Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires
Lee Bains II & the Glory Fires – Centreville Sometimes a fella just needs some rock and roll. Irreverant, loud music that transports you into a more rebellious sense, the kind of radical rock and roll the Stooges played. Alabama’s Lee Bains III & THe Glory Fire have swagger, and
dr. dog
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7wMiWyj5pY[/youtube] If you haven’t grabbed Dr. Dog’s new album Be the Void, I’d accept buying it now as an apology. As far as checking out this video, and giving their song “Warrior Man,” a listen and a view. Dr.
The Young
The Young – Livin’ Free Recently signing on with Matador Records, Austin four-piece called the Young are releasing their sophomore album, Dub Egg, and the first track “Livin’ Free,” is the LP’s opening track. “Livin’ Free,” is a heavy and distortion heavy guitar-centric track that floats through the soundscape pretty
Soft Swells
Soft Swells – Put It On The Line Soft Swells is the collaborative effort of longtime indie songwriter Tim Williams and the talents of Brooklyn’s Phonograph, Matt Welsh. Check out their delicious pop single “Put It On the Line,” a tastefully synth-pop track, that is balanced with guitar & percussion
Michael Kiwanuka
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHRKdpR1E6Q[/youtube] If you are previously unaware of Michael Kiwanuka, you’ve probably not seen my incessant posts about him. His warm voice lights this song up, and its one that you can listen to on repeat for days. Enough said. I couldn’
Electric Flower
Electric Flower – Eclipsed The collaboration between Imaad Wasif and Josh Garza has produced one single already, and now Electric Flower is releasing another track titled “Eclipsed,” a psych-pop influenced track with a bit of surf rock songsmithing. The single will be featured on the duo’s forthcoming sophomore EP, EP
Greylag
Greylag – Black Crow I’m really enjoying this band Greylag and their upcoming debut EP, The Only Way To Kill You, in specifics their single, “Black Crow”. The Portland, OR band’s sound is a bit of meditative folk music, almost like an inner monologue of the singer. The subtle
Ramona Falls
Ramona Falls – Spore Brent Knopf (ex Menomena) is about to release a sophomore album under Ramona Falls. Prophet LP will be out May 1st On Barsuk Records, and the first cut of the album “Spore,” has been released. Its a sort of dark, Depeche Mode(y) sound, full of emotional
Alpha Consumer
Andrew Bird – The Crown Salesman In celebration of Bird’s 7″ Break it Yourself, he has released his cover of Alpha Consumer’s track “The Crown Salesman.” Alpha Consumer is comprised of Bird’s longtime backing band members Jeremy Ylvisaker and Michael Lewis, so is the cover connection. Though Bird’
River City Extension
Opening my email this morning, I got all kinds of excited. New Jersey’s River City Extension just announced a new album Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Your Anger, to be released on June 5 via XOXO Records / Anchor & Hope Music. It got even better when
Moonface
If you aren’t familiar with the project, Moonface, is Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade) and an ongoing series of changing collaborations. The album, Heartbreaking Bravery, out April 17th was recorded with Finnish band Siinai. Our first taste is “Teary Eyes and Bloody Lips,” a dark, and moody track that builds
Heartless Bastards
Heartless Bastards – Parted Ways Austin’s Heartless Bastards release their album Arrow the follow-up to ’09’s The Mountain, which found their way deep into my library and became an album that I enjoyed for its folk rock meets punk noise sort of aesthetic. What Heartless Bastards have done with