MXDWN Praises Glint’s New LP
MXDWN is emphatic in its praise for Glint‘s “riveting” new LP, Inverter. “Combining dream pop and experimental new wave sonic textures with a foundation in rock,” the site writes, “Glint builds a strong instrumental base for honest, exploratory lyrics to shine.” Much of the review is focused on these lyrics, crafted by band mastermind Jase […]
New Music from DTCV – Digital Servicing Only
DTCV was born late at night at a party in the Hollywood Hills mansion of a film producer, where Lola G. – a French-born musician slumming in LA’s stoner garage scene – met novelist, screenwriter, and former Guided By Voices member James Greer. Lola and Greer started a conversation about Super-Fuzz pedals and the imminent […]
Pitchfork, Inverse Promote Star Wars Headspace
One of the neatest musical components of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens was the new cantina music, which was composed by series producer JJ Abrams in collaboration with the creator of Broadway’s smash hit Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Mirada. The only official release of the song, “Jabba Flow,” is the remix available – along with tracks from […]
Modern Vinyl Streams Marco With Love; New Album Debuts at CMJ
Marco With Love has a new album, Smothered and Covered, which is named – as singer/guitarist Marco Argiro has confirmed to Modern Vinyl – after the famous Waffle House order. The site has the premiere of the album, available as a SoundCloud stream, along with some information about its limited vinyl release. According to Modern Vinyl, […]
New Music From San Fermin and Sam Amidon – Digital Servicing Only
“Shiver,” a collaboration between winter 2015 tourmates San Fermin and Sam Amidon, originated with Amidon’s son. “It started with an iPhone recording of Sam’s five-year-old son Arthur banging on some drums at the venue in Providence, which I turned into a beat,” says San Fermin’s Ellis Ludwig-Leone. “Sam wrote a banjo line and played a violin […]
Rookie Mag and The AV Club Love Tacocat; Their New Album is CMJ’s Top Mover
Rookie Mag has Tacocat‘s video for Lost Time‘s opening track, “Dana Katherine Scully,” along with an interview with bandleader Emily Nokes. The track is a tribute to the X-Files character, who Nokes refers to as “a really interesting feminist icon from the 1990s… She’s… the only voice of reason amongst these hard-science men in these fields of […]
Naked Giants Perform For Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop TV has a loud, sweaty live set from Seattle’s Naked Giants. The band stopped by the Pressure Drop studio in San Francisco on a rainy day during their tour last month, and the ensuing 7-song set features four songs not featured on their self-released Easy Eating EP. Watch their high-intensity performance here or below.
Glint Debuts “Daydreamers” Video
Glint’s new video for “Daydreamers” is an impressive sight to behold: a mixed animation/live action production that finds the band’s members interacting with a bleak cartoon landscape full of twisted fairy tale imagery. The epic visual is a perfect accompaniment to the song’s massive, expansive sound. Watch “Daydreamers” here or below. Glint continues its residency […]
Young Empires’ “Sunshine (Summer Edit)” Going for Spins – Digital Servicing Only
“It’s hard to believe that The Gates is Young Empires‘ debut,” writes the CBC. “It’s such a confident, cohesive record.” Three years after the release of their “happy-go-lucky” EP Wake All My Youth, the Toronto-based trio has returned with an album that combines late night soul, Technicolor pop, and vibey beats to present a mature […]
Tacocat Feels The Bern, Hates The Weekend, Tours, and Seeks CMJ Peak
Tacocat was recently asked to perform at a Bernie Sanders rally in Seattle, and the Stranger talked to the band’s singer Emily Nokes about the experience. “The invite was so casual that at first we assumed it was one of those community-organized liberal park frolics or some kind of Bands 4 Bernie BBQ,” Nokes said, but […]
The Cave Singers Share “That’s Why” With Buzzbands, Continue Tour
Buzzbands writes that The Cave Singers' "That's Why" "should instantly consume your existence with the opening riff." The bass-led song, which is full of grooves and sounds a bit like T. Rex, is certainly hard to deny. Listen to it here. The band is beginning another leg of touring behind their fifth album Banshee, the […]
Rokia Traoré Goes To The BBC and Hits #1 at CMJ New World for Three Weeks in a Row
Malian singer/activist Rokia Traoré recently paid a visit to England’s BBC Radio 3, where she performed a couple of songs from her amazing new album Né So along with a classic from more than a decade ago. She also visited BBC Radio 4, granting the station a interview and talking in depth about the new album. […]
New Music from Young Empires – “Sunshine (Summer Edit)” – Digital Servicing Only
“It’s hard to believe that The Gates is Young Empires‘ debut,” writes the CBC. “It’s such a confident, cohesive record.” Three years after the release of their “happy-go-lucky” EP Wake All My Youth, the Toronto-based trio has returned with an album that combines late night soul, Technicolor pop, and vibey beats to present a mature […]
PopMatters and Indie Shuffle Feature Chris Hunt
PopMatters has a stream of “Plaster,” a “thoroughly visceral” track from ex-Cloudeater member Chris Hunt‘s new Tomb release. The site’s founder, Sarah Zupko, says that “an almost heavy metal effect” is created by the song’s juxtaposition of “wide cinematic flourishes with elements of jaggy noise.” Check it out here. Indie Shuffle has another track from the […]
Hear Walden’s Haunting “Apollo”
According to its Facebook site, Calgary-based quartet Walden is currently preparing to release a live video of “Apollo,” the stunning title track on its new debut EP. That video isn’t quite ready for audiences, but fans can watch a video that band member Mark Loewen has posted featuring audio of the studio version of the […]
Glint Share “Get Out The Way” with XS Noize, Announce NYC Residency, Reach New CMJ Peak
Glint‘s large scale, cinematic indie rock moved to yet another new peak at CMJ Radio 200 on the strength of huge-sounding singles like “Get Out The Way.” XS Noize recently posted that track, telling audiences that “we’d be surprised if you don’t find yourself reaching for the repeat button a few times over.” The song, […]
Tacocat Go For Adds With Lost Time
One of feminism’s biggest hurdles has always been that it isn’t allowed to be fun. Tacocat gives that notion precisely the credence that it deserves by ignoring it altogether and making unselfconscious pop songs about Plan B, night swimming, high school horse girls, and the bridge-and-tunnel bros who turn their neighborhood into a toilet every […]
Marco With Love Goes For Adds with Smothered and Covered
Marco With Love embodies the diversity, DIY work ethic, and true essence of rock ‘n’ roll. In addition to leader and namesake Marco Argiro, Marco With Love’s agile lineup includes drummer Peter Landi (The Glazzies), bassist Subodh Samudre (Golden Bones, Peru, Planar), and pedal steel player Blaine O’Brien (Brothers NYC). Fast, rough around the edges, […]
All The Real Girls Go For Adds with “Elk City” – Digital Servicing Only
All The Real Girls is the new project from Peter Donovan, an earnest songwriter from the Pacific Northwest whose hearty, Americana-tinged work led members of Built To Spill, Death Cab For Cutie, Long Winters, Lashes, and Pell Mell to join him in creating a veritable supergroup. The band’s first album, Elk City, is inspired by […]
Indie Band Guru Hails the black watch’s “Genius;” Magnet Shares “Pershing/Harvard Square”
According to the Indie Band Guru, the black watch‘s new album Highs and Lows “is nothing short of musical genius.” According to the review, bandleader John Andrew Fredrick “has taken the strongest elements of ’80s music and made them relevant again” on tracks that combine “the energy of The Ramones with the emotion of The Cure.” […]
