Formed in 2012, The Brooklyn Gypsies are a collaborative project featuring a group of NYC area musicians and producers who come from a variety of backgrounds – including Japan, Spain, Russia, Italy and the US. […]
Tag: Single Review
Fronted by Ryan Trauley, the Raleigh, NC-based quintet Oulipo have been praised across the blogosphere for a lush and complex pop sound that manages to be both intimate and anthemic. Of course, that shouldn’t be […]
Los Angeles, CA-based duo Woolf and the The Wondershow received attention across the blogosphere for their breezy and upbeat New Jack swing/French Horn Rebellion inspired pop track “Cloaked,” a song that possesses dense layers of synths, […]
Comprised of Bei Yan (vocals, synth) and Tony Bertaccini (drums), the Portland, OR-based drum and synth duo Wishyunu (pronounced wish-u-new) originally began as a noise and improv project back in 2008, and over the years […]
Comprised of long-time friends, Jason Yarger, Jake Goldstein, Jacob Munk, Gregory Horne, Kevin Grimmett, and Joey Anderson, the Los Angeles, CA-based sextet Hunny’s sound draws from 1980s post-punk and an undying love of Prince. Within […]
Over the better part of the past decade, New York-based singer/songwriter, harmonium and keyboardist Shilpa Ray has developed a reputation for being one of the city’s most compelling and unsung artists, with her first band, […]
With the release of their debut single “Droplet,” last year, the Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK-based trio Tessera Skies were breathlessly praised by the likes of Q Magazine and The Guardian as one of Northeast England’s bands to look out […]
Comprised of Michael Carter best known for his work with Tyondai Braxton (electronics), Shayna Dunkelman of Xiu Xiu (percussion) and Angelia Negron of Balún (vocals), the Oakland, CA-based trio of Peptalk can trace their origins to […]
Daughn Gibson’s sophomore effort, Me Moan was arguably one of the more interesting releases of 2013 as the moody, brooding material aired ambient and swirling electronics, scratchy old guitar-based Americana and folk samples and some […]
Single Review: Shovels “Car Yards”
Comprised of Michael Beach (guitar, vocals), Adam Camilleri (bass) and Peter Warden (drums), the trio of Shovels are split between Melbourne, Australia and San Francisco and with the the release of their self-titled debut, the […]
Comprised of Pete Hughes (guitar, vocals), Ryan Northrop (drums) and Aaron Powell (bass, vocals), the Portland-based trio Sons of Huns have developed a reputation across Portland, the Pacific Northwest for a power chord-based, stoner rock, […]
The Danish quartet Communions have received international attention across the blogosphere for shimmering and plaintive pop songs about youthful naivety that sound as though they were released in 1983. And the forthcoming release of their […]
Produced by The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wanger, Crocodiles’ fourth album, Crimes of Passion meshed sleazy, reckless hedonism and furiously, noisy psychedelia with catchy hooks and an uncanny sense of melody underneath the scuzzy, hedonist surface. […]
Electronic music artist, producer, DJ, multi-instrumentalist and talent scout Danny Darko has developed a reputation for a relentless sense of experimentation as his productions have spanned a wide range of EDM styles, genres and sub-genres […]
New York-based synth pop artist, songwriter and producer Matt Kourie has been a part of the New York music scene for the better part of a decade, as he’s played guitar and sung in a […]