In September, the Chicago, IL-based Fire Records will be releasing the Argentine trio Las Kellies’ fourth, full-length effort, Total Exposure. Total Exposure will include special guest appearances by Dennis Bovell, The Make Up and Chain and the […]
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Woods recently released the “Be All Be Easy”/“God’s Children” and the single serves a farewell to Rear House, the band’s home recording studio, refuge and beloved shithole for the past ten years. And interestingly enough, […]
At the end of 2012, the Chicago, IL-based band Disappears spent the end of 2012 and early 2013 holed up in the Electrical Audio Studio writing and recording the material that wound up becoming their […]
Since their founding 2004, the Chicago, IL-based band Walking Bicycles will be releasing a 7" on July 30th – titled So/Badada, the material on the 7" will be a teaser for the band’s fourth full-length […]
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 […]
Chicago, IL-based band My Gold Mask released one of the more interesting albums I’ve come across this year, Leave Me Midnight – an atmospheric album that sonically evokes the sensation of sound echoing off large-ceilinged rooms […]
Formed in 2001, Japanther is the music and art project of duo of Matt Reilly and Ian Vanek. And in the decade of recording and performing, the band has developed a reputation for unusual live shows — […]
Bay Area retro-punks Shannon and the Clams latest album, Dreams in the Rat House sees it’s official release through Hardly Art Records today. “Rip Van Winkle” is the second single from the new album, and although […]
Album Review: Sky Hi Funk Band’s Reality Check EP
Sky Hi Funk Band Reality Check EP G.E.D. Soul Records Release Date: May 7, 2013 Track Listing 1. Reality Check 2. Numero Uno 3. Funk ‘til Dawn 4. Plan B 5. Your Body […]
Last year, Torche released the critically well received Harmonicraft and before they were about to embark on a national tour, they released a new single as part of the Volcom Entertainment Vinyl Club (VEVC), titled “Keep […]
New York-based electro pop duo Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow, a.k.a. MS MR will be releasing their debut full-length, Secondhand Rapture on May 14th, and they’ll be touring to support the new effort – it’ll include a […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1918389929/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ Bootblacks recently released the Narrowed EP as a limited cassette release, through Modern Tapes and it quickly sold out. The band will be releasing the EP on vinyl through Chicago-based Rococo Records (the label home of […]
Sub Pop Records will be releasing the London-based duo, Still Corners’ sophomore effort Strange Pleasures on May 7th. “Berlin Lovers,” the first single off the album has the band gently expanding their sound with a greater emphasis […]
With the release of Celebration Rock, Vancouver, BC-based duo, Japandroids have been relentlessly touring to support the effort. The band’s spring/summer 2013 tour includes stops in Oakland, CA; the Coachella Festival; Milwaukee, WI; Indianapolis, IN; Lawrence, […]
TEEN, a quarter comprising of the Lieberson sisters – lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Teeny, keyboardist Lizzie, drummer Katherine and bassist Jane Herships – will be releasing the Carolina EP on May 28th. Carolina is a follow-up to their debut […]