New Music from The Pines
Called “quietly gripping” by legendary rock journalist David Fricke (Rolling Stone), Minneapolis-based The Pines sound like a Brian Eno for the Great Plains. Their native Midwest is their muse, and their songs explore the vast expanses around and above them to find beauty in the isolated towns and farms that dot the landscape and the […]
Shye Ben Tzur Talks to the BBC and Junun is Reviewed by the Irish Times
Junun, the collaborative album between Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, Shye Ben Tzur, and the Rajasthan Express, has turned heads with its captivating blend of different world musics. The album, listed among the best of the year by the Times of London, topped the New World charts for two weeks and now sits at #2 for the […]
Tarmac Adam Premieres “Today’s the Day” Video on Paste; Glide Calls the Band “Seductive and Sublime”
Paste Magazine has premiered a new video from Tarmac Adam, the third from the Aussie band’s In Place LP. “Today’s the Day,” according to lead singer Matt O’Donnell, is about the need to “find something interesting and worthwhile even when times are difficult or frustrating or seemingly pointless. Stop wishing to be somewhere else… someone […]
Vetiver Performs on OPB, Announces Shows with Guster
Released last year, Vetiver‘s critically-acclaimed album Complete Strangers is a gorgeous and contemplative collection that expands and pushes past the confines of the “freak folk” label group mastermind Andy Cabic has wanted to shake for his whole career. Cabic – joined by musicians Nick Aives, Jeremy Harris, and Richard Gowen – played a version of album single […]
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Idiot Glee – Idiot Glee (Hop Hop Records) Marco With Love – Promised Land EP (Outright Rock) St. Germain – St. Germain (Nonesuch) EarlyRise – Colors (self-released) The Cave Singers – “That’s Why” [digital single] (self-released)
Idiot Glee Goes for Adds
Idiot Glee’s James Friley is at his most creative during the limbo between night and day, on quiet mornings when his wife and dog are sleeping soundly and the world is taking a break from its usual bustle and stress. Classically trained at the piano and drawing inspiration from Brian Eno‘s descriptions of being lost in […]
The Cave Singers Go For Adds with “That’s Why” Single
“If the city of Seattle created a position for a house band,” wrote KEXP during last year’s Bumbershoot Festival, “The Cave Singers would immediately top the shortlist.” The trio of Peter Quirk, Derek Fudesco, and Marty Lund – whose members were integral to the bands Murder City Devils and Pretty Girls Make Graves – have risen […]
Marco With Love Performs on Balcony TV, Goes for CMJ Top 100
On a recent trip to Los Angeles, NY-based rockers Marco With Love filmed a session with Balcony TV. Called an “international music franchise” by Time Magazine, Balcony TV travels to all six habitable continents to record bands performing on balconies in front of beautiful views. By performing, Marco With Love joined an illustrious and diverse […]
Flavorwire Praises Junun’s Truly Collaborative Spirit
According to Flavorwire, Junun is “an East/West collaboration that feels truly equal, that elevates each artists’ work to create a whole that supersedes the sum of its parts.” “Where is the line,” asks the site in its review of the collaborative album Junun from Jonny Greenwood, Shye Ben Tzur, and the Rajasthan Express, “between cultural interchange […]
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EarlyRise – Colors (self-released) St. Germain – St. Germain (Nonesuch) Futurebirds – Hotel Parties (Easy Sound Recording Company) Kuroma – 20+ Centuries EP (Votiv) Glint – Extrovert EP (Votiv)
Tarmac Adam Goes For Spins with “Today’s the Day”
The title of Tarmac Adam‘s most recent LP, In Place, is emblematic of the album’s content. While singer Matt O’Donnell has said the band’s previous LP, the History Effect, was about how our pasts impact us, the new album is an optimistic and forward-thinking collection that is focused on feeling comfortable in our own shoes while […]
New Music from Idiot Glee – Digital Servicing Only
Idiot Glee’s James Friley is at his most creative during the limbo between night and day, on quiet mornings when his wife and dog are sleeping soundly and the world is taking a break from its usual bustle and stress. Classically trained at the piano and drawing inspiration from Brian Eno‘s descriptions of being lost in […]
St. Germain is Reviewed by AllMusic, Featured on Tiny Mix Tapes
St. Germain, the self-titled comeback album from the artist who also goes by his given name of Ludovic Navarre, has received a solid review from the AllMusic Guide. The review, which takes note of the artist’s stature as a longtime electronic music hero, compares the work to that of Amadou & Mariam, Kraftwerk, and house […]
Lianne La Havas, Nominated for a Grammy, Plays Morning Becomes Eclectic and Goes on Tour
There’s only way to explain why we’re only passing along Lianne La Havas’ recent performance on KCRW‘s Morning Becomes Eclectic now – it’s because she’s been up to so many amazing things over the past few months, from jamming with Jon Batiste on the Late Show to being included on a Spotify playlist curated by President Obama, that […]
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Glint – Extrovert EP (Votiv) Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express – Junun (Nonesuch) Marco With Love – Promised Land EP (Outright Rock) EarlyRise – Colors (Self-released) Kuroma – 20+ Centuries EP (Votiv)
New Single from The Cave Singers – Digital Servicing Only
“If the city of Seattle created a position for a house band,” wrote KEXP during last year’s Bumbershoot Festival, “The Cave Singers would immediately top the shortlist.” The trio of Peter Quirk, Derek Fudesco, and Marty Lund – whose members were integral to the bands Murder City Devils and Pretty Girls Make Graves – have risen […]
EarlyRise Release “All You Know” Video
LA-based heavy rockers EarlyRise have a new video, which is the third YouTube hit sourced from their sophomore LP Colors. In the Rocco Guarino-directed clip for “All You Know,” singer Orly Lari wakes up in a forest wearing angel wings and then makes her way into a large city amidst interspersed clips of the whole band giving an […]
Futurebirds Share “Midnight,” Return to the Road
Futurebirds, who are back on tour after a short winter break, recently turned in a cover of Ray Charles‘ “Midnight” for the Oxford American – a legendary magazine that has been documenting the complexity and vitality of the American South since 1992. For their Georgia Music Issue, the magazine commissioned a cover of the Chet […]
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Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express – Junun (Nonesuch) St. Germain – St. Germain (Nonesuch) Marco with Love – Promised Land (Outright Rock) Kuroma – 20+ Centuries EP (Votiv) Glint – Extrovert EP (Votiv)
EarlyRise Goes For Adds with Colors – Digital Servicing Only
With heartfelt songs and a quiet-loud dynamic reminiscent of the biggest groups of the aughts, EarlyRise has developed a fanbase that has propelled them to heights not typically achieved by unsigned bands. Founded by singer/songwriter Orly Lari and guitarist/producer Raz Klinghoffer, the band self-released debut album What If… in 2011 and gained momentum by performing […]
