The Cave Singers are Featured on 107.7 the End and KEXP, Seek Top 40 at CMJ Radio 200
The Cave Singers‘ new LP Banshee debuted at #55 on the CMJ Radio 200 last week, giving it a strong start and making it the highest-charting self-released album in issue 1430. As they aim for the Top 40 this week, local support in their hometown of Seattle has started to swell. Seattle’s 107.7 The End […]
Stereogum Shares FlyLo, Rick Rubin, and Baauer Songs off Star Wars Headspace, Vice Streams Album as it Goes for CMJ Debuts
Star Wars Headspace has fans of the beloved film franchise and the RPM genre in a tizzy. The Rick Rubin (The Beastie Boys, Lana Del Rey, Johnny Cash, Kanye West) curated affair features contributions from Flying Lotus, Shlohmo, Bonobo, and more, using the sounds of Star Wars as samples in 15 tracks that, Vice says, […]
New Music from Luke Top – Digital Servicing Only
As the singer and co-founder of Fool’s Gold, a band that has been blending African dance music and New Wave pop stylings since 2009, Luke Top has achieved international acclaim and toured all around the world. He’s also collaborated with an impressive array of artists including Papercuts and Cass McCombs. Yet on Suspect Highs, Top […]
Futurebirds Premiere Video with Team Coco, Announce New Tour Dates
Futurebirds have a new video sourced from their album Hotel Parties, and it just debuted on Team Coco. The tongue-in-cheek clip for “twentyseven” continues to play on the theme of road weariness that permeate the album and their previous video for its title track, as the band imagines itself as the well-fed and well-rested superfans […]
Brooklyn Vegan Details Fruit Bats Album and Tour, Premieres Video
Fruit Bats fans are giddy with the news that the band, dormant for several years while its mastermind Eric D. Johnson dealt with personal tragedy and focused his creative energy elsewhere, is back. After a tour sting in support of My Morning Jacket last year, Fruit Bats are releasing a new LP this May and […]
New Music From the black watch – Digital Servicing Only
Highs and Lows, the 13th album from Los Angeles’ venerable the black watch, documents a long-running band that has been rejuvenated by new members and inspirations. Songwriter John Andrew Fredrick, who has helmed the cult favorites since 1987, didn’t intend to so quickly follow up the 2015 black watch LP Sugarplum Fairy, Sugarplum Fairy. That record was […]
Naked Giants Speak to Amadeus Mag
Naked Giants are starting to generate a huge buzz ahead of their South by Southwest run this month, and the excitement is palpable in a new Amadeus Mag interview with drummer Henry LaVallee. The interview was conducted on the cusp of the band’s first tour, and LaVallee mentioned Boise’s Treefort Festival and a show at […]
Rokia Traoré Gets NPR First Listen, Reveals New Video, Debuts at Radio 200 and Lands at #2 New World
Rokia Traoré‘s Né So was honored this month with an NPR First Listen. The album can still be streaming from NPR.org, which calls it “a sonically beautiful project” while saying “it’s easy to get lost in the lilting rhythms and Traoré’s smoky voice.” Yet, writes NPR, the record is not one to listen to while just […]
New Music from The So So Glos – Kamikaze Sampler – Digital Servicing Only
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 band narrowing its focus, kicking […]
PopMatters Reviews the Donkeys and Northern Transmissions Premieres “Hurt Somebody”
PopMatters has published a nice review of the Donkeys‘ Midnight Palms, writing that the band’s inclusion of lead guitarist Steve Selvidge (the Hold Steady) makes for a positive development of the band’s sound. Though the review laments the record’s short runtime, overall it says “it sounds like a band taking stock, returning to their strengths, and pushing […]
LA Times Recommends Star Wars Headspace; Flying Lotus Talks to Apple Music
The LA Times says that Star Wars Headspace is “essential,” calling it “a bleep and bloop party.” Executive produced by Rick Rubin, the album features Star Wars-themed beats by the likes of Flying Lotus, Shlohmo, Kaskade, and Baauer. According to the Times, “each of the 15 tracks is distinctive,” and “the force is strong with […]
Star Wars Headspace Goes For Adds
Star Wars Headspace is a new Rick Rubin-helmed compilation that isn’t merely a tribute to the seven-volume space epic. The collection is composed from the essence of Star Wars, as each of its producers were given free reign to re-appropriate the sound effects and dialogue of the canonical film franchise. In addition to Rubin, who contributes a […]
Naked Giants Go For Adds
Naked Giants, a three-piece garage rock wildebeest from Seattle, combine bluesy guitar solos, pounding backbeats, and juicy basslines to form a psychedelic whirlwind of fuzz. The band has taken Seattle by storm, playing to rowdy crowds at college house parties and all-ages venues on their way to finding airplay at KEXP and winning second place in […]
The Pines Earn Plaudits From Blurt and Mother Church Pew
“It would be hard to imagine an album more haunting and beguiling” than The Pines’ fifth album, Above the Prairie, writes Blurt Online in a new review. Blurt praises the album’s dreaminess and “celestial feel,” giving the record four out of five stars. Special attention is paid to “Time Dreams,” the album’s final track that […]
Zaac Pick is Reviewed in Grayowl Point, Interviewed by Vies Mag
Grayowl Point approves of Constellations, Zaac Pick‘s first LP as well as his first collection of recordings featuring a full band. According to the site, “Constellations is a carefully paced record, one that steps with confidence and grace through modern folk territories and timbres coloured with modern lyrical and compositional flourishes.” The review goes on to […]
The Cave Singers Release “That’s Why” Video, Continue Tour
Brooklyn Vegan has the premiere of The Cave Singers’ “That’s Why” video, a dark Sam Graydon-directed clip that finds the band marching to the see with a cadre of creepy people in animal masks. The grooving, bass-driven track is a standout on the band’s new LP Banshee, and its video is as visually engaging as the song […]
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Rokia Traoré – Né So (Nonesuch) The Donkeys – Midnight Palms (Easy Sound Recording Company) Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express – Junun (Nonesuch) St. Germain – St. Germain (Nonesuch) Marco With Love – Promised Land EP (Outright Rock)
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Digital Servicing Only
An esteemed composer, John Williams has spent 60 years writing, playing, and conducting music for use in iconic and recognizable movies that have helped define multiple generations. His impressive career includes highlights like The Valley of the Dolls; Jaws; the Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park franchises; and an original, calypso-based opening used in […]
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The Cave Singers – Banshee (self-released) Rokia Traoré – Né So (Nonesuch) The Donkeys – Midnight Palms (Easy Sound Recording Company) Zaac Pick – Constellations (Small Space Music) The Pines – Above the Prairie (Red House Records)
New Music from Naked Giants – Easy Eating EP!
Naked Giants, a three-piece garage rock wildebeest from Seattle, combine ripping guitar solos, pounding backbeats, and juicy basslines to form a psychedelic whirlwind of fuzz. The band has taken Seattle by storm, playing to rowdy crowds at college house parties and all-ages venues on their way to finding airplay at KEXP and winning second place in […]
