Artist: Walking Shapes Album: Mixtape (Vol. 1) Label: No Shame Released: July 30, 2013 Brooklyn based Walking Shapes recently formed their bombastic indie-rock band in late 2012 yet, have already had a residency at Piano’s in NYC and have successfully released their debut album Mixtape (Vol. 1) via No Shame records. The dynamic five-member group comprises the musical talents of Nathaniel Hoho, Jesse Kotansky, Dan Krysa, Christopher Heinz and Jacob Generalli […]
Photo Credit: My Bear Mountain Last week Bear Mountain— an awesome electronic and dance group from Vancouver— stopped by the studio before their late night Austin City Limits show at Emo’s. The Fern and Connor had a great time chatting with group members Ian, Kyle, and Kenji about bagels, some of their favorite ACL shows, and what makes their own shows so special. Bear Mountain has not only played […]
Artist: The Naked and Famous Album Title: Passive Me, Aggressive You Label: Somewhat Damaged Released: September 6, 2010 Website: thenakedandfamous.com New Zealand natives, The Naked and Famous are an electronic indie band that comprises the musical talents of Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith, Aaron Short, David Beadle and Jesse Wood. Their debut album “Passive Me, Aggressive You” lyrically embodies the confidence of youth with playful choir choruses and bouncy pop-synth rhythms. The album […]
Revolutions: Texas Blues by David Cavazos This week we’re going into our own backyard to see what Texas has to offer. Specifically one of our greatest pride and joys Texas Blues. Although most people instantly throw the genre to Stevie Ray Vaughan and ZZ Top there is a long and rich past of southern blues emanating from the lone star state. The blues in general derived from African-American slavery during […]
Artist: Travis Album Title: Where You Stand Label: Red Telephone Box Released: August 19, 2013 “Where You Stand” is the seventh album from Scottish band Travis. The band had not put out a new album for five years before this. The songs on this album sound very similar to other British pop-rock bands such as Keane or Coldplay. All of the tracks sound very mellow, while still managing to […]
Artist: Coastgaard Album Title: Coastgaard Released: April 5, 2013 Label: Unsigned Website: coastgaard.com Coastgaard, a relatively new band based out of Brooklyn, has produced a great debut album that more people need to get a hold of. The band, made up of four members, has been influenced by The Beach Boys, Bowie, The Ventures and Cream. The self-titled album has a great summery, beachy vibe that works as a great pick-me […]
Artist: The Octopus Project Album Title: Fever Forms Label: Peek-A-Boo Records Released: July 9, 2013 The Octopus Project is a born and raised Texan band straight out of Austin. Although their music is mostly instrumental they often have great performances with complex light shows and energetic stage presence. Fever Forms is the latest album to be released by The Octopus Project and follows closely to the style and sound the […]
Artist: Daughter Album Title: If You Leave Labels: 4AD, Glassnote Records (US) Released: April 30, 2013 This lovely trio, also known as Daughter, is an English indie-folk band originating from London, England. With only two EP’s and one studio album under their belt, Daughter’s enriching sound is so original you almost have to breakdown to a listen. If you haven’t taken the time to listen to their newest album “If […]
Revolutions: Surf's Up by Dany Recio With students filing back into classrooms from the lazy summer beaches we look back and ponder the events we undertook. If we look even further still into the summers and years of the past decades we can see moments in time where music was changed and influenced our future. Throughout the late 50s the tide brought in a new kind of summer inspired music […]
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