Coast Modern Talks To Hooligan Magazine
“Did you,” Hooligan Magazine asked in a recent interview with Coast Modern, “intentionally try to mix the light and dark?” This is a reference to the band’s sonic and thematic juxtapositions, as “somber lyrics overlay cool synths and breezy beats” on the four singles the duo of Coleman Trapp and Luke Atlas have released so […]
Animal Eyes Go For Adds
Since Animal Eyes moved to Portland from Alaska five years ago, the band has progressed steadily towards the edges of where rock, pop, and psychedelia meet. Their 2013 release, Ursus, saw the band pulling away from the folk-infused compositions of their 2011 debut Found in the Forest and towards the realm of angular rock music. […]
Coast Modern Goes for Adds
Though Coast Modern is still an emerging act, the duo has accomplished much since members Luke Atlas and Coleman Trapp decided to abandon their lives as struggling songwriters to devote themselves to conjuring up multi-layered, technicolor indie pop with each other. They’ve experienced tremendous viral success with a string of singles they began releasing less than a year […]
Buzzbands and Listen Here Music Feature Wages’ Album and Video
Buzzbands has been one of Wages earliest and most vocal online supporters, so it’s not a surprise the site is currently hosting a full-album stream of the band’s debut LP Glace. “Wages are possibly the only band who could draw comparisons to Band of Horses and Sigur Ros on the same album,” writes Kevin Bronson, […]
NWMS Gushes Over Tobias The Owl
Northwest Music Scene calls Tobias The Owl‘s new LP “a beautiful piece of work.” The songs on Every Eye Is A Universe, the site contends, possess “skill and intimacy” and “go beyond the boundaries of the folk genre; they reach into a heart space that can’t be denied or disregarded.” Going on, the review praises […]
New Music From Animal Eyes
Since Animal Eyes moved to Portland from Alaska five years ago, the band has progressed steadily towards the edges of where rock, pop, and psychedelia meet. Their 2013 release, Ursus, saw the band pulling away from the folk-infused compositions of their 2011 debut Found in the Forest and towards the realm of angular rock music. […]
Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls Interviews KAYE
Amy Poehler‘s Smart Girls has an in-depth feature on KAYE, whose debut EP Honey the site describes as “a collection of bright self-love anthems–hangs in the air like sunlight, extending warmth in every direction.” The feature is based on an interview with KAYE, who discusses how racism has impacted her as a musician, expresses her […]
Coast Modern Stops By Laguna Beach’s KX 93.5, Announces Tour
One of the coolest things about Coast Modern is the band’s quirky and lush production style. Bandmates Luke Atlas and Coleman Trapp spent years trying to write songs for others before deciding to try their hand at indie pop with Coast Modern, and their singles put their tremendous chops on display. That’s why it’s so interesting to […]
Kan Wakan’s “Molasses” is KCRW’s Today’s Top Tune
Kan Wakan‘s album Moving On got its fair share of airplay on KCRW back in 2014. Today, the station marks a new chapter for its creator, Bulgarian-born Gueorgui Linev. His upcoming triple album will incorporate various guest vocalists into his work, including his dear friend Elle Olsun on the sweet single “Molasses” Check out the song […]
New Single from Coast Modern “The Way It Was” – Digital Servicing Only
Though Coast Modern is still an emerging act, the duo has accomplished much since members Luke Atlas and Coleman Trapp decided to abandon their lives as struggling songwriters to devote themselves to conjuring up multi-layered, technicolor indie pop with each other. They’ve experienced tremendous viral success with a string of singles they began releasing less than a year […]
Atwood Magazine and 95.7 The Spin Feature Wages’ “Rattlesnake”
Atwood Magazine has premiered the music video for “Rattlesnake,” the opening track of Wages‘ excellent debut LP Glace. Along with the video, the site has some analytical words about the song’s lyrical content, which deals directly with emotional pain and is anchored by a chorus that “hits like fire and ice.” “Wages pull at our […]
Wolf In A Suit Recommends Rebecca Schiffman’s New Video
Wolf In A Suit recommends “Tips For Conquering Fear of Flying,” the new video from Rebecca Schiffman. Calling it “one of the most honest songs I’ve heard in a while,” the author of the recommendation explains that the song’s title is not “a metaphor or sarcasm or anything like that,” but an actual exploration of […]
Rebecca Schiffman Goes For Adds
Rebecca Schiffman – a musician, painter, and jewelry designer who VICE once called “a long-lost Royal Tenenbaums character” – writes songs that are frank, beautiful, and a little off-kilter. In the seven years since her last LP, the warm and vibrant To Be Good For A Day, Schiffman saw her songs used in Lena Dunham’s […]
KAYE Goes For Adds
KAYE was born in Honolulu and spent her childhood all over the globe, relocating to Singapore, Hong Kong, Arizona and Michigan all before she turned 18. The musically-obsessed teenager grew into a virtuosic adult, releasing an album under her full name, Charlene Kaye, and then becoming the lead female vocalist in the New York-based indie rock collective […]
Kan Wakan “Molasses” Goes For Adds
Kan Wakan is Gueorgui Linev—the producer, composer, synthesizer scientist, film score fanatic and multi-instrumentalist whose highly-acclaimed full-length debut Moving On dissolved the genre-breaking electronica of Massive Attack, Air, and Zero 7 into a bottomless sea of 20th century minimalism, psychedelic soul, and ambient atmosphere. It’s been two years since the release of Moving On, and 2016 will […]
Tobias the Owl Gives Exclusive Look at New Album to Songwriting Magazine, Seeks CMJ Debuts
Elijah Dhavvan, the creative force behind Tobias the Owl, makes music with a purpose. In an exclusive interview with Songwriting Magazine, Tobias the Owl explains the inspiration for his forthcoming album, Every Eye Is A Universe. Since its inception, Dhawan says the band has emphasized “sublimating the tribulations of human existence into expressions of love through music,” […]
Yen Magazine Premieres Anna Of The North’s “The Dreamer” Video
We’ve previously shared the videos for Anna Of The North‘s “Baby” and “Sway.” Now, behold “The Dreamer.” According to Yen Magazine, which premiered the video, the song is “a little dark, brilliantly produced and catchier than the common cold in a game of spin the bottle.” The video is also quite fetching. “Set in Oslo […]
New Music From Rebecca Schiffman
Rebecca Schiffman – a musician, painter, and jewelry designer who VICE once called “a long-lost Royal Tenenbaums character” – writes songs that are frank, beautiful, and a little off-kilter. In the seven years since her last LP, the warm and vibrant To Be Good For A Day, Schiffman saw her songs used in Lena Dunham’s […]
Wages Talk To Sonic Blume, Premiere Track on All Things Go
Sonic Blume, a new, colorful, and exciting zine that melds music reporting with advice on living a DIY lifestyle, has a great new interview with Nick Byron Campbell and James DeDakis of Wages. The band discusses its “layered” recording process, the musical bond forged by Campbell and Dedakis (who have moved around the country together […]
The Cave Singers Announce California and Living Room Shows
The Cave Singers are perpetually on tour, having performed all over North America over the past year. But after a show on September 9 at the Original Festival in Butte, Montana, the band is scheduled to take a rare break. However the band just announced a string of California dates for November. Get your tickets, […]
