The Longwalls
[A]mericana pop-smiths The Longwalls are releasing another record this year titled Kowloon, and they are offering up a little sampler (above). It would be fair to say they’ve traded sonic landscapes from their bread and butter 90’s alt-pop pastiche for that of a slightly moodier & more
Big Harp
Big Harp – You Can’t Save ‘Em All [T]he intimate low-key folk of Big Harp’s release Big Hat landed them on my radar last year, it was one of my favorite albums of the year, and was on heavy rotation at home. As they prepare for the big
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
[N]ew tune from Lady Lamb the Beekeper is very exciting. “Rooftop,” will appear on upcoming record Ripely Pine, an album conceived when Spaltro was working at Bart’s & Greg’s DVD Explosion in Brunswick, ME. “Rooftop,” makes me think a bit of a more aggressive Rilo Kiley, a
Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot – Beta Love [R]einvention seems to be the name of the game for Ra Ra Riot releasing this very danceable pop track “Beta Love,” the eponymous single off their upcoming new record out January 22nd on Barsuk. The three minute track feels extremely condensed, with driving synth
Caitlin Rose
[N]ashville’s Caitlin Rose’s second album was recently announced, The Stand-In, will release via Names Records on the 25th of February next year. “No One To Call’ is taken from Rose’s upcoming album, furthers her New-Nashville status, a sugary sweet sounding song about loneliness, that has a
mixtape
[I]t has been since June since I posted a proper mixtape. October ended, and I was on it, I knew I had to re-earth the tradition. Things got busy, yadda yadda yadda, I’m not going to make excuses, I just want you to check out the tunes. So
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
[A] few weeks ago, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down released this wonderful track to stream via youtube. And thank the lord, they’ve given it to us as a downloadable, so grab a copy of “Holy Roller,” off their upcoming third full-length album, We The Common. “Holy Roller,
Ben Sollee
[J]ustin Paul Lewis is a Louisville, KY based songwriter who recently got connected with Ben Sollee to record a small batch of songs together, on his upcoming EP Rinse, Repeat, Rewind. He is sharing the first single from the EP, titled “Salt,” a really wonderful, sweet (no pun intended)
eels
[E]ELS finally gave us a taste of their upcoming album, WONDERFUL, GLORIOUS EELS, which releases on 2/5/13. The single, “Peach Blossom,” a fuzzy, cracky hard charging beat and a whimsical element that seems to be Everett’s style. It’s a very EELS-ish kind of sound with
Harriet
Harriet – No Way Out [A]lex Casnoff’s, Harriet recently released their new single “No Way Out,” a harrowing real story about Casnoff’s experimentation with entirely too much marijuana. It sounds like a campy idea, but the song is far darker than one would suspect based on the subject
Ex Cops
Ex Cops – James [R]eally digging the sound from New York quintet Ex Cops, who just recently announced their debut full length titled, True Hallucinations. The breezy, sun-kissed harmonies are abundant on single “James,” which gives a great feel to their bedroom-pop style, its hazy, catchy, a little dreamy and
Miner
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW_bqOJtHVM&hd=1[/youtube] [C]heck out the video for Miner’s track “Hey Love.” The single comes from the bedroom project of Justin Miner, formed with friends and family. Miner’s debut EP ‘Hey Love’ was recorded in a small