Alpine Debuts Video with Stereogum, Shares Bonus Track in NYLON interview – Going for New CMJ Peak
Stereogum has the new video for “Damn Baby,” the third single from Alpine‘s new album Yuck. But while the previous singles, “Foolish” and “Come On,” have been soothing and smooth, the site calls “Damn Baby” “a loud and brassy feel-good song… full of upbeat pop sensibilities.” See the minimalist black-and-white video, which features the Australian […]
CHAPPO, Praised by New Noise Magazine, Tours the Western US
New Noise Magazine reviewed CHAPPO‘s album Future Former Self and described it as, “Abstract and yet easy to digest.” Author Shrum praises the band for its eclectic style, which seamlessly mixes a variety of genres with glee. Though the album is “bizarre,” he writes, there’s also “something for everyone to love” on an LP that is “enjoyable, […]
Fool’s Gold Sound Dessert Interview
Los Angeles-based world-dance-pop act Fool’s Gold recently sat down with Sound Dessert to talk about their colorful and energetic summer album, “Flying Lessons.” The band talked about the inspiration behind their new album, falling in love at the Catacombs while touring, and their favorite Pantone color. Fool’s Gold also told the story behind the incredible […]
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Jeremy and the Harlequins – American Dreamer (Harlequins LLC) Zella Day – Kicker (Pinetop/Hollywood) Sam Cohen – Cool It (Easy Sound Recording Company) POWERS – “Beat Of My Drum” & “Loved By You” [digital single] (B3SCI)
New Music From Lael Neale – Digital Servicing Only
Lael Neale is set to release her debut album, I’ll Be Your Man, on July 10th. Raised in the pastoral hills of Virginia, Neale takes musical inspiration both from the solitude of idyllic pastures and the energy of Los Angeles, where she currently resides. A songwriter who wrote everything on her debut, Neale navigates through her own […]
Zella Day Jams in the Van, Gets Featured in the New York Times – Climbing at CMJ
Zella Day went to Austin for SXSW a few months ago and filmed a session with Jam in the Van. That solar-powered music discovery vehicle has been filming intimate performances with musicians all around America for more than three years, and Day dropped by to contribute a performance of standout tracks “1965” and “Hypnotic.” Watch the colorful, […]
NEEDS Creates Chaos, Makes a Digital Mixtape
The members of NEEDS, the Vancouver-based post-hardcore band with song titles like “We Forgot the Records to Our Record Release Show” and “The Only Good Condo is a Dead Condo,” are no strangers to chaos. “So far nothing really is off limits, but we’ve been working on what we call controlled chaos,” bassist Glenn Anderson […]
Elohim Wows Stereogum and Indie Shuffle
“She Talks Too Much,” the first single by masked and anonymous LA-based electropopper Elohim, is popping up on radio playlists around the country and blowing up online. Stereogum approves of the track, saying it has “a real sense of sweep to it” and “goes all liquid in the chorus.” Read the review, and listen to […]
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Alpine – Yuck (Votiv) Jeremy and the Harlequins – American Dreamer (Harlequins LLC) POWERS – “Beat Of My Drum” & “Loved By You” [digital single] (B3SCI) The Bird and the Bee – “Will You Dance?” [digital single] (Rostrum Records) CHAPPO – Future Former Self (Votiv) Elohim – “She Talks Too Much” [digital single] (B3SCI) KaiL Baxley […]
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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Zella Day – Kicker (Pinetop/Hollywood) NEEDS – NEEDS (File Under: Music) CHAPPO – Future Former Self (Votiv) Fool’s Gold – Flying Lessons (ORG Music) Elohim – “She Talks Too Much” [digital single] (B3SCI)
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 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 […]
