Maybe it's just us, but fall always seems to be such a depressing time of the year. The sky darkens earlier, the weather gets colder and colder, and aside from a few fortunate lucky kids in Texas, the music festivals are few and far between. Then again, the season does mark a rather stellar time for new music, something certainly reflected in this week's edition of our Friday Mixtape. So maybe things aren't so bad after all... NEW Singles: "Turn Me Off" by Audrye Sessions [...]

ubscription Feeds: New Song Daily Only | All Podcasts E-mail Comments: phill[at]thephiller[dot]com Audrye Sessions "Turn Me Off" from Audrye Sessions ( Black Seal Records ) Release Date: Early 2009 ShareThis

Introducing...Audrye Sessions Audrye Sessions ' self-titled debut on Black Seal — available early 2009— is packed with polished, propulsive rock songs and gentle, stripped-down tunes with the kind of ear-grabbing melodies that instantly hard-wire themselves into your brain. Recorded with Andrew Scheps (U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash) and Matt Radosevich (The Hives, Taking Back Sunday), the album is anchored by Ryan Karazija's remarkable voice, vulnerable one minute, rolling with emotion the next and easily slips into a smooth falsetto. [...]

A friend of mine emailed me today saying that I should check out the band Audrye Sessions . She said that they sound like " old Radiohead meets Muse meets Travis ". I normally dismiss this kind of talk, but she was right. After listening to the Oakland quartet's vocalist Ryan Karazija, I could see what she meant. His melodies reflect his admiration for Sigur Ros, his favorite band. Audrye Sessions is releasing an EP on October 14th (Black Seal) . Look for their self-titled debut in January 2009, [...]

Audrye Sessions ' self-titled debut on Black Seal — available early 2009 - is packed with polished, propulsive rock songs and gentle, stripped-down tunes with the kind of ear-grabbing melodies that instantly hard-wire themselves into your brain. Recorded with Andrew Scheps ( U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash ) and Matt Radosevich ( The Hives, Taking Back Sunday ), the album is anchored by Ryan Karazija's remarkable voice, which is whisper vulnerable one minute, roiling with emotion the next and easily slips into a smooth falsetto. [...]
Big Mike Sullivan proving that the Genie is out of the bottle... Ok, more promo MP3s for your listening and downloading pleasure. The Moose is transitioning servers but things seem to have gone smoothly. The reason for the transition is that our traffic has grown exponentially thanks to you our readers and listeners. The one piece [...]
Canopy by The Laughing Harlequin Bands by The Lonelyhearts The Gaping Wound On My Chest Is Like Raading Your Diary Out Loud by Broken River Prophet Roll The Dice by Koufax Jam & Yima by Fantastic Magic Turn Me Off [...]

I'm guessing that you're probably thinking the same thing I was - Audrye Sessions? Lemme guess: Girlie singer/songwriter that sounds like Feist, right? Wrong. Not that there's anything wrong with that... Audrye Sessions is far from the chick rock band you may think they are. In fact, the lead vocalist is actually male, not female. Well, wait, why the hell are they named Audrye Sessions then? Here's your answer: via sfgate.com : "There is an alien conspiracy connected to [...]

We absolutely love this new band out of Oakland, California called AUDRYE SESSIONS . Think of Travis , Pablo Honey -era Radiohead and some early Muse if they were to blossom out of the states instead of the UK and you're on to the right path. They played a fantastic set as part of a private showcase last night at The Mercury Lounge in NYC. The band's on tour now with Margo & The Nuclear So And So's (who we also love). [...]

As usual well past due, here's the latest (and not-so-latest) from the Licorice Pizza mailbox. There's a pretty good selection of stuff here; something for everyone's palate, I think. My personal pick of the litter is the tune from Brooklyn's TK Webb & the Visions, "Teen is Still Shaking." This is a spacey metal song with Dylan-esque vocals. My vote for weirdest song is Lexicon's hip-hop take on the Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated." And winning the honor for "Singer I'd Most Like to Leave Everything For" is Kirsten Price. Like always, follow the [...]

News news news: From the mailbox, a song by a quartet from Oakland, Audrye Sessions , who sound a bit like early U2 to me. They will be touring with Margot and the Nuclear So & So's (they're back!) to promote their self-titled album that comes out on September the 30th. Audrye Sessions: Turn Me Off. mp3 They'll be in Boston tomorrow night Tourdates after the jump.......................... ..................... On tour with Margot & the Nuclear So and So's (through 8/22) [...]
Audrye Sessions is a guitar rock quartet out of Oakland, CA that has recently recorded its self-titled debut album (available digitally September 30th). In the meantime, you can download the MP3 for the first single "Turn Me Off" here DOWNLOAD . The song has a vague U2/Coldplay guitar feel to it. There are four other tracks from the album streaming on the band's MySpace page. Audrye Sessions are currently touring in support of Margot & [...]

Audrye Sessions are a new Oakland quartet who just finished recording with Andrew Scheps (U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash) and Matt Radosevich (The Hives, Taking Back Sunday) to create their remarkable self-titled debut album for Black Seal. Excellent sound; I can hear a little Coldplay, a little Verve, some arcade fire in the strings and dare I say...some U2? Looking forward to the digital release on September 30th. Audrye Sessions : mp3: Turn Me Off [...]
There are some great bands on this month's HELL YA! Night . Well there better be! This will be the first HELL YA! night since SPIN magazine wrote about us! Didn't see it? Well here it is: "The best in squiggly indie-rock guitars and jagged beats come from HellYa's monthly mix of local about-to-blow live bands and rock-centric DJs." SPIN â€" July 2006 Pretty exciting shit right there huh!? Here's the lineup: [...]