CMJ College Radio Award Nominations Close on Wednesday – Nominate Erik Felix!
For the past several years, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with Erik Felix here in our office in Eagle Rock, California. He’s a tremendous asset to our work here at A man A plan A canal because, in addition to possessing an encyclopedic knowledge of independent music both past and present, he’s a true […]
Lianne La Havas Performs For Pigeons and Planes, Talks to Fuse, Charts in CMJ Top 20 for a 3rd Week
Blood, the second album from British neo-soul songwriter Lianne La Havas, has gotten a lot of press for its bombastic production. While her debut, Is Your Love Big Enough?, is generally relaxed in timbre, Blood is full of big beats and flourishes that take the sound to the next level. Yet La Havas retains the […]
Gary Clark Jr. Streams on NPR First Listen, Performs on the Tonight Show, Goes for Adds 9/15
Gary Clark Jr.‘s “The Healing” single has been making an impact on college radio, spending the past two weeks on the CMJ Radio 200 even though it’s only a teaser for his full release, The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim, going for Adds on 9/15. Now fans can hear the rest of the LP, thanks to […]
BitTorrent Bundle Features Lost in Stars
In a testament to producer Dylan Willoughby‘s ability to appear to the bedroom file-swapping set, BitTorrent Bundle has picked up Lost in Stars‘ EP Once You Were Fire as a featured bundle. In the words of EarMilk, the EP includes “four unique tracks without a single low point,” and the BitTorrent bundle gives listeners a bit more […]
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Lael Neale – I’ll Be Your Man (Liberal Arts) Aqueduct – Wild Knights (Aqueduct Music) The Bird and the Bee – Recreational Love (Rostrum Records)
Young Empires Goes For Adds
“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 […]
New Music from Young Empires
“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 […]
Consider Erik Felix for a CMJ College Radio Award! Nominations Close on September 9!
Here at A man A plan A canal, we’re getting really excited for the CMJ Music Marathon next month. Marathon veterans Erik and I are looking forward to seeing our radio friends, both old and new, and Geoff reports that he can’t remember ever being as excited as he is for his first conference. Let us […]
Radio K Taps Aqueduct for “Track of the Day”
Aqueduct‘s “Simpleanimal,” the second track from the band’s new album Wild Knights, was selected as Radio K‘s Track of the Day for Monday, August 31. After documenting Aqueduct’s history and explaining a bit about the process behind the album, the feature tells readers that “It’s seldom that demon-wrestling sounds as good as it does on […]
Glint Finds Support from the DC Music Download and StereoDay, Debuts on the CMJ Top 100
Glint‘s new EP, Introvert, was recorded in the abandoned warehouses of Nynack, New York, where band mastermind Jase Blankenship drew inspiration from both the solitude and the artifacts left behind by the spaces’ previous corporate tenants. According to the DC Music Download, which included the EP’s lead track “While You Sleep” on last week’s list […]
Lost in Stars Streams Once You Were Fire EP
Lost in Stars, the electronic project that incorporates elements of UK dubstep and synth pop, is finding its way out of the bedroom of creator Dylan Willoughby and onto playlists on stations like WFMU, WPRK, KDUR, KCRW, WLUR and more. The recently-released Once You Were Fire EP includes four genre-straddling tracks, including two pensive Hyperdub-influenced songs with […]
Kathryn Calder Turns Heads with “New Millennium,” Goes on Tour
“Up until this point,” writes Stereogum here, “Kathryn Calder of the New Pornographers has consistently churned out mellow synth-pop under her solo moniker. Her newest song, ‘New Millennium,’ takes a bit of a different turn… If anything, its fiery attack skews too aggressive for the Pornos.” Elsewhere, Heartbreaking Bravery says the song is one of […]
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Lael Neale – I’ll Be Your Man (Liberal Arts) Lianne La Havas – Blood (Nonesuch) The Bird and the Bee – Recreational Love (Rostrum Records) Tobias The Owl – Painting Zeroes By Your Name (London Tone Music) Alpine – Yuck (Votiv)
Kathryn Calder Goes for Adds with “New Millennium” Single
Kathryn Calder, who is currently winding down a summer tour as a member of the New Pornographers, has decided to drop a surprise gift upon fans of her solo music by releasing “New Millennium.” The track, left off her recent self-titled solo album because Calder felt like its hard-rocking and fuzzed-out nature didn’t fit within […]
Lianne La Havas Earns Live Praise, Announces US Tour, Reaches #15 at CMJ
Before the July 31 release of her sophomore album Blood, which is currently at #15 on the CMJ Radio 200 and looking to peak even higher, British neo-soul genius Lianne La Havas played a couple of shows in the United States that turned heads. Of her Bowery Ballroom show, the New York Times wrote that “Ms. […]
Lael Neale is Featured by the Revue, Shares Poetry with Yay! LA
The Revue has an embed of Lael Neale‘s “Born in the Summer,” a standout track from her debut LP I’ll Be Your Man. The site featured the song as part of its regular Matinee feature, comparing Neale’s voice and songwriting to Sharon Van Etten, Tift Merritt, and Marta Pacek. According to the Revue, “It’s a clever […]
Also At Radio
Aqueduct – Wild Knights (Aqueduct Music) Lost in Stars – Once You Were Fire EP (self-released) Tobias The Owl – Painting Zeroes By Your Name (London Tone Music) The Bird and the Bee – Recreational Love (Rostrum Records) Glint – Introvert EP (Votiv)
Kathryn Calder Announces Tour and Releases “New Millennium” Single – Digital Servicing Only
Kathryn Calder, who is currently winding down a summer tour as a member of the New Pornographers, has decided to drop a surprise gift upon fans of her solo music by releasing “New Millennium.” The track, left off her recent self-titled solo album because Calder felt like its hard-rocking and fuzzed-out nature didn’t fit within […]
Vada Magazine Raves About The Bird and the Bee; Inara George Gets In-Depth with MXDWN
Recreational Love, the new LP from the Bird and the Bee, is one of the most charming hit records of the summer. According to Vada Magazine, the album is an excellent candidate to become a “summer favorite” due to the duo’s “almost subliminal ability to subvert the pop genre and incorporate a looser jazz element […]
Stereogum and XS Noise Share Glint’s “While You Sleep”
Stereogum has premiered the lead track of Glint’s new Introvert EP, “While You Sleep.” In its feature, the site describes the song as one that “yearns and careens like a song on the outskirts of something. It’s an emotional, sweeping track that builds from quietly, acoustic moments into huge choruses that burst with fear, longing, […]
