As You Are Original Motion Picture Score Goes For Adds
As You Are, the hazy directorial debut of Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, is, according to MTV, “a quiet exploration of boyhood, sexuality, and, perhaps more devastatingly, the complicated intimacy of adolescent male friendship.” Set in the 1990s and starring Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games), Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things), Owen Campbell, Mary Stuart Masterson, Scott Cohen, and John Scurti, the film centers around a group […]
Noisey Premieres Gothic Tropic’s “How Life Works” Video
Noisey has shared a video from Gothic Tropic‘s Fast or Feast. “Where the last single we premiered of hers [“Stronger”] was a timeless little number with a sense of antsy urgency and a killer bassline, “How Life Works” showcases a more mellow vibe. One dappled with sun and accessorized by a fanny pack, and also […]
American Songwriter Shares The Builders And The Butchers
American Songwriter has “No Grave,” the newest video from Portland’s The Builders and The Butchers. Taken from the band’s new The Spark LP, the song is a full-on stomper that the magazine describes as “blistering.” “‘No Grave’ is all about feeling bigger than the place you were born and needing to escape, specifically being stuck in […]
Simon Doom Streams Via Clrvynt
“While most musicians pick one or the other,” writes Clrvynt, “Simon Doom has nailed down how to imbue a song with both undeniable catchiness and rich atmosphere.” The site has a short review of the New York-based artist’s new album Babyman, which includes an entire album stream. Opener “I Feel Unloved,” the site contends, “offers […]
Georgetown Radio Interviews San Fermin
Georgetown Radio (WGTB) has an interview with San Fermin leader Ellis Ludwig-Leone, who told the station about the band’s subtle use of improvisation during live shows, Ludwig-Leone’s turn towards the personal on new album Belong, and what he thinks about seeking recognition. He also acknowledged one of the more difficult parts of heading an eight-piece band – […]
New Music: As You Are Original Motion Picture Score – Digital Servicing Only – Get It Here!
As You Are, the hazy directorial debut of Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, is, according to MTV, “a quiet exploration of boyhood, sexuality, and, perhaps more devastatingly, the complicated intimacy of adolescent male friendship.” Set in the 1990s and starring Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games), Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things), Owen Campbell, Mary Stuart Masterson, Scott Cohen, and John Scurti, the film centers around […]
Sam Amidon, Playing Soon at Union Pool and Eaux Claires, is Featured In Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine says that Sam Amidon‘s The Following Mountain marks “an exciting evolution for Amidon,” who is “more playful” than previous records on his first album of mostly-original compositions. “There’s an improvisational spirit to The Following Mountain” that is at times like a “cacophonous collage” but also includes what may be his “catchiest song ever” […]
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 […]
