Lianne La Havas Talks Songwriting with the BBC, Continues Getting Positive Reviews, Looks to CMJ’s Top 10
Lianne La Havas, whose sophomore effort Blood jumped to #16 on the CMJ Radio 200 last week and is looking for a new peak this week, has been a star in her native England since the release of her debut album in 2012. The BBC hosted a sit-down with La Havas to discuss her songwriting process. In the […]
Lael Neale Talks to BRO and Seeks New CMJ Peak; Magnet Features “Born in the Summer”
Blue Ridge Outdoors recently interviewed songstress Lael Neale, whose album I’ll Be Your Man provides country-tinged folk pop reminiscent of classic singers of the 60s and 70s. In the piece, Neale discusses the differences between her native Virginia and her adopted home in Los Angeles, and she also talks in depth about her love of poetry […]
Tobias the Owl Gets Personal with Practice Sessions and Plastic Jet Airline
Tobias the Owl may be a new name to many, but Elijah Dhawan – the man behind the moniker – is familiar around the Pacific Northwest as a troubadour, collaborator, and central member of an acoustic music scene. Earlier this year, he performed for Practice Sessions, a Seattle-based live music series, and the video is here. […]
CHAPPO Visits TuneIn Radio, Shares “I Don’t Need the Sun” Video
CHAPPO, the New York-based art rock band whose album Future Former Self is a triumph of sci-fi influenced indie pop, appeared last week on TuneIn Radio‘s Reverb Radio. The band performed music from the acclaimed album, sounding excellent, and also gave a description of the album’s complicated backstory and philosophical underpinnings. Hear the whole thing here. […]
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Aqueduct – Wild Knights (Aqueduct Music) The Bird and the Bee – Recreational Love (Rostrum Records) Tarmac Adam – “Walk Tall” [digital single] (Warner Bros.) Gary Clark, Jr. – “The Healing” [digital single] (Onesize Records) Futurebirds – “twentyseven” [digital single] (Easy Sound Recording Company) Lost in Stars – Once You Were Fire EP (self-released) Alpine […]
New Music from Fever the Ghost – Digital Servicing Only
Just over a year after making a mark on LA’s underground scene and releasing the celebrated EP Crab in Honey, Fever the Ghost has become ascendant. Coming after tours with Sean Lennon, Temples, and Flaming Lips, their debut album Zirconium Meconium demonstrates that their success is not a result of hype. Rather, it stems from their ability […]
KEXP Streams Aqueduct Performance
Aqueduct is a beloved fixture of the Northwest indie scene, so it makes sense that David Terry & company were invited to perform on KEXP‘s Audioasis show last month. The performance includes cuts from the excellent new album Wild Knights alongside tracks from the back catalog like “Growing Up with GNR.” Check out the stream here! […]
The Bird and the Bee Talk to ArtistDirect, Share “Acoustic” Performance
The Bird and the Bee‘s new LP, Recreational Love, is an “enjoyable, entrancing, and enigmatic collection that engages from the get-go and doesn’t let go until the final crescendo.” This is according to ArtistDirect, which currently features a long, in-depth interview with the singer Inara George. In the interview, George discusses her creative process with […]
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Alpine – Yuck (Votiv) Lianne La Havas – Blood (Nonesuch) Tobias The Owl – Painting Zeroes By Your Name (London Tone Music) Lael Neale – I’ll Be Your Man (Liberal Arts) Zella Day – Kicker (Pinetop/Hollywood)
New Music from Glint
The songs on Introvert, the first of two Glint EPs being released this year to prepare audiences for the band’s upcoming third album Inverter, sound musically – and emotionally – enormous. This is partially due to the recording process, for which band mastermind Jase Blankfort set up his equipment in a group of empty warehouses […]
Lianne La Havas Feels the Love from PopMatters, the Irish Times, and PRESIDENT OBAMA! Blood Hits #16 on CMJ.
PopMatters has reviewed Lianne La Havas’ new LP, Blood, and determined that the record is “nearly flawless.” Comparing the album to La Havas’ 2012 debut, reviewer Colin McGuire wrote, “Emotion. Inhibition. Power. Desire. Passion. If Is Your Love Big Enough? was designed to get our attention, Blood is designed to keep it. The steps forward […]
Earmilk Reviews Lost in Stars
Earmilk has reviewed the Once You Were Fire EP by Lost in Stars, the LA-based electronica project produced by mastermind Dylan Willoughby with featured vocalists Kid Moxie and Alysa Lobo. Writer Mike Waite loves the EP, saying it delivers “four unique tracks without a single low point.” Waite takes readers on a tour of the album, […]
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Tobias The Owl – Painting Zeroes By Your Name (London Tone Music) The Bird and the Bee – Recreational Love (Rostrum Records) Alpine – Yuck (Votiv) Lael Neale – I’ll Be Your Man (Liberal Arts) Aqueduct – Wild Knights (Aqueduct Music)
Lost in Stars Goes For Adds with Once You Were Fire
On his debut EP, Once You Were Fire, LA-based producer Dylan Willoughby (known as Lost in Stars) collaborates with vocalists Alysa Lobo and Kid Moxie – a star in her own right after her 2014 solo album 1888 and work with Gaslamp Killer – on four tracks that mine the depths of experimental electronic music, house, UK […]
Tarmac Adam Goes For Adds with “Walk Tall”
Tarmac Adam is returning with In Place, an album of open-hearted, stoic affirmation hewn from road-worn meditation. In 2013, the band took their shimmering melancholic pop music from their hometown in Melbourne, Australia to the US – traversing the length and breadth of the country and winning rave reviews for gigs in venues and tiny rooms. Wherever […]
Lianne La Havas Earns Praise from CoS, Sings in the Shower for NYLON, Seeks New CMJ Peak
British neo-soul songstress Lianne La Havas is taking the world by storm with her new album Blood, the top debut on the CMJ Radio 200 last week. Consequence of Sound gave the record a strong review, noting the artist’s “penchant for adventure” and applauding her for taking musical risks and pushing the boundaries of her […]
Philthy Mag and Nooga.com Feature Lael Neale
Philthy Mag has an in-depth interview feature with Lael Neale, the Virginia-born LA transplant whose debut album I’ll Be Your Man is full of ruminative, melancholic, and gorgeous folk tunes. Writer Izzy Cihak wrote the profile, and opens by telling readers that Neale is “one of my favorite people I’ve met in 2015.” Check out the feature […]
Vetiver Debuts “Current Carry” on the 405
Vetiver, which wraps up a short jaunt with Wilco tomorrow night in Salt Lake City before heading over to Europe in September for a month-long tour, also has a new video. Taken from this year’s Complete Strangers LP, “Current Carry” is a rolling, relaxing tune that the 405 describes as “a gently breezing summer accouterment […]
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Aqueduct – Wild Knights (Aqueduct Music) The Bird and the Bee – Recreational Love (Rostrum Records) Alpine – Yuck (Votiv) Tobias The Owl – Painting Zeroes By Your Name (London Tone Music) Gary Clark Jr. – “The Healing” [single] (Warner Bros.) Zella Day – Kicker (Pinetop/Hollywood) Futurebirds – “twentyseven” [digital single] (Easy Sound Recording Company) […]
Tarmac Adam Releases “Walk Tall” [single] – Digital Servicing Only
Tarmac Adam is returning with In Place, an album of open-hearted, stoic affirmation hewn from road-worn meditation. In 2013, the band took their shimmering melancholic pop music from their hometown in Melbourne, Australia to the US – traversing the length and breadth of the country and playing gigs in venues and tiny rooms that won rave reviews. […]
