https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=QMBZ91328521&playerType=embedded Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings have not only been at the forefront of a soul music revival movement, they’ve also put the Brooklyn-based label, Daptone Records on the international stage as the primary purveyor of all […]
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With the African nation of Mali in the midst of a brutal and divisive civil war in which Islamic militants have banned music in the regions of that country under their control. And as result […]
Continuing with the holiday cheer, I recently came across this live footage of Brooklyn-based indie rock darlings Lucius covering John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas (War is Over)” during a show a few weeks ago at the […]
As a genre, hip hop much like any other genre, has always had artists who have not only advanced the art form by pushing the boundaries of what it should sound like, and how its […]
The (currently) New York-based band Haerts consists of members who have originally hailed from Germany, the UK and the States. And with the release of two early singles – “Wings” and “All the Days” – […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=USQY51392910&playerType=embedded Fat Possum Records released Caveman’s self-titled effort back in early April, and the new effort reveals a band that has the band stretching their (proverbial) creative legs with a subtle yet profound expansion of […]
Olivia Scibelli (guitars and vocals), Betty Banyay (bass) and Matt Manning (drums and vocals) formed Fancytramp last year. Heavily informed by the DIY ethos, the band has relentlessly toured in that time, slowly building up […]
Originally from Tel Aviv, Israel and now based in Brooklyn, the duo of Hank and Cupcakes released the official video for “Ain’t No Love” the album title track off the Ain’t No Love EP. Cupcakes plays drums […]
After Louis XIV’s last world tour, the band’s frontman and producer, Jason Hill covered an isolated, 100 year old house in the Hollywood Hills into a recording studio, he called Ulysses. Brimming with instruments and […]
Metz’s self-titled album was number 12 on this site’s Best of 2012 list, and that’s because the album absolutely kicks ass with the grungy power chords familiar to those who loved the classic Sub Pop […]
Comprised of three childhood friends, Sergio, Aleix, and Ed, from the village of Anserall, Spain in the Pyrenees Mountains, Cut Your Hair released the blissful and energetic debut single, “Utah in Pictures” last year. The Mad […]
The duo of Gretta Rochelle (vocals) and Jack Armando (guitar), a.k.a My Gold Mask have created a sound inspired and informed by Italian Giallo cinema and the the dimly-lit warehouse district in Chicago, IL where […]
Back in 2011, Grave Babies released the Pleasures 7” EP with it’s densely layered, decibel pushing, murky dissonance was one of the strangest and most interesting recordings I had heard that year. In fact, their 7” was ranked number […]
Mute Records released Liars’ latest effort, WIXIW back in June, and it’s an album that manages to continue the band’s reputation for being challenging and defying expectations at every single turn. As an album, the material at […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=USCJ81290964&playerType=embedded Chet Faker released his Thinking in Textures EP last year through Downtown Records and Fontana North. And on the the album, the award-winning artist released a smooth as hell, sexy and slowed cover of Blackstreet’s gigantic […]