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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Fishing – Shy Glow (Create Control) The Donkeys – Ride the Black Wave (Easy Sound Recording Company) Papercuts – Life Among the Savages (Easy Sound Recording Company)
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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Fishing – Shy Glow (Create Control) David Gray – Mutineers (iht Records) Kan Wakan – Moving On (Verve) Blake Mills – Heigh Ho Sampler (Verve / Record Collection) The Black Keys – Turn Blue (Nonesuch) Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden – The Shape the Color the Feel (Red Valise) Tom The Lion – Sleep […]
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 […]
Mia Dyson KUGS Session
Mia Dyson recently stopped by the KUGS studio in the midst of touring to sit down for an intimate acoustic in-studio performance! The session was a great live look at some of the tracks off of Dyson‘s latest release, Idyllwild. Pausing in between songs to briefly discuss the album and touring, Dyson‘s laid-back performance on […]
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The Donkeys – Ride the Black Wave (Easy Sound Recording Company) David Gray – Mutineers (iht Records) Blake Mills – Heigh Ho [sampler] (Verve / Record Collection) Papercuts – Life Among the Savages (Easy Sound Recording Company) Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden – The Shape the Color the Feel (Red Valise)
EDJ Going For Adds
Eric D. Johnson is perhaps best known for his work as the frontman and only permanent member of The Fruit Bats, whose last two albums hit #1 at CMJ. Now, moving forward from The Fruit Bats, Johnson is back with his solo project, EDJ. Seeking inspiration from Portland to Joshua Tree, EDJ veers away from the […]
Mia Dyson – Pop Dose Review
Mia Dyson‘s latest album Idyllwild recently received words of praise from Pop Dose! The review calls Dyson “a singer-songwriter who upon, first listen, sings like Bonnie Raitt and/or Stevie Nicks being backed by Elvis Costello’s Attractions.” The review emphasized the strength of the album’s title track, “Idyllwild,” saying, “The title track gets the proceedings off […]
Blake Mills – Tour Dates – Brooklyn Vegan Feature
Guitar virtuoso Blake Mills is set to embark on a US tour this fall in support of his upcoming album, Heigh Ho! Mills has released a two-track sampler from his highly anticipated album that will be released this fall. One of the tracks on the sampler is the lead single, “Don’t Tell Our Friends About Me,” […]
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The Donkeys – Ride the Black Wave (Easy Sound Recording Company) Fishing – Shy Glow (Create Control) Rodrigo Amarante – Cavalo (Easy Sound Recording Company) David Gray – Mutineers (iht Records) Kan Wakan – Moving On (Verve)
New Music from EDJ (ex-Fruit Bats)
Eric D. Johnson is perhaps best known for his work as the frontman and only permanent member of The Fruit Bats, whose last two albums hit #1 at CMJ. Now, moving forward from The Fruit Bats and from numerous collaborations with the likes of The Shins, Vetiver, and Califone, Johnson is back with his solo project, […]
David Gray On Letterman Tonight
Thanks to all of you that have been giving lots of radio support to Mutineers! David Gray will be performing on Letterman TONIGHT!! He will be part of the Live On Letterman webcast which features a live performance of him at 9pm ET/6pm PT streaming online here. Then one of the songs from the live performance will be shown […]
Mia Dyson Named One of Australia’s Top Guitarists
The Daily Telegraph named Mia Dyson one of Australia’s 25 best guitarists! The Australian phenom was ranked #21 of 25 among legends such as Malcom and Angus Young of AC/DC and Orianthi (Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper). Check out “When We’re Older” from her latest album Idyllwild for just a small sample of her incredible talent and […]
Fishing – Rip It Up Review
Rip It Up recently reviewed Fishing’s debut album, Shy Glow, which has been charting in the top 50 at CMJ for two weeks in a row! The review praises the album’s “mix of vibrant, colorful production plastered against a backdrop of thumping bass and hip hop rhythms.” Despite the delay in the album’s release, Rip […]
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Kan Wakan – Moving On (Verve) The Donkeys – Ride the Black Wave (Easy Sound Recording Company) The Black Keys – Turn Blue (Nonesuch) Blake Mills – Heigh Ho Sampler (Verve)
