Stephin Merritt Talks Literature With The LA Review of Books
The Magnetic Fields‘ Stephin Merritt recently had a long conversation with the LA Review of Books, giving engaging answers to questions about his reading habits and favorite books. Interestingly, Merritt begins the interview discussing the influence of physical books themselves on The Magnetic Fields. “As a child I bought a three-book [Richard Brautigan] set,” he […]
Overcoats Go For Adds
Overcoats, who ranked #3 in last year’s NPR Listeners Poll of favorite new artists, is a duo of former college roommates Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell. The two were drawn to each other when they first met as teenagers in 2011, finding connection in a love of diverse musical styles and forging a closeness that verges on sisterhood. Both […]
Lost In Stars Goes For Adds
Dylan Willoughby is the Los Angeles-based producer behind Lost in Stars. On his debut, self-titled LP, he mines the depths of experimental electronic music, house, UK dubstep, grime and synth-pop. Willoughby’s work has found an international audience via SoundCloud and has been championed by the tastemakers at KCRW. Lost in Stars frequently collaborates with Greek-born […]
GRMLN Goes For Adds
GRMLN is the musical project of Yoodoo Park, a 24-year-old guitarist and producer from Kyoto, Japan who spent several of his formative years studying and performing in California. His earliest recordings got the attention of Carpark Records, which released 2012’s Explore EP, 2013’s Empire LP, and 2014’s Soon Away LP. Park’s sound has evolved steadily […]
My Goodness Goes For Adds
“Scavengers” title track of the forthcoming album from Seattle’s My Goodness. Scavengers, the second LP from the band, continues the sonic evolution that they first teased on last year’s Islands EP. This increased creative capacity is due, in part, to the addition of Duke Evers members Kyle Veazey and Josh Starkel to the core duo of Schneider and […]
Lines Go For Adds
Defined by chaotic synth hits, pounding bass, and melodies that rise but never seem to set, Lines is a Stockholm-based four-piece that hurtles towards listeners like an incandescent ball of energy. Every song is an event, and beautiful chaos. With a knack for creating twisted beats that blend electro-pop and cyber-punk, Lines channel the intensity of […]
The New Yorker Features San Fermin
The New Yorker has a feature on San Fermin‘s new LP Belong. Bringing readers back a few years to the “Peak Indie” moment around the turn of the decade, the magazine writes that “the feeling of early-aughts ensemble indie can be found on the affectionate and spirited chamber-pop record “Belong,” from the Brooklyn band San […]
Impose Shares Mayflower Madame’s “Drown”
Mayflower Madame has premiered the video for “Drown” via Impose. The Norwegian band was recently in the US for a brief tour, in advance of a new album out later this year. “Drown” is the first single from that album; Impose says it’s “is a dark, moody song… Mayflower Madame’s music is self-described ‘psychedelia/dark wave/shoegaze/noise-rock’ […]
Hollywood Life Interviews Coast Modern
Coast Modern recently talked to Hollywood Life, telling the publication about their fans, life on tour, and the details behind new single “Pockets Full Of No.” The band also talked about influences, mentioning Beck, No Doubt, and Weezer. Fans will be stoked that the duo says a full album is about “99.9%” done and that […]
New Music From Lines – Digital Servicing Only
Defined by chaotic synth hits, pounding bass, and melodies that rise but never seem to set, Lines is a Stockholm-based four-piece that hurtles towards listeners like an incandescent ball of energy. Every song is an event, and beautiful chaos! With a knack for creating twisted beats that blend electro-pop and cyber-punk, Lines channel the intensity of […]
Colorado Public Radio and NPR Share Music From The Overcoats
Colorado Public Radio‘s OpenAir has chosen Overcoats‘ gorgeous “Leave The Light On” as this week’s Download of the Week. The track comes from their hotly-anticipated LP Young, and CPR says it’s “one of the record’s more uptempo songs, driven by a funky horn sample.” In addition to the download, CPR also has a video of […]
Metal Injection Shares An “Exceptionally Killer” Track From Ghost Against Ghost
Metal Injection has a stream of “Resume,” one of the songs on Ghost Against Ghost‘s new still love LP. The site says it “sounds like a very in-your-face version of modern Ulver, backed by tons of Stranger Things-esque keyboards” and advises readers that they “really, really ought to” check out this “exceptionally killer” track. Enjoy […]
Stereogum Shares Steady Holiday’s “Open Water”
When we recently sent out Steady Holiday‘s new EP Terror, we included her excellent 2016 LP Under The Influence with the servicing. Stereogum was a big booster for that record, hosting several of its songs including opener “Open Water.” “It’s one of those songs that feels both fresh and new and like it’s been around […]
New Music From Overcoats – Digital Servicing Only
Overcoats, who ranked #3 in last year’s NPR Listeners Poll of favorite new artists, is a duo of former college roommates Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell. The two were drawn to each other when they first met as teenagers in 2011, finding connection in a love of diverse musical styles and forging a closeness that verges on sisterhood. Both […]
The Stranger Lauds Mount Eerie’s “Devastating” New LP
Seattle’s famed alt-weekly, The Stranger, is yet another publication that has been stunned by Mount Eerie‘s newest album A Crow Looked At Me. Contending that the album articulates “the most exquisite desolation you’ve ever heard,” the review places Phil Elverum’s work into the context of bereavement pieces by Virginia Wolfe, Joan Didion, Lou Reed, and […]
New Music From Lost in Stars
Dylan Willoughby is the Los Angeles-based producer behind Lost in Stars. On his debut, self-titled LP, he mines the depths of experimental electronic music, house, UK dubstep, grime and synth-pop. A classically-trained pianist, Willoughby was born in London and spent most of his summers there as a child; this environment heavily influenced his love of […]
NPR Calls darkDARK’s “Restless” “One of 2017’s First Great Songs”
Earlier this year, NPR premiered “Restless” by darkDARK. According to All Songs Considered, “‘Restless’ is one of 2017’s first great songs: a dreamy, sweetly throbbing electro-pop jam with a warmly soaring, heartfelt vocal at its core.” The song is the centerpiece of the group’s new EP Heathered, a five-song EP of nighttime beats and analog […]
New Music From My Goodness – Digital Servicing Only
We’re excited to be sending you “Scavengers,” the new single and title track to the forthcoming album from My Goodness. Scavengers, the second LP from the Seattle band, continues the sonic evolution that they first teased on last year’s Islands EP. Formed by Joel Schneider and Andy Lum after a chance encounter at SXSW, My Goodness has made […]
French Vanilla Streams on Impose
Impose has a full-album stream of French Vanilla‘s self-titled debut. “The group is so stylistically different,” contends the webzine, “that it’s almost a given that listeners will be gleefully taken aback in the first few moments of the record.” In addition to featuring every moment of this “nine-track monster,” the Impose feature also includes some […]
Dude York Plays KEXP’s Audioasis
Dude York is on a roll. Their new album, Sincerely, spent time in the Top Five at NACC, and they’ve just wrapped up a successful North American tour that included a wild spree of SXSW dates. But while they may refer to themselves as “America’s Band,” the trio still calls Seattle home. They recently appeared […]
