Boreal Sons Go For Adds
It’s been three years since Boreal Sons, the Calgary-based sublime art-rock band, have released a record. You & Everyone, which follows 2013’s Threadbare, is a product of refinement and loss. After a 2014 UK tour in support of Threadbare, Boreal Sons lost guitarist Logan Gabert and chose to move forward as a streamlined three-piece featuring […]
Devendra Banhart, Aiming For a Strong Debut Week at CMJ, Shares Some Favorites With The Quietus
According to The Quietus, Devendra Banhart possesses “style and [a] sound [that] are ever evolving and, as such, ever difficult to pin down.” This is surely apparent on new LP Ape In Pink Marble, and the result of the myriad musical influences Banhart has devoured over his life. He recently shared some of those influences with […]
Rebecca Schiffman Records Squidbillies Theme
Rebecca Schiffman has spent the last three weeks on the CMJ Radio 200 – but that’s not the only place she’s been! She’s also been on TV sets, as she recorded a cover of the theme song for Adult Swim’s popular television show Squidbillies that was used during the opening credits of an episode this […]
OUT Magazine Shares Two KAYE Videos
OUT Magazine calls KAYE an “indie pop sensation,” claiming that her new Honey EP has taken over their play queue and praising the multi-faceted musician’s “vogue fierceness.” The site is currently hosting streams of two videos from the EP: “UUU,” which OUT says “delivers a powerful sound and look that has us excited for what […]
New Music from Boreal Sons
It’s been three years since Boreal Sons, the Calgary-based sublime art-rock band, have released a record. You & Everyone, which follows 2013’s Threadbare, is a product of refinement and loss. After a 2014 UK tour in support of Threadbare, Boreal Sons lost guitarist Logan Gabert and chose to move forward as a streamlined three-piece featuring […]
Stereogum Shares Devendra Banhart’s “Saturday Night” Video
Devendra Banhart has released a video for Ape in Pink Marble track “Saturday Night,” and Stereogum has shared the clip with its readers. The video was directed by Jon Beasley and Isabelle Albuquerque, two acclaimed and award-winning multi-disciplinary artists who have displayed and performed work worldwide at places such as Art Basel Miami and the Hammer […]
Glide Magazine Premieres Francis Cheer’s “Deep End”
Even though Francis Cheer‘s new album Black White and Grey deals lyrically with challenging and sometimes-dark subject matter, the emotive LP has a spry, poppy feel throughout. Glide Magazine says that the album “really does offer bright and gloom… [it’s] musical medicine” that creates “an alternate reality from the status quo.” The magazine compares album […]
Devendra Banhart Goes For Adds
Raised in Venezuela, Devendra Banhart moved to California at age 14 and got his musical start as a busker on the streets of San Francisco as he attended art school there. He eventually dropped out of school to fully pursue music, first attracting international notice with his 2002 debut album, Oh Me Oh My… The Way […]
Francis Cheer Goes For Adds
Over the course of eight pristine pop songs, John Francis Gerrard – the Calgary musician who has long performed under the name Francis Cheer – uncovers a common ground between shadows and radiance. While the music on his second LP, Black White and Grey, shimmers with a sense of effortless grace and polish, the time […]
Mariza Goes For Adds – Digital Servicing Only
It’s not often that Mariza’s name is seen without mention of her significance within the contemporary world of fado, an iconic Portuguese genre that is generally typified by its melancholy tone and use of guitars and mandolins. The singer has worked or shared a stage with many notables, including Kiri Te Kanawa, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and […]
Allen Tate Goes For Adds – Digital Servicing Only
Allen Tate first received acclaim as the male lead singer of San Fermin. Bandleader Ellis Ludwig-Leone has written about half of San Fermin’s songs for Tate’s distinctive baritone voice, which has been described as “sterling,” “gorgeous,” and “golden” by the likes of Rolling Stone and NPR. With the band, he has performed sold-out shows across […]
Coast Modern Poses For Ladygunn
Ladygunn recently ran a feature on Coast Modern, which includes a large collection of pictures of the photogenic duo looking pensive and sporting a variety of fashions. In addition to the eye candy, Ladygunn provides readers with quotes from the band about their sonic philosophy. Describing the current music climate as one in which we’re […]
New Music From Devendra Banhart
Raised in Venezuela, Devendra Banhart moved to California at age 14 and got his musical start as a busker on the streets of San Francisco as he attended art school there. He eventually dropped out of school to fully pursue music, first attracting international notice with his 2002 debut album, Oh Me Oh My… The […]
Babewatch Gets Love from The Bay Bridged
The Bay Bridged has a stream of “Darken My Door,” one of the songs on Babewatch‘s new album Wasted Time. According to the site, which has long been a proponent of the Oakland group’s brand of catchy, surfy garage rock, the track “is an energetic, almost spooky psych rock blast.” Check it out here. Wasted Time […]
Animal Eyes Are Featured in Static + Distance and Hi Fi Noise
Static + Distance has an interesting way of describing Animal Eyes‘ track “Mushroom Hunter,” saying that the “the guitar part at 2:05” of the single from this year’s Where We Go LP “sounds like you’re snagging some coins in a bizzaro Super Mario Brothers.” According to the site, the song is but one example of how […]
New Music From Francis Cheer
Over the course of eight pristine pop songs, John Francis Gerrard – the Calgary musician who has long performed under the name Francis Cheer – uncovers a common ground between shadows and radiance. While the music on his second LP, Black White and Grey, shimmers with a sense of effortless grace and polish, the time […]
Glide Magazine Loves Animal Eyes
Glide Magazine calls Animal Eyes “a musical force to be reckoned with” in a recent review of LP Where We Go, noting how the bandmembers “make excellent use of multi-part harmonies” and demonstrate “remarkable” songwriting skills. “Each song,” writes Glide, “is layered with so many different sounds that reveal themselves over multiple listens.” On single […]
Babewatch Gets Premiered on The Bait Shop and Makes A Big Debut at CMJ
The Bait Shop recently premiered “No Sleep,” one of many bangers on Babewatch‘s debut LP, Wasted Time. Calling the song “hazy yet elating,” the site praises it for “instantly catchy guitar parts, layered with echoing vocals,” which the Bait Shop compares to the Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?” The site also has some info about […]
New Music From Mariza – Digital Servicing Only
It’s not often that Mariza’s name is seen without mention of her significance within the contemporary world of fado, an iconic Portuguese genre that is generally typified by its melancholy tone and use of guitars and mandolins. The singer has worked or shared a stage with many notables, including Kiri Te Kanawa, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and […]
Teresa Cristina Is Reviewed by NYT, Tours With Caetano Veloso, and Aims For Top 10 at CMJ World
Renowned sambista Teresa Cristina, whose live album Canta Cartola has just been released in the US via Nonesuch Records, keeps audiences fully captivated when she performs. A recent review of the album by the New York Times acknowledges how engaging she is, noting that “she laughs while singing [the songs], and she dredges the beauty out of […]
