Jose Gonzalez
Junip – Line of Fire [I] almost can never get enough of Jose Gonzalez and his band Junip’s sound. It’s an effortless soundscape that seems to be rolling down a mountain in a slow babbling river, its slow ambling and comforting sound, and his melodious voice rolls in to
Dragon Inn 3
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YC8nJ3KNbA[/youtube] [bandcamp album=2756339654 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=grande] [P]hil Dickey, singer of Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin has been keeping himself busy with a small side project called Dragon Inn 3. He teamed up with his sister Roni
Big Harp
[B]ig Harp is set to release their new record, Chain Letters, January 22nd, and they have come through for all of us releasing a full stream of the upcoming record. The much heavier sounding album may feel like a departure from the sound they captured on White Hat, but
Guards
This is the second single from the forthcoming debut record from Guards, the NY trio lead by Richie Follin. It’s a polished, indie-pop gem that journeys on the the lonely side into a all out anthemic chorus that will have you singing along as soon as the guitars start
Telekinesis
Really really excited to hear Telekinesis will be releasing another record. Michael Benjamin Lerner has a way of building this guitar-pop tracks that are instant earworms. The first taste of this new record, Dormarion, which releases April 2nd, is “Ghosts and Creatures” a moody piano-pop based track with a heartbeat
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np_aWvxc8vQ[/youtube] Check out the stream on the titular track from Thao & the Get Down Stay Down’s upcoming album We the Common, a pretty awesome and truly awesome sounding track that employs a lot of influences, a near cornucopia of
Big Harp
Big Harp – Waiting For Some Drunk Big Harp’s new record is just around the corner, out January 22nd on Saddle Creek. They’ve offered up a second single off the forthcoming record, Chain Letters, titled “Waiting For Some Drunk,” a fuzzy confessional song featuring Chris Senseney’s trademark rough
Larcenist
photo credit to David Wright Photography http://www.davidwrightphoto.com/ [I]’m so absolutely pleased to have the honor to put this up finally, I know how much effort and hard work the boys of Larcenist have gone through to finally get this record right where they wanted to. I’
kingsley flood
Kingsley Flood – Down The first post of 2013 goes to Kingsley Flood, one of my favorite Boston acts going these days. It’s been a long time coming, and we’re just a month or so away from the release of the new record Battles, which will be available February
Adam Arcuragi
Hey all, it’s finally time to top the list. I had originally intended for this to land yesterday, but due to your awesomeness we ran out of bandwidth…so here we are, atop the mountain of music, these are what I thought was best of the year. 10. Spirit
Dirty Projectors
15. Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan – Always known for their superbly creative music, Dirty Projectors were back at it this year with Swing Lo Magellan, a stylistically eclectic record that is highly danceable (surprisingly enough) with pop hooks that will grab you at the throat. It’s a record that
Andrew Bird
20. Best Coast – The Only Place – LoFi sun-pop outfit Best Coast released their second record a shining record that smells like the Pacific, sparkles like a sunny day at the beach, and is the absolute perfect sunny day record. Song after song, are perfectly shimmering pop gems that are extremely