Nominate Us at the CMJ Awards!
Hey everyone! The CMJ Awards are right around the corner, and nominations are now open! Please consider us for these categories: Promoter Of The Year: Erik Felix Promotion Company Of The Year: A Man A Plan A Canal Best Taste In Music: Graham MacRae Best Artist Roster: A man A plan A canal (The Black […]
Fishing “Nineteen/Boy Wunder” Video Premiere
Australian duo Fishing have just released the video for their track “Nineteen/Boy Wunder!” Thump, the electronic division of Vice, gave it its global premiere this week – read the feature here! The video consists of several club and party scenes that really reflect the fast, upbeat vibe of the song. Their debut album Shy Glow moved back up on […]
Rodrigo Amarante: NPR Tiny Desk Concert
On August 23rd, NPR aired a Tiny Desk Concert performance of Rodrigo Amarante. We are given a rare intimate look at some of Amarante‘s best tracks in this amazing performance. Watch the performance here. Next month, Amarante is traveling to Europe to open for Angel Olsen. Be sure to keep playing Rodrigo Amarante!
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EDJ – ‘A West County Girl’ Music Video Premiere – New Peak at CMJ
The self-titled debut by EDJ hit a new peak at CMJ, landing at #30! The official music video for EDJ‘s ‘A West County Girl’ recently premiered on Wondering Sound last week! The song is a standout track from the album, which was released on Easy Sound Recording Company. The dreamlike video for ‘A West County […]
Mia Dyson – Rolling Stone Music Video Premiere
The official music video for the title track off Mia Dyson‘s Idyllwild recently premiered on Rolling Stone Australia! The video was primarily filmed at an impromptu show in an attic in Nashville. The performance footage is spliced together with clips of the band performing in the studio, giving the video a very relaxed vibe, which […]
Fishing – Beat Magazine Review
Beat Magazine recently featured a review of beatmaking duo Fishing’s debut album, Shy Glow. Beat calls attention to Fishing‘s incredibly diverse sound, which is skillfully crafted with a vast array of rich influences. The review names “Recoup” as the album’s best track, and gives high praise to Fishing‘s release as a whole, saying, “Purveyors of […]
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EDJ Violent Success Review
EDJ‘s self titled, debut solo record has recieved even more praise from Violent Success. “The suspended chords and instrumental atmosphere on EDJ hypnotize the listener in a trance where Johnson’s lyrics capture such accurate portrayals of humanity, un-concocted and from his own experiences, we are reminded of what we can do;.” This is only a snippet […]
The Black Keys – “Weight Of Love” Stereogum Video Premiere (NSFW)
The official (NSFW) music video for The Black Keys‘ “Weight of Love” recently premiered on Stereogum! The video, directed by Theo Wenner, picks up where the music video for “Fever” left off – with a sweaty Dan Auerbach, posing as an evangelical preacher. From there, the music video follows a group of women “indulging in culty activities […]
David Gray – FREEP Feature – Tour Dates
FREEP recently featured a piece focusing on the collaborative efforts behind David Gray‘s most recent release, Mutineers. The feature discusses the changes and challenges for Gray moving forward from the massively successful White Ladder. With Mutineers, Gray says he has finally returned to the mindset that made White Ladder possible: “I opened the music up to […]
Kan Wakan – Live And Die In Music Interview
Live And Die In Music recently posted an interview with LA-based orchestral pop outfit, Kan Wakan, whose album Moving On was released earlier this summer. The band, having just returned from touring in the UK, talked about everything from their feelings about their latest release to being compared to Radiohead. With intricate composition and dense, […]
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EDJ – AllMusic Review – Debut at CMJ
AllMusic recently published a shining four-star review of EDJ‘s self-titled debut album. Writer James Christopher Monger praised the record’s “not-so-obvious hooks and richly detailed yet never intrusive arrangements.” The former Fruit Bats frontman combines spacious production with intimately acoustic pop across eleven tracks, “all of which,” AllMusic thought, “Are sweet enough for Sunday morning, yet […]
The Donkeys – Radio K Track of the Day
Earlier this week, Radio K featured The Donkeys‘ “Scissor Me Cigs” as their Track of the Day. The feature praises their latest album Ride the Black Wave, writing that it “shimmers with a relaxed pensiveness, and gleams with delicate and dusty instrumentals.” With its smooth, rolling textures and dreamy, reverb-effected guitars, “Scissor Me Cigs” feels […]
Papercuts Live on KEXP
Earlier this summer, Jason Quever’s Papercuts stopped by the KEXP studios to do a live performance. The band performed several tracks from Papercuts‘ latest release, Life Among The Savages, including the album’s stunning title track. Quever‘s intricate and atmospheric storytelling is at its best in the intimate setting of the KEXP studio. In case you […]
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EDJ – The A&R Tapes
In anticipation of EDJ‘s upcoming debut solo album, EDJ and Easy Sound Recording Company teamed up to create a video about the perils of working with an A&R rep. EDJ calls in to check up on the progress of his album release and ends up having to explain that it’s a not a Fruit Bats album […]
Fishing – Radio K Track of the Day
Fishing‘s song “Chi Glow” was recently featured as Radio K’s Track of the Day! The Sydney-based beatmaking duo has finally released their much anticipated debut album, Shy Glow. Radio K calls Fishing’s deligtfully breezy and lush album “a map of their journeys across the globe spanning from Chicago to London, to their home base of Sydney.” […]
Kan Wakan – Daytrotter Session
Since the release of their album Moving On, LA-based Kan Wakan has continued to showcase their breathtakingly innovative and orchestral sound. Kan Wakan recently played a Daytrotter session, performing standout tracks “Forever Found” and “Like I Need You.” Both songs embody the enveloping sound that is Kan Wakan. Daytrotter says of the recordings, “These are […]
