Up-and-coming Orlando, FL-based label, Relief in Abstract, the label home of XXYYXX, will be releasing Fortune Howl’s latest instrumental effort, Earthbound on July 30th. The album reportedly focuses on the frailty of human existence, and the folly […]
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The Belfast, Ireland-based quartet Girls Names released their critically acclaimed sophomore effort, The New LIfe earlier this year through Slumberland Records, and the album reportedly marked a sonic change in direction for the band. Gabe Gurnsey of […]
Mattias Freiberg, writes, records and performs under the moniker Shadow Shadow, and July 23rd will mark the release of his North American debut, Riviera 7 inch, through Nonchalant Records. As the story goes Freiberg had been traveling […]
Claiming the likes of Ornette Coleman and Merle Haggard as his influences, raised in Atlanta, GA and now based in Los Angeles, CA, singer/songwriter Charlie Greene has a rather interesting story – he’s the son […]
The Portland, OR-based trio of WL formed in the serendipitous manner that most bands seem to form – guitarist Michael Yun and drummer Stevie Sparks had just relocated to Portland from Detroit, Mi when they […]
Cascine Records, a label that’s quickly become a favorite label of mine, recently released Kids in L.A. the latest effort from the duo of Kisses. The duo is on an East Coast tour which includes […]
“Normal Man,” the first single off Desert Stars’ recently released album, Habit Shackles. The track reminds me a little bit of a the Stone Roses and the Jesus and Mary Chain – it’s psychedelic but it also […]
Officially formed in 2010, Tedeschi Trucks Band allowed both it’s namesakes and co-founders Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi to spend more time together as they wrote, recorded and toured. The band, which is intimately connected […]
The Indiana-based quintet TV Ghost’s forthcoming album, Disconnect will see a September 3rd release through In the Red Records. “Elevator” is the first single off the new album, and the track has a melodic and atmospheric feel, […]
Seattle, WA-based quartet La Luz have developed a reputation for a sound that is heavily informed by the girl groups of the 50s and 60s – we’re talking about four part harmonies (which you’ll hear […]
BurntMD recently had “Lock Me Up” off his latest album, The Green Invasion remixed and on the remix, he enlisted the help of Snoop Dogg (on the hook), Pacewon and Mr. Green. In light of the George […]
“I Want to Go” is the latest single off Part Time’s sophomore effort, PDA. which Mexican Summer Records last week. The track has the shimmering guitar chords of 80s New Wave – in particular I’m reminded […]
Nashville, TN-based quintet the Lonely H recently released their self-titled fourth album, and the material on the album has the band paying homage to some of the rock sound of the late 60s and 70s […]
Rene Lopez’s last album, E.L.S. (short for Electric Latin Soul, a term he coined to describe the sound he had been working on), landed at number 12 on this site’s Best of 2011 list. Influenced by salsa, […]
Au Palais is the sibling duo of David and Elise Commathe. And with the release of their latest single “Thrones” the duo further cements a developing reputation for an electro pop sound that manages a […]