Erik’s Top 10 of 2014
This was a great year for music. The definition of what an album constitutes became blurred, as records were released that fell just shy of the 20-minute mark. UK label PC Music undoubtedly created some of the most creative music in 2014, though for the sake of variety, only one song from the label made […]
New Music from Howlin Rain
Howlin Rain is the longstanding folk-rock project of former Comets On Fire guitarist Ethan Miller. Miller’s newest album Mansion Songs, the first of a trilogy, is set to be released early next year. The album is a product of catharsis and transformation for Miller. Howlin Rain has evolved into something strange and true and beautiful. The result is an album […]
Sam Amidon – NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert – December Shows
Thank you to all of the stations that have shown support to Sam Amidon’s new album Lily-O! Amidon was recently featured on NPR‘s Tiny Desk Concert with Bob Boilen. Joined by guitarist Bill Frisell, Amidon perfomed “Blue Mountains” & “Pat Do This, Pat Do That” off his new album. NPR said Amidon “takes traditional music and makes it his […]
Earth Like Planets Making an Impression at CMJ
Los Angeles-based artist Brian Cooper‘s psych project Earth Like Planets is taking off at CMJ. Stations like KUGS, KVRX, WDWN, WGLS, and WSUR charted the debut EP this week. A review Disaster Amnesiac called “his scientific / philosophical / speculative lyrics” “intriguingly off beat and fascinating.” The self-titled release takes the listener into a hypnotic and […]
2nd Leg of The Barr Brothers Tour Starts Tomorrow – 2015 Canadian Dates Announced
The second leg of The Barr Brother‘s tour is kicking off this week as they embark from Vancouver down the west coast to wrap up 2014. Their dates pick back up in the UK in 2015, along with dates in Canada! For tickets to a show near you, feel free to contact us. The band […]
Also at Radio
Marianne Faithfull – Give My Love to London (Easy Sound Recording Company) Nick Kingswell – Over Easy (Self-released) Hungry Cloud Darkening – Glossy Recall (Off Tempo) Rose’s Pawn Shop – Gravity Well (Self-released) Lost in Stars – “Flown” [single] (Self-released)
Marianne Faithfull’s Stunning New Album Praised by NPR & Pitchfork
For her 20th album, Marianne Faithfull tapped her closest collaborators & casted herself as different characters in order to hint at her dark & twisted past. With the help of Nick Cave, Adrian Utley (Portishead), Leonhard Cohen, Steve Earle, Roger Waters, Brian Eno, and more – she crafted an album with a “full range of dynamics, from gentle ballads […]
Rose’s Pawn Shop Featured on WXPN, KEXP, & The Current – US Tour Starts Tmrw – New Peak at CMJ
The new album by Rose’s Pawn Shop is off to a fast start at Radio 200. In its first week post-Adds Gravity Well debuted at #85. The record paints dark lyrics over fast-paced, twangy instrumentation. The opening track, “What Were You Waiting For”, is the perfect example of this, and stations have taken notice. WXPN deemed them, […]
Hungry Cloud Darkening on NPR – US Tour Starts Today
Anacortes, WA trio Hungry Cloud Darkening is setting off on a 20-date tour in support of their new album Glossy Recall. The band takes inspiration by their expansive and gloomy surroundings, recording dreamy and unraveling pop gems straight to tape. NPR Music premiered album highlight “I Am Seen”, and described it as “part bummer Beach […]
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Earth Like Planets – Earth Like Planets (Self-released) Sam Amidon – Lily-O (Nonesuch) The Barr Brothers – Sleeping Operator (Secret City) Nick Kingswell – Over Easy (Self-released)
Nick Kingswell Going for Adds
From riding the waves off the island where he grew up south of Melbourne, to riding the tour circuit as a guitarist for multiple Australian musicians, Nick Kingswell has sold his car and home to move and landed in London. After playing as a touring musician for popular Australian artists for 9 years, Nick decided […]
Hungry Cloud Darkening Going for Adds
Anacortes-based trio Hungry Cloud Darkening is the collaborative, all-analog recording project of Nicholas Wilbur, Allyson Foster, and Paul Benson. Each song off their new album Glossy Recall is co-written in a slightly different way – all with priorities in variety, spectrum and fidelity. Glossy Recall is a perfect showroom of unique and familiar spectrally disparate organic […]
Lost in Stars Going for Adds
Lost in Stars is the LA-based music project of Dylan Willoughby. The newly released single “Flown” was premeired on Marion Hodges show on KCRW. The track features Willoughby on synths, Alysa Lobo on vocals and Darren Burgos on beats and production. When you hear “Flown”, its hard to place it in a musical era. The production […]
Genevieve Bellemare BalconyTV Performance
French Canadian-born Genevieve Bellemare has just released her debut EP Live and Die, a collection of songs she culled over for a 10-month period. She recently performed new single, “Shenanigans”, for BalconyTV – watch it below. The song has a worldly shuffle, dark tones, and a jazzy flare that fits right in with what you can […]
Rose’s Pawn Shop Rolling Stone Feature – Music Video Premiere
LA-based quintet Rose’s Pawn Shop formed in 2005 with the intent to “mix the twang of bluegrass music with the fury of rock and punk”. Almost ten years later, the boys are still in the middle of that three-way genre intersection, “where everything from fiddle solos and banjo arpeggios to the sort of chest-beating, beer-spilling […]
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Dot Hacker – How’s Your Process? (ORG Music) Sam Amidon – Lily-O (Nonesuch) Earth Like Planets – Earth Like Planets (Self-released) Marianne Faithfull – Give My Love to London (Easy Sound Recording Company) The Barr Brothers – Sleeping Operator (Secret City)
New Music from Nick Kingswell
From riding the waves off the island where he grew up south of Melbourne, to riding the tour circuit as a guitarist for multiple Australian musicians, Nick Kingswell has landed in London after selling his car and home to do so. After playing as a touring musician for some of Australia’s established artists for 9 […]
Earth Like Planets Music Video Premiere
Earth Like Planets, a solo act from Los Angeles that formed in 2012 by visual artist Brian Cooper, just premiered the music video “Nature of Things” off his debut self-titled release. “Nature of Things” is inspired by Paul Bloom’s 2010 book called, “How Pleasure Works.” Among many pleasures, Bloom writes about how humans get pleasure from […]
Vogue Magazine Interviews Marianne Faithfull – New Peak at CMJ
Marianne Faithfull is an iconic figure in many respects. Her new album, Give My Love to London, marks her 20th studio album and 50 years of making music. Recently, she also released a photo book entitled Marianne Faithfull: A Life on Record. It includes photos that cover her lifespan, from British Vogue fashion shoots to candid shots […]
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Rose’s Pawn Shop – Gravity Well (Self-released) Sam Amidon – Lily-O (Nonesuch) Dot Hacker – How’s Your Process? (ORG Music) Nicholas Krgovich – On Sunset (NK World Service) The Barr Brothers – Sleeping Operator (Secret City)
