The So So Glos Stream Album, Feed the Street, and Hit the Road
The AV Club is streaming Kamikaze, the new album from The So So Glos that the site says “is its most dynamic batch of songs yet.” In addition to the stream, the feature includes a quote from bandleader Aleksander So So Glo, who illuminates the lyrical inspirations behind the disc: “Extreme times call for extreme […]
Rogue Wave Talks With American Songwriter, Reaches New CMJ Peak
American Songwriter has a lengthy interview with Rogue Wave, a band the site calls “one of the best things to rise from the ashes of the dot-com bubble.” In the interview, frontman Zach Rogue explains how he got into songwriting: “I was in college and some of my friends would ask me to play some […]
New Music From Anna Of The North – Digital Servicing Only
Although they’ve yet to release a full album, the Oslo-based duo Anna of the North has found an international audience and viral success with an epic, swooning, and ethereal sound that, according to the FADER, “brings out Scandi-pop’s sensitive side.” The project got its start when singer Anna Lotterud, who grew up in a small […]
Consequence of Sound Reviews Fruit Bats, Who Debuted at #21 on CMJ This Week!
In its recent review of Absolute Loser, Consequence of Sound says the new Fruit Bats LP “brings the best of Fruit Bats’ diverse discography together… [with a] mashup of every bit of their journey: the stunning harmonies, [bandleader Eric D.] Johnson’s voice ringing out, evocative stories, and an immediately nostalgic sound.” Reviewer Sarah Brooks praises […]
Josiah & The Bonnevilles, Looking for Debuts, Share “Cold Blood” with American Songwriter
American Songwriter loves Josiah and the Bonnevilles, describing the band’s debut EP as “killer.” The site now has a video of the record’s title track, “Cold Blood,” along with a quote from singer Josiah Leming about the inspiration for the haunting, emotive track. Recorded live at San Diego’s Big Fish Studios, the video is interesting […]
Stereoboard Annoints Tacocat As Your New Favorite Band
“Summer is finally here, so you’ll be needing a new favourite band,” writes Stereoboard in a recent feature. The site’s advice? “Look no further than Tacocat.” The Seattle four-piece recently sat with the English website for a thorough interview that delves deeply into the band’s politics, love of art, sense of humor, and more. Key […]
The So So Glos Go For Adds
On Kamikaze, The So So Glos‘ follow-up to 2013’s critically-acclaimed Blowout, the darks are darker, the lights are lighter, the loud is louder, and the quiet is quieter. Recorded with John Reis (Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes) and mixed by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Cursive), the LP finds the grimy, snarling Brooklyn-born DIY […]
Josiah and the Bonnevilles Go For Adds
Tennessee’s Josiah and The Bonnevilles present their debut EP, Cold Blood. Comprised of four tracks co-produced and mixed by Dave Way (Fiona Apple, Paul McCartney, Macy Gray), the EP features songs from the band’s upcoming full-length album on Vagrant (Blitzen Trapper, Thrice) and showcases songwriting that is refreshingly rooted in the earnest and honest lyrics […]
KCRW and the UCSD Guardian Feature Rogue Wave, On Tour Now
Rogue Wave‘s new LP Delusions of Grand Fur debuted at #38 on the CMJ Radio 200 last week, thanks to support from stations around the country. One such station is KCRW, which featured the song “California Bride” as “Today’s Top Tune” back in April. Check out the feature, and hear the song, here. The Guardian, […]
Fruit Bats is Most Added at CMJ, Get Reviewed By American Songwriter
American Songwriter approves of Absolute Loser, the new Fruit Bats album that is looking for a solid debut week at Radio 200 after topping last week’s New Adds chart. The album is full of “winning, uplifting music that’s inspirational, even rousing,” writes the site, as Fruit Bats “find a comfortable middle road between folk, pop […]
New Music From The So So Glos
On Kamikaze, The So So Glos‘ follow-up to 2013’s critically-acclaimed Blowout, the darks are darker, the lights are lighter, the loud is louder, and the quiet is quieter. Recorded with John Reis (Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes) and mixed by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Cursive), the LP finds the grimy, snarling Brooklyn-born DIY […]
Fruit Bats, CMJ’s #1 Most-added Artist This Week, Debut Video on Team Coco and Stream Album via KEXP
Absolute Loser, the first release from Fruit Bats since 2011’s #1 CMJ LP Tripper, is being received positively from both new and longtime fans. Hailed as a return to form, the album was the #1 most-added record at CMJ this week, beating out Radiohead and some other great new releases. Recently, Team Coco premiered the […]
PopMatters Gives All India Radio Eight Stars
In an eight-out-of-ten star review, Popmatters says that All India Radio‘s The Slow Light captures the long-running downtempo act’s sound “in fully realized form.” The review praises the album’s “stretchy” sound, describes the record’s beautiful artwork, and says the album may be All India Radio‘s “finest work.” Though the album is primarily instrumental, the review gives […]
Vetiver Tours, Talks To The Albuquerque Journal
Vetiver is currently on tour, supporting the band’s excellent 2015 album Complete Strangers. But Andy Cabic, the band’s mastermind and sole permanent member, already has his mind on the future. In a recent interview with the Albuquerque Journal, Cabic explains how he and longtime collaborator Thom Monahan have been working on new song ideas. “I […]
New Music From Josiah and the Bonnevilles – Digital Servicing Only
Tennessee’s Josiah and The Bonnevilles present their debut EP, Cold Blood. Comprised of four tracks co-produced and mixed by Dave Way (Fiona Apple, Paul McCartney, Macy Gray), the EP features songs from the band’s upcoming full-length album and showcasing songwriting that is refreshingly rooted in the earnest and honest lyrics of Josiah Leming. Leming is […]
Tacocat – Going for #1 at CMJ Radio 200 – Debuts “Talk” Video and Talks to MTV
Tacocat, whose “Dana Katherine Scully” and “I Hate the Weekend” videos have recently been featured in our newsletters, just can’t stop putting creative energy out into the world. The colorful Seattle-based feminist punkers are currently on tour in Europe, but Stateside fans can still get down to their new video, for “Talk,” which is available […]
AllMusic and Paste Praise Rogue Wave
“[Zach] Rogue‘s sweet melodies and sophisticated pop sensibilities show no signs of waning,” writes AllMusic about the new effort from Rogue Wave, Delusions of Grand Fur, “as the band’s wistful indie rock holds at its nucleus classic, band-lush singer/songwriter fare.” According to the site’s review, the new LP continues the band’s streak of albums that […]
Fruit Bats Goes For Adds with Absolute Loser – Get it in Rotation Now!
Since Eric D. Johnson began Fruit Bats, he’s had two #1 albums on the CMJ Radio 200, found success scoring films like Smashed and Our Idiot Brother, and contributed songs to movies like Wild. He’s produced albums for other artists and has played with talented peers including Califone, Vetiver, and The Shins. Yet, in 2014 he was […]
Paste Honors DTCV, New Album Going for CMJ Peak
Paste Magazine’s recent “10 Great Bands with All-Caps, No-Vowel Names” list is a tongue-in-cheek homage to the countless and inane Buzzfeed-styled Top Tens. The list contains several heavy hitters, from MGMT and STRFKR to DWNTWN and SBTRKT, whose monikers include all-caps consonants and absolutely no vowels. It also has DTCV in the #10 slot. According to the article’s author, […]
Glint Adds Members of Rubblebucket and Lip Talk, Releases Remix
Glint has always been about largeness. The band recorded its new LP Inverter – along with preceding EPs Introvert and Extrovert – in abandoned warehouses in an attempt to foster their giant sound. Now the band itself is getting bigger, as frontman Jase Blankfort and collaborator Anders Fleming have joined with guitarist Chris Kyle (Cosmicide, […]
