Marianne Faithfull at #19 at CMJ
Marianne Faithful has broke into the Top 20 at CMJ! Thanks to your help, Give My Love to London has spent the past seven weeks steadily climbing the charts and has finally found its rightful place inside the upper tier of Radio 200. In this special mini-doc, Faithfull gives an intimate account of the emotional journey that […]
The Barr Brothers: Jefferson Public Radio In-studio – XFM Interview
While on their west coast run in December, The Barr Brothers stopped by the JPR studios on their way through the Oregon forest. There, they performed songs off Sleeping Operator, including first single “Half Crazy”. They also talked about the process that led to the new album. Listen to the full interview and performance here. […]
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Nick Kingswell – Over Easy (Self-released) Buxton – “Ice Breaker” (New West) Zella Day – Zella Day EP (B3SCI/Pinetop) Howlin’ Rain – Mansion Songs (Easy Sound) Rose’s Pawn Shop – Gravity Well
New Music from Vetiver – Digital Servicing Only
Vetiver (the solo project from San Francisco’s Andy Cabic) is gearing up to release his latest work, Complete Strangers, in March. Engineered and produced by long-time collaborator Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Beachwood Sparks, Sera Cahoone), Complete Strangers is a work of melancholic dream pop. Cabic brings together the art rock of former band The Raymond […]
Howlin Rain: New Album Streaming on Consequence of Sound
Did you miss the latest from San Francisco blues-psych-folk eccentric Howlin Rain? His fourth album, Mansion Songs, is set for release next week on Easy Sound Record Company, but the album is at radio right NOW. The album picked up top Adds from stations like KAOS, WAWL, WECI, WITR, and more. Consequence of Sound is currently streaming the album […]
Rose’s Pawn Shop – Iowa Public Radio’s Featured Release – Festival Dates
Rose’s Pawn Shop‘s Gravity Well continues to chart with CMJ, coming in at #114 on Radio 200 after 6 weeks. The LA folk rockers continue to find fans across the country. Iowa Public Radio distinguished the album as their Featured Release of the week, calling the songs on Gravity Well “rousing, fierce, and anthemic… a stomping interpretation of […]
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Nick Kingswell – Over Easy (Self-released) Marianne Faithfull – Give My Love to London (Easy Sound Recording Company) Buxton – “Ice Breaker” (New West) Zella Day – Zella Day EP (B3SCI/Pinetop)
Howlin Rain Going for Adds
“I walked out of the back end of my major label run and the first 9 years in Howlin Rain with no band, no label, no foreseeable immediate move forward and a figurative suitcase full of songs, my talent, invigorated by having nothing else to lose, exhausted by the bullshit and grind of the music […]
Buxton Going for Adds
Houston’s Buxton are getting ready to release their third record, Half A Native, on New West Records next month. Dusty tones, shuffling rhythms, and lonesome acoustic affairs make up most of the LP. Recorded in Los Angeles with Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, Beachwood Sparks, Sera Cahoone), the album is the most freewheeling and atmospheric […]
Marianne Faithfull – #21 at CMJ – AllMusic Review
Marianne Faithfull‘s album keeps finding praise from fans and critics alike. AllMusic broke down their favorite tracks from the album; from “the frank, poignant, ballad-cum-theatrical chamber work” of the self-titled track to the “swirling, angry anthemic rocker” of “Sparrows Will Sing”. The four-star review calls the album as “complete a portrait of the artist [and]…reveals […]
Zella Day 2015 Festival Dates
Festival season is around the corner and organizers have started to announce their lineups for this year’s festivities! Hangout Music Fest will be hosting Jenny Lewis & Future Islands, Bottle Rock Festival has Portugal. The Man & Courtney Barnett, Shaky Knees Festival will have The Strokes & The Pixies — and Zella Day will be […]
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Nick Kingswell – Over Easy (Self-released) Rose’s Pawn Shop – Gravity Well (Self-released) The Barr Brothers – Sleeping Operator (Secret City)
New Music from Buxton – Digital Servicing Only
Buxton is a group from Houston, TX led by Sergio Trevino who are getting ready to release their third record, Half A Native, on New West Records next month. Dusty tones, shuffling rhythms, and lonesome acoustic affairs make up most of the LP. Compared to their past work, the new album is more freewheeling and […]
Nick Kingswell – On the Road
Since last year, the debut album by Australia’s Nick Kingswell has been bubbling on making the Radio 200 chart. His first collection of songs, Over Easy, was funded mainly through his talent of busking around the globe. In this video, Kingswell shares his journey of busking from Europe to the United States, starting in Los […]
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Rose’s Pawn Shop – Gravity Well (Self-released) Marianne Faithfull – Give My Love to London (Easy Sound Recording Company) The Barr Brothers – Sleeping Operator (Secret City) Zella Day – Zella Day EP (Pinetop / B3SCI)
New Music From Howlin Rain
Howlin Rain‘s most recent vibrant, emotional creation embodies Ethan Miller‘s struggle of restarting after hitting rock bottom. Before Howlin Rain, Miller founded Comets on Fire & released four albums (two on Sub Pop), with band mates Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance) and Ben Flashman (Sic Alps). In 2008 the group took an indefinite hiatus, and […]
Barr Brothers – Music Video Premiere – Canada / US Tour
Time premiered the music video for The Barr Brothers‘ new single “Love Ain’t Enough”. Director-animator Dustin Grella was encouraged to “experiment”, & so he did: Using 50 cardboard cutouts, 15 paintings and 2100 frames of animation to complete the project. Here’s the inspiration behind the video: “After listening to ‘Love Ain’t Enough’ a few times, […]
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Nick Kingswell – Over Easy (Self-released) Rose’s Pawn Shop – Gravity Well (Self-released) Zella Day – Zella Day EP (Pinetop / B3SCI) Howlin Rain – “Wild Bush” [single] (Easy Sound Recording Company) Sam Amidon – Lily-O (Nonesuch) Blake Mills – Heigh Ho (Verve) Geneviève Bellemare – Live and Die EP (Verve) Secret Colours – Positive Distractions (Self-released) EDJ – EDJ (Easy Sound […]
Marianne Faithfull Rolling Stone Review – New Peak at CMJ
For her 20th album, Marianne Faithfull worked with some of her closest co-conspirators. On the stunning self-titled track alone: Adrian Utley (Portishead), Mick Jones (The Clash), Warren Ellis (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds), Dimitri Tikovi (The Horrors / John Cale), and Steve Earle all make appearances. Rolling Stone weighed in on the release, calling it “her […]
Nylon Premiere: Zella Day’s Free People Documentary
Rising artist, Zella Day, has had quite the year. Her debut EP sparked features on Spotify, iTunes, Noisey, Paste Magazine and a very buzzed about stint at CMJ Music Marathon. Free People were on hand with Zella as she traveled from LA to said festival this past year. The mini-documentary not only chronicles her journey to NYC, […]
