Over the winter months of late 2012 and early 2013, Chicago, IL-based band Disappears were holed up in Electrical Audio Studio writing and recording the material that wound up becoming both their impressive Kone EP, which was released earlier this year, and […]
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“Black Light” is the first single from J. Roddy Walston and the Business’ soon-to-be-released album, Essential Tremors which ATO Records will release on September 10th. The trio of vocalist/guitarist Billy Grordon, vocalist/bassist Logan Davis and drummer Steve […]
The British-based trio of London Grammar, which consists of Hannah Reid, Dot Major, and Dan Rothman, will have their much anticipated debut effort, If You Wait released through Sony/Columbia Records on September 10th. The material on the […]
Matt Preston, a.k.a., Phaeleh, the acclaimed Bristol, UK-based released his sophomore effort, Tides earlier this year. The new effort continues Phaeleh’s reputation for crafting an electronica that has an icy sheen, while being incredibly cinematic. it often sounds as […]
Bed & Bugs which Sub Pop Records will release on September 10th, will be Brooklyn-based quartet Obits’ third full-length release. “Spun Out,” is the first single from the new effort, and it’s an intense, fidgety bit […]
Just before Elephant Stone was to embark on their Eastern US tour to support their sophomore self-titled effort, they enlisted the Horrors’ Tom Furse to remix album single, “A Silent Moment.” Interestingly, this remix and […]
Album Review: Disappears’ Era
Photo Credit: Zoran Orlic Disappears Era Kranky Records Release Date: August 27, 2013 Track Listing 1. Girl 2. Power 3. Ultra 4. Era 5. Weird House 6. Elite Typical 7. New House Personnel […]
The (currently) New York-based band Haerts consists of members who have originally hailed from Germany, the UK and the States. And with the release of two early singles – “Wings” and “All the Days” – […]
Although the Seattle, WA-based quintet of La Luz (Spanish for “The Light”), have been together for less than a year, they’ve received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere after releasing a cassette tape […]
After playing at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, Frankie Rose announced that she had recently signed to Fat Possum Records, the label home of indie darlings Caveman, and others. But along with that news, […]
The Chicago, IL-based trio of Beth Remis, Ben Babbit and Mark Trecka a.k.a. Pillars and Tongues have spent the last few years traveling and playing music in a wide variety of contexts. Naturally, their experiences […]
Who Needs You which will see a September 10th release through East End/Canvasback Music, will be the second EP by the Chicago, IL-based quintet, the Orwells. EP title track, Who Needs You was produced by TV on […]
Washed Out’s Within Without landed at number 24 on this site’s Best of 2011 List thanks in part to Ernest Greene’s cooed vocals backed by sleek, icy snyth lines played through gentle layers of reverb and delay pedals and backed […]
TORCHES released their latest EP, If the People Stare back in May, and as the band announced a lengthy national tour with Chicago, IL-based band Filigar, they released the album title track, “If the People Stare.” The […]
Since their debut in 2010, the Chicago, IL-based quartet of Secret Colours have developed a reputation across Chicago’s psych rock scene, and across the nation’s psych rock scene for a sound that is heavily influenced […]