The Toronto, ON-based Beta Frontiers began under some rather humble circumstances — started in Michael Butler’s living room, as a home studio electronica experiment based on an assemblage of various influences. Some close friends encouraged him and his […]
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Although New York is a large city with some 8 million souls pushing, fighting, dreaming and scheming, there are actually countless times in which it feels extremely small – especially if you roll in a […]
Before the 2013 release of their debut effort, Midcity, the Los Angeles, CA-based hip-hop trio of clipping, which consists of Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Snipes and William Hutson never expected to find much of an audience for their sound. […]
The Parisian electronica duo of SomethingALaMode have developed a reputation for fusing their passion for the classical compositions of Stravinsky with that of Daft Punk. In fact, the duo’s 2009 debut was released to critical […]
I receive a number of emails from bands, PR firms, labels, artists and band managers from all over the world but recently I received an interesting email from a fan of the Joy of Violent […]
Based out of North Yorkshire Moors, UK, the quartet of the Van Doos which consist of Simon Hutchinson (lead vocals, guitar), Louis Bamber (vocals, guitar), Fred Baty (bass), and Dom Antony (drums). have been praised NME, Radar and other publications […]
The Denver, CO/Fort Collins, CO-based, Euforquestra (pronounced yoo—four-keh-struh) — by way of Iowa City, IA — have developed a reputation for a sound that bends and blurs genres and expectations, and for a relentless touring schedule. Fire, the band’s first […]
Shriek, the fourth and latest album from the Baltimore, MD-based duo Wye Oak has the band going through a decided change of sonic direction from their previously recorded efforts, which were primarily focused around lead vocalist […]
Based out of Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC, the sibling trio of Alie, Jaclyn, and Trevor Blumas perform under the band name of Doomsquad, an appropriate name for an act that specializes in a unique brand of down tempo […]
The quintet of TOY, which consists of Tom Dougall (vocals/guitar), Dominic O’Dair (guitar), Maxim Barron (bass/vocals), Alejandra Diez (synths and modulations) and Charlie Salvidge (drums/vocals), have developed a sound that manages to feel incredibly modern while paying homage to […]
As the London-based quintet, the Horrors were set to write and record new material, they were determined to create material that was much brighter, more positive and take on more of an electronic sound. Interestingly, Tom […]
Ballerina Black, which consists of Bobby Moynahan, Esli Sugich (bass), Scott Eton (keyboards and guitar) and Romeo Mendzoa (drums), have been praised for a sound that has been described by many across the blogosphere as […]
Born and raised in the Los Angeles, CA area, Ian Evans, a producer and artist who performs under the moniker Napolian, attended Taft High School; the same high school that claims famous alumni such as […]
The Brazilian-born and currently Bern, Switzerland-based vocalist Mariana Da Cruz teamed up with a backing quartet have over the course of three previously released albums to craft a sound that meshes several different genres – […]
The Buenos Aires-based Juana Molina has developed a reputation for a restless experimentalism throughout her career. Her latest effort, Wed 21 which Crammed Discs Records released a few months ago was written and conceived in Molina’s studio — and the material employs […]