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)
POWERS Goes for Adds with “Beat Of My Drum” (single) – Digital Servicing Only
LA-based duo POWERS has exploded virally over the past couple of weeks with their infectious pop single “Beat of My Drum,” which hit number one at Hype Machine and has quickly amassed more than 100,000 listens on both SoundCloud and Spotify. “Beat Of My Drum” is a fun and lively disco-tinged song, filled with hypnotic buildups […]
Kuroma Talks to the Horn, is Reviewed by Earbuddy – Touring w/ Tame Impala
Kuroma, the psych-rock fourpiece fronted by former MGMT and Whigs member Hank Sullivant, starts a tour opening for Tame Impala tomorrow night in Vancouver. Sullivant answered some questions for the Horn, telling interviewer James Roberts that the band’s third album Kuromarama is “more collaborative than the previous albums… [with a] more cohesive, better sound.” Check […]
Built to Spill is Interviewed and Reviewed by Texan Alt Weeklies – Going for New CMJ Peak
Built to Spill, currently in the midst of a summerlong North American tour, recently played three well-received shows in Texas. In advance of the Houston date, singer/guitarist Doug Martsch gave an interview with the Houston Press in which he discusses changes to the music industry over his 22+ year career and explains why he thinks that […]
My Goodness Premiere New Video, Tour
“Seattle blues rock act My Goodness are doing kick-ass things with their guitars,” writes Baeble Music, which last week premiered the band’s new video “Pay No Mind.” Check out “Pay No Mind,” which sounds “like a room’s worth of Marshall Stack amps exploding in your chest cavity,” here. Revisit “Sweet Tooth,” the previous single from […]
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Fool’s Gold – Flying Lessons (ORG Music) NEEDS – NEEDS (File Under: Music) CHAPPO – Future Former Self (Votiv) Ghost Against Ghost – Checkpoint Charlie EP (Our Silent Canvas) Sam Cohen – Cool It (Easy Sound Recording Company) Mr. Robinson – Bury Me Good EP (Palawan Productions)
New Music From POWERS – Digital Servicing Only
LA based duo POWERS has served up a new, infectious pop track that has generated a significant amount of online attention. “Beat of My Drum,” which hit number one at Hype Machine, is a fun and lively disco-tinged pop song, filled with hypnotic buildups that lead into a relentlessly catchy chorus. Check out POWERS and see […]
Fool’s Gold to Perform On KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic on 5/21 – Live Reviews of Record Release Show
Fresh off their European tour, Fool’s Gold returned home to play an incredible set at their Flying Lessons release show at the historic Troubadour. L.A. Record says the show was filled with “a blend of African rhythms and melodies with indie pop.” Buzzbands LA says the LA based collective “gave a performance that lacked nothing in […]
Sam Cohen – MXDWN & Renowned For Sound Reviews
Sam Cohen‘s Cool It has continued to receive high praise in the past few weeks from both MXDWN and Renowned for Sound. Renowned for Sound commends Cohen‘s first solo album as an immense personal triumph that only further validates his widely acknowledged talent as both a musician and producer. “There is no doubting the songwriting or producing […]
Mr. Robinson – Picking Up at Radio
Worcester, England native Mr. Robinson continues to find support at radio with his latest release, Bury Me Good. Charting at stations like KBBI and KLCZ, The EP includes three songs harvested from his upcoming full-length album. Bury Me Good forgoes modern gizmos and gimmickry and opts for old-fashioned songcraft, taking cues from the likes of Bob […]
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Built to Spill – Untethered Moon (Warner Bros. Records) Ghost Against Ghost – Checkpoint Charlie EP (Our Silent Canvas) NEEDS – NEEDS (File Under: Music) CHAPPO – Future Former Self (Votiv) The Bird and the Bee – “Will You Dance?” [digital single] (Rostrum Records)
Fool’s Gold Going for Adds
Fool’s Gold returns with Flying Lessons, the colorful, confident, and ebullient follow up to their 2011 sophomore LP Leave No Trace. That album earned the band rave reviews from Pitchfork, SPIN, and NPR and led to tour dates around the world. The four-piece, created in 2007 by Luke Top (bass/vocals) and Lewis Pesacov (lead guitar) […]
