Bandcamp Talks To Mount Eerie
Since the release of Mount Eerie‘s A Crow Looked At Me – the pensive, tragic reaction Phil Elverum crafted in response to the death of his wife, Geneviève Castrée – many longtime fans have wondered what will happen with Mount Eerie in the future. In a recent interview with Bandcamp, Elverum offers a prediction about the […]
KEXP Says My Goodness is “Music That Matters”
My Goodness has been featured on KEXP’s Music That Matters podcast. Billed as a collection of “some of the KEXP DJs’ favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world,” the podcast puts the band on a list with the likes of Mountain Goats, Hope Sandoval with Kurt Vile, Cairo Gang, and The Afghan […]
Holy Oak Goes For Adds
Singer-songwriter Neil Holyoak has been an anthropology student, a small-time sheet metal salesman, nihilistic futurist, amateur rifleman, left-handed socialist, soft alcoholic, and prison warden of his own soul. Born in Los Angeles, he moved to the backwoods of Montana at 16 and began to spend a lot of time with the clouds, the mountains, and […]
Gothic Tropic Gets Mad Props From DIY Mag and Revue
“Debut Fast or Feast finds Gothic Tropic (aka Cecilia Della Peruti) channelling a modern strain of pop star – one whose shimmering hooks would sit as neatly alongside Unknown Mortal Orchestra as they would Katy Perry…, Gothic Tropic’s blurred lines feel bang on point.” This is according to DIY Mag, which recently gave the album […]
All Things Go Shares Simon Doom’s “I Feel Unloved”
According to All Things Go, Simon Doom has hit the ground running with Babyman lead single “I Feel Unloved.” “The latest single by Simon Doom,” the site writes, “is like finding an old dusty trophy and shining it back to glory. “I Feel Unloved” is not only a solid demonstration of indie songwriting, but brings […]
Noisey Streams My Goodness
Noisey has a full-album stream of Scavengers, the newest release from Seattle’s My Goodness. The premise of the accompanying feature is how much the band has changed since its inception five years ago as a blues-rock duo. On Scavengers, Noisey notes, “My Goodness has added numerous layers to what they do and who they are… […]
Overcoats, Beloved by Rolling Stone, Perform for Wild Honey Pie and Interview with CFMU
Overcoats, the New York-based duo that recently got into the Top 40 at NACC with their critically-acclaimed debut Young, have been quite busy. They recently performed for a Wild Honey Pie Buzzsession – check out “23” here and “Leave The Light On” here – and did several radio interviews during their recent stint in Toronto for the Field […]
New Music From Holy Oak
Singer-songwriter Neil Holyoak has been an anthropology student, a small-time sheet metal salesman, nihilistic futurist, amateur rifleman, left-handed socialist, soft alcoholic, and prison warden of his own soul. Born in Los Angeles, he moved to the backwoods of Montana at 16 and began to spend a lot of time with the clouds, the mountains, and […]
The Guardian Loves Sam Amidon
“The Following Mountain is [Sam Amidon‘s] first album of largely original compositions, and it provides constant, jolting surprises,” writes the Guardian in its four-star review of the folk-inspired musician’s new LP. Describing the album’s sound, the review explains, “There’s… warm improvised piano… weirdly ambient pop shimmers and woodwind… and… tough percussive backing.” It’s “not an […]
Impose Shares My Goodness’ “Elevators”
Impose Magazine approves of My Goodness! “Driven by layered – almost ominous – instrumentals,” the site recently wrote about Scavengers standout track “Elevators,” “the song is absolutely incredible, both in its instrumental composition and its lyrics.” Impose has a stream of the jam, as well as a brief quote from the band about how it […]
Overcoats Talk To CJRU
Overcoats performed at Toronto’s Field Trip Music and Arts Festival over the weekend, joining acts like Feist, A Tribe Called Red, BadBadNotGood, Cloud Nothings and many more. Local station CJRU was on the scene, and music director Nicole Di Donato scored an interview with the duo. According to Di Donato, “Their debut album Young is […]
Sam Amidon Goes For Adds
Nonesuch Records has released The Following Mountain, the newest solo album from experimental folk artist, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon. Created with producer Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, Regina Spektor) and Amidon’s frequent collaborator Shahzad Ismaily, it represents a new approach for Amidon, who has shifted here from his previous norm of re-working traditional folk songs to present nine wholly […]
My Goodness Goes For Adds
Scavengers, the second LP from Seattle’s My Goodness, continues the sonic evolution the band first teased on last year’s Islands EP. Formed by Seattleites Joel Schneider and Andy Lum after a chance encounter at SXSW, My Goodness has made considerable strides since recording the rocking, bluesy 2014 LP Shiver & Shake live in the studio with Rick Parashar (Pearl […]
Rookie Premieres Gothic Tropic’s “Stronger” Video
Rookie Magazine has the premiere of “Stronger,” the first song on Gothic Tropic‘s just-released LP Fast or Feast. In addition to an embed of the video, which was directed by Kera Armendariz of Kera and the Lesbians and features friends from bandleader Cecilia Della Peruti‘s real-life motorcycle clique, the feature includes an extensive interview with Peruti […]
Paste Shares Simon Doom’s “I Feel Unloved”
“Simon O’Connor has done more than well for himself as a contributing member of Kuroma and Amazing Baby,” writes Paste about the frontman of Simon Doom. “Still, never before has the Brooklyn-based songwriter shined as brightly as he does on ‘I Feel Unloved,’ the first single from his upcoming debut full-length Babyman.” Calling the song […]
Paste Places Mount Eerie Among the Year’s Best, Stereogum Announces Tour
Mount Eerie‘s tragic and moving A Crow Looked At Me, which has already earned plenty of accolades for its candor and beauty, was recently included among Paste‘s list of the Best Albums from 2017 (So Far). According to Paste, the songs on the LP are “engrossing as they are devastating. More than words, what sticks […]
New Music From Sam Amidon
Nonesuch Records has released The Following Mountain, the newest solo album by experimental folk artist, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon. Created with producer Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, Regina Spektor) and Amidon’s frequent collaborator Shahzad Ismaily, it represents a new approach for Amidon, who has shifted here from his previous norm of re-working traditional folk songs to present nine wholly […]
The Guardian Features Gothic Tropic
The Guardian says Gothic Tropic is a band to watch, lavishing praise on the rocking, guitar-forward pop project in a feature published earlier this year. “Each [song] is an object lesson in shiny pop concision,” the Guardian writes, comparing Gothic Tropic to everyone from Talking Heads to Blondie to Timbaland. In addition to heaping superlatives […]
Consequence Of Sound Shares The Builders And The Butchers’ “Never Tell”
Consequence of Sound has the premiere of “Never Tell,” one of the new songs on The Builders & The Butchers‘ LP The Spark. The song is “a stomping, banjo-led number about the afterlife and a showdown with the devil,” CoS writes, quoting band member Ryan Sollee about the track being “influenced by a series of […]
New Music From My Goodness
Scavengers, the second LP from Seattle’s My Goodness, continues the sonic evolution the band first teased on last year’s Islands EP. Formed by Seattleites Joel Schneider and Andy Lum after a chance encounter at SXSW, My Goodness has made considerable strides since recording the rocking, bluesy 2014 LP Shiver & Shake live in the studio with Rick Parashar (Pearl […]
