Artist: Dog Bite Album Title: LA EP Label: Carpark Records Release date: September 17, 2013 Website: http://dogusbitus.tumblr.com/ Phil Jones, former keyboardist from Washed Out has branched out and created his new band: Dog Bite. Dog Bite is composed of members: Woody Shortridge, Stephen Luscre, William Fussell and Cameron Gardner who was also in Washed Out’s live band. Dog Bite released their latest EP, LA, this September and I have to […]
Artist: Louise Burns Album Title: The Midnight Mass Label: Light Organ Records Release Date: July 9th, 2013 Website: louiseburns.bandpage.com Louise Burns, from Vancouver, British Columbia, clearly has a flair for darkness. On The Midnight Mass, her second album, Burns melds dream pop with gothed-out 80’s post-punk influences; think Beach House cross-bred with early Cocteau Twins, simultaneously lush and skeletal. While the music is comfortably familiar, Burns’ voice sets her apart from her peers. […]
Artist: Speedy Ortiz Album Title: Major Arcana Label: Carpark Records Release Date: July 9, 2013 The 90’s can be quite an idolized decade for music, with bands like Pavement and Guided By Voices making waves in the indie scene. Some bands have shown their appreciation and influence to the decade by snagging bits and pieces from all over to craft a sound that can only be described as “90s”; while […]
Artist: Matt Epp & the Amorian Assembly Album Title: Learning to Lose Control Label: Matt Epp & the Amorian Assembly Release Date: June 4, 2013 Matt Epp & the Amorian Assembly continue to relate to their audience through profound lyrics with a flowing presentation and folksy harmonies through their latest album Learning to Lose Control. The tracks are fluid, flowing one into the other, with the same message of self-awareness, […]
Artist: Grouplove Album Title: Never Trust A Happy Song Released: September 13, 2011 Label: Canvasback/Atlantic Website: http://www.grouplovemusic.com The debut album of this 5-piece indie rock band can be described as an amazing musical journey that makes you want to get up and move. Grouplove’s Never Trust A Happy Song is a roaring rock n’ roll, indie pop rumpus that gets going when the starting track “Itchin’ On A Photograph” claps […]
Artist: Feathers Album: If All Now Here Label: Nyx Released: May 28, 2013 Website: http://www.feathers.fm/ If All Now Here, the debut album from Austin’s own Feathers, offers a satisfying collection of dark electronic pop. Vocalist and primary songwriter Anastasia Dimou sings over a bed of 80’s-flavored synths and ominous, medium-tempo beats, often to mesmerizing effect. This combination works best on standout tracks like “Dark Matter,” where Dimou layers several interlocking […]
Artist: Colleen Green Album Title: Sock it to Me Label: Hardly Art Release Date: March 19, 2013 Recorded in a Washington basement, one girl band and Ramones inspired, Colleen Green released her album Sock it to Me in early 2013. Simplistically minimalistic and catchy you’ll find yourself bobbing your head to her deadpan “Oh yeah/Uh huh/My god/”. Sock it to Me follows her EP Green One released in March 2011. […]
Artist: Big Black Delta Album: Big Black Delta Released: June 4, 2013 Label: Master of Bates Former Mellowdrone front man and founder Jonathan Bates takes you on a 2013 space odyssey with his solo project, Big Black Delta. While Big Black Delta is on the rise, Bates has been noted for his collaborated work with M83, who he toured with in 2012. Big Black Delta’s sophomore self-titled release abducts the […]
Artist: Yamantaka // Sonic Titan Album Title: YT//ST Released: October 1, 2011 (re-released July 16th, 2013) Label: Suicide Squeeze Records Website: http://ytstlabs.com/ Yamantaka//Sonic Titan is one of the very few bands that seems to have sprung up fully formed. With their debut album, YT//ST, re-released here in the States this summer, the band blends dreamy, psychedelic experimentation with earthy hard rock like seasoned veterans. The group is spearheaded by two Asian-Canadian women, […]
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