phosphorescent
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcdOLKx2XG8[/youtube] [P]hosphorescent is back at it, brining a new full-length, Muchacho, a sonic shift kind of water that feels as though it was recorded under water. There’s a certain, touching vibe to “Song for Zula,” that really hits you straight
The Cave Singers
[T]he Cave Singers are yet again releasing another record this year, the new record titled Naomi, will release March 5th. It’s their 4th record, and they get a boost in newly added bassist Morgan Henderson (Fleet Foxes, Blood Brothers). Though ever present is lead singer Pete Quirk’s
Jonny Fritz
Jonny Fritz – Ain’t It Your Birthday [T]he artist formerly known as Corndawg, now Jonny Fritz, has been prepping a new album for quite some time. After getting funded on Kickstarter, he recorded Dad Country ,with Taylor Goldsmith, to be the new answer to Outlaw Country. I was also
mixtape
[T]his month, and in particular this week here in Boston has been a week of bitter bitter cold, one of biting sub zero cold weather that has kept us locked inside our homes, with some fine music to regale us while we wait out the frigidity. So I put
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
[A]ly Spaltro, the creative and driving force behind Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, is releasing her debut album, Ripely Pine, next month, and is following up with another single “Bird Balloons,” a gritty, rock jam that spits out narrative lyrics with a totally unhinged style that seems to build and
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Let The Day Begin [L]os Angeles’ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is right around the corner from releasing a new album, their 6th studio album, out in March, titled Specter at the Feast, and releasing “Let the Day Begin,” the first single off the record. “Let
Menomena
[P]ortland’s Menomena is about to embark on another tour, but for s’s and g’s they dropped this double a-side single on us including the song “Toomer,” (above) which feels as though could have spent some time on their most recent release Moms. “Toomer,” explores more of
585
Photos by Boston Concert Photography [S]aturday night brought our friends Larcenist back into the city for the official release of their new album Eager City, Patient Country. In an incredibly packed, sweaty night at Great Scott, hordes of fans, friends and music lovers came in droves for the likes
Big Harp
[A]s we near the end of winter we’ll all be thinking about long hot summer days, and of course, Newport Folk Festival. It’s become the must go event of the summer for many of the music lovers in the northeast, selling out the last few years, and
Aunt Martha
[T]im Noyes of Aunt Martha is about to step into the spotlight, no longer under the guise of the aforementioned band, but as a songwriter and leader of a fresh new sound for him. Less of the bedroom recordings and acoustic twang of earlier recordings, but now in immersed
Bobby Long
[B]ritish born musician Bobby Long sure doesn’t sound like he comes from jolly ol England, though writing a thesis on American Folk music might just make him more knowledgeable than most of us when it comes to American music. Regardless, he’s releasing a new record, his sophomore
Frontier Ruckus
Frontier Ruckus – Dealerships [G]etting closer to January 29th is getting us closer to the release of Frontier Ruckus’ next album, Eternity Dimming, the next album in the mythology of Matthew Milia and his rolling narrative and heavy lyrical songs. The single “Dealerships,” which refers to all sorts of physical