The UK-based pop act THUMPERS have received quite a bit of love on both sides of the Atlantic after the release of “Unkinder (A Tougher Love),” the first single of their debut full-length Galore. And once you […]
Tag: Portland
Back in January, Eric D. Johnson, best known for his work in Fruit Bats decided to sit down and write an album’s worth of songs over the course of a few weeks. Of course, until […]
The Portland, OR-based Morning Ritual is a collaboration between composer Ben Darwish, twin sisters and vocalists Katelyn and Laurie Shook, multi-instrumentalist William Seiji Marsh and drummer Russ Kleiner. The quintet’s debut effort, The Clear Blue Pearl, which was […]
The Portland, OR-based Morning Ritual is a collaboration between composer Ben Darwish, twin sisters and vocalists Katelyn and Laurie Shook, multi-instrumentalist William Seiji Marsh and drummer Russ Kleiner. The quintet’s debut effort, The Clear Blue […]
Today has inadvertently turned into psych rock day thanks to Soundcloud and an absolutely fantastic track by Chicago’s Secret Colours. In any case, check out “Outta Mind,” a single from the Seattle, WA-by-way-of Dallas and […]
A Q&A with Qiet’s James Maddox
Originally, the artistic vision of a very young Christopher Vincent, Qiet came to live when James Maddox, Alasha Al-Qudwah, Lacey Hazel, Russell Snyder, Max Venoy and Raphael Godfrey all joined the band and helped turned […]
Lenses, the latest album by the Los Angeles-based (by way of Portland, OR) duo of Soft Metals sonically owes a great debt to the legendary godfather of contemporary electronic music, Giorgio Moroder and to late […]
“Somewhere Sunshine” is the latest single from Amor Ad Naseum, the debut full-length effort from the Portland, OR-based act, Aan. Slated for a February 4th release through Portland-based label, Party Damage, the material on Amor Ad Naseum will […]
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 […]