Named after their lead vocalist, Dorothy, the Los Angeles, CA-based quartet, which consists of Dorothy, Mark Jackson (guitar), Eliot Lorango (bass). and Zac Morris (drums) has a sound that employs elements of riff-heavy 60s and […]
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Born and raised in Washington DC, and now located in Brooklyn, singer/songwriter Nick Hakim grew up in a household that emphasized musical diversity as he heard soul, hip-hop, go-go, folk music and more – and […]
Released earlier this year through Sub Pop Records, Too True, the latest album from Dum Dum Girls was co-produced by Richard Gottherer, who is best known for his work with Blondie. the Go-Go’s and Richard Hell and the Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner – and the album […]
Sylvia Black gained attention as the vocalist of New York-based electro pop outfit KUDU, and for her collaborations with the Black-Eyed Peas, Moby, William Orbit, Kelis, Spank Rock, the Knocks, Telepopmusik, and others. Performing under the pseudonym Betty Black, Sylvia Black’s sound as a solo […]
Sadly, the majority of Westerners don’t know about music scenes outside of the usual locations – the US, the UK, Australia, France, Germany and the like. However, the Away Days are an Istanbul, Turkey-based quartet […]
Rodrigo Amarante is better known for his work as a member of Little Joy and Los Hermanos released his debut solo effort, Cavalo last month Easy Sound Records. “Hourglass,” the album’s first single, much like the entire album was written in a […]
Although A Million Billion Dying Suns is a relatively new band that formed within the last year or so, frontman Nate Mercereau and his bandmates have backed the likes of Richard Ashcroft, Lauryn Hill and the legendary Chaka Khan. The band will […]
The Montreal, QC-based Rishi Dihr and his band Elephant Stone released their self-titled, sophomore effort through Hidden Pony Records last year, and the album deftly used elements of traditional Eastern songwriting and instrumentation with Western songwriting and instrumentation to create […]
The Chicago-based duo of Greta Rochelle and Jack Armando formed My Gold Mask around their mutual love of Italian Giallo cinema, mystery movies, and the dimly-lit warehouse district of their hometown where their rehearsal space is located. Their 2009 self-titled, […]
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 […]
Seattle, WA-based singer and songwriter Justin Vallestros writes, records and performs under the moniker of Craft Spells, and the folks at Captured Tracks will be releasing his much-awaited sophomore effort, Nausea, which is the follow up […]
Originally a member of the Dambuilders, guitarist, violinist, and singer/songwriter Joan Wasser has performed and released three solo albums under the moniker of Joan as Policewoman since 2002. Her fourth and solo album, The Classic which PIAS released earlier this year, was […]
The Queens, NYC-based Panopoulos brothers, Teddy (vocals) and Nick (guitar and vocals) have spent about a decade playing in a number of bands in the city’s underground scene. But almost two years ago, the Panopoulos […]
The Madrid-based trio the Parrots quickly became something of an underground sensation in their hometown, thanks to the release of a demo, which was quietly released without much promotion and with little fanfare; in fact, the official video […]
When the National released High Violet a few years back, it was an album that spoke very deeply to me about the compromises, decisions and dashed hopes of being an adult. Of course, to be fair, i’m […]