Comprised of bassist Nathan Lithgow (of My Brightest Diamond, Inlets and Gabriel and the Hounds) and drummer Garth Macaleavey (the former touring percussionist for the Inlets and sound engineer for the Philip Glass Ensemble, the duo of NØMADS specialize in a urgent and […]
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The Brooklyn-based collective of Underground System formed back in 2010, and when they originally formed their primary influences were the legendary Fela Kutii and the Western Africa/Afrobeat aesthetic. However, thanks to residing in one of […]
The Los Angeles-based trio of Liars have a long-held reputation for defying expectations at every single turn of their careers, and for a sound that has been at times purposely challenging. WIXIW, which landed at number 21 on this site’s Best […]
The Ugly Facade is the brainchild of Jeremiah Johnson, an Austin, TX-based vocalist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer. “Scend,” the second single off the Ugly Facade’s recently released album, Sinking Anthems manages to show an obvious Nine Inch […]
Released back in February, Violent Light Milagres’ latest effort is the band’s much-anticipated follow up to their debut effort, Glowing Mouth. And interestingly enough, the band’s sophomore effort reveals a band that has gone through a decided change […]
Over the last year or so, the unique collaboration between Ameila Meath of folk group Mountain Man and Nick Sanborn, the bassist in Megafaun, better known as Sylvan Esso has been blowing up the blogosphere while being a sonic departure […]
Australian act, The Trouble With Templeton began in 2011 as the brainchild of 23 year old singer/songwriter Thomas Calder. And by 2012, the band had expanded to a quintet that not only helped fleshed out, it manages […]
Some time ago, Ross Politti (of Carnivores) offered to record and produce a project that Grace Bellury (of Lille) had been working on for some time. What had started as a seemingly one time collaboration soon evolved […]
Alana Amram has been in music in some fashion for most of her life as she’s comes from a rather musical family. When Amram was a child, she was known to take naps around the guitar cases […]
Chappo’s forthcoming sophomore effort, Future Former Self will see a May release and although the effort is the follow up to the band’s 2012 debut, Moonwater, which included the iPod commercial-featured single “Come Home,” the sophomore album is a sonic and […]
Such Hounds, the Brooklyn-based quartet of Matt Martin, Sean Kraft, Matt Giordano, and Ross Anderson can trace the band’s formation to a serendipitous meeting at a heavy metal show and a hazily drunken Halloween night […]
With the release of his 2011 debut effort, Amador, Adan Jodorwosky, who writes, records and performs under the moniker of Adanowksy developed a reputation for lush folk pop; the sort of lush folk pop that had him […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=QMB591400001&playerType=embedded Comprised of Jamie Lefler and Robert Cepeda, the Los Angeles, CA-based duo of DWNTWN originally got their start when both Lefler and Cepeda were getting over really bad breakups — interestingly and perhaps awkwardly Lefler had been with […]
K. Ishibashi, better known by his pseudonym Kishi Bashi, is a violinist, composer, vocalist and producer who has recorded and toured with the likes of Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche and Of Montreal (where he was a full-time member and co-producer). And while […]
Released at the end of January, Too True, the third and latest effort from the Dum Dum Girls reveals a decided change in sonic direction for the band – the lo-fi, 60s girl pop aesthetic has […]