If you’ve been following JOVM over the last couple of years, you may be familiar with Dirty Ghosts, the solo recording project of its Toronto-born, San Francisco-based singer/songwriter/guitarist and creative mastermind, Allyson Baker. Baker has […]
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New Audio: Painted Palms, New, 80s Synth Pop and New Wave-Inspired Sound on “Refractor”
If you’ve been following JOVM over the past couple of years, you’d likely recall coming across a number of posts on Painted Palms. Comprised of the cousin duo of Reese Donahue and Christopher Prudhomme, the duo have […]
New Audio: The Youthful, Rebellious Rock ‘N’ Roll Sound of Hot Flash Heat Wave’s “Homecoming”
San Francisco-based quartet Hot Flash Heat Wave is comprised of four high school friends — Ted, Adam, Nathaniel and Nick — who all met while playing in a variety of bands in the Bay Area’s […]
New Video: The Swooning Romanticism of Lady Low’s Hello Sweet Goodbye
Comprised of founding member Jimmy Sweet (guitar, vocals), who was a member of the San Francisco, CA-based punk band Richmond Sluts and a touring member of Hot Hot Heat; Rachel Maxann (vocals, synth, bass), Eden Lee (vocals, drums), Kaitlin […]
New Audio: Dirty Ghosts’ Post-Punk Leaning, New Single “Quicksand Castle”
If you’ve been following JOVM over the last couple of years, you may be somewhat familiar with Dirty Ghosts, the solo recording project of its Toronto-born, San Francisco-based singer/songwriter/guitarist and creative mastermind, Allyson Baker. Baker has had […]
New Audio: The Warmly 60s Sounding Psychedelic, Garage Rock Sound of Cool Ghouls’ Latest Single “The Creature That I Am”
With the release of A Swirling Fire Burning Through The Rye, earlier this year, the San Francisco-based quartet Cool Ghouls have received attention and praise for a sound that channels the classic 60s rock sound of acts like […]
New Audio: Motel Pools Scorching Cover of Butthole Surfers’ “Human Cannonball”
Motel Pools is a garage rock recording project formed by its creative mastermind, the San Francisco-based Chiara Angelicola, best known in indie rock circles for her work in Bird Call and features the backing work of […]
New Audio: Chet Faker’s Reworking of “1998” Features Guest Vocals by Indie Pop Sensation Banks
With the release of his full-length debut, Built on Glass, the Melbourne, Australia-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Nick Murphy, best known as Chet Faker quickly became an international sensation for a silky smooth and soulful electro pop/electro R&B sound that […]
Featuring members of the San Francisco-based psych rock band, Sleepy Sun, Fine Points is a side project that specializes in a very dreamy psych rock that also sounds as though it were were recorded in […]
Comprised of Karla Kane (vocals), KC Bowman (guitar), Khoi Huynh (bass) and Charlie Crabtree (drums) the quartet of The Corner Laughers have received attention across the blogosphere, radio TV and in retail stores for a […]
New Audio: Dirty Ghosts’ “Cataract” Channels 80s New Wave
The creative mastermind behind Dirty Ghosts, Allyson Baker has had a lengthy musical career, as she first started out as a guitarist in several Toronto-based punk and hardcore bands. By 2000, she had relocated to […]
Interestingly, the cousin duo behind Painted Palms, Reese Donahue and Christopher Prudhomme have almost always used the Internet – at first out of necessity, and later out of preference – to collaborate on their songwriting. When […]
Deriving their name from a line in a Tom Waits song, the San Francisco, CA-based quartet Jet Trash continue the Bay Area’s long-held reputation for gritty garage-based rock with “Baby C’mon,” the first single off the […]
Fronted by brothers Jim Blaha (baritone guitar and vocals) and Mike Blaha (guitar and vocals) with their buddy Dave Roper (drums), the Minneapolis, MN-based trio The Blind Shake have been a vital part of Minneapolis’ […]
Over the last couple of years, DJ, producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and Stones Throw Records artist Dam-Funk has seen his profile grow exponentially for a sound that channels late Parliament/George Clinton solo work, 80s synth-based funk […]