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 […]
Overcoats Play For WFPK; Wild Honey Pie Calls Their New LP a “Gift”
Hani Elion and JJ Mitchell, also known as Overcoats, recently sat for an interview and performed spacious, haunting renditions of songs from debut LP Young in the studio of Louisville, Kentucky’s WFPK. As the station’s site says, “Their voices are a gorgeous blend of sweet and salty, perfect harmony over good beats or stripped and […]
Noisey Premieres Simon Doom Video
NOISEY has the premiere of Simon Doom‘s “I Feel Unloved” video, which was directed by VICE art director Nick Gazin. Gazin explains Simon Doom’s album Babyman and the video thusly, “It sounds big and timeless and like something from the English post-punk sad romantic pop era of the early 1980s. Ben and Andrew from MGMT […]
AllMusic Praises San Fermin’s Belong
AllMusic has given a four-star review to San Fermin‘s Belong, writing that the album finds the band’s Ellis Ludwig-Leone “delivering a more streamlined set of chamber pop confections that reflects the group’s evolution from his post-Yale composition project to a fully operational and battle-tested band.” The site compares the music on Belong to that made […]
Gothic Tropic Goes For Adds
Fast or Feast, the new LP from Gothic Tropic, explores themes of empowerment in times of vulnerability. Rising from the ashes of old relationships and informed by the difficulties of growing up, this hooky ten-song record deftly and wittily riffs on universal experiences. Project mastermind Cecilia Della Peruti taught herself to play guitar by watching […]
Simon Doom Goes For Adds
Whether it be his roles in prominent bands like MGMT, Kuroma, and Amazing Baby or his somewhat comical approach to lyrics, there was always something Simon O’Connor could point to as evidence that Simon Doom was “just a hobby project.” Then, in late 2015, the singer/guitarist had his doomsday clock officially punched when his wife […]
EW Calls Overcoats An Artist “To Hear Now”
Entertainment Weekly has listed Overcoats among its “10 artists to hear now,” writing that new LP “Young might be one of the coziest albums you’ll hear all year — but it still packs enough oomph to ignite a late-night dance party, especially on “Leave the Light On,” which mixes layers of vocal loops with a […]
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan Releases Short Film
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan has announced new tour dates and released a short film to mark the occasion. Filmed in India, the clip features each of the Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars discussing their musical chemistry and the philosophy behind their globe-spanning, organically-produced sonic architecture. Hear songs by the trio, and marvel at their hypnotic and ecstatic on-stage chemistry […]
