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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 […]
The Octopus Project’s latest full-length album, Fever Forms was released earlier this year by Peek-A-Boo Records, and sonically, the album has the relentlessly experimental Austin, TX-based quartet altering their sound –there’s more of an emphasis on buzzing […]
AM and Shawn Lee’s sophomore effort together as a duo, La Musique Numerique (translated from French it means “Digital Music”) was released earlier this year through Park the Van Records. With the release of the new album, the […]
The British-based trio of London Grammar, which consists of Hannah Reid, Dot Major, and Dan Rothman, will have their much anticipated debut effort, If You Wait released through Sony/Columbia Records on September 10th. The material on the […]
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 […]
Lil Silva first made a name for himself in the English electronica scene back in 2008 with a number of singles he recorded from a makeshift home studio in Bedford, UK. By 2010, London-based label […]
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 […]
The San Francisco, CA-based trio of Phil Benson (bass and vocals), Corey Cunningham (guitar and vocals), and Nathan Sweatt (drums), a.k.a. Terry Malts recorded the follow up to their critically applauded 2012 Slumberland Records debut […]
Led by Greer McGettrick, the now-defunct Bay Area-based band the Mallard had quickly developed a reputation for defying expectations in their short history together – and in many ways, they did so with a sneering […]
The Dig’s Midnight Flowers was one of the prettier albums I had come across last year – the album landed at number 32 on this site’s Best of 2012 list, and it received tons of praise […]
City Light is the collaborative electronic/indie rock project of singer/songwriter Matt Shaw and producer Nick Andre. The act originally began as a long-distance audio project with the-then Seattle, WA-based Shaw and the San Francisco, CA-based […]
Damp Face is the latest EP from the Seattle, WA-based quartet of La Luz. “Sure as Spring” is the latest single from that EP, and when you listen to the track, it should remind you of […]
Formed in 2001, Japanther is the music and art project of duo of Matt Reilly and Ian Vanek. And in the decade of recording and performing, the band has developed a reputation for unusual live shows — […]