Paste and Stereogum Feature Dude York’s “Tonight,” Sincerely is Top 5 on the NACC 200 Chart
Paste Magazine has the new video from Dude York, for a song the magazine calls “unbelievably catchy” and compares to “an edgier Weezer.” “Tonight” is “full of bubbling pop-punk energy that only escalates as the song progresses,” writes Paste, and the video is “filled with arcades, food courts and escalators, [and] seems like one of […]
New Music From Mayflower Madame – Digital Servicing Only
Formed in Oslo, Norway, during wintertime, Mayflower Madame got its start in an industrial building shared with a carwash. The band began to rehearse amidst the gritty surroundings, quickly finding their dark, post-punkish sound and recording a four-track demo. After gaining some attention on the radio, the quartet of Trond Fagernes (guitars/vocals), Havard Haga (guitars), Petter Marberg […]
Melody Federer Gets Personal With Coming Up Mag
In a recent interview with Coming Up Mag, Melody Federer shared details about her childhood as a pastor’s daughter, her time in Paris enjoying cheese, and the challenges of an unexpected pregnancy and relationship troubles. According to Federer, being a mother is “very grounding.” “I was a serious nomad before,” she told the site. “I […]
Slate Calls The New Magnetic Fields Album “Spectacular”
“Stephin Merritt, the governing consciousness of the long-standing musical unit The Magnetic Fields (among others), has always come across as one of that most reticent tribe,” opens Slate’s review of the new Magnetic Fields album. “He generally telegraphs that he considers expressing his ‘true feelings,’ in principle, nauseating.” 50 Song Memoir is therefore surprising, because it consists […]
Mount Eerie Goes For Adds
Phil Elverum started releasing music as The Microphones more than two decades ago, finding critical acclaim under the umbrella of K Records (which released The Glow Pt. 2, named the best album of 2001 by Pitchfork) before changing his moniker to Mount Eerie. Elverum left K Records and began releasing everything himself, building a self-contained small […]
Slam Dunk Go for Adds
File Under: Music has released “F*cking Around” by Slam Dunk, the next audio/visual single in its One Song At A Time series. It’s the first new recording from Slam Dunk released since 2012, although the intervening years have been busy for the band – they’ve toured the world, opened for Built to Spill and collaborated […]
NPR Reviews 50 Song Memoir by The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields‘ new 50 Song Memoir is quite dense, which is why NPR‘s new review of the opus is so useful. Reviewer Barry Walters has given the record several thorough listens, and his review gives listeners a blueprint of the journey they’ll take as they listen to a song written for every year of […]
The Student Praises Dude York, New LP Lands at #3 NACC
Dude York has surged into the Top 3 at NACC with Sincerely, which was produced by John Goodmanson (Sleater-Kinney, Los Campesinos!, The Blood Brothers) and released via Hardly Art. The album isn’t just grabbing attention stateside – it’s also catching ears across the pond! The Student, which is published by the University of Edinburgh in […]
Wayne Coyne Discusses Multidimensional Musicality With The Daily Beast
Talking recently with The Daily Beast, The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne explained that writing new album Oczy Mlody wasn’t exactly a linear process. “As we were working doing things we’d always stumble upon little magical moments, and mess with it. It’s sort of dumb luck. Even now, we have four or five things that we’re […]
New Music From Slam Dunk – Digital Servicing Only
File Under: Music has released “F*cking Around” by Slam Dunk, the next audio/visual single in its One Song At A Time series. It’s the first new recording from Slam Dunk released since 2012, although the intervening years have been busy for the band – they’ve toured the world, opened for Built to Spill and collaborated […]
Impose Shares Video From Joseph And The Beasts
Impose Magazine has the video for “Tangled Tern,” one of the many standout tracks on Joseph & The Beasts’ excellent LP Gold Light. Writing about the clip, Impose says, “This dynamic, electronic vista could just as easily been set to the backdrop of an interplanetary voyage. As a yellow, fluidic substance brings holographic models to […]
Naked Giants Play KEXP
Naked Giants recently did a set for KEXP‘s morning show, performing a couple of songs from their R.I.P. EP as well as a couple of new tracks the band is currently preparing for an upcoming release. The band also chats with host John Richards, who has been a fan of the band for a while […]
New Music from Mount Eerie – Digital Servicing Only
Phil Elverum started releasing music as The Microphones more than two decades ago, finding critical acclaim under the umbrella of K Records (which released The Glow Pt. 2, named the best album of 2001 by Pitchfork) before changing his moniker to Mount Eerie. Elverum left K Records and began releasing everything himself, building a self-contained small […]
The New York Times and NPR Feature The Magnetic Fields
The picture atop the New York Times‘ new feature on The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt depicts a man surrounded by a colorful collection of odd instruments, more than 50 of which appear on his new album 50 Song Memoir. The Times details the backstory behind that album, which chronicles the beloved singer’s life in year-by-year […]
Dude York Plays PressureDrop.tv, Earns “Song of the Day” Honors at The Current
According to PressureDrop.tv, Dude York has “the power trio thing down, with catchy riffs to go with hummable songwriting, and style to spare. We all need an anthem or two these days, so who better to deliver than the self-described ‘America’s band?’” The band played a seven-song set for the web series, rocking at an […]
The Sh*t Says Viktor Fiction Is The Sh*t
According to popular web log The Sh*t, Viktor Fiction leader Dave Trumfio is a huge talent who shouldn’t be missed in concert. Trumfio first came to attention with the Pulsars, a new wave revival act whose sound The Sh*t describes as “more addictive than a methamphetamine Pez dispenser.” Says the blog, Viktor Fiction “is everything […]
The Magnetic Fields Go For Adds
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 […]
AllMusic Reviews Dude York, Whose LP Is Surging At NACC!
AllMusic says that Dude York‘s Sincerely is “a great modern rock album that’s indebted to the past but not tied to it. Dude York have come a long way and judging by this album, they’ve arrived.” In a glowing review, the site favorably compares the band to heroes like Weezer and Built To Spill. Like […]
The Flaming Lips, Called “Breathtakingly Crazy” by the NY Post, Play Colbert
“The Flaming Lips are still breathtakingly crazy,” writes The New York Post, which recently sent a reviewer to take in a recent performance by the band in New York. “Almost every moment of their one hour, 45 minute set at Terminal 5 on Thursday was a wonderfully vibrant, and often surreal assault on all known senses,” […]
KAYE Performs on Balcony TV
KAYE recently stopped by The Monarch Rooftop Lounge in Manhattan to perform a version of “Armies” for Balcony TV. The song is culled from KAYE’s debut EP, Honey, which features a more-electric version of the song than the one played at the Monarch. Enjoy Charlene Kaye and her band in a relatively stripped-down setting below. […]
