Starting off with clinking drums, languid synths and vocals sung in a distracted, seemingly detached falsetto reminiscent of James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, “Echoes,” the latest single from Scott Reitherman’s latest project, Pillar Point is a bit of ethereal and […]
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Sophia Exiner, writes, performs and records under the moniker of Phia and is an Australian-born and Berlin, Germany-based indie pop artist whose sound has been compared to the likes of Bjork,tUnE yArDs, Regina Spektor and others — and that’s not a bad […]
Starting his career in the 1990s dance music scene in Washington, DC, Thomas Blondet has developed a reputation for blurring genre lines by infusing just about any beat and funk oriented genre known to man including deep house, […]
As a band, Liars has a long-held reputation for defying expectations at every single turn of their careers and for a sound that’s purposely challenging. WIXIW, which landed at number 21 on this site’s Best of 2012 list was a […]
Originally based in Murfeesboro, TN, Those Darlins started out with a sound that could be described as unrestrained, sleazy but seductive and incredibly dark garage rock that managed to have a sense of danger and unpredictability However, with […]
“Inamorata” is the first single off the Los Angeles, CA-based (via Detroit) band the Singles’ forthcoming effort Look How Fast A Heart Can Break, slated for an April 1st release. And although the band has quickly […]
Swedish artist Mattias Friberg writes, records and performs under the moniker of Shadow Shadow, a project that Friberg started out of a small cottage in in the Southern Swedish countryside, furnished with flea market electronics […]
Make My Head Sing is the follow up to Jessica Lea Mayfield’s critically applauded 2011 album, Tell Me, which was produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, with whom she has frequently collaborated in the past. Slated […]
The Chicago, IL-based Secret Colours debut self-titled effort and their 2013 sophomore effort Peach had the band as a sextet which is somewhat unusual for most indie rock these days. However, with the announcement of the band’s two forthcoming 2014 […]
“Los Angeles” is the first single off the Los Angeles-based indie soul trio Memoir’s full-length debut, Fire In Me, slated for a spring release. The extremely percussive track has angular guitar, throbbing bass, and swirling electronics in […]
The rather mysterious, New York-based electronic artist Belanger recently contacted me with his latest single “Calico.” “Calico” is a slickly produced bit of minimalist electronica that shimmers with an icy surface; however, despite it’s minimalism, […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=544075005/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/ Formed over a decade ago, the Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have had one of the more incredible and inspiring stories you’ll likely hear of any act in recent memory. Starting out as refugees […]
The Copenhagen, Denmark-based duo of Mads Damsgaard Kristiansen and Esben Valloe formed Reptile Youth back in 2009. And their 2012 self-titled debut was released to world-wide critical praise with publications like Spin and Nylon comparing the band to […]
Performing under the moniker of CALLmeKAT, Katrine Ottosen, is a renowned keyboardist, composer and singer/songwriter in her native Denmark. Through old-fashioned word-of-mouth, Ottosen has impressed audiences in Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland, all before an official […]
Released last year to little fanfare, the Wild‘s Dreams Are Maps managed to combine elements of the troubadour tradition – songs based around storytelling but delivers with the primal, defiant fury of punk rock. Clocking in at […]