Artist: Tim Kasher Album: Adult Film Released: October 8th, 2013 Label: Saddle Creek Records Reviewed By: Kelsey Baker Tim Kasher of Cursive and The Good Life continues to explore his mid-life crisis on his sophomore solo project, Adult Film. Kasher grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where he attended a Catholic high school and was introduced to Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes. In the mid 90’s, Kasher joined Saddle Creek Records, […]
Artist: BRAIDS Album Title: Flourish//Perish Released: 20 Aug 2013 Label: Flemish Eye Records Website: braidsmusic.com BRAIDS is a contemporary shawl of enchanting melodies, consisting of high school friends from the Great White North. Since their 2011 debut release, Native Speaker, they have taken a much-refined leap—musically and emotionally—that has quantified their second release, Flourish//Perish, a collective maelstrom of sonic grace. Think dark sailing through vividly lush soundscapes of singing fireflies […]
Artist: The Sadies Album Title: Internal Sounds Label: yepROC Records Released: October 1, 2013 The Sadies is an Americana band from Toronto, Canada. Their newest project, to be released October 1, 2013, is a full length album titled Internal Sounds. Involving all aspects of rootsy composition, it is hard to determine an exact genre for their creations. With songs that lean more towards older Rock n’ Roll, others towards Country […]
Artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Album Title: Mosquito Released: April 12, 2013 Label: Interscope Records Website: yeahyeahyeahs.com American indie rock band, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, returns with a harder-edged and punk-rooted fourth studio album. The album opens with a mellow rock instrumented track titled “Sacrilege,” which is also the lead single. It is mildly rhythmic and soft with breathy vocals, but it is also the perfect song to open the album up, as […]
Artist: Royal Teeth Album Title: Glow Released: August 13, 2013 Label: Dangerbird Six member Royal Teeth released their debut album Glow this August. Hailing from Louisiana, Gary Larsen, Nora Patterson, Joshua Wells, Josh Hefner, Steve Billeaud, and Andrew Poe anxiously anticipated the release of their first album after forming in 2010. It was not until a year ago they uncovered a major “piece of the puzzle” they were missing: female […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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