Jeremy and the Harlequins Going For Adds
Jeremy and the Harlequins offer direct, straightforward rock ‘n’ roll on American Dreamer. With roots firmly grounded in the Fifties and Sixties, the band relied solely on their own instruments and voices to create the authentic, raw magic of American Dreamer, which was recorded in analog during a furious two-day session at Detroit’s legendary Tempermill […]
Alpine Interviews with NPR and Vinyl Garden, Announces US Tour – Looking for Debuts
Alpine‘s sophomore album Yuck is out now, and was the seventh-most added record on the CMJ charts last week. NPR loves the album, debuting lead single “Foolish” a few months ago and featuring the album as a First Listen. Now, venerable public radio mainstay Scott Simon has interviewed the band for a feature on Weekend Edition. In the […]
Vetiver Goes to KCRW for Morning Becomes Eclectic, Shares Love of Arve Henriksen
Vetiver, whose recent album Complete Strangers has been getting rave reviews for expanding and pushing out of the boundaries of the “freakfolk” label often attached to the band’s previous output, stopped by Santa Monica’s KCRW last week in the midst of a string of California tour dates. The band performed a set on Morning Becomes […]
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New Music from Jeremy and the Harlequins
New York City’s Jeremy and the Harlequins offer a collection of direct, straightforward rock ‘n’ roll on American Dreamer. With roots firmly grounded in the Fifties and Sixties, Jeremy and the Harlequins relied solely on their own instruments and voices to create the authentic, raw magic of American Dreamer, which was recorded completely in analog […]
Built to Spill Do Daytrotter, Extend Tour
Built to Spill recently visited Daytrotter Studio in Rock Island, Illinois for a momentous occasion – to record the 5,000th Daytrotter Session! Go here to listen to the band’s performance, including versions of Untethered Moon track “So” as well as “Stab,” a song from 1994’s There’s Nothing Wrong With Love. We’ve previously told you about Built […]
Stereogum Ranks the Staves Among 2015’s Best, Band Shares Festival Memories with the Standard
Stereogum has included the Staves‘ If I Was in the top half of the site’s list of The 50 Best Albums of 2015 So Far. After calling the Justin Vernon-produced band “one of the greatest bands in the universe,” Deville writes that the songs on If I Was “are brutally honest and unimaginably beautiful.” Read the whole thing […]
My Goodness Visits Revolt TV
Seattle-based rock trio My Goodness went to Revolt TV last week and performed two songs from their latest release, Shiver + Shake, including the standout track “Sweet Tooth.” The song is about beginning a new relationship, and all of the insecurities and uncertainty that comes with it. The band gave a great performance of the track – check […]
Zella Day Plays for FMQB SubModern, is Reviewed by Sputnik Music
Last week, Arizona native Zella Day was featured on an FMQB SubModern Session. The now LA-based songstress performed songs from her debut album, Kicker and sat down with FMQB’s Josh T. Landow to chat about the new release. Day discusses the different approaches she takes to songwriting throughout the album, and how she navigates and bends […]
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Alpine – Yuck (Votiv) Elohim – “She Talks Too Much” [digital single] (B3SCI) KaiL Baxley – A Light That Never Dies (Forty Below Records) Young Empires – “So Cruel” b/w “The Gates” [digital single] (Votiv) Fool’s Gold – Flying Lessons (ORG Music) POWERS – “Beat Of My Drum” [digital single] (B3SCI) NEEDS – NEEDS (File […]
Alpine Goes For Adds With New Album, Yuck
Yuck, the new album from Australian indie pop six-piece Alpine, comes after three years of performing to a growing international fan base, staring out of windows in tour vans or on long-haul flights, saving up, moving in, breaking up, and enjoying tipsy late nights in different parts of the world. Guitarist and co-producer Christian O’Brien […]
POWERS Goes For Adds With “Loved By You”
Comprised of Alex Da Kid protégé Del Rio and accomplished songwriter Crista Ru, LA-based duo POWERS takes inspiration from a “collage” philosophy while maintaining deep roots in traditional songwriting. They charted internationally last year with their collaboration with the Knocks on “Classic,” and they exploded online this spring with “Beat of My Drum,” which hit number […]
The Bird and the Bee Release “Will You Dance?” Remix and Making-of Video
“It’s always exciting and interesting to see how someone else hears our songs,” says the Bird and the Bee‘s Inara George. “That’s why remixes are so fun for me.” The new Robert DeLong remix of the duo’s single “Will You Dance?,” which premiered last week on VICE‘s Thump blog, is definitely fun. According to the […]
Kathryn Calder Shows Off Studio, Releases “When You See My Blood” Video
Canada’s Exclaim recently caught up with Kathryn Calder for an installment of the magazine’s “Where I Play” feature that goes into artists’ studio spaces to learn about their processes and creative spaces. The New Pornographers member and solo artist gives us a tour of the Victoria Island studio, shared with her Juno Award-winning husband Colin Stewart, where […]
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Zella Day – Kicker (Pinetop/Hollywood) KaiL Baxley – A Light That Never Dies (Forty Below) CHAPPO – Future Former Self (Votiv) Elohim – “She Talks Too Much” [digital single] (B3SCI) Young Empires – “So Cruel” b/w “The Gates” [digital single] (Votiv) NEEDS – NEEDS (File Under: Music) Built to Spill – Untethered Moon (Warner Bros. […]
New Music from POWERS – “Loved by You”
Comprised of Alex Da Kid protégé Del Rio and accomplished songwriter Crista Ru, LA-based duo POWERS takes inspiration from a “collage” philosophy while maintaining deep roots in traditional songwriting. They charted internationally last year with their collaboration with the Knocks on “Classic,” and they exploded online this spring with “Beat of My Drum,” which hit number […]
New Music from Alpine
Yuck, the new album from Australian indie pop six-piece Alpine, comes after three years of performing to a growing international fan base, staring out of windows in tour vans or on long-haul flights, saving up, moving in, breaking up, and enjoying tipsy late nights in different parts of the world. Guitarist and co-producer Christian O’Brien […]
Fool’s Gold is Reviewed by Black on the Canvas & Talks Records with Modern Vinyl
“Fool’s Gold is light years away from your typical ‘fusion’ outfit,” wrote Black on the Canvas to describe the Angelino dance-pop act that “weaves African rhythms, Western pop values and Middle Eastern influence, utilizing bilingual vocals in alternating Hebrew and English.” The site has a glowing review of the band’s new album, Flying Lessons, evaluating it […]
Vetiver Talks to Allston Pudding, Plays Morning Becomes Eclectic, Tours
Boston’s Allston Pudding recently posted a longform interview with San Francisco’s Vetiver, also known as Andy Cabic. Vetiver has released six albums since 2002, and interviewer Andy Sears asks Cabic about the processes behind those records and how he was able to collaborate with luminaries such as Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsome, and the Fruit Bats‘ Eric […]
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KaiL Baxley – A Light That Never Dies (Forty Below Records) Elohim – “She Talks Too Much” [digital single] (B3SCI) Young Empires – “So Cruel” b/w “The Gates” [digital single] (Votiv) POWERS – “Beat Of My Drum” [digital single] (B3SCI) NEEDS – NEEDS (File Under: Music) CHAPPO – Future Former Self (Votiv) The Bird and […]
