The Skinny Gives Four Stars To Anna Of The North
The Skinny calls Lovers, the first LP from Scandi-pop duo Anna Of The North, “a glistening journey through the spectrum of emotions associated with heartbreak.” As the site describes it, “Anna of the North succeed where so many other synth-pop acts fail, in being able to produce expansive electronic pop that is both poignant and […]
RIFF Magazine Features San Fermin, On Tour Now
RIFF magazine has an interesting profile of San Fermin, featuring photos of the band from a recent trip to play Outside Lands in San Francisco. Based on an interview with band mastermind Ellis Ludwig-Leone, the profile delves into the creative process behind the band and explores the different elements that each member brings to the […]
New Music From Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco says Binary, her 20th studio album, is inspired by her desire “to try to push society to a better place.” This may be a turn from her more inward-focused 2014 LP Allergic To Water, but it comes as no surprise from someone who has long been recognized for her entrepreneurship, social activism, and […]
FACT Mag Approves of L.A. Witch; Their New LP Debuts in the NACC Top 50
FACT Mag has a review of L.A. Witch‘s self-titled debut, which the site describes as “a tough-as-nails, gritty exploration of psych, punk and rockabilly tinged with ’60s girl-group nostalgia.” The review makes reference to the trio’s influences – specifically “Black Sabbath, the Gun Club, Joy Division, the Cramps” – but contends that it’s “exactly how […]
Impose Shares “Before She Runs” By So Many Wizards
Impose has “Before She Runs,” one of the tracks on So Many Wizards‘ sophomore release Heavy Vision. The site describes the song as “fast paced,” writing that it “guides you through a frantic composition with a murky sound, with leader Nima Kazerouni’s vocals singing of a failed relationship almost buried inside it all. Moments with […]
The Music Enjoys Cloud Control
Cloud Control is “grown up” on Zone, their third LP. This is according to The Music, a website from their home continent of Australia. “Each song reflects different moods,” says the site. “Lead single ‘Zone (This Is How It Feels)’ is retro-fitted with a wink to Kid Cudi, ‘Treetops’ seems influenced by the score in […]
Happy Hollows Goes For Adds
Art-rock duo Happy Hollows was founded by two polar opposites. Free-spirited guitarist Sarah Negahdari initially met bassist Charlie Mahoney at an LA strip mall where she was reading Tarot to pay bills; he’d just arrived from Washington, DC to pursue a PhD. Yet the two clicked as friends, and years later they’ve toured across the […]
Anna of the North Goes For Adds
Anna of the North has found an international audience and viral success with an epic, swooning, and ethereal sound that, according to the FADER, “brings out Scandi-pop’s sensitive side.” The project got its start when singer Anna Lotterud, who grew up in a small town and was managing a clothing store in Oslo, began to […]
The Dream Syndicate Look For Debuts After Receiving Praise From Pitchfork
The Dream Syndicate is back with their first LP in almost 30 years, and the world of college and community radio has responded passionately by making How Did I Find Myself Here? the second-most added album on the NACC chart last week! Thanks to all the stations who are spinning the record – help it […]
Coast Modern, Who Have The Highest-Charting Debut at NACC, Get a Nod From The Northern Student
Coast Modern‘s most recent single might be called “Dive,” but that doesn’t mean their debut has come anywhere near taking a dive down the NACC chart since it started moving up it last month. The duo stayed at #15 for the second week in a row, finding themselves amongst a cadre of huge and impressive […]
New Music From Happy Hollows
Art-rock duo Happy Hollows was founded by two polar opposites. Free-spirited guitarist Sarah Negahdari initially met bassist Charlie Mahoney at an LA strip mall where she was reading Tarot to pay bills; he’d just arrived from Washington, DC to pursue a PhD. Yet the two clicked as friends, and years later they’ve toured across the […]
Sam Amidon Performs For WNYC and Prepares For Tour
Sam Amidon recently stopped by WNYC to record a session for Soundcheck. In addition to discussing his new album, The Following Mountain, with host John Schaefer, Amidon performed several songs from the collection with electric guitarist Grey McMurray. Listen below, and read more about it here! Amidon, who also appears as a vocalist on the new Kronos Quartet […]
The Barr Brothers Share New Single with Brooklyn Vegan and Announce North American Tour
On October 13th, The Barr Brothers will release their third LP Queens of the Breakers via Secret City Records. Brooklyn Vegan shared the news along with the lightly stomping single, “You Would Have to Lose Your Mind.” The site called it a “gorgeous, atmospheric” track that serves as “a great example of the band’s unique […]
New Music From Anna of the North
Anna of the North has found an international audience and viral success with an epic, swooning, and ethereal sound that, according to the FADER, “brings out Scandi-pop’s sensitive side.” The project got its start when singer Anna Lotterud, who grew up in a small town and was managing a clothing store in Oslo, began to […]
DIY Mag Shares Krrum’s “Still Love”
“Still Love,” one of the tracks on Krrum’s debut Evil Twin EP, has been featured by DIY Mag. The song, writes the magazine, “mashes the fidgeting bloops of Jai Paul with rich, warm, bouncing production.” As quoted in DIY, the band says the song is “about feeling like you want progress in a relationship but […]
Kronos Quartet is Named “Best New Music Ensemble” by SFCV
San Francisco Classical Voice, a long-running website with a mission to “serve the arts community and its audiences with the highest-quality, free, original journalism,” has announced the results of its third-annual Best of the Bay reader poll. Unsurprisingly, Kronos Quartet won the award for Best New Music Ensemble. “We can’t quibble with giving the laurels […]
L.A. Witch Goes For Adds
After touring nearly non-stop for the last three years and releasing a handful of limited-edition singles, the Los Angeles three-piece L.A. Witch has developed a singularly seductive, haunting, and wistful sound. On their eponymous debut album, their reverb-drenched jangle and sultry vocals conjure the analog sound of some record collector’s prized seven-inch from a short-lived […]
The Dream Syndicate Goes for Adds
Seminal indie rock band The Dream Syndicate has released their fifth studio album and first since 1988, How Did I Find Myself Here? Formed in Los Angeles in 1981, The Dream Syndicate was founded by current members Steve Wynn (guitar, vocals) and Dennis Duck (drums) along with Karl Precoda (guitar) and Kendra Smith (bass). With its widely […]
Coast Modern, On Tour and Aiming For a New NACC Peak, Strip Down For AXS
Coast Modern is known for shimmering, effervescent pop productions with layers upon layers of hooks. It’s easy to get lost in the well-constructed headphone masterpieces that Luke Atlas and Coleman Trapp create, but the songs also translate to a stripped-down setting. This effect was on evidence recently when the duo appeared at an AXS Patio […]
Rolling Stone AU and KEXP Celebrate Cloud Control’s “Strange New Pop”
Rolling Stone Australia has praise for Zone, the new LP from the continent’s anthemic art-rockers Cloud Control. “On the group’s third LP,” writes the rag, “they’ve discovered… a new space situated between triumph and tragedy that sees them still keeping one eye on the horizon… [the LP is] a notable distance from the humble psych-pop of […]
