Madison, WI-based artist Trin Tran has developed a reputation for having a sound that’s difficult to describe because of its possessive inventiveness. His last effort, Dark Radar released through Ty Segall’s GOD? imprint on Drag City Records; […]
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Album Review: Jef Barbara’s Soft to the touch
Jef Barbara Soft to the touch Club Roll Music Release Date: September 30, 2013 Track Listing About singers Soft to the touch Chords (Duet with Laetitia Sadier) Song for the Loveshy Credit D’amour Technic is […]
A Q&A with the Deltahorse
“Hey Yuri,” the first single off the self-titled debut effort from the Deltahorse received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere as the single’s sound was compared by many bloggers to that of the likes […]
Hailing from West Virginia, Qiet began as the artistic vision and dream of Christopher Vincent when he was 15. James Maddox, Alasha Al-Qudwah, Lacey Hazel, Russell Snyder, Max Venoy and Raphael Godfrey all joined the band […]
Montreal, QC-based singer/songwriter Jef Barbara released his debut effort The Contamination last year and the album gained quite a bit of attention – first, for the fact that the songs were entirely written and recored in French […]
The Deltahorse is probably one of the more interesting indie rock projects I’ve heard of in recent memory as vocalist TJ Eckleberg is based in Sydney, Australia; guitarist Sash is based in Berlin, Germany; and […]
As a blogger, the interwebs can be a fascinating place: I often stumble on to something that’s awesome – or someone directs me to something awesome. I recently came across some footage of the Horrors […]
A Q&A with Roi and the Secret People’s Mike Roi
The other day I caught my friend Denise Barbarita do a solo, acoustic set at the Parkside Lounge. She had invited a few people to celebrate her birthday that night, and one of those friends […]
New York-based singer/songwriter Kendra Morris will be releasing her sophomore effort Mockingbird through Wax Poetics Records on July 30th. The album has Morris and her backing band led by producer and guitarist Jeremy Page covering classic songs […]
Released last year through Wax Poetics Records, New York-based singer/songwriter Kendra Morris’ debut effort, Banshee was critically well-received with Morris being compared favorably to the links of Adele, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse and interestingly enough, the legendary […]
I’ve been a David Bowie fan since I was a small child, so when I stumbled on this live footage of Beck’s re-working of David Bowie’s “Sound and Vision,” I was naturally pretty excited – […]
As I mentioned on an earlier post, there’s a point in one’s life where you become at least mildly nostalgic. After all, as the years go by loved ones and friends move, get married, have […]
San Francisco-based band Maus Haus recently released their latest EP, Light Noise through Lavish Habits Records. The band’s sound has been compared to Krafwerk, Beach Boys, and Sonic Youth – in other words expect glitchy, swirling, […]
Originally from Tel Aviv, the duo of Hank (bassist/pedal board) and Cupcakes (vocals/drums), whose stage names were inspired by the real life relationship of Charles “Hank” Bukowski and one of his lovers “Cupcakes,” moved to Brooklyn in […]