DeRobert and the Half-Truth’s 2011 release, Soul in a Digital World was a worthy addition on my best of list last year because it was refreshingly old school and sincere, and showed how profoundly deep soul music’s […]
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Washington, DC’s Fort Knox Five has become one of the leading groups in the global funk and breaks scene – as DJs the group have played shows on 5 continents and in over 30 different […]
The Philadelphia, PA-based band the National Rifle will be releasing their debut full-length effort, Almost Endless on January 22nd, 2013. “Glass Line,” is the second single from the effort, and with vocals from keyboardist Lynna Stancato, the […]
Hailing from Denver, CO, Ending People have developed a reputation for playing a hauntingly dreamy, moody pop heavily influenced by New Wave – sonically, they will compare quite favorably to bands like Siouxsie and the […]
Each Other, a trio of Brad Loughead (vocals/bass/guitar), Mike Wright (vocals/bass/guitar) and Christian Simmons (percussion/tape echo) hail from Halifax, Nova Scotia have developed a reputation for a creating a garage rock sound that manages to […]
The San Diego, CA-based band Plateaus sound is modeled a bit after the Ramones – borrowing heavily from Phil Spector, fuzzy 60s garage rock, and of course, old school thrash punk. “Blackout,” is the latest […]
“Mono,” the fourth track on My Jerusalem‘s excellent Preachers is one of the most delicate songs on the album. It describes suffering from mono with such vivid, novelistic detail that you can feel the itching and discomfort […]
“Born in the Belly,” off My Jerusalem‘s Preachers is a quite simply a primal howl of pain, obsession and rage that feels both cathartic and unsettling. The End Records officially released Preachers last week, and I think that […]
Based in Wichita, Kansas, the Wonder Revolution is an artist collective that features both musicians and visual artists whose mission statement involves exploring the nature of wonder. The musicians within the collective have been known […]
Greenpoint Brooklyn R&B/techno act Beacon released a cover of Bear in Heaven’s “Kiss Me Crazy,” off Bear in Heaven’s fantastic and under appreciated I Love You It’s Cool. Beacon’s cover strips the buzzing synths, booming drums […]
Trouble in Mind Records and the New Hampshire-based psychedelic rock band MMOSS announced that the band’s sophomore effort, Only Children will be released on November 13th. “Another Dream,” which the folks at Pitchfork premiered the other day […]
Originally based in Vermont and now based in Los Angeles, the power pop/garage rock artist King Tuff (a.k.a Kyle Thomas) released his newest single, “Screaming Skull” to celebrate the announcement of added dates to his fall/winter […]
As one half of the Los Angeles based electronica/soul act J*Davey, Jack Davey has been a part of a response against over-produced, pre-packed pop pabulum. Her talent is obvious if you consider the fact that […]
Tamara Jafar and Joe Durniak, also known as Brooklyn-based band Cultfever released their self-titled and self-produced album last year to critical praise. “Strangenecks” is one of the singles off the album and it recently appeared […]
Over the past year, Mogwai released their critically well-received Sub Pop Records full-length, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will and the acoustic EP, Earth Division, and as a follow up the Glasgow, Scotland-based band will be releasing A Wretched […]