Saint Motel
Saint Motel – 1997 LA’s Saint Motel recently released a new track, “1997,” an ode “to the friendships forged in the Heaven’s Gate cult.” (their words not mine but altogether too good to not post). The pop influenced track really hooks you in its first minute, you are going
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[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/41862503[/vimeo] Pittsburgh pals 1,2,3 had divulged to me months ago that they had finished shooting a video for their track “Scared, But Not That Scared” off of their fantastic album, New Heaven. Ultimately spilling the plot for a cultish video that left singer
Monophonics
Thanks to an awesome reader, today was my first listen of San Francisco’s psych / funk outfit Monophonics. Today, the band released their album In Your Brain, and based on this single, it deserves further inspection. Implementing sounds of psychedelic soul with influences from the late 60’s but keeping
Tallest Man on Earth
The Tallest Man on Earth – 1904 I couldn’t be more excited about the idea of a new record from Kristian Mattson (The Tallest Man on Earth). And its right around the corner (6/12). For now, we’ll settle (yeah this is settling) for a single. Released today on
Mornin Old Sport
Mornin’ Old Sport – When The Bomb If you are in need of a time machine, read HG Wells, or just turn on Mornin’ Old Sport, a Berklee alum band bringing back sounds of yesteryear… in fact way back to the days of the Great Gatsby. A time in history before
band of horses
Give a listen to multi-instrumentalist Ryan Monroe (of Band of Horses) and the first listen of his single “Turning over Leaves,” an interesting pop-oriented soul influenced track off his upcoming album A Painting of a Painting on Fire. This is definitely not what I was thinking I’d hear from
Black Box Revelation
I hate to limit a specific area to a specific sound but this rock duo, of 22-year-old Jan Paternoster and 20-year-old Dries Van Dijck, playing out of Brussels, Belgium is playing a dirty blues/rock that seems to be coming out of left field. To me, I smell a lot
Langhorne Slim
Langhorne Slim – The Way We Move Its been far too long since Langhorne Slim has dawned a new album on us. Be Set Free was released back in ’09, and finally we’re about a month away from the release of The Way We Move. If you hadn’t seen
Living Things
The 50’s rockabilly aesthetic is always a good exploration, it was a fantastic era of rock and roll, that will always sound great to me, add in the punk elements, care free fuzz and buzz, and you’ve got something really attractive. This Living Things 2 sided single is
Empires
[wp_bandcamp_player type=”album” id=”2927634125″ size=”venti” bg_color=”#FFFFFF” link_color=”#4285BB”] Check out the new single “We Lost Magic,” from Empires’ second full length album, Garage Hymns, out June 12th. Proving to be heading in the direction, the bands sound has progressed since their first record,
The Fort Frances
Fort Frances – The Only Living Boy in New York (Simon & Garfunkel Cover) Fort Frances – The Lowlands The boys of Fort Frances have pulled off a few covers, and this to me is one of them. The staple Simon & Garfunkel song from their classic record Bridge Over Troubled Water,
The Walkmen
Check out a new track from The Walkmen’s upcoming record Heaven (out 5/29) titled “We Can’t Be Beat.” The track is features a tenderly plucked guitar layered beneath singer Hamilton Leithauser’s intimate vocals. The back-porch sound of this track feels very stripped down, and very basic,