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 […]
Paste Compares Simon Doom To The Cure
Paste Magazine has thrown its weight behind Simon Doom, calling the band “one of New York City’s best kept secrets.” Says the site, the quartet’s new song “Lucifer The Light Bearer” is “an absolute banger of a surf-tinged indie rock anthem” that sounds a little like The Cure. We may still be in the first […]
Postcards Go For Adds
Postcards is a dream pop/indie rock band that features hushed, introspective vocals that float over expansive sonic spaces that shift between harsh noise and dreamy soundscapes. Formed by four friends – Julia Sabra, Marwan Tohme, Pascal Semerdjian and Rany Bechara – in Beirut, Lebanon, the band is concerned with capturing the constant oscillation between opposite […]
Simon Doom Goes For Adds
Simon Doom has launched a new chapter in its creative journey with the release of “Lucifer The Light Bearer.” The track is built around shimmering, lofi guitars and driving percussion over which frontman and primary songwriter, Simon O’Connor, lays down an infectious hook that brings enough warmth to thaw out some of the New York […]
Thirdstory Goes For Adds
Thirdstory is the stage name of soulful NYC-based trio made up of Ben Lusher, Richard Saunders, and Elliott Skinner. Starting in 2015, the group has cultivated a strong grassroots following, including over 100,000 YouTube subscribers, with an abundance of awe-inspiring acoustic covers uploaded to the platform. In 2017, the chameleonic singers released their debut EP Searching, which was a […]
Dubiks Premieres Leyya’s “Heat” Video
“In true Leyya fashion,” writes music website Dubiks, “‘Heat’ mesmerizes with wonderfully layered and intricately constructed electronic sounds, tastefully crafted into an experimental pop song. The track is a collection of the subtle contrasts that make Leyya such a fascinating act, complete with Sophie’s trademark breathy vocals sitting against an intricately designed soundscape. Forgive Leyya […]
The Inventory Praises Postcards’ I’ll Be Here In The Morning
The Inventory has a review of Postcards‘ new LP I’ll Be Here In The Morning, writing that “the Beirut-based indie musicians have dropped a cleanly produced stack of dream pop and delivered a diversity that demands repeated play.” Says the site, “The musical conviction displayed by the band within their debut album belies Postcards’ dearth of previously released […]
Sam Amidon Performs At Yellow Couch Studios
Sam Amidon appeared on two different records we worked last year – his own LP, The Following Mountain, and Kronos Quartet’s Folk Songs. The multi-faceted musician also recently stopped by Yellow Couch Studio in Pittsburg to record a few songs, including two from The Following Mountain. “I’ve been a fan of Sam’s music for quite a while now,” […]
CHAPPO Tours with The Flaming Lips
CHAPPO, whose new album DO IT arrives later this month, has been tapped to open for The Flaming Lips on a string of March dates through the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. It’s not the first time the band has done that, either. In a recent interview with Bedford and Bowery, singer Alex Chappo explained how The […]
Atwood Magazine Profiles red steppes and Shares “Bixby”
Atwood Magazine has a thorough profile of red steppes – the recording alias of Oakland-based singer/songwriter Nika States – along with the premiere of the project’s first single, “Bixby.” As Atwood explains, the song “is sonically comforting: The sweetness in red steppes’ voice, especially when layered, and the gentle guitars surround the listener in an […]
Clash Music Shares Leyya’s “Zoo” Video
Clash Music has the premiere of “Zoo,” one of the standout songs on Leyya‘s new album Sauna. Writes the site, “Leyya are a duo from Austria with a magpie-like eye for sound. Piecing together 60s pop with sitar sounds, electronic flourishes with a touch of brass, the pair’s songwriting is both fantastically broad and neatly […]
