Architecture in Helsinki
Contact High Australia’s Architecture in Helsinki are finally following up their 07 effort, Places Like This, with Moment Bends in May. This first track, Contact High, is a synthy, bouncy, track with falsetto vocals that are ‘Prince-esque.’
Princeton
The Alps Check out new single from LA electro pop band Princeton. Its been nearly a year since I’ve heard anything from them. I originally posted on their track The Waves back in April of 2010. A little bit different of a sound here, more electro-pop rather than their
David Wax Museum
Chuchumbe Born With A Broken Heart Last week the Mexo-American folk band David Wax Museum released it’s album ‘Everything is Saved,’ here in Boston. I missed the party, but I certainly was not going to miss getting to hear their album. They had already released 2 tracks from the
Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes – Shell Games from Saddle Creek on Vimeo. Check out the brand new(ish) video for Bright Eyes’ Shell Games off the People’s Key which is fresh out of the oven since this tuesday. Buy The People’s Key
junip
Junip – Näckrosdammen by Mute Artists Junip today released Näckrosdammen, an instrumental piece in anticipation of the release of a new digital EP featuring “in Every Direction”, a few new songs and remixes. No date for the bundle yet, but as always this is a super smooth jam, Junip’s laid-back
Hey Rosetta
Bandages Yer Spring Newfoundland orchestral indie rock band Hey Rosetta! is following up their 2008 album, Into Your Lungs, with Seeds a new album written over the last 2 years. Out this past tuesday the album has hit shelves, and electronic retailers and landed at #3 spot on the iTunes
Middle Brother
Middle Brother If you haven’t heard of them, Middle Brother, is made of Deer Tick’s John McCauley, Dawes frontman, Taylor Goldsmith, and Delta Spirit frontman, Matt Vasquez. Together they form a young supergroup that I couldn’t be more excited to hear them play together. The second track
Check out the new video for Delta Spirit’s Golden State off of their newest album, History From Below, one of my top 20 albums of last year. Buy History from Below (Amazon Exclusive Version)
Wolf Gang
Dancing With the Devil Wolf Gang is the project of 23 year-old London multi-instrumentalist Max McElligott, “Dancing with the Devil” the second single from his forthcoming, Suego Faults (3/21 in UK). A previous track was released entitled, Lions in Cages to go along with this track puts Suego Faults
raphael saadiq
Check out the video for ‘Good Man’ coming from Raphael Saadiq’s upcoming album, Stone Rollin’ out 3/22
Oh No Oh My
Brains Check out single, Brains from Oh No Oh My. The austin band’s orchestral pop sound and vocals reminds me a little bit of the soft vocals and sound of Nick Drake. The song comes off their new album, People Problems, available now. Buy People Problems
Floating Action
Eye of a Needle Rincon Named after a vintage Gretsch bass drum pedal, Floating Action is the pseudonym of Black Mountain, North Carolina-based musician, songwriter, and producer Seth Kauffman. Self-written, performed, produced and recorded, today marks the day Kauffman releases second album Desert Etiquette. Titled for a Middle Eastern legend