Stereogum Deems The Staves “Essential Listening” – Looking for Debuts
Stereogum reviewed The Staves‘ second full-length album, If I Was, and declared that the “entire record is essential listening.” The album was produced by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and delivers a folky and soulful sound. The songs sing passionately of struggle but do not cease to give a sense of power derived from it. The […]
Kate Pierson Interviews w/ Newstalk & NY Post
The solo album by Kate Pierson is still spinning at CMJ, charting for the 6th week in a row! The roots of her solo project first started a decade ago, but a surprise hit in Japan from her band NiNa and the recording of The B-52s 2008 album, Funplex, put it on the backburner. Pierson […]
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Buxton – Half A Native (New West) Young Buffalo – House (Votiv) Tigran Hamasyan – Mockroot (Nonesuch) CHAPPO – Celebrate EP (Votiv) Bonson Berner – Reflection (Forty Below Records) Built to Spill – “Never Be The Same” / “Living Zoo” [digital single] (Warner Bros.)
The Staves Going for Adds
The Staves are a folk rock trio of sisters from England. After a critically acclaimed debut album in 2012, The Staves spent most of the past three years on the road, opening for such acts as The Civil Wars, Mumford & Sons, and Bon Iver. During the Bon Iver dates, the sisters formed a bond […]
Bonson Berner Featured on Review Fix and WVAU – Looking for Debuts
Pato Aloi of Bonson Berner sat down with music and media review site Review Fix to chat about their latest album Reflection. Aloi talks about musical influences such as LCD Soundsystem and welcomes a comparison to The National. Aloi also reveals that Reflection came together in just a week in what must have been a whirlwind of […]
Tigran Hamasyan – NPR: A “Musician to Tell Your Friends About in 2015”
NPR has just featured a list of musicians that they expect to make a big impact in 2015. This list of artists, which NPR believes has the propensity to “find an enthusiastic audience in 2015”, includes Armenian-American jazz pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan. Hamasyan‘s Nonesuch debut, Mockroot, is a wild mashup up of jazz and […]
Fool’s Gold Interview Magazine Music Video Premiere
Interview Magazine has the exclusive music video premiere for the track “I’m In Love”, the debut single off of Fool’s Gold‘s upcoming album Flying Lessons. The video is an intricate piece of stop motion composed by New York-based director Sally Tran. Many of the cutouts from the video are actually caricatured sketches that the band […]
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Young Buffalo – House (Votiv) Vetiver – Complete Strangers (Easy Sound Recording Company) Kate Pierson – Guitars and Microphones (Lazy Meadow / Kobalt) CHAPPO – Celebrate EP (Votiv) Buxton – Half A Native (New West)
New Music From The Staves
The Staves‘ Justin Vernon–produced Nonesuch debut, If I Was, is at radio now. The Staves, originally from Watford, England, are three sisters: Emily (vocals), Jessica (vocals, guitar), and Camilla (vocals, ukulele) Staveley-Taylor. The album was recorded in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, at Vernon‘s April Base Studios—a former veterinary clinic where he also recorded his 2012 self-titled […]
Young Buffalo – Stereogum Premiere – WATCH: “Sykia” Music Video – #22 at CMJ, Going for Top 20
We are so excited to have Young Buffalo at #22 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart! The band’s debut album, House, is being touted by stations like WBWC, KUMD, WUTK, Iowa Public Radio and more. On the heels of their shows at CMJ, which resulted in their signing to label Votiv, Stereogum premiered the single “My Place”, […]
Consequnce of Sound Reviews Vetiver – Going for Debuts
Over the band’s 13 year run, Vetiver has gone through different incarnations with lead man Andy Cabic standing at the center of it. After going on tour opening for bands Fleet Foxes, The Shins, Fruit Bats; collaborating with the likes of Devendra Banhart & Joanna Newsom; and losing bandmates to their own personal projects (Pure Bathing […]
Coming Soon: New Album by Kuroma
Psych-tinged power pop band Kuroma has just released their latest single”20+Centuries”. The song is a speedy jangle pop tune with a catchy hook and a danceable groove. You can preview it on Brooklyn Vegan here. It’s the first whiff of the band’s new LP, Kuromarama, which is going for Adds 4/7. Kuroma came into being […]
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Kate Pierson – Guitars and Microphones (Lazy Meadow / Kobalt) Bonson Berner – Reflection (Forty Below Records) Tigran Hamasyan – Mockroot (Nonesuch) CHAPPO – Celebrate EP (Votiv) Buxton – Half A Native (New West) Built to Spill – “Never Be The Same” / “Living Zoo” [digital single] (Warner Bros.)
New Music From Built to Spill – Digital Servicing Only
Thanks to all the stations that have been spinning the haunting first single “Living Zoo” from the ever endearing and enduring, Built to Spill. We are now excited to share the latest single, “Never Be The Same”! The airy tune is the fifth track off the band’s upcoming eighth studio album Untethered Moon. Doted by Stereogum as, […]
Vetiver’s Complete Strangers Going for Adds
After a three-year hiatus Vetiver is back with Complete Strangers & going for adds this week. The album’s introspective lyrics are paired with instrumentals that seem to fluctuate between melancholy and sunshine, producing a sound that is magnetic. Cabic describes the album as being built around dualities; much of the album explores the ebbs and flows of […]
Tigran Hamaysan on NPR’s All Things Considered – Going for Debuts
NPR‘s All Things Considered hosted musician / composer Tigran Hamasyan as a guest to talk about his unique, genre-defying style. On his album, Mockroot, he tries to “use the piano as more of a percussion instrument” rather than melodic. His inspirations range from jazz to Armenian poetry to metal music. He goes further to talk about […]
Popshifter Reviews Young Buffalo’s House – Going for New CMJ Peak
Young Buffalo’s debut album, House, is described as “the kind of debut bands dream of. Full of shimmering synths and pleasing harmonies, the songs are hooky, well-written treats.” The article continues to describe the band’s style, name-checking groups like REM and The Human League. The harmonies sung are “the type of tight where you can […]
SPIN Premieres Kathryn Calder’s “Take a Little Time” Music Video
The New Pornographers member and former Immaculate Machine singer Kathryn Calder is releasing her 3rd solo album next month, which is said to have “lots of lovely synth-driven power-pop”. So far, we’ve shared the infectious and bopping single, “Take A Little Time.” SPIN now has the fun, partially animated music video for the song, which you […]
American Songwriter talks to Doug Martsch of Built to Spill
Doug Martsch, singer and songwriter of Built to Spill, sat down for a Q&A with American Songwriter to provide some details regarding the band’s upcoming album, Untethered Moon. Martsch talks about the departure of his two bandmates, Scott Plouf and Brett Nelson, as well as the artistic aspect of the album. The interview can be read […]
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Kate Pierson – Guitars and Microphones (Lazy Meadow / Kobalt) Bonson Berner – Reflection (Forty Below Records) Buxton – Half A Native (New West) DTCV – “Miley Cyrus Wins the Race” [digital single] (Unsatisfied Records) CHAPPO – Celebrate EP (Votiv)
