Liars have a long-held reputation for defying expectations at every single turn of their careers, and for a sound that has been at times purposely challenging. WIXIW, which landed at number 21 on this site’s Best of 2012 was an […]
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Rene Lopez may well be one of the most talented, charming and sadly under-appreciated artists I’ve had the unique pleasure of covering and getting to know through this site’s history. As the son of Rene Lopez Sr, […]
Released last year through Wax Poetics Records, New York-based singer/songwriter Kendra Morris’ debut effort, Banshee was critically well-received with Morris being compared favorably to the likes of vocalists such as Adele, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse and interestingly enough, the legendary Janis Joplin. Mockingbird, her sophomore […]
With the release of his previous four albums, 1983 (2006), Los Angeles (2008), Cosmogramma (2010), and Until the Quiet Comes (2012), the Los Angeles-based producer, electronic music artist, and emcee Flying Lotus has won critical acclaim for his genre-defying work. And his forthcoming […]
http://www.funnyordie.com/embed/b6fff03d4e TV on the Radio “Happy Idiot” feat. Paul Reubens and Karen Gillan from Funny Or Die “Ignorance is bliss" TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe sings with a a mixture of subtly mirthful indifference, a […]
As I’ve mentioned countless times on this site, I frequently receive emails from publicity firms, artists, labels and band managers from all over the world, and it turns this site’s mission of presenting and covering […]
Taking their name from Vesta, the largest and brightest asteroid in our solar system and nodding to Spacemen 3, The Asteroid No. 4 originally formed as a quartet in Philadelphia, PA; however, by the time the […]
Comprised of French duo Adrien Cau (clarinet, bass clarinet) and Benoit Paramentier (percussion, drums), along with Layla Kim (synths, piano), Rick Tipton (samples, electronic sounds), and Sjur Opsal (bass, double bass), Kinkajous is a London, […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=USQX91401280&playerType=embedded YELLE are a French electro pop act founded back in 2000 by its namesake Yelle (a.k.a Juliet Bidet) and GrandMarnier (Jean-Francois Perrier). Bidet and Perrier won quite a bit of attention in their native […]
The Chicago,IL-based quartet of YAWN have won over the attention of the blogosphere for a sound that possesses elements of electronica and psych pop that has drawn comparisons to the likes of Animal Collective, Yeasayer […]
As a music blogger, I’ve talked to several dozen musicians and no matter what genre they play, the common theme is that being a musician is tough, but being a musician in New York seems […]
Although the Birmingham, AL-based trio of David Brown, Blake Wimberly and David Swatzell’s latest project, Wray is a relatively new project, each of the members of the band have been mainstays in Birmingham’s music scene, […]
It’s been a rather interesting weekend and one that has involved much more running around and strange and very awkward circumstances. And at one point, i had some equally annoying technical issues that may have […]
Thurmon Green is a Los Angeles, CA-born and New York-based singer, who has quickly developed reputation for a sound that has been described as owing a debt to D’Angelo, and Laurie Anderson. His latest single […]
Irish-born and currently London-based sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow are the founders and creative force of the indie pop act 2:54 – and with the release of their 2012 debut effort, the Thurlow sisters and their backing band […]