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 […]
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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, […]
Young Empires Release “The Gates” Video, Prepare For Tour
Toronto-based three-piece Young Empires is gearing up for the release of their first full-length album next month and have dropped a new video for titular track “The Gates.” The video for the dramatic, synth-pop anthem, which can be seen here on Exclaim!, is full of naturalistic scenes that are intercut with images of regular people […]
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Lianne La Havas – Blood (Nonesuch) Lael Neale – I’ll Be Your Man (Liberal Arts) Lost in Stars – Once You Were Fire EP (self-released) Tobias The Owl – Painting Zeroes By Your Name (London Tone Music) Aqueduct – Wild Knights (Aqueduct Music)
Glint Goes for Adds with “Introvert”
The songs on Glint‘s Introvert sound musically – and emotionally – enormous. This is partially due to the recording process, for which band mastermind Jase Blankfort set up his equipment in the empty warehouses of Nyack, New York. Though “studios can sometimes have a sterile environment,” Blankfort explains, “these abandoned warehouses… have allowed a vast unrestricted protected […]
Fever the Ghost Goes for Adds with “1518”
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 […]
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 […]
