New Music from Vetiver
Vetiver is back after four years with their new album, Complete Strangers. The album’s introspective lyrics are paired with instrumentals that seem to fluctuate between melancholy and sunshine, producing a sound that is magnetic. This sound was not harnessed without the help of Bart Davenport, Gabe Noel and Josh Adams who are also featured on […]
Young Buffalo Paste Magazine Feature – #36 at CMJ!
Young Buffalo‘s “No Idea” was featured in Paste Magazine & provides a catchy and upbeat sample of their debut album, House. One of the group’s songwriters, Jim Barrett, said that they are “really honest with [themselves] when it comes to what [they] create and that’s ultimately what keeps [them] interested to keep pushing forward.” The […]
Buxton AllMusic Album Review – Tied for All-time CMJ Peak
AllMusic wrote a glowing review of Buxton‘s LP, Half A Native. The review explains, “while their New West debut was a somewhat wiley [sic] affair that pitted Trevino‘s thoughtful songwriting against mildly chaotic noise bursts and sonic chatter, Half A Native is a far more understated set that leaves some welcome space between the gaps.” The […]
Spotify Playlist: What Kate Pierson Is Listening To? – Interview w/ PRI
USA Today asked Kate Pierson of The B-52s to make a playlist featuring songs that have piqued her interest as of late. The selected songs range from Annie Lennox & Bjork, to Sia, who actually helped write her debut album Guitars and Microphones. You can read some words regarding each track here, and listen to the playlist below. […]
Bonson Berner “Traveling” Music Video – Going for Radio 200 Debut
Buzzbands recently premiered the music video for Bonson Berner‘s track “Traveling.” The song is off their second album, Reflection, which saw debuts from CMJ stations like WRSU, WLFR, KSSU, KSPU, and more. Helmed by musician, photographer, painter and architect Lisandro “Pato” Aloi, the track exemplifies their atmospheric take on post-punk. Alio says the video is representative […]
Also At Radio
CHAPPO – Celebrate EP (Votiv) Tigran Hamasyan – Mockroot (Nonesuch) DTCV – “Miley Cyrus Wins the Race” [digital single] (Unsatisfied Records) Howlin Rain – Mansion Songs (Easy Sound Recording Company) NEEDS – NEEDS Sampler (File Under: Music) Built to Spill – “Living Zoo” [digital single] (Warner Bros.) Fool’s Gold – “I’m In Love” [digital single] […]
Tigran Hamasyan Going for Adds
Armenian pianist / composer Tigran Hamasyan has released his Nonesuch debut album entitled Mockroot. Tigran grew up listening to his father’s heavy rock collection (Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple). By the age of three, he was picking out pop melodies on the family piano and being sent to piano lessons. As an adult, Hamasyan spent […]
NEEDS Going for Adds
A two song sampler from Vancouver, BC punk band NEEDS is going for Adds today. The songs are off their forthcoming self-titled album due out in May on File Under: Music. First track “We Forgot the Records to Our Record Release Show” is a no frills hardcore punk song. “The Only Good Condo is a […]
DTCV Going for Adds
French-American post-punk band DTCV (pronounced Detective) was formed in Los Angeles in 2012 by Vivarock and Fiat Lux. These are pseudonyms; both band members are currently being hounded by Interpol (the pop group, not the crime-fighting organization) and prefer not to reveal their profligate involvement with other, better-known rock combos, or with writing films, novels, […]
A man A plan A canal at SXSW 2015
SXSW season is upon us! This year we have half a dozen of our artists playing the festival. Contact us if you would like to setup an interview with any of our bands! The Donkeys 03/16 – Resolution Media Party @ Cheers Shot Bar (416 E 6th St.), SXSW – 10 pm 03/17 – Surly […]
Record Store Day Announces 2015 Releases
This past Tuesday, March 10th, a press conference was held at Rough Trade Records in Brooklyn to announce the full list of titles for Record Store Day 2015. Conference panelists included Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson (The B-52s), Annie Clark (St. Vincent), and more. Now in its 8th year, Record Store Day (RSD) celebrates independently owned […]
Also At Radio
Young Buffalo – House (Votiv) Buxton – Half A Native (New West) Kate Pierson – Guitars and Microphones (Lazy Meadow / Kobalt) DTCV – “Miley Cyrus Wins the Race” [digital single] (Unsatisfied Records) Bonson Berner – Reflection (Forty Below Records) Vetiver – “Loose Ends” [digital single] (Easy Sound Recording Company) Howlin Rain – Mansion Songs […]
New Music from Tigran Hamasyan – Digital Servicing Only
Nonesuch Records releases the label debut from pianist Tigran Hamasyan, entitled Mockroot. Although trained as a classical and jazz musician, Hamasyan draws on a wide range of influences, including Armenian folk music, rock, electronica, poetry, and more. He began playing the piano at 3, and at 16 he won the Montreux Jazz Festival‘s piano competition. Hamasyan […]
NPR Music premieres music video for Young Buffalo’s “No Idea” – CMJ Debut at #55
NPR Music has premiered the new music video to accompany the track “No Idea” by Mississippi group Young Buffalo. In the video, a young boy builds himself a robot friend in his parent’s garage. The robot comes to life and the pair hangout, playing video games and planning for the kid’s upcoming birthday. The well-intentioned robot […]
Vetiver Announces Tour with EDJ
In support of upcoming release Complete Strangers, Andy Cabic‘s Vetiver has just announced a short US tour for the month of May. He will be accompanied by EDJ (former Fruit Bats frontman Eric D. Johnson), whose debut album was released just last year on Easy Sound Recording Company and features Cabic. The tour will begin with a […]
Also At Radio
Buxton – Half A Native (New West) Kate Pierson – Guitars and Microphones (Lazy Meadow / Kobalt) DTCV – “Miley Cyrus Wins the Race” [digital single] (Unsatisfied Records) Zella Day – Zella Day EP (B3SCI/Pinetop) Bonson Berner – Reflection (Forty Below Records) Howlin Rain – Mansion Songs (Easy Sound Recording Company) Little Helen Rose – […]
New Music from DTCV – Digital Servicing Only
We’re excited to be sending you “Miley Cyrus Wins the Race”, the new single from DTCV. Check out the video that premiered on Stereogum yesterday. French-American post-punk band DTCV (pronounced Detective) was formed in Los Angeles in 2012 by Vivarock and Fiat Lux. These are pseudonyms; both band members are currently being hounded by Interpol […]
Kate Pierson Talks to Paste Magazine – New Peak at CMJ
It is difficult to listen to the new album by Kate Pierson & not think about her work with The B-52s. Her “amazing brassy voice” has beamed over college / non-commercial airwaves for almost four decades. Musically though, Paste Magazine sees the debut release as a departure from the work she does with her iconic […]
Zella Day “Hypnotic” SPIN Music Video Premiere
Zella Day‘s debut album, Kicker, doesn’t come out until June 2nd, but we’ve already heard some songs off it like the single “Hypnotic”. The music video for the track is one steamy, trippy escapade into the desert. Visually, it incorporates both of Zella‘s worlds: Her Arizona, bohemian past and her boundary-pushing style. SPIN described it […]
Also At Radio
Young Buffalo – House (Votiv) Buxton – Half A Native (New West) Bonson Berner – Reflection (Forty Below Records) Howlin Rain – Mansion Songs (Easy Sound Recording Company) Little Helen Rose – Live at The Monkey Room (Self-released) CHAPPO – Celebrate EP (Votiv)
