A man A plan A canal Artists Receive Grammy Nods
We are so excited to congratulate all of the talented artists we’ve worked with this year who were nominated for Grammys! Lianne La Havas‘ Blood is up for Best Urban Contemporary Album, while the Bird and the Bee‘s Recreational Love is in contention for Best Engineered Album. Blake Mills, who worked with us in 2014 […]
AmApAc Staff Picks Their Albums of the Year
At A man A plan A canal, we don’t just promote music – we’re also huge fans of the stuff! 2015 was banner year for great albums, not all of which we had the pleasure to work ourselves. Here are our Top Tens as the year comes to a close… Graham 1. […]
Exclaim Embraces Junun, PT Anderson Discusses Doc at NY Film Festival
“With Junun,” writes Exclaim, “Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express succeed in creating a textured and energetic collection of songs that transcend genre and the generalizations often used when describing non-Western music.” In its strong review of the album, the Canadian indie authority praises the collaborative LP as “music to be embraced […]
Magnetic Mag and WNYC Feature St. Germain; New LP Lands at #32 at CMJ!
Magnetic Mag’s recent interview with St. Germain begins with a bit of history, reminding readers of the huge success that the electronic music pioneer had 15 years ago with Tourist. The piece then moves on to discuss Ludovic Navarre‘s long pause before the release of St. Germain’s new self-titled LP. According to Navarre, “I worked on […]
Northern Transmissions Highlights Ghost Against Ghost
still love, the new EP from New York post-rock extravaganza Ghost Against Ghost, is just bubbling under the CMJ Radio 200 and barely missed the charts last week. And that’s a shame, because the newest project from composer Christopher Bono in collaboration with drummer Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta, Trash Talk) and guitarist Anthony Molina […]
Marco With Love Talks to Modern Vinyl, Gets Photographic for Alternative Addiction
Marco Argiro, the musical muscle behind NYC rockers Marco With Love, sat down recently for an in-depth interview with Modern Vinyl during which he discussed the beginnings of the band, the reasoning behind its name, and his lifelong love affair with rock ‘n roll music. Argiro also talked extensively about his band’s fondness for cover […]
Consider AmApAc Artists for Your Year-End Lists
It’s that special time of the year again during which we all look back at the previous 365 days, remember the things we liked about them, and organize those things into list form. As you compile your year-end list for CMJ, we encourage you to include some of the exceptional albums we’ve sent you in […]
The Pines “Aerial Ocean” Goes For Adds
The Pines have shared the stage with everyone from the Arcade Fire and Bon Iver to Mavis Staples and the Holmes Brothers. Their 2012 LP Dark So Gold was named #3 best album of the decade by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Vintage Guitar called it “a soundtrack of American Gothic intensity…a stunner of an album.” Though the […]
Junun Aims for a Strong CMJ Debut After Receiving Praise from WNYC, Stereogum, and the Guardian
New Sounds, a nightly show from WNYC that specializes in artists who are “gleefully oblivious of their genres,” recently featured the Shye Ben Tzur/Jonny Greenwood/Rajasthan Express collaborative album Junun as part of its “Unusual Cross Cultural Collaborations” broadcast. Check out two tracks from the group, which New Sounds classifies as an “unexpected musical dream-team,” here. […]
Marco With Love Streams EP Via Crave and Seeks CMJ Radio 200 Debut
New York-based rockers Marco With Love are back with their second EP of 2015, Promised Land, and Crave Online is streaming the entire thing. “During the writing and recording of the Promised Land EP, the band really hit a creative stride, and it shows through on the EP’s original tracks,” bandleader Marco Argiro told the site. “Then, […]
Young Empires Unveil “Uncover Your Eyes” Video on PopMatters
PopMatters has the new video from Young Empires, entitled “Uncover Your Eyes.” According to the site, the song is “exceptionally well done” with “tom-tom-heavy percussion” and “bombastic tenor singing.” In the new video, which was directed by Lloyd Choi, we get a cinematic and twisted story that is harrowing and hauntingly beautiful. Watch the mesmerizing […]
The Donkeys Premiere “Down the Line” with Paste, Release Video
The Donkeys are back with “Down the Line,” yet another example of chilled-out surf-twang from a band that has managed to master the California sound over their career. “Down the Line,” which premiered on Paste and can be heard here, is taken from the San Diego band’s forthcoming mini-album Midnight Palms. Appropriately, the band has […]
Also at Radio
Lithuania – Hardcore Friends (Lame-O Records) St. Germain – St. Germain (Nonesuch Records) Ghost Against Ghost – still love EP (Our Silent Canvas) Jacob Snider – Carrier (featuring Armand Hirsch) (Hollyhock) Kuroma – 20+ Centuries EP (Votiv)
New Music from the Pines – Digital Servicing Only
The Pines have shared the stage with everyone from the Arcade Fire and Bon Iver to Mavis Staples and the Holmes Brothers. Their 2012 LP Dark So Gold was named #3 best album of the decade by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Vintage Guitar called it “a soundtrack of American Gothic intensity…a stunner of an album.” Though the […]
Pitchfork Loves Junun; Nonesuch Issues Outtake
After a long period of anticipation, Junun is here. The album, a collaboration between Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, Radiohead’s Jonnny Greenwood, and the Rajahthan Express that was recorded by Nigel Godrich at a fort in India, is getting amazing reviews. Pitchfork gave it an 8.0 last week, writing that the album is “readily approachable” […]
MixMag Features St. Germain, Who Tours North America Next Year
St. Germain is doing great at radio with his new, self-titled return after the 15-year hiatus that followed 2000’s Tourist. The album reached a new peak at #60 on the Radio 200 last week, making it to #9 on the RPM chart and #5 on the New World chart. According to MixMag, the album “builds […]
Yahoo! and The Angle Feature Marco With Love
Marco With Love is a gritty rock ‘n roll band whose new EP, Promised Land, presents a classic-sounding mix of sounds that has been compared to everyone from the Ramones to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. In the words of Yahoo! Music, “Marco With Love may be out of the Big Apple, but the band’s […]
Also at Radio
Lithuania – Hardcore Friends (Lame-O Records) Ghost Against Ghost – still love EP (Our Silent Canvas) The Donkeys – “Down the Line” [single] (Easy Sound Recording Company) Kuroma – 20+ Centuries EP (Votiv) Glint – Extrovert EP (Votiv)
Jonny Greenwood, and the Rajasthan Express Go For Adds with “Junun”
Nonesuch proudly presents Junun, an album recorded by legendary producer Nigel Godrich inside a 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in India and featuring the unlikely combination of Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood, Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, and a group of 19 qawwali musicians called the Rajasthan Express. Together, the collaborators have created a unique musical experience around Ben Tzur compositions that […]
Marco With Love Goes For Adds
Born in 2013 as the solo project of singer/guitarist/pianist Marco Agiro (Le Mood, the Killing Floor), Marco With Love has quickly matured into a band that embodies the diversity, DIY work ethic, and true essence of rock ‘n roll. Fast, rough around the edges, and slightly twangy, their sound has been compared to the Kinks and […]
