Australian artist Geoffrey O’Connor garnered quite a bit of attention during CMJ for an airy electro pop reminiscent of the mid 80s output of New Order (sort of) – thanks to the arching synths, and […]
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Although they’ve only been together for a year, the Galway, Ireland-based band Dott has quickly won quite a bit of attention in the UK, as their songs have been receiving regular radio play on the […]
“Wolf At Your Window” is the latest single 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 Your […]
Kevin O’Rourke started the Northampton, MA-based band Lo Fine back in the late 1990s, and throughout that time the band’s work has been praised for work that’s been beautiful, literate, and meditative. Following the release […]
Over the last ten or fifteen years or so, there’s been a trend within underground hip-hop to get increasingly psychedelic and outright weird – think of MF Doom, Kool Keith, Shabazz Palaces and others. The […]
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 […]
I recently got a hold of the latest single from Turkish producer and artist Alpman. Titled, “Augustus,” the new single is full of wah wah pedal, sinuous organs and handclap. In some way, the track […]
Inspired by Joni Mitchell, Radiohead, Leonard Cohen and Jon Brion, Hayley Coupon is a self-taught New York-based vocalist and pianist. Last year, she recorded and released a demo which got such an overwhelmingly positive response […]
The Louisville, KY-based duo of Wax Fang have developed a reputation for their eccentric fusion of different genres, unusual arrangements, and songs that are often triumphant yet sardonic anthems. However, their latest single “Hearts Are […]
Congo Sanchez, Hydroponics and Groove Status are teaming up to form a new label, Herb Records. And the first order of business for the new label is to proudly make it’s arrival known – with […]
For bloggers, such as myself, Google can frequently be a marvelous thing. I’ve had all kinds of artists from all over the world contact me, including most recently Backbone, a French electro pop band. “Blank […]
As a blogger, I receive anywhere from about a dozen to more than three dozen singles over the course of a day, and I’m usually multitasking – it’s not uncommon for me to be watching […]
Cut Copy’s second album, In Ghost Colours may well be one of my favorite albums of the past decade or so as it deftly mixes psychedelica, slickly produced synth pop and indie rock in a way that […]
The founding members of the Brooklyn-based blogosphere sensation Coastgaard, Brian Dalessandro (drums and vocals) and Matt Miller (lead vocals and guitars) first began playing together in Sons of Sons back in 2009. Once Sons of […]
The Archer Trilogy, Part 3 is the third and last part of a detailed trilogy (duh!) concept, written and composed by Swedish electro pop duo, the Deer Tracks. Just before their slate of CMJ appearances, […]