Written in Hamilton, ON and produced by Tony Hoffer, best known for his work with Beck, the Kooks and M83, High Noon, the Arkells’s latest effort may arguably be the band’s most unabashedly earnest to date. […]
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In my line of work, many wind up being cynical and jaded – after all, many of my colleagues claim that they know it all, have seen it all and have heard it all. But […]
The Los Angeles-based quartet, The Lonely Wild’s debut EP, Dead End landed at number 19 on this site’s Best of 2011 list and managed to win quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere, which made their full-length debut, The Sun As […]
4 Knots Festival featuring Re-tros, Juan Wauters, Viet Cong, Nude Beach, Those Darlins and Dinosaur, Jr. 7/12/14
4 Knots Festival featuring Re-tros, Juan Wauters, Viet Cong, Nude Beach, Those Darlins and Dinosaur, Jr. South Street Seaport July 12, 2014 As promised, I was recently covering the 4 Knots Festival with my dear […]
Based out of Long Island, the trio of NGHBRS – which is comprised of Ian Kenny (keyboards and vocals), Jordan Schneider (drums) and Thomas Fleischmann (guitar) – have quickly developed a reputation for an alternative […]
Founded in Cincinnati, OH over 25 years ago, the Afghan Whigs have long been a sort of cult favorite band — music journalists and musicians really in the know have loved them for a sound that employed elements of […]
Shortly before the release of Interpol’s self-titled, fourth studio release, the band announced that their bassist, Carlos D. would be leaving the band to pursue personal projects. And I suspect that for many fans of the band the […]
As a blogger, the fact that I receive emails from PR firms, band managers, artists and labels from all over the world is something I admittedly enjoy. There’s something about serendipitously discovering something cool and […]
Released by her new label, Sacred Bones Records earlier this year, July, Marissa Nadler‘s sixth full-length album was recorded in Avast Studios in Seattle. The album marks Nadler’s first time working with producer Randall Dunn (who has worked with the likes of Earth, Sunn O))), Wolves in the […]
The Brooklyn-based quintet of Tyburn Saints have a sound that owes quite a debt to atmospheric 80s synth pop and 80s synth rock with earnestly sung lyrics – when you hear “With the Night In […]
The Athens, GA-based band Dream Boat is a collaboration between Dan Donahue and Page Campbell, two notable artists in Athens’ psychedelic scene, as well as two Aquarians, who coincidentally share the same birthday. And with the release of the […]
Comprised of Neil Yodnane and Zeeshan Abbasi on guitars, Jane Zabeth on vocals, Cory Osborne on bass and John Rungger on drums, the Chicago-based quintet of Lightfoils formed in 2010 and and in a short […]
The Austin, TX-based quartet, The Young have publicly claimed that the power chord heavy sounds of Thin Lizzy, Crazy Horse and others have influenced them – and in fact, they’ve won over bloggers, critics and fans […]
Consisting of the Texas-born Paige McClain Wood and the Silver Lake, CA-born Steven Trezevant Dies, the Peach Kings have publicly claimed that their influences include Nancy Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Led Zeppelin and the Cramps. And the first single, “Hold On” off the duo’s […]
Comprised of members of The Mall, Blasted Canyons and Mayyors, the Northern California-based trio of Male Gaze. And as you’ll hear on “Cliffs of Madness,” the A-side of the band’s “Cliffs of Madness” 7 inch, […]