27 Ways is the forthcoming debut effort from the Utah Valley-baesd band Desert Noises. The album which is slated for a March 2014 release, comes on the heels of two lengthy tours, playing with the likes […]
Tag: indie rock
Based out of Vancouver, BC, Weed has been a part of that city’s DIY scene for the past decade, recording a few 7 inches that got the band quite a bit of attention. And they […]
Dinosaur Bones‘ debut effort My Divider landed at number 16 on this site’s Best of 2011 list, thanks in part to indie rock songs that managed to possess a complex nature with songs comprised of several different […]
Legendary German band the Notwist recently signed with Sub Pop Records. Their Sub Pop debut, Close to the Glass is slated for a February 25th release, and the new effort will further cement the band’s reputation for […]
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 […]
The Northern California-based band Sleepy Sun have been together six years, and in that time they’ve released three full-length records, and have toured with the likes of the Black Angels and the Arctic Monkeys. Their latest 7 inch single, 11:32/The Lane was […]
Chris Kittrell records and performs under the moniker of Baby Alpaca, and his first single, the slow-burning but hauntingly beautiful “Sea of Dreams” had over 50,000 streams in it’s first three weeks available. And although sparsely […]
River of Souls is the third full-length album of from Tim Cohen and his band, Magic Trick. Recorded at the Tree House, Cohen’s attic studio, the album thematically explores change, insecurity, escapism, optimism, vanity, cynicism, love and […]
Helen Croome, the Melbourne, Australia-based singer/songwriter writes, records and performs under the moniker of Gossling. Bloggers, industry folks, and others across the States have been buzzing since the release of “Never Expire” back in August; in fact, the […]
“Wolf At Your Window” is the latest single (and video) off the Brooklyn (by way of South Jersey)-based band Raccoon Fighter’s debut effort, ZIL which was released a few weeks ago. Much like their previous singles, “Wolf At […]
With the release of their debut effort, Bloodstreams, the Brisbane, Australia-based duo of DZ Deathrays won the attention of bloggers and media outlets both in their native Australia and other places in the world, thanks to their […]
Bed & Bugs, the third full-length album from Brooklyn-based band Obits was released by Sub Pop Records back in September to critical praise. With the members of the band inching towards middle age, the material […]
Jim Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees is also the head of Castle Face Records, and his label has released an interesting array of stuff, including a new, ongoing series titled, Live in San Francisco. The second […]
I caught the Cardiff, Wales, UK-based quintet of Joanna Gruesome at a CMJ Showcase at Death by Audio and although I eventually wound up in the Elmhurst General Hospital Emergency Room later that night, their […]
The Brooklyn-based quartet of Lucius has received quite a bit of love and praise from the blogosphere and from publications such as Rolling Stone (who had named them a “Band to Watch”), and Time for their impeccably tight harmonies, stomping rhythms […]