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 […]
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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 […]
French artist Pegasse specializes in an breezy synth pop that bears a resemblance to several acts including fellow countrymen Air and Phoenix, as well as M83 as you’ll hear on “Old Idol,” from his self-titled […]
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 […]
Originally conceived in Toledo, OH and now currently based in Detroit, MI, the duo of Dean Tartaglia and Matt Klein, better known as Silent Lions have been called a sinister two-some of heavy soul by […]
Co-produced by Richard Gottherer, who is best known for his work with Blondie. the Go-Go’s and Richard Hell and the Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner, Too True, Dum Dum Girls’ which was released earlier this year is a decided change in sonic direction for the […]
in interviews, the Pennsylvania-based electronic artist and producer Tobacco has mentioned that with his forthcoming effort, Ultima 2 Massage that he wanted to push his sound to the point where even at it’s most depraved you can still zone […]
The xx can trace their origins to when Romy Madley-Croft and Oliver Sim, the two founding members of the band met at the Elliott School, a school best known for a number of famous alumni […]
The members of the Buffalo, NY-based band Made Violent, Joe White (bass), Justin Acee (drums) and Rob Romano (guitar) have played together for quite some time. And the band has quickly won the attention of the blogosphere for a […]
After the release of the Chicago, IL-based psych rock band Secret Colours heir debut self-titled effort and their sophomore effort, Peach, the band went through a massive reshuffling of their lineup within a relatively short period of time that […]
While I was covering John Brown’s Body and the Easy Star All Stars at Brooklyn Bowl, I received an email from an Argentine reggae musician, producer and promotor, who recently released a three album reggae […]
The Brooklyn-based duo of Denitia and Sene have been praised here and across the blogosphere for a sound that effortlessly meshes elements of electronica, hip hop, R&B and soul, and in many ways it sounds comfortably familiar, […]