Artist: Surfer Blood Album Title: Pythons Label: Sire Records Release Date: June 11, 2013 Surfer Blood is a surf-indie-power pop outfit from Florida, who came into the scene with their fantastic debut album Astrocoast in 2010, which has spent the past couple years slowly growing into possibly one of my favorite LP’s. Pythons, the bands first album on Warner Bros Records is much more straightforward power pop than Astrocoast’s reverb-heavy […]
Artist: Camera Obscura Album Title: Desire Lines Released: June 3, 2013 Label: 4AD Website: http://www.camera-obscura.net/ Glasgow, Scotland’s beloved indie pop stalwarts return with a lush, satisfying collection of songs. Like their fellow Glaswegians Belle and Sebastian, Camera Obscura embody indie pop at its most charming and clever, and Desire Lines, their fifth album, is a fine display of their talents. The instrumentation throughout the album is layered and pleasingly subdued, […]
Artist: Local Natives Album Title: Hummingbird Label: Frenchkiss Records/Infectious Records Release Date: January 28th 2013 Los Angeles-based indie rock outfit Local Natives consist of Taylor Rice (vocals, guitar, keys), Kelcey Ayer (keys,vocals,percussion,guitar), Ryan Hahn (guitar, vocals, keys), Matt Frazier (drums) and Nick Ewing (bass). The group’s sophomore effort, Hummingbird, immediately evokes feelings of struggle and emotional angst with it’s opening track “You & I” and sets the stage for a […]
Released: June 25, 2013 Label: Badcopbadcop Joining this summer’s throwback soundtrack is Portland’s Béisbol, making their glittering full-length debut with their album Lo-Fi Cocaine. Former SoCal brother’s Jeff and Ryan Burian have procured a variety of pop-soaked, summer-ready sounds that imitate the title of their latest release by being retro and addictive. Reverb-filled sounds similar to that of Toro y Moi or Washed Out glisten throughout this riverside gem. Lo-Fi […]
Released: July 2nd, 2013 Label: Polyvinyl Website: http://owenmusic.com/ Mike Kinsella is one of the finest instrumental craftsmen of our time, and he has nearly twenty years of recordings to prove it. He got his start in the early 90’s as the drummer for the influential emo band Cap’n Jazz, nimbly guiding the band through their signature frantic tempos before fronting the mellower, math-rock influenced American Football, in which he sung […]
Released: April 30, 2013 Label: Serpents And Snakes Records This album calls for a lot of shoulder dancing. Listening to it, I feel like I’m in the middle of Jackson, Mississippi. The boys have added a lot more of a Southern twang to this album, while still sticking to their alternative rock roots. I can just see Cyle Barnes moving around the stage while listening to this album; it’s full […]
Released: Febuary 2013 Label: Unsigned/Independant Website: thetroublewithtempleton.com Thomas Calder’s moniker The Trouble With Templeton has grown from a solo act, a duo, a trio, to now a five-piece that has just released a five track EP Six Months In A Cast. The Australian folk band is still spearheaded by Thomas’ melodic acoustic guitar playing, and dark ethereal crooning vocals. The title-track, the first song off the EP, is anchored by […]
Released: March 19, 2013 Label: Tonequake Records Website: www.heidihappy.ch The Swiss singer and multi instrumentalist just released her fourth album “On the Hills”. Heidi Happy is known for her playful melodies, catchy lyrics and unconventional instruments. She has been compared to the likes of Kimbra – a local favorite in the Austin area. The album is a perfect mix of her previous three: Hiding with the Wolves; Flowers, Birds, and […]
When I first heard this album, I thought it was decent. It was catchy and the vocalist had a great voice. It made for a good Indie-Pop album. The more I listened to it during my workouts, my walks to campus and my long drives home, I couldn’t stop playing The Mazloom Empire. The vocals are so good, blending perfectly with the melody and singing the truth of every girl […]
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