Augustines’ “Cruel City” – Radio K’s Track of the Day
Augustines’ single “Cruel City” is featured as today’s Radio K Track of the Day. Check out the feature here. The station says, “This track bears the catchy hooks of the Seattle indie-rock scene along with a weighted Brooklyn tone.” A full album from Augustines is due out in January. You can still catch the band on tour with Frightened Rabbit. 10/15 – […]
Cloud Control – Acoustic Version of Dream Cave
Thanks for the continued radio support on Cloud Control‘s Dream Cave. As a special treat for fans, the band has released an acoustic version of the album. The band, who is currently on a UK tour with Local Natives, have decided to give the album away for free. NME is hosting the free album, so to get your copy […]
Dr. Dog – Pandora Live Performance
Dr. Dog‘s latest album B-Room has broken into the top 5 of the CMJ Top 200. The band has been getting a ton of press and doing a bunch of special performances for this new album. Most recently, Pandora Radio released a live performance that Dr. Dog did for them at 25th Street Recording in Oakland, CA. Check it out here.
Inside Llewyn Davis Soundtrack
A new trailer for Inside Llewyn Davis has just been released. The movie stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, and Justin Timberlake. While the movie doesn’t come out until December, you can still get your folk fix with the Inside Llewyn Davis soundtrack, which is currently at radio. The album features contributions by Marcus Mumford […]
Also At Radio
Boreal Sons – Threadbare (Self-Released) The Royal Oui – Forecast EP (File Under: Music) LAKE – Circular Doorway / The World Is Real (K / Water Island) Travis – Where You Stand (Red Telephone Box)
2013 CMJ Music Marathon
Will you be at the CMJ Music Marathon next week? Here’s a rundown of where you can catch us in New York: Tuesday, 10/15: Mia Dyson – 6:00pm – 6:45pm Rockwood Music Hall Stage 1 196 Allen St. New York, NY 10002 Wednesday, 10/16: The Melodic – 4:00pm – 4:30pm 10th Annual Pirate! CMJ Party […]
Cass McCombs: At AAA Radio – “Big Wheel & Others” – NPR: First Listen
The forthcoming album from Cass McCombs, Big Wheel & Others, doesn’t go for adds at AAA until 10/22 but NPR has an exclusive stream of the full album over at First Listen. In their feature, they deem “Big Wheel and Others…almost definitely his best.” Highlighting “There Can Only Be One”, “Morning Star”, and “Brighter!”, NPR […]
New Music from Kan Wakan
Dubbed by LA Weekly as the “…Los Angeles band about to blow up”, Kan Wakan is a striking breath of vision that places them as standouts amongst modern pops most inventive artists. The brainchild of Bulgarian-born multi-instrumentalist Gueorgui I. Linev, Kan Wakan was originally intended to be a small orchestral ensemble, but later evolved into […]
Dr. Dog – Live Performances with Paste and Billboard – CMJ Top 5
Dr. Dog‘s B-Room has been getting love from CMJ radio stations across the country. Their album climbed almost 10 spots last week to make it into the top 5 at Radio 200. Recently the band stopped into Paste Magazine to perform “Broken Heart” on top of the magazine’s sunny Brooklyn rooftop. Watch the whole performance here. The band […]
Also At Radio
Cloud Control – Dream Cave (Votiv) Boreal Sons – Threadbare (Self-Released) The Royal Oui – Forecast EP (File Under: Music) LAKE – Circular Doorway / The World Is Real (K/ Water Island) Travis – Where You Stand (Red Telephone Box)
Inside Llewyn Davis Soundtrack – Going for Adds
The Inside Llewyn Davis soundtrack for the new Coen Brothers movie of the same name, is going for adds this week. The Coen Brothers will be releasing their new feature length film on December 6th. The film, starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, and Justin Timberlake, has already received much praise, such as winning the […]
John Vanderslice – Going for Adds
John Vanderslice‘s Vanderslice Plays Diamond Dogs is going for adds this week. The album is a cover of David Bowie’s 1974 album Diamond Dogs. The album was exclusively made available to John‘s Kickstarter contributors earlier this year and now he’s sharing it with college/non-commercial radio as he preps for a cross country tour slated to begin in […]
Augustines – On Tour with Frightened Rabbit
In September, we serviced the digital version of Augustines, formerly We Are Augustines, latest single “Cruel City”. We are excited to announce that now a physical copy of the single is making its way to radio stations. “Cruel City” marks the first we’ve heard from the band, since their 2011 debut Rise Ye Sunken Ships. The single […]
Also At Radio
Cloud Control – Dream Cave (Votiv) Dr. Dog – B-Room (Anti-) Boreal Sons – Threadbare (Self-Released) The Royal Oui – Forecast EP (File Under: Music)
Cass McCombs: At AAA Radio – Stereogum Feature
The double-album from Cass McCombs, Big Wheel And Others, is due out on Domino on 11/15, but we were treated to a sampler of the album last month. The sampler boasts the magical and woozy “Brighter!” which reunites McCombs with the late actress / singer / songwriter Karen Black. The song was recorded before her passing and showcases Black‘s […]
New Music from John Vanderslice – “Vanderslice Plays Diamond Dogs” – Digital Servicing Only
Earlier this year, John Vanderslice surpassed his crowd-funding goal to make his new album, Dagger Beach, by offering some really special premiums — including a cover of David Bowie‘s 1974 album Diamond Dogs. The album was originally only available for those who contributed to his Kickstarter but has since seen a digital release and, now, […]
LAKE – AllMusic Album Review
The members of LAKE have won stations across the country over, with stations like KVSC, KVRX, KAOS, WMUH, WSUM, & WMUC charting it high! CMJ stations aren’t the only ones smitten by LAKE‘s brand of syncopated-twee – AllMusic shares that “the strength of The World Is Real is Lake‘s [sic] deft arrangement ability, which makes all […]
Also At Radio
Dr. Dog – B-Room (Anti-) Cloud Control – Dream Cave (Votiv) Boreal Sons – Threadbare (Self-Released) The Royal Oui – Forecast EP (File Under: Music) Travis – Where You Stand (Red Telephone Box) TV on the Radio – “Mercy” [digital single] (Federal Prism) Augustines – “Cruel City” [single] (Votiv / Oxcart)
New Album from Oh Land: Going for Alternative Specialty Spins
Danish singer, songwriter and producer, Oh Land, has released her new album, Wish Bone, via Dave Sitek‘s label, Federal Prism. Oh Land debuted in the US in 2011 with her self-titled album, and released her first album, Fauna, in Denmark three years earlier. Her self-titled album garnered overwhelming acclaim, with SPIN declaring it one of “20 […]
Soundtrack from the Coen Brothers film “Inside Llewyn Davis” – Digital Servicing Only
The Coen Brothers will be releasing their new feature length film, Inside Llewyn Davis, on December 6th. The film, starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, and Justin Timberlake, has already received much praise, such as winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes International Film Festival. Inside Llewyn Davis follows a week in the life of young […]
