Tag: Portland OR

Originally signed to A389 Recordings the Portland, OR-based act Anne was initially a shoegazer act. However, the band has gone through a major shift in sonic direction, as they’ve become a dark goth-like electro pop […]

http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=n41394 Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner is the latest in a long run of funky bass playing virtuosos, and earlier this year, he released his latest effort, Apocalypse, which was produced by Flying Lotus to critical praise as it offers listeners a […]

Artists frequently incorporate elements of their lives, thoughts and observations of their lives, with the lives, thoughts and observations of others they may come across in their lives, often with the idea that they’d get […]

Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner is the latest in a long run of funky bass playing virtuosos, and earlier this year, he released his latest effort, Apocalypse, which was produced by Flying Lotus to critical praise as it offers […]

Performing and recording under the moniker Little Boots, Victoria Hesketh’s debut effort Hands, which was released in 2009was a Gold-selling album. Released earlier this year, Nocturnes is Hesketh’s long-awaited sophomore effort. Produced by former DFA Records co-founder […]

Album Review: Soft Metals’ Lenses

Photo Credit: Suzy Poling   Soft Metals Lenses Captured Tracks Records Release Date:  July 16, 2013   Track Listing 1.     Lenses 2.     Tell Me 3.     When I Look Into Your Eyes 4.     No Turning Back […]

The Growlers have been especially prolific as they released the Hung at Heart full-length earlier this year, and then went back into the studio to record a bunch of newly written material which will appear on […]

Matt Preston, a.k.a., Phaeleh, the acclaimed Bristol, UK-based released his sophomore effort, Tides earlier this year. The new effort continues Phaeleh’s reputation for crafting an electronica that has an icy sheen, while being incredibly cinematic. it often sounds as […]

Australian singer/songwriter Nicholas Murphy has performed and recorded under the moniker Chet Faker, a crafted pseudonym which is an ode to the singing style of Chet Baker, while incorporating the time he spent producing house […]

The (currently) New York-based band Haerts consists of members who have originally hailed from Germany, the UK and the States. And with the release of two early singles – “Wings” and “All the Days” – […]

Matt Preston, a.k.a., Phaeleh, the acclaimed Bristol, UK-based released his sophomore effort, Tides earlier this year. The new effort continues Phaeleh’s reputation for crafting an electronica that has an icy sheen, while being incredibly cinematic. “Whistling in […]

Originally hailing from Australia’s Blue Mountains, the quartet of Cloud Control, consisting of Alistair Wright, Heidi Leffner, Ulrich Leffner, and Jermey Kelshaw, relocated to the UK. The band’s critically applauded debut effort, Bliss Release was psychedelic and strange but […]

Originally hailing from Australia’s Blue Mountains, the quartet of Cloud Control, consisting of Alistair Wright, Heidi Leffner, Ulrich Leffner, and Jermey Kelshaw, relocated to the UK. The band’s critically applauded debut effort, Bliss Release was psychedelic and […]