New Music from Elohim – Digital Servicing Only – Get it Here
It’s only been a few short weeks since the Fader premiered the debut single from Los Angeles’ Elohim, but “She Talks Too Much” is already making a global impression. Bloggers around the world have embraced the song’s lush synths, bubbly vocals, and punchy beats, and the song has already been played more than 120,000 times […]
Fool’s Gold is Featured in Millennial Mag, Shares Music on Consequence of Sound – Breaks at CMJ Top 40
Fool’s Gold‘s vivacious third album Flying Lessons edged into the Top 40 of the CMJ Radio 200 this week. Last summer, the band talked to Millennial Magazine about the making of the album. After touring relentlessly around the world to promote their first two records, the band stepped back in 2012 to take their time on […]
Vetiver Talks Records with WFUV, Announces Dates With Wilco
The Alternative Side, on New York’s venerable WFUV 90.7, has good things to say about Vetiver‘s new album Complete Strangers, which features “a hazy, summery vibe that drifts from track to track.” TAS’s Kara Manning talked with Vetiver’s Andy Cabic for an installment of Five Essential Albums that includes favorites from Shuggie Otis and Nick DeCaro. Check […]
Ghost Against Ghost Mesmerizes with Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie, the new EP from Ghost Against Ghost that serves as a sample of an upcoming two-hour opus composed by avant gardist Christopher Bono, is a gorgeous piece of screaming guitar, abstract vocalizations, and massive orchestration provided by the Prague Philharmonic. Go here to watch the video trailer for the EP that was uploaded […]
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KaiL Baxley – Going for Adds with A Light That Never Dies
KaiL Baxley, the South Carolina native whose 2013 double EP Heatstroke/The Wind and the War was nominated by NPR as Album of the Year, presents an album of swinging and soulful swagger: A Light that Never Dies. The genre-bending LP features co-production from Eric Corne, whose recording credits include Lucinda Williams, Glen Campbell, Kim Deal, […]
Young Empires Going for Adds with Digital Singles – “So Cruel” and “The Gates”
To give us a taste of what’s to come on their upcoming debut LP, Toronto-based indie pop outfit Young Empires has released singles “So Cruel” and “The Gates.” According to bassist Jake Palahnuk, the band’s aim is “to be the thing that people connect to and feel good about.” The first single, “So Cruel,” is […]
CHAPPO Featured on Baeble Music, Reviewed on AllMusic – Going for New CMJ Peak
Baeble Music has a feature on New York psychedelic art poppers CHAPPO, which includes a SoundCloud stream of their new album Future Former Self. Author Don Saas has been a fan of the band for a long time, so he’s extremely proud to report, “CHAPPO have evolved past their East Village boho roots into a […]
Sam Cohen Goes Off Track, Gets Reviewed by Last Week’s Album
Sam Cohen, the multifaceted multi-instrumentalist whose solo debut Cool It is at CMJ Radio 200 for a fourth week in a row, has done session work for the likes of Shakira, had scary experiences in the New York subway, and toured the nation in a school bus powered by vegetable oil. He talks about all of […]
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Fool’s Gold – Flying Lessons (ORG Music) Built to Spill – Untethered Moon (Warner Bros. Records) NEEDS – NEEDS (File Under: Music) Ghost Against Ghost – Checkpoint Charlie EP (Our Silent Canvas) Mr. Robinson – Bury Me Good EP (Palawan Productions) Vetiver – Complete Strangers (Easy Sound Recording Company) Kathryn Calder – Kathryn Calder (File […]
New Music From Young Empires – Digital Servicing Only
Toronto-based indie pop outfit Young Empires is set to follow up their EP, Wake All My Youth, with a debut full-length album later this year. Between tours, Young Empires have been working relentlessly to refine their sound as a group, devoting all their energy to their much-anticipated debut album. To give us a taste of […]
Built To Spill Interview with SPIN Magazine – New CMJ Peak
Indie rock legends Built to Spill are at it again with a new album, Untethered Moon, along with hilarious videos for “Living Zoo” and “Never Be the Same” as well as a nationwide tour. Yet the band’s singer and virtuosic lead guitarist, Doug Martsch, was not too busy to sit down with SPIN Magazine for […]
NEEDS Album stream on Exclaim – Review of Debut Album – June Canadian Tour – Looking for CMJ Debut
Vancouver-based hardcore act NEEDS has continued to find support with their self-titled LP in recent weeks. The album is currently streaming via Exclaim here, who describes the album as being “steered by a series of wiry six-string licks and propulsive drum pummeling as much as it is by the at-times comical, politically driven howls of […]
Alpine is Featured as Clash’s Track of the Day and Talk to Buzzfeed
Alpine, the Australian sextet whose 2012 debut A is for Alpine made waves at Pitchfork and NPR, have released the first single from upcoming sophomore album Yuck. Check out that single, “Foolish,” here on Clash Music. Clash describes Alpine’s sound as “slinky, glamorous pop music shot through with style, with grace, with a sense of […]
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Fool’s Gold – Flying Lessons (ORG Music) CHAPPO – Future Former Self (Votiv) Mr. Robinson – Bury Me Good EP (Palawan Productions) POWERS – “Beat of My Drum” [digital single] (B3SCI) Ghost Against Ghost – Checkpoint Charlie EP (Our Silent Canvas) Sam Cohen – Cool It (Easy Sound Recording Company) Vetiver – Complete Strangers (Easy […]
New Music from KaiL Baxley
KaiL Baxley, the South Carolina native whose 2013 double EP Heatstroke/The Wind and the War was nominated by NPR as Album of the Year, presents an album of swinging and soulful swagger: A Light that Never Dies. The genre-bending LP features co-production from Eric Corne, whose recording credits include Lucinda Williams, Glen Campbell, Kim Deal, […]
Stereogum loves Fool’s Gold, The Band Visits KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic – Picking up at CMJ Radio 200
LA-based world pop collective Fool’s Gold has been critically acclaimed since their self-titled 2009 debut, but reviewers are saying that new album Flying Lessons is the group’s finest work to date. Stereogum‘s review says that “this album is a complete step forward for the group; their sound is tighter and brighter, more polished even as it […]
The Line Of Best Fit Praises Vetiver’s “Complete Strangers” – Announces June and August Tour Dates
“A true antidote to everything gauche, obvious and boring about modern guitar music, Vetiver’s latest… should be caught between the thumb and forefinger, held up to the light, investigated and treasured,” reads the last paragraph of Michael James Hall’s review of Complete Strangers in The Line of Best Fit. Hall is effusive throughout the review, casting the […]
Kathryn Calder Reviewed By Cotma, Interviewed by CBC About Letterman
Cotma, the official blog of ASU’s student run station AM 1330 The Blaze, has delved into Kathryn Calder‘s self-titled third solo album and come back with a positive review. In the review, which you can check out here, reviewer Rachael Bouley says the album is “a strong showing” that “works its magic to remind listeners […]
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NEEDS – NEEDS (File Under: Music) Built to Spill – Untethered Moon (Warner Bros. Records) CHAPPO – Future Former Self (Votiv) Mr. Robinson – Bury Me Good EP (Palawan Productions) POWERS – “Beat of My Drum” [digital single] (B3SCI) Ghost Against Ghost – Checkpoint Charlie EP (Our Silent Canvas)
