Stereogum Streams Rogue Wave’s Cover Me
Stereogum has a full album stream of Cover Me, a fun new collection of Eighties-era covers by Rogue Wave. The album was recorded as the indie rock darlings were prepping for the recording of the band’s 2016 LP Delusions of Grand Fur. After years of going to the studio to make albums, they decided to […]
New Music From GRMLN – Digital Servicing Only
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 […]
Stereogum Shares The Flaming Lips’ “There Should Be Unicorns” Video
Stereogum has the new Flaming Lips video, a clip for Oczy Mlody’s “There Should Be Unicorns,” that is full of colorful visual stimuli. “In characteristic Flaming Lips fashion,” writes the site, “it features a bunch of trippy sh*t that doesn’t make any sense but looks cool, including Wayne Coyne wearing blow-up angel wings and eating glittery […]
The Celebrity Cafe Reviews Melody Federer
When The Dogwoods Bloom, the new album from Melody Federer, “is a beautiful blend of folk, blues and country coming together to create a new form of Americana for a digital age.” That’s according to The Celebrity Cafe, which reviewed the record last month. Comparing the LP to Federer’s earlier releases, the site says the […]
AmApAc Bands Play SXSW
South by Southwest is here! Unfortunately, the AmApAc staff won’t be able to travel to Texas this year. Fortunately, however, many of the great artists we work with will be there. Here’s a partial list of shows by AmApAc at SXSW this year – if you’ll be around and would like to interview any of […]
Joseph And The Beasts Go For Adds
The brightest stars are the ones bathed in the light of their neighboring suns. Springing from the edge of the eclectic Baltimore music scene and the mind of multi-instrumentalist Joseph Mulhollen, Joseph & The Beasts traffic in counter-rhythms that build from muted whispers to fevered crescendos, with each movement punctuating the group’s layered soundscapes. The […]
Paste Magazine Calls Dude York “The Best of What’s Next,” Seeks New NACC Peak
“I’d wanted John Goodmanson to work on a Dude York record for forever,” says the band’s drummer, Andrew Hal, in a recent interview with Paste. “He knows how to encourage and get good takes out of people….he was just a really thoughtful, fun person to make a record with.” Hall got his wish on Sincerely, the […]
Melody Federer Streams on Caesar Live N Loud
Caesar Live N Loud has a full-length stream of When The Dogwoods Bloom, the new LP from Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Melody Federer. In the words of the site, the album “gives listeners a deep insight into some of Federer’s most intimate stories with each track highlighting a different chapter in her life.” The album features […]
Music Is My Life and When The Horn Blows Share Greyface’s “If You Want”
The Music Is My Life blog has a stream of Greyface‘s “If You Want,” another rad track from the band’s debut Greyola LP. According to the site, the track is “an incredible indie-pop tune” and Greyface is an excellent band to listen to when you want to get lost in your thoughts. Listen to “If […]
New Music From Joseph And The Beasts!
The brightest stars are the ones bathed in the light of their neighboring suns. Springing from the edge of the eclectic Baltimore music scene and the mind of multi-instrumentalist Joseph Mulhollen, Joseph & The Beasts traffic in counter-rhythms that build from muted whispers to fevered crescendos, with each movement punctuating the group’s layered soundscapes. The […]
Atwood Magazine Shares Surf Curse’s “The Strange And The Kind”
Atwood Magazine has a stream of Surf Curse‘s song “The Strange And The Kind,” which it describes as “minimal in instrumentation… as drummer and singer Nick Rattigan sings, … his rapid drumming [signifying] the unmemorable days that speed past and uncontrollably make up entire lives. This anxious feeling is juxtaposed with Jacob Rubeck’s relaxed, surf-styled guitar […]
WICB Interviews Greyface
Ithaca, New York’s WICB is loving Greyface‘s new Greyola LP. The album, which combines various elements of power pop into an immediately gripping package, has topped the charts at the station and seems like it’s going to be getting airplay for a long time. So it makes sense that the station reached out to the […]
BoingBoing Premieres Rogue Wave’s Pete Townshend Cover
BoingBoing has shared a video from Rogue Wave‘s new Cover Me album. While Pete Townshend’s original version of “Let My Love Open The Door” is a rocker, the veteran indie band have presented a thoughtful take that begins with jangling guitars before morphing into a larger, more psychedelic production. The video, directed and edited by Jim […]
New Music From The Magnetic Fields – Digital Servicing Only – 5 Songs From 50 Song Memoir
Stephin Merritt has one of indie rock’s most distinctive voices, a deadpan bass tone that features prominently on the eleven albums he’s written and recorded as The Magnetic Fields. Merritt has also released albums under his own name as well as with the 6ths, the Gothic Archies, and Future Bible Heroes; composed original music and lyrics for […]
Surf Curse Is On Oh My Rockness
“Think jingle. Think jangle. Think haze. Think waves. Think punk melodies you’ll actually remember.” That’s how Oh My Rockness describes Surf Curse, which the site compares to bands like Surf City, Japandroids, Cherry Glazerr, Parquet Courts, Terry Malts, and Royal Headache. The duo’s new Nothing Yet LP is currently at radio, and it can also be […]
CoS Shares Dude York’s “Tonight”
Though guitarist Peter Richards sings on most songs, Dude York‘s new LP Sincerely also includes a couple of tracks sung by the band’s bassist, Claire England. One of these is “Tonight,” which has been shared by Consequence of Sound. The song, says CoS, “finds bassist/vocalist Claire England coming to terms with the end of a […]
The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne Talks To Iowa Public Radio
Wayne Coyne, who has been fronting The Flaming Lips for more than three decades, doesn’t appear to know how to rest. Only a month after the release of the band’s newest album, Oczy Mlody, the multi-disciplinary artist is being featured with a solo exhibit of his visual art – including a giant installation called King’s […]
Melody Federer Goes for Adds
Melody Federer weaves captivating, raw and emotion-filled stories based on a life full of love, loss, and adventure. On the move since her youth, she has already collected a long and winding road’s worth of memories that she pulls from for inspiration — yet her travels are just beginning. Originally from Dallas, Federer became enthralled […]
The Stranger Interviews Dude York, Going for Top Debut at NACC
Seattle alt-weekly The Stranger has a feature on Dude York‘s new LP, Sincerely, that tells the detailed story behind the album’s completion. “The record’s bold, polished sound didn’t come easy,” writes the blog, detailing the recording process with band members Andrew Hall, Peter Richards, and Claire England. “For some bands, I think the DIY thing works […]
Pitchfork Gives Tinariwen’s Elwan an 8.2
Pitchfork has reviewed Tinariwen‘s Elwan, giving it an 8.2 rating and saying that “Tinariwen’s collaborations [with the likes of Kurt Vile and members of Queens of the Stone Age] work more ideally than on previous outings.” Describing the album’s sound, the site writes that it’s a “solid collection of tunes that merge West African styles […]
