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Brooklyn Brothers – Brooklyn Brothers (Rhino) Mount Eerie – Ocean Roar (P.W. Elverum & Sun) Ry Cooder – Election Special (Nonesuch) Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough? (Nonesuch) The Daredevil Christopher Wright – The Nature of Things (File Under: Music) The Flaming Lips – The Flaming Lips & Heady Fwends (Warner Bros) […]
New Single from Earlimart – Digital Servicing Only
For years, Earlimart have paired lush, lovely acoustic guitar songwriting with disenchantment. Their dichotomy is similar to that of the central California city the duo takes their name from. Consisting mainly of wide open spaces, this could be seen as quaint to some and frustratingly desolate to others — compelling one to either add something […]
Infantree Perform “What You Wanna Do” on KUCR
It’s been a very busy summer for Infantree. After the release of their second full-length album “Hero’s Dose”, the band embarked on a 7,000 mile tour that took them clear across the country. After performing “Fibber” on Conan, they played numerous festivals including Moe Down and Outside Lands. The band was recently interviewed by WPRK […]
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Mount Eerie – Ocean Roar (P.W. Elverum & Sun) Onuinu – Mirror Gazer (Bladen County/BadCopBadCop) Ry Cooder – Election Special (Nonesuch) Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough? (Nonesuch)
New Music from Onuinu
We first introduced Onuinu (pronounced “on-you-in-you”) to you this past summer, now we are happy send you his full-length Mirror Gazer. The Portland-based artist speaks deftly about his sound, which at its core is a hodgepodge of electronic, hip-hop, house, and r&b. The gauzy mix all started with bedroom experiments on samplers and 8-track recorders. The […]
Daredevil Christopher Wright Perform for Audiotree
Eau Claire’s Daredevil Christopher Wright toured extensively this summer in support of their sophomore record The Nature of Things. The group’s classical singing upbringing, folk tones, and intricate musicianship was put on display when they visited Chicago’s Audiotree studios for a special performance. The group’s three members, brothers Jon and Jason Sunde & friend Jesse […]
Brooklyn Brothers’ “Come On Girl” Rolling Stone Premiere
Brooklyn Brothers‘ sound combines poignant but twee folk with, as front man Ryan O’Nan describes in a NY Times interview, cheery children’s toy instruments that “you got for Christmas in the ’80s, you played for an hour, and then you shoved under your bed for the rest of your life.” The result, like the similarly […]
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Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough? (Nonesuch) Sun Araw – The Inner Treaty (Sun Ark – Drag City) Mount Eerie – Ocean Roar (P.W. Elverum & Sun) Ry Cooder – Election Special (Nonesuch) So Many Wizards – Warm Nothing (JAXART) The Flaming Lips – The Flaming Lips & Heady Fwends (Warner Bros) […]
Sun Araw Going for Adds – Digital Servicing Only
Sun Araw‘s The Inner Treaty, which we serviced to you digitally on Wednesday is going for adds this week! Sun Araw is the musical alias of Cameron Stallones. After putting out cassette and vinyl only releases on Not Not Fun and limited releases on Woodsist & Thrill Jockey, Stallones began releasing his persistent output on his […]
Brooklyn Brothers Going For Adds
Last week, we sent you the Brooklyn Brothers album, also going for adds today and tomorrow. Brooklyn Brothers‘ sound teeters between the wide-eyed optimism of a grade school kid and the jadedness of a brokenhearted twentysomething. The songs were written by singer Ryan O’Nan and his two friends from college, whose band inspired the Brooklyn Brothers‘ […]
So Many Wizards Impose Album Review
The debut record from LA based So Many Wizards has introduced the band’s gauzy, beachy sound to an audience outside of their DIY-circle. In the week that it was made available and went for adds, it managed to debut in the CMJ top 200. Impose Magazine gave Warm Nothing a glowing review saying “So Many […]
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Mount Eerie – Ocean Roar (P.W. Elverum & Sun) Ry Cooder – Election Special (Nonesuch) Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough? (Nonesuch) The Flaming Lips – The Flaming Lips & Heady Fwends (Warner Bros)
New Music from Brooklyn Brothers
Brooklyn Brothers' sound teeters between the wide-eyed optimism of a grade school kid and the jadedness of a brokenhearted twentysomething. The songs were written by singer Ryan O'Nan and his two friends from college, whose band inspired the Brooklyn Brothers' "The Shins meets Sesame Street" sound. The group's solitary sound could be attributed to the […]
Lianne La Havas Mercury Prize 2012 Nomination – Tour Update
UK native Lianne La Havas continues to win over American listeners every week. England has already recognized the young artist with sites like The Guardian and Telegraph gushing about her debut album. She made another splash this week with Is Your Love Big Enough? receiving a nomination for this year’s Mercury Prize. The ceremony will be […]
Nominate A man A plan A canal for a 2012 CMJ Award
A man A plan A canal can’t wait to make it to NY for CMJ this year! This year we’re looking to bring home some oversized poster board. Nominate A man A plan A canal for the following awards: Promoter of the Year: Erik Felix – A man A plan A canal Promotion Company of […]
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Ry Cooder – Election Special (Nonesuch) So Many Wizards – Warm Nothing (JAXART) The Flaming Lips – The Flaming Lips & Heady Fwends (Warner Bros) Infantree – Hero’s Dose (Vapor) The Daredevil Christopher Wright – The Nature of Things (File Under: Music) Gaz Coombes – Here Come the Bombs (Hot Fruit) Imaginary Cities – Temporary […]
New Music from Sun Araw – Digital Servicing Only
Sun Araw is the musical alias of Cameron Stallones. After putting out cassette and vinyl only releases on Not Not Fun and limited releases on Woodsist & Thrill Jockey, Stallones began releasing his persistent output on his own label Sun Ark with the help of Drag City. His musical offerings are shaped by psychedelia, funk, prog, […]
Mount Eerie Debuts at #63 – Pitchfork Album Review – Tour Update
Mount Eerie's second album this year has Phil Elverum taking his reflections into darker corners. His first release, Clear Moon, saw flourishing walls of synthesizers and pensive moments of fantasia. Now on his latest record, Pitchfork sees "The midnight-black Ocean Roar" as "an experiment in imagined homelessness…as if Elverum steeled himself and left his house […]
New Film Screening Opportunity – Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
A man A plan A canal is excited to present free film screening opportunities for Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best – a quirky, dark comedy about a recently dumped twentysomething from New York who is on the verge of giving up on his goal of becoming a musician when his friend convinces him to go […]
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So Many Wizards – Warm Nothing (JAXART) Ry Cooder – Election Special (Nonesuch) Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough? (Nonesuch) The Flaming Lips – The Flaming Lips & Heady Fwends (Warner Bros) Infantree – Hero's Dose (Vapor) The Daredevil Christopher Wright – The Nature of Things (File Under: Music) Onuinu – "Happy […]
