With the release of their latest effort, the Escape from Alpha Draconis EP, the Brooklyn-based duo of Sensual Harassment have managed to win the praise of several of my respected colleagues, including My Old Kentucky Blog, […]
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Australian quintet Gold Fields’ debut effort Black Sun, which Astralwerks released back on February 26th has received praise from the likes of MTV and Billboard for it’s slickly produced, danceable sound, infectious hooks, angular guitars played through reverb, […]
The Toronto, ON (by way of ireland)-based quintet Nightbox released their debut EP back in 2011, and it won international praise from the likes of the BBC, and others. And as a result, they toured […]
Album Review Ishi’s Digital Wounds
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Ultramarine is the first full-length album from the Ocean Blue in about ten years. The new album is a bit of return to form while showing a lot of growth – after all during the […]
Montreal-based band Stars have won over fans with a sound that’s at times earnest, delicate and a pop sensibility reminiscent of 1980s New Wave – in particular, a sunnier, warmer New Order. They’re great live […]
The Baltimore, MD-based Carter Tanton has played alongside the War on Drugs and Lower Dens but he’s finally doing it solo with an electronica act, Luxury Liners. “Valley High” is one of the first singles […]
Athens GA’s Twin Tigers formed in fall 2007, after two members met waiting tables in a vegetarian restaurant owned by Michael Stipe of R.E.M. Following the buzz of their first release Curious Faces/Violet Future EP, the band […]
http://cdn.topspin.net/widgets/email2/swf/TSEmailMediaWidget.swf?timestamp=1361818290 Still Corners, the duo of songwriter Greg Hughes and vocalist Tessa Murray released their 2010 debut, Creatures of an Hour to generally favorably critical reviews – NME, and Drowned in Sound in particular offered praise of Creatures. The […]
“I’m Alive” is the latest single from Los Angeles, CA-based eccentric and artist Conquistador. This track is largely inspired by the Arab Spring Movement – Conquistador was personally involved with Free Iran Organization in Sweden […]
Filmmaker Dima Dubson, the filmmaker behind the Adam Green documentary How to Act Bad shot this voyeuristic, impromptu live footage of Reputante’s “Lock Me Up.” Dubson captured the band’s lead singer in in a super tight frame […]
The Ocean Blue’s debut effort, released through Sire Records in 1989 was not only well-received by critics and fans, it got a ton of airplay on radio and on MTV. The band released two more […]
Australian electro-pop indie pop quintet Gold Fields will be releasing their debut effort, Black Sun February 26th here in the States and March 8th in their native Australia. And the band will be on a month-long […]
Teen Commandments and House of Blondes at the Rock Shop 12/13/12
Just the other day, I was at the Rock Shop to catch a night of electronica music in the form of Teen Commandments and House of Blondes. Teen Commandments set was a little raw and […]
MillionYoung and the Asteroids Galaxy Tour at the Music Hall of Williamsburg 11/11/12
MillionYoung and the Asteroids Galaxy Tour Music Hall of Williamsburg November 11, 2012 So on a rare Sunday night, I was at the Music Hall of Williamsburg to catch the Copenhagen, Denmark-based funk and soul […]