The Fort Frances
The Fort Frances – Falling Down Check out the gorgeous video of The Fort Frances’ ‘Cities in Dust’ off their album ‘The Atlas.’ Their album is available for the exchange of an email, and it is entirely worth it. Plain and Simple. Check out their video; download their album here.
Art Brut
Art Brut – Lost Weekend Art Brut premiered a new song ‘Lost Weekend’ last week, and this week, they premiere a video for the same song. Art Brut returns will release a new studio album ‘Brilliant! Tragic!’ on May 24th. Check out this bursting crunchy track and video. The song has
Danzig
Wye Oak covers Danzig Check out Wolf’s Blood tattoos and a pretty awesome rendition of Danzig’s ‘Mother’ by Wye Oak. via (24bit)
Alexander
Alexander’s self-titled solo album was a favorite of mine this year, and this track was one that definitely stood out. Check out the video for single ‘A Million Years.’
sondre lerche
Sondre Lerche – Private Caller by sondrelerche Sondre Lerche has released a new track from his self-titled album out on June 7th. This is the second single we’ve heard off this upcoming album, the first being domino. Its exciting, catchy acoustic pop and we can expect some more fantastic music
blitzen trapper
Blitzen Trapper – Maybe Baby by subpop For record store day, sub pop released a compilation of deep cuts from their some of their artists and this short, sweet pop track from Blitzen Trapper appeared. Maybe Baby is only 2 minutes, but that certainly won’t stop you from playing this
Cults
Abducted by cultscultscults Last week NPR premiered ‘Abducted’ a new track from New York indie buzz band Cults. They’ve been cultivating buzz on their upcoming self titled debut album which will be out 5/30. Cults has been fueled on a retro lo-fi sound and a hugely popular 7″
the antlers
Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out The Antlers are getting ready to release their new album ‘Burst Apart’ which is out 5/10. They recently released ‘Parentheses’ and now another track ‘Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out.’ The album is catching a lot of buzz and I’m
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
Sharon Van Etten – Don’t Do It Lady Lamb the Beekeeper – Penny Licks words & photos by: Courtney Leigh Allen There was a whole lot of beautiful song writing and mesmerizing voices at the Sharon Van Etten show at Brighton Music Hall Thursday night. The show was sold out, which
The Foreign Films
A Message Fire From Spark is an EP work of Bill Majoros as ‘The Foreign Films’ ex guitarist of Flux A.D. His work on the EP is a psychedelic pop blend that is melodic and a in this case heartbreaking. Majoros and The Foreign Films accompanied by friends Kori
the Decemberists
Off their most recent album, the Decemberists release ‘This is Why We Fight,’ and I guess what they are trying to say is they fight for the post-apocalyptic high school children. Great song, interesting video.
Other Lives
For 12 Other Lives have this surreal, ethereal sound to them that is parlayed into their most recent released single ‘For 12.’ The single in question comes from their forthcoming album ‘Tamer Animals‘ which is slated to release May 17th on tbd records. The song sounds as though it comes