“Philadelphia” is the first single from Canadian rock band Paper Lions’ sophomore effort, My Friends(which will see an August 20th release). As the folks at Filter Magazine says of the track, “Paper Lions manages to create a tune both […]
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City Light is the collaborative electronic/indie rock project of singer/songwriter Matt Shaw and producer Nick Andre. The act originally began as a long-distance audio project with the-then Seattle, WA-based Shaw and the San Francisco, CA-based […]
New York City’s Drowners formed in early 2012 when singer/guitarist Matt Hitt sent some demos he’d written to guitarist Jack Ridley and bassist Erik Snyder, friends he’d met in bars downtown. Drummer Lakis Pavlou joined […]
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 […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=USQY51392910&playerType=embedded Fat Possum Records released Caveman’s self-titled effort back in early April, and the new effort reveals a band that has the band stretching their (proverbial) creative legs with a subtle yet profound expansion of […]
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 — […]
San Diego-based band Crocodiles will be releasing their forthcoming new album, Crimes of Passion during the summer. And although the band has developed a reputation for an explosively loud, scuzzy sound, lead singer Brandon Welchez enlisted the […]
Vladimir Nabokov, one of my favorite novelists published a story back in 1936 about a fictionalized Mediterranean town by the name of Fialta, where an enigmatic protagonist explores and obsesses over themes of vacation and […]
Luke Rathborne’s work has been marked with both the exuberance and restlessness of youth – some of which is inspired by his own unique life. Rathborne learned to play the guitar when a wayfaring stranger […]
Sob Story, the soon-to-be released album from Spectrals not only shows a level of musical growth from brothers Louis and Will Jones, as the project has now become a full band; but it also shows […]
2013 may well be a very big year for Brooklyn-based band Lucius – they’ll be embarking on a lengthy summer tour which will have them playing at the Bonaroo Festival, and other places. Their 60s […]
“Back To The Way I Was,” the first single off singer/songwriter Emily Bell’s debut effort, In Technicolor is a pretty outstanding song – it effortlessly fuses sweaty, down home Delta blues, 60s girl groups, Motown-era soul, and […]
Earlier this year, London-based band Splashh released the hazy and summery single, “Sun Kissed Blues,” off their forthcoming debut effort, Comfort. “Today (Fade Away)” is the B side to the “All I Wanna Do” single, and […]
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 […]
Brooklyn-based trio Dead Stars sound has been compared to 90s stalwarts such as Dinosaur, Jr., Sonic Youth, Pavement, and the Foo Fighters – after all, we’re talking about scuzzy power chords fed through layers of […]