The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Stamp from Saddle Creek on Vimeo. Check out the video for The Rural Alberta Advantage’s Stamp, from the album Departing, out March 1, 2011 on Saddle Creek. I really am excited to hear this album, Hometowns, was one of my favorite albums in ’09; and
Akron/Family
Silly Bears So It Goes Long strange album title aside, Akron / Family’s newest album is one of those albums that isn’t entirely definable. The music is experimental in nature, they use audio samples, psych-rock explosions, tribal beats (see silly bears), syncopated guitar and vocals… to put it simply,
Brian McGee
Hold Sway Brian McGee is an Americana Rock artist out of North Carolina. In October he released his a new album recorded at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville. Getting his roots in the Pennsylvania Punk scene, his sophomore LP The Taking or the Leaving is a fusion of Americana and
James Vincent McMorrow
James Vincent McMorrow – This Old Dark Machine from Vagrant Records on Vimeo James Vincent McMorrow’s This Old Dark Machine from his album Early in the Morning, finally got a video treatment. This album has been picking up steam, and it seems as though the more times you listen to
Generationals
Greenleaf After releasing their ‘Trust EP’ in late 2010 Generationals were already putting the finishing touches on their next album, entitled Actor-Castor. This album is the summation of their recordings over the summer of 2010 and will be released next month (March 29). This new track, is a delightfully shiny,
The Seedy Seeds
Verb Noun The Seedy Seeds are a Cincinnati indie trio that elegantly combine pop, electronica and bluegrass. They have a similar sound to that of the Freelance Whales, but there is definitely a difference between the two. This track is a gorgeous blend of the aforementioned styles, it begins with
Hey Sholay
Dreamboat Bouncy, infectious and entirely singable Dreamboat is the first track I have heard from Sheffield (UK) rock outfit Hey Sholay. Its really one of the most catchy tracks I’ve heard in a while. Be prepared to play this a few times. Hey Sholay on the web: FB | Myspace
The Bare Wires
Bare Wires – Don’t Ever Change Bare Wires are fuzzy, reverby blown out lo-fi garage rockers with influences from the yesteryear of rock and roll and this video just rolled into my inbox and I absolutely love it. This is what I wish high school would have been (I’ve
The New Pornographers
Check out the hilarious video of the Rise and Rise of the New Pornographers, also known as the the video for their song ‘Moves’ off their latest album ‘Together’
Freelance Whales
Day Off Freelance Whales, the 5-piece band from Queens, NY, have been hard at work lately releasing single after single. They haven’t mentioned a new album (that I know of) yet keep producing fantastic new music. This may be released as a follow up to their album Weathervanes which
The Dodos
San Francisco rock outfit the Dodos are preparing to release a new album, No Color, come March 15th via Frenchkiss. In preparation they release ‘Black Night,’ their first single from the album. First thing you’ll notice is the heartbeat like pounding drums, the intricate guitar, and a driving, hard
This is my mixtape for January. This is the first time I’m replacing a mixtape for a mixtape(this is the new january mixtape, hope you downloaded the old one). There are lots of great things to listen to in 2011, here’s twenty songs you should be listening