Fronted by brothers Jim and Mike Blaha with their buddy Dave Roper on drums, the Minneapolis, MN-based trio of The Blind Shake have been a vital part of the Midwest’s underground punk scene for quite […]
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Unless you’ve been living in a cave over the past ten years or so, you’d likely know that soul music has seen quite a resurgence in popularity as contemporary acts have revived and taken up […]
The Minneapolis, MN-based quartet of Carroll was formed towards the end of 2011 when songwriter and vocalist Brian Hurlow started writing melancholic, shoegazer-based pop songs that caught the attention (and ear, of course) of his […]
Across contemporary psych rock, there has been a tendency to craft sounds that turn back towards the 50s and 60s; however, the Minneapolis, MN-based Leisure Birds have strongly resisted that trend as their sound has […]
Sylvan Esso is a unique collaboration between Ameila Meath of folk group Mountain Man and Nick Sanborn, the bassist in Megafaun. Sanborn uses synths and other electronics to create pulsating grooves for Heath’s gorgeous and coquettish voice. Interestingly, her […]
Bed & Bugs which Sub Pop Records released yesterday is the Brooklyn-based quartet Obits’ third full-length release. “Spun Out,” is the first single from the new effort, and it’s an intense, fidgety bit of anthemic garage rock — with […]
“Black Light” is the first single from J. Roddy Walston and the Business’ soon-to-be-released album, Essential Tremors which ATO Records will release on September 10th. The trio of vocalist/guitarist Billy Grordon, vocalist/bassist Logan Davis and drummer Steve […]
Bed & Bugs which Sub Pop Records will release on September 10th, will be Brooklyn-based quartet Obits’ third full-length release. “Spun Out,” is the first single from the new effort, and it’s an intense, fidgety bit […]
Colored Emotions, which was released earlier this year through Domino Records is the Minneapolis, MN-based Night Moves’ debut effort. And “Colored Emotions,” the album’s title track was the first single from the trio’s debut effort. […]
The (currently) New York-based band Haerts consists of members who have originally hailed from Germany, the UK and the States. And with the release of two early singles – “Wings” and “All the Days” – […]
Although the Seattle, WA-based quintet of La Luz (Spanish for “The Light”), have been together for less than a year, they’ve received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere after releasing a cassette tape […]
Washed Out’s Within Without landed at number 24 on this site’s Best of 2011 List thanks in part to Ernest Greene’s cooed vocals backed by sleek, icy snyth lines played through gentle layers of reverb and delay pedals and backed […]
Washed Out‘s Within Without landed at number 24 on this site’s Best of 2011 List thanks in part to Ernest Greene’s cooed vocals backed by sleek, icy snyth lines played through gentle layers of reverb and delay pedals […]
Bay Area retro-punks Shannon and the Clams latest album, Dreams in the Rat House sees it’s official release through Hardly Art Records today. “Rip Van Winkle” is the second single from the new album, and although […]
See the Forest, See the Trees, the latest album from the Minneapolis, MN-based band Kazyak represents a lineup change, as well as a fundamental change of direction sonically. Originally, the band started out playing music that […]