Elliott Smith
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMqUzHJjbnU[/youtube] [A]pparently Kyle James Hauser and I share more than just a first name, we both seem to love Elliott Smith’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” Check out this recording of Hauser’s banjo laden cover of the Elliott
The Technicolors
The Technicolors – Sweet Time [E]very once in a while, we just need a ballsy rock-n-roll sound to kick start our day / month / etc. This might be that song, this might be that band. Enter, the Technicolors. Bluesy rock, with an Oasis like vocal set, its an exciting sound that’
modern rivals
Modern Rivals – Clocks vs. Darts [M]odern Rivals are a five-piece made up of entirely friends who’ve been playing music together since middle school. Their music lies somewhere in the keyboard-inflected dream pop, they are wonderfully melodic, they create songs that on the surface level fit into that dreampop
First Aid Kit
[W]e were lucky enough to have First Aid Kit play the Newport Folk Festival a couple weeks back, and it seems as though they’ve been fresh in my mind since. Then they go and release “Wolf,” a live favorite that will be released as a digital single on
Western Affairs
Western Affairs – Iowa [W]estern Affairs is a three-piece dreampop group based in Washington DC. Back in July they released, 2000, a six track EP with single “Iowa,” featured above. It’s an eclectic dream-like state full of ambient spacey sounds that give the song a sense of solitude, and
Blessed Feathers
Blessed Feathers – Hey All You Floridians [W]isconsin’s Blessed Feathers have an interesting story of origin. When Donivan Berube left his home in Lakeland, Florida, after disassociating himself from his life as a Jehovah’s Witness. At 17, he left home and headed north straight into Wisconsin where he
mumford & sons
[youtube width=”940″ height=”429″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kS8RTRi7HA[/youtube] [I]t’s been far too long since Mumford & Sons released their debut Sigh No More back in 2009, and we’ve all been patiently awaiting the arrival of their new material, we’ve heard rumors,
Blonds
[B]rooklyn’s BLONDS are releasing their fantastic debut full length today, The Bad Ones, and the band has offered up a stream of the entire album. I think you are all going to be hooked after the first few tracks, give it a listen, and when you fall for
Oberhofer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8hB1X2jQ7o[/youtube] [D]elightfully poppy indie-rockers Oberhofer have put out a video for their slacker friendly track “Cruisin FDR” off their newest album Time Capsules II, which was one record this year that really surprised me. It’s a wonderful effort & a
Willy Moon
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF479nQ-s8E[/youtube] [T]hird Man Records new artist is a kiwi by the name of Willy Moon, and well he’s releasing this track “Railroad Track,” that is about as catchy as an airborne virus. Hyperbole aside, the music feels like it had
Terraplane Sun
[V]enice Beach, California is always a good place to start for summer vibes so it wouldn’t be all that out of the ordinary for a band from their to have a little sunshine on their shoulders. Enter, Terraplane Sun, and their effervescent single “Get Me Golden,” a superbly
Alela Diane
Denver – Reno [S]low twang that is being immediately compared to the Highwaymen, Alt-Country-All-Star band Denver is made up members of Blitzen Trapper and Alela Diane’s Wild Divine. They recently released second single “Reno,” a pedal steel heavy, weepy loneliness song that’ll make you cry in your beer.