By Janelle Abad Assistant Music Director Norwegian natives Tomorrow We Move To Hawaii just debuted Indépendance on February 10th. Released through the Austin, TX based label Red Eye Transit, Indépendance unearths a electrifying sound driven by restless drum beats and nostalgic synths that frame singer Marianne Stranger’s voice. With an already strong European following, the electronic duo is sure to […]
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By Janelle Abad Assistant Music Director Australian-based band The Ocean Party returns with the release of their album “Soft Focus” on Spunk Records in Australia on October 31 and New Zealand, and on Jigsaw in the U.S. on November 4. Since their formation in 2011, The Ocean Party has released three other albums and have […]
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Written By Allison Johnson Cloud Nothings just released their fourth album Here and Nowhere Else via independent Washington D.C. label Carpark Records on April 1, 2014. In Cloud Nothings case, it seems each album is better than their last. Here and Nowhere Else displays progressive instrumentation that is both chaotic and mellifluous, along with poignant lyrics. On “Psychic […]
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Written By Allison Johnson Mac DeMarco released his second full-length studio album Salad Days April 1st on Brooklyn label Captured Tracks. Fans have been anxiously anticipating a new release since Mac’s debut album 2 came out in 2012. From start to finish, the album demonstrates a melancholic, yet sincere sound that the artist has perfected throughout his […]
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Written by Allison Johnson Syracuse Hardcore band Perfect Pussy just released their debut album Say Yes To Love via Brooklyn based indie label Captured Tracks. Their first release since the 2013 demo i have lost all desire for feeling, Say Yes To Love is a hard hitting revelation of an album, with front woman Meredith Graves earnestly and […]
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North Carolina trio Future Islands has released their highly anticipated new single “Seasons (Waiting On You).” The track will be featured on their upcoming fourth album Singles, set to be released March 25 through 4AD. When asked about the meaning behind the song, vocalist and writer Sam Herring said it was written “about love, letting go, […]
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The Julie Ruin’s debut album Run Fast is this week’s top add for a number of reasons, but mainly GRRRL POWER. Members of the band include Bikini Kill front woman Kathleen Hanna, and bassist Kathi Wilcox as well as musicians from other notable bands associated with the Riot grrrl movement like Le Tigre and The […]
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This week’s top add is from Italian band and Sub Pop artist His Electro Blue Voice. Their sound is self-prescribed “psych post punk noise rock,” a fitting description of their latest release and debut album Ruthless Sperm, which came out on August 20, 2013. According to an album description on Sub Pop’s website , the album is “subtle as […]
Read moreThis weeks top add is the latest release from California punk band Hunx and His Punx. Street Punk will officially be released on Tuesday, July 23, but you can hear three tracks now on KTSW! Overall, Street Punk is short, running a little less than 30-minutes in total, however the punx make up for length with a handful […]
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