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
Field Report
[W]e’re lucky enough to have Field Report back in Boston, and I’m happy to give away a pair of tickets to their show. Enter now and win a pair of tickets to Tuesday night’s show at Great Scott with Field Report. Just enter, and I’ll
Chris Porterfield
Field Report – Taking Alcatraz [W]e withheld the urge to play “two degrees of separation from Bon Iver,” and chatted with Chris Porterfield about his new album and tour with Field Report. Arriving here in Boston, next week on Wednesday at Great Scott. Ian Doreian for Music Savage: Thanks Chris
Bon Iver
Kalispell – Methodist Lift [T]his beautiful little album has been sitting inside my computer for far too long without me talking about it. Kalispell is the musical project from Eau Claire, Wisconsin’s Shane Leonard. Leonard, studied english ed at Wisconsin – Eau Claire and formed a band, Lowtel, with a
Maitland
Maitland – Drop Down [T]his duo out of Williamstown, PA are employing only an acoustic guitar and a couple of drums creates these ethereal, angelic melodies built on a slow pace and and a building sense of tension. It’s gorgeous music, you can hear gentle influences of Akron / Family,
Andrew Combs
[bandcamp album=1464952752 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=grande] [O]ne surprise album I think every good music lover should get his hands on is Nashville’s Andrew Combs, a performing songwriter, who embodies the very essence of Nashville. He was a staff writer with Razor & Tie publishing, and
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We caught the Heartless Bastards in town on Friday night as they landed at the Royale here in Boston. Check out the photographic evidence from Ian Doreian (@loroxphotog)