just a handful of living composers who can […]
WUOG Reviews Leyya
WUOG’s Grace Garrett recently did a deep dive into Leyya’s new album Sauna, giving it high praise and contending that “the album is more developed, perceptive, and fun than their debut album Spanish Disco.” Calling the record “unique, yet accessible,” Garrett applauds the band for its playfulness and experimentation, citing singles like “Zoo” and “Drumsolo” as well […]
Sonny Smith Talks Art With KQED
KQED has an in-depth profile of Tour, the new visual art show by Sonny Smith. On display through March 31 at Gallery 16 in San Francisco, the show is “a bit raunchy, a bit pessimistic, but mostly whimsical and fun” — just like the jams on Smith’s upcoming album Rod For Your Love. That album, produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, is […]
New Music From Beams
Toronto-based Beams have been winning over crowds across North America for the last five years. Led by Anna Mernieks and her banjo, the band is often compared to country or bluegrass, but they have a certain otherworldliness that’s made them impossible to fit neatly in one category. “The lyrics are sad but the music is […]
Postcards Earn Praise From Arab News
It was just released in the US last month, but Postcards‘ new LP I’ll Be Here In The Morning has already won acclaim in their home country of Lebanon and the surrounding region. According to Arab News, it was one of the best alternative albums released in the Middle East last year. Writes the site, […]
Artichoke Debuts At NACC in the Top 100
Artichoke had a NACC Attack this week, landing at #83 in his first week with new LP Echoes. It’s a pretty big triumph, considering that the album was put out on Artichoke’s own greeen records imprint and is therefore the highest-charting self-released debut of the week. We want to thank all of the stations who have […]
New Music From Steve Reich
Steve Reich has been called “our greatest living composer” (The New York Times) and “the most original musical thinker of our time” (The New Yorker). His path has embraced not only Western Classical music, but the structures, harmonies, and rhythms of non-Western and American vernacular music, particularly jazz. “There’s just a handful of living composers […]
Consequence of Sound Shares Mount Eerie
Last month, we shared the first single from Mount Eerie‘s Now Only, which is the follow up to the “staggering, powerful” A Crow Looked At Me. Praise for the song, called” Distortion,” has been immense, and it’s been shared widely. One site that took notice was Consequence of Sound, which wrote that the song is […]
