The Barr Brothers Going For Adds
The debut full-length from Canadian group, The Barr Brothers, is our add this week. Brad and Andrew Barr use folk songs to explore noise and space. Accompanied on harp by Sarah Page, the group utilizes unique instruments like the Waterphone, Fretless Peanut Bowl Banjo, and the Electric Tool Box Guitar to achieve a sound all their […]
400 Blows ‘Sickness & Health Tour’ – Dates w/ Melt Banana
Fresh off their dates with The Butthole Surfers, 400 Blows are gearing up to go back on the road as they make their way to CMJ this year. The group will also playing dates with Japanese punk-noisemakers, Melt Banana. We’d love to set up an in-studio, interview, or guest DJ slot with your station. Let us know if […]
Also At Radio
We Are Augustines – Rise Ye Sunken Ships (Oxcart – Turnout) Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (Nonesuch) Kasabian – “Days Are Forgotten / Switchblade Smiles” [singles] (Sony UK) – digital servicing only Björk – “Crystalline / Cosmogony / Virus” (One Little Indian)” – digital servicing only Coming Soon: Gary Clark Jr. – The Bright Lights EP (Warner Brothers) Kasabian – Velociraptor! (Sony UK)
New Music from The Barr Brothers
This week we have the self-titled debut from The Barr Brothers. We sent the single, “Beggar In The Morning,” a few weeks back which received attention from sites like Consequence of Sound & Nylon Mag. The Montreal band recorded the album in a boiler room at the foot of Mount Royal, an extinct volcano near their home. The album […]
Ry Cooder: CMJ Biggest Mover!
Thanks to all the stations that helped make Ry Cooder the biggest mover on the CMJ charts this week. Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down moved from #186 to #53! The record is another stand-out release from guitar legend Ry Cooder as it blends Americana, Jazz, Folk, Blues, and Mariachi. Thanks to stations like CFRU, KAFM, KALX, KBCS, KBOO, KCSB, […]
Also At Radio
We Are Augustines – Rise Ye Sunken Ships (Oxcart – Turnout) Kasabian – “Days Are Forgotten / Switchblade Smiles” [singles] (Sony UK) –digital servicing only Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (Nonesuch) 400 Blows – Sickness and Health (ORG Music) Björk – “Crystalline / Cosmogony / Virus” (One Little Indian)” – digital servicing only Going for ADDS 9/19 & 9/20: The Barr Brothers – The Barr […]
Going for ADDS – New singles from Kasabian – digital servicing only
Last week we digitally serviced two new singles from Kasabian‘s upcoming record Velociraptor! The tracks “Days Are Forgotten” and “Switchblade Smiles” display what the band knows what to do best: blend rock and electronic elements into their own unique sound. This is the second record that Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Dr. Octagon)produces for Kasabian and the album […]
For Your Consideration: A man A plan A canal
CMJ is less than two months away! We’d love to meet you there; let us know if you plan on attending this year. As you probably know, with the festival comes annual awards that go out to stations & promotors. We’d love it if you nominated us for any of the categories below: Promoter Of […]
Also At Radio
We Are Augustines – Rise Ye Sunken Ships (Oxcart – Turnout) Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (Nonesuch) 400 Blows – Sickness and Health (ORG Music) Björk – “Crystalline / Cosmogony / Virus” (One Little Indian)” – digital servicing only Going for ADDS 9/19 & 9/20 The Barr Brothers – The Barr Brothers (Secret City)
New Music from Kasabian – Digital Servicing Only
Today we’re excited to service two new singles off Kasabian‘s upcoming record, Velociraptor! The bands last album, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum,was called Album of the Year by Q Magazine and nominated for a Mercury Prize. Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Dr. Octagon), returns as producer on Velociraptor! as the band continues to blur the line between electronic and rock. Their singles “Switchblade Smiles” & […]
We Are Augustines: Tour Kicks Off Tonight!
We Are Augustines start their North American tour tonight with a free in-store at Portland’s Music Millenium. Let us know if you’re interested in setting up an in-studio or would like tickets to any of the shows listed below: 09/08 – Portland, OR – Music Millenium (Free in-store!) 09/09 – Seattle, WA – Silver Platters (Free […]
New Film Screening Opportunity: Nirvana – Live At The Paramount
A man A plan A canal brings you another free and exclusive screening opportunity with Nirvana – Live at the Paramount. Fresh off the release of Nevermind, Nirvana performed on Halloween in 1991 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle to a sold-out crowd that recognized, early on, the brilliance within a band that would eventually […]
Also At Radio
400 Blows – Sickness and Health (ORG Music) Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (Nonesuch) The Barr Brothers – “Beggar in the Morning” (Secret City) – digital servicing only Björk – “Crystalline / Cosmogony / Virus” (One Little Indian)” – digital servicing only Cheikh Lo – Jamm (Nonesuch) Chris Thile & Michael Daves – Sleep with One Eye Open (Nonesuch) Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain (Nonesuch)
Ry Cooder Going for Adds
Pull up Some Dust and Sit Down, the latest album from Grammy award-winning musician and composer Ry Cooder, is our add at radio this week. With the New Yorker lauding his musicianship for being “expressive, elegant, and rhythmically intricate,” Cooder tackles concerns in modern American politics such as economic uncertainty and the widening ethical disparities between the privileged and […]
Björk “Biophilia” – ADD date pushed back
Björk’s US release date for her upcoming album Biophilia has been pushed back from September 27 to October 11, which means Björk will be going for adds two weeks later than we anticipated. On the bright side, you can still check out our other records, including music from 400 Blows (album of the month on Vice), The Barr Brothers (9.2/10 fromThe Wild […]
Also At Radio
400 Blows – Sickness and Health (ORG) We Are Augustines – Rise Ye Sunken Ships (Oxcart Records) The Barr Brothers – “Beggar In The Morning” (Secret City) – digital servicing only Björk – “Crystalline / Cosmogony / Virus” (Nonesuch – One Little Indian) – digital servicing only Still checking up on: Cheikh Lo – Jamm (Nonesuch) Chris Thile & Michael Daves – Sleep with One Eye Open (Nonesuch) Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain (Nonesuch)
New Film Screening Opportunity: Nirvana – Live At The Paramount
A man A plan A canal brings you another free and exclusive screening opportunity with Nirvana – Live at the Paramount. Fresh off the release ofNevermind, Nirvana performed on Halloween in 1991 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle to a sold-out crowd that recognized, early on, the brilliance within a band that would eventually define an entire generation. […]
Also At Radio
We Are Augustines – Rise Ye Sunken Ships (Oxcart/Turnout) 400 Blows – Sickness and Health (Org Music) The Barr Brothers – “Beggar in the Morning” (Secret City) Bjork – “Crystalline / Cosmogony / Virus” (One Little Indian)” – digital servicing only Cheikh Lo – Jamm (Nonesuch) Chris Thile & Michael Daves – Sleep with One Eye Open (Nonesuch) Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain (Nonesuch)
New music from Ry Cooder – Limited Physical Mailing
Pull up Some Dust and Sit Down is the latest album from Ry Cooder, the Grammy award-winning musician and composer. Ranked by both Rolling Stone magazine and Gibson as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Cooder poignantly, and, at times, humorously, addresses politics, Wall Street, and the current state of pop culture while drawing inspiration from various genres, including Americana, […]
Also At Radio
400 Blows – Sickness and Health (Org Music) We Are Augustines – Rise Ye Sunken Ships (Oxcart/Turnout) The Barr Brothers – “Beggar in the Morning” (Secret City) – digital servicing only Bjork – “Crystalline / Cosmogony / Virus” (Nonesuch – One Little Indian) – digital servicing only Cheikh Lo – Jamm (Nonesuch) Chris Thile & Michael Daves – Sleep with One Eye Open (Nonesuch) Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain (Nonesuch)
