Grimy Goods Explores Gothic Tropic’s Fast Or Feast
Grimy Goods has a nice write-up on Gothic Tropic‘s Cecilia Della Peruti, who the site describes as “very much a rock star.” The feature delves into Peruti’s new LP, a record that represents “a step toward maturity” that “is riddled with insecurities and doubt, but never feels less than a celebration of life.” It also […]
Brother Brother Brother Goes Deep With Simon Doom
Simon Doom leader Simon O’Connor recently sat for a lengthy interview with the Brother Brother Brother podcast, regaling the show’s loquacious host not only with tales of his own musical upbringing but with delightful musings on the nature of music itself and the transmission of artistic ideas. It’s a thoughtful and entertaining conversation, and it will […]
My Goodness Plays For Band In Seattle
My Goodness recently filmed a live set at Victory Studios in Seattle for Band In Seattle, a weekly TV show covering up-and-coming acts from around the Emerald City. Interspersed between and within hot live versions of tracks from the band’s new Scavengers LP, the 22-minute long episode includes short interviews with members of the band […]
Verge Campus Interviews Coast Modern
“Coast Modern quite literally tries to aim for their namesake, ‘modern,’ in the sense that they are pushing the boundaries of their alternative pop peers and hoping to create a genre where they lead the way all the way,” writes Verge Campus in their recent interview of Coast Modern’s Coleman Trapp. Trapp discusses their upcoming debut album, influences, and […]
New Music From Anna Of The North – Digital Servicing Only
Two new singles from rising dream-synth-pop Oslo-based duo Anna of the North, off their forthcoming debut album due this fall. 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 […]
Aquarium Drunkard Features Sam Amidon
“Throughout The Following Mountain,” writes Aquarium Drunkard in its recent feature on the new Sam Amidon LP, “it sounds as if [Amidon] is trying to talk to god by uniting his voice and instrument into a single timbre, fused into a melodic line.” It’s an interesting take in an article that insightfully dives into the […]
Billboard Premieres Coast Modern’s “Dive”
In advance of their debut LP, Coast Modern has been releasing a string of singles that have taken the streaming world by storm. “Dive,” the most recent in this collection, recently debuted on Billboard. According to the magazine, “Dive” is “a poolside banger while also providing a perfect soundtrack for a windows-down summer drive. The […]
Lost In Stars Waxes Nostalgic For Impose
Dylan Willoughby, the force behind LA-based downtempo electro act Lost In Stars, recently contributed a piece for Impose about his love for the vinyl era. “It is true we can still love music in the age of streaming. Music will always transcend the means of its transmission,” he writes in his essay, “but I have […]
The Dream Syndicate Goes For Spins
On September 8th, seminal indie rock band The Dream Syndicate will release 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 […]
The National Student Digs The “Effortlessly Cool” Gothic Tropic
Gothic Tropic‘s Fast or Feast is “a goodie bag of experimental pop fun,” writes Britain’s The National Student in a recent review. The review contends that “light snarkiness is indeed one of Fast or Feast’s biggest strengths, and [band mastermind Cecilia Della] Peruti’s effortlessly cool image plays well to the album’s more breezy side, yet […]
PunkNews.org Celebrates Dude York
“If you’re casually overhearing [a song on Dude York‘s LP Sincerely,]” writes PunkNews.org, “there’s a good chance of confusing it with a long lost Weezer B-side. But this Seattle trio has much more to offer.” In its review of Sincerely, the site delves into the Dude York sound and the intersong interplay between the band’s […]
New Music From The Dream Syndicate – Digital Servicing Only
On September 8th, seminal indie rock band The Dream Syndicate will release 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 […]
Soundblab Gives Holy Oak A Positive Review
Second Son, the new album from Holy Oak, is “a great, very promising release from a name to watch.” This is according to Soundblab, which compares songwriter Neil Holyoak to “Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy or late Jason Molina… Holyoak comes up with some incredibly mellow, melodious tunes… and he has a way with words and can […]
Overcoats, #3 on All Songs Considered’s Fan Poll, Announce Tour
Overcoats, whose debut album Young has been finding solid radio support throughout the country, have landed at #3 on All Songs Considered‘s list of “Favorite New Artists of 2017 So Far.” Also on the list are NACC faves like Diet Cig, Charly Bliss, and Sampha, so you know the girls are in good company! Check […]
Marc Maron Talks To Mount Eerie
Marc Maron recently invited Phil Elverum, who records under the moniker Mount Eerie and formerly as The Microphones, for a conversation on the WTF Podcast. Elverum has engaged in several candid interviews around his new album A Crow Looked At Me, his visceral response to losing his wife Geneviève Castrée to cancer. Here, the interview […]
Coast Modern Goes For Adds
Coast Modern is what happens when you let go of what you always thought you wanted and embrace the unexpected; when you stop chasing and start taking the lead. Luke Atlas and Coleman Trapp met while working as Los Angeles-based songwriters, fellow rats in the race to land songs with mainstream pop artists. After a […]
Julietta Goes For Adds
Julietta is a world traveler, using her globe-trotting adventures to gather inspiration for songs. The last single from the New York based artist, “Beach Break,” was written during a winter excursion to the jungle in Nicaragua. That song caught the attention of music blogs around the world, and it resulted in Julietta being featured in Interview […]
Gothic Tropic Streams Via She Shreds and DIY Mag
Gothic Tropic‘s Cecilia Della Peruti is a top-notch songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, but one of the most striking elements of her new LP Fast or Feast is the virtuosic guitar playing she displays throughout. It’s appropriate, then, that She Shreds magazine was the first place where the record could be streamed online! According to the site, […]
NME Places Simon Doom Amongst 2017’s Best
Simon Doom‘s “I Feel Unloved” is on NME‘s ever-growing list of 2017’s best songs, bowing at #19 on a list that includes Run The Jewels, Lorde, Ryan Adams, and Kendrick Lamar. “This fuzzy lo-fi track has a killer riff,” the site writes, and it also provides an embed of the MGMT-produced song. Listen here, […]
The Georgia Straight Praises Overcoats’ “Personal” and “Empowering” Debut LP
The Georgia Straight starts a recent feature on Overcoats by favorably comparing the duo to Beth Orton, Four Tet, and Caribou. “Overcoats isn’t the first act to happen on the idea of fusing forward-thinking folk with chill-city electronic music,” the site contends, “but what sets… Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell apart from those builders is […]
