If you’ve been following JOVM for the past couple of months, you might be familiar with the Lexington, KY-based band Ancient Warfare and “Gunsmoke,” the first single off the newly-minted quartet’s forthcoming effort, The Pale Horse, slated for an […]
Category: Single Review
New Audio: The Afrobeat-Inspired Deep and Funky Grooves of Bixiga 70
Bixiga, is a Central São Paulo neighborhood, known as a cultural melting pot of its Italian. African and Northeastern Brazilian population, and is arguably one of the city’s best areas to eat and catch some of […]
New Audio: Starlight Girls Newest Single “Intrigue” Channels Siouxsie and the Banshees
Comprised of founder, keyboardist and vocalist, Christina B, Shaw Walters (guitar),Sara Mundy (backing vocals, keyboards), Tysen Arveson (bass) Josh Davis (drums) and Isabel Alvarez (backing vocals, keyboards), the Brooklyn-based sextet of Starlight Girls have developed a reputation for […]
New Audio: London Punk Trio Feature’s “Wisdom Teeth” and “Tourism Fiction”
Originally starting as a duo comprised of Liv Willars (guitar) and Jen Calleja (drums), best known as a member of Sauna Youth and Monotony, London-based band Feature started receiving attention nationally for a drone pop/power […]
New Audio: House of Blondes’ Space-Agey “I Always Wanted to Live Like That”
If you’ve been following JOVM over the past couple of years, you’d be pretty familiar with the New York-based electronic music/electro pop act, House of Blondes’ whose fantastic Clean Cuts landed at number 5 on this site’s Best of 2012 List that […]
New Audio: Check Out Ibeyi’s Stunning Rendition of Jay Electronica’s “Better In Tune With The Infinite (Bibo No Aozora)”
With the release of their self-titled debut earlier this year, Ibeyi, the twin sibling duo comprised of 19 year-old French-Cuban twin sibling duo, Lisa-Kainde Diaz and Naomi Diaz have received international attention for a sound that […]
New Audio: Chet Faker’s Reworking of “1998” Features Guest Vocals by Indie Pop Sensation Banks
With the release of his full-length debut, Built on Glass, the Melbourne, Australia-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Nick Murphy, best known as Chet Faker quickly became an international sensation for a silky smooth and soulful electro pop/electro R&B sound that […]
New Audio: New Order’s “Restless” is a Subtle Refinement of Their Beloved Sound
Since their formation in the aftermath of Ian Curtis‘ suicide 35 years ago, there has been much ink spilled throughout New Order’s history, so getting into their backstory is largely unnecessary for most; however, what […]
New Audio: Skin & Bones’ Swaggering and Ominous “Bad Feeling”
Comprised of Taylor Borsuk (vocals, guitar, drums) and Peter Blackwelder (violin), the Venice Beach, CA-based duo Skin & Bones first gained attention locally as local buskers performing country and blues tunes on Venice Beach’s renowned […]
New Audio: The Moody, Atmospheric Track from Minneapolis’ Carroll, “Alligator”
Although they’ve received attention both in their native Minneapolis, MN and nationally over the past year, the quartet Carroll, can trace their origins to when Brian Harlow (vocals) began writing melancholy, shoegaze-based pop songs that caught the […]
